Mount Gambier Table Tennis club held its fourth round of the Spring season last week, comprehensive beatings and outright shellackings the order of the day in all grades.<\/p>\n
Leigh Barry once again starred with a sublime clean sheet, this time with Aaron McPhee also playing a blinder alongside him, together they guided Macca Pacca to a dominant 10-1 victory over Bill-John Watson\u2019s Billwillies team in their A Grade matchup. Kevin Patzel also contributed solidly with a couple of wins for the victors, while Robin Pellen could walk away with his head held high for Billwillies, defeating Patzel in 5 and pushing McPhee all the way in their encounter.
\nThe second A Grade match was another one-sided affair, Travis Sweet and Rowan Hardcastle (pictured) both showing their class to give Goin\u2019 Rowan a tight 7-5 win over Ben Newman\u2019s Benz team. Newman had the chance to square the ledger and send it to a countback when he faced up to Sweet in the climactic rubber of the night, but it was always going to be an uphill battle for him when Sweet claimed the first game in style. Newman fought back bravely, taking the second game in a cliff-hanger, before Sweet edged ahead once again, taking the third. Refusing to lie down, Newman powered to a comfortable win in the fourth game, however this only appeared to spur Sweet to lift another gear. The Goin\u2019 Rowan team\u2019s number 1 player scooted out to an early lead in the decider and never looked back, claiming the game and with it victory for his team.<\/p>\n
Both B Grade matches produced lopsided results. Firstly Peter McKenzie maintained an unbeaten singles record on the night to inspire his Outer Limits team to a comfortable 8-4 win over Rob Halleday\u2019s Wanderers, then the Bachmann boys together with Nick Sweet all put on an absolute clinic, their Rennick Raiders absolutely dismantling Rayelene Hutchesson\u2019s Ray Ban team to the tune of 11 rubbers to 1.<\/p>\n
Chris McGregor and Dapo Olutayo both managed to keep their singles sheets clean for New Experience, but it wasn\u2019t enough to stop an even team performance from Richard Horrigan\u2019s Ramjet, who ran out comfortable 7-4 winners in their C Grade match.<\/p>\n
The final C Grade match of the night saw Richard Van Der Linde\u2019s Vandals completely outplayed by Nudee Cook\u2019s Lendy team. Andrew Schubert was the hero for the victors, posting a clean singles sheet on the night, while father and son Van Der Linde, Richard and Lenny, both fought valiantly for their Vandals team but were powerless to prevent the 10-4 demolition.<\/p>\n
Mount Gambier Table Tennis Club is always welcoming of new players of all ages, experience, and capability. Practice is held at 7pm on Monday nights and competition is at 7pm on Wednesday nights at the Mount Gambier Showgrounds Hall. Anyone interested in having a go, please contact the club at mtgtabletennis@gmail.com or find the club\u2019s Facebook page, or just come along on a Monday night and speak to a friendly welcoming committee member.<\/p>\n