Sport
5 July, 2024
Frosty night for table tennis
MAYBE it was the frosty night conditions that resulted in some extended rubbers played at Orford and District Table Tennis earlier this week.
The matches proved a great way to keep warm.
With only two more rounds to play until finals, Warrnambool Vikings and Warrnambool Warriors have opened up a considerable lead over the rest.
The battle for fourth between Attunga and Port Fairy will go down to the wire in the last week.
Results from week 11 matches:
Warrnambool Vikings defeated Myndarra 9.29 – 2.12.
Both Rehan and Gilles (Vikings) won their three rubbers while Aaron Rowbottom (Myndarra) won a rubber and a doubles, 11-8, 5-11, 13-11 and 15-13.
Six of the 11 rubbers were extended, with Vikings victorious in four.
Warrnambool Warriors defeated Tarrone 10.30-1.7.
Warriors’ Darren Smith defeated David Warhurst 15-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7 and 11-6.
David Cranwell (Warriors) came from behind to defeat Tarrone’s Steven Young 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 11-2 and 11-8.
David Warhurst won Tarrone’s only rubber in the battle of the David’s when he defeated David Cranwell 11-3, 11-4 and 12-11.
Both Darren Smith and Peter Owen won their three rubbers for Warriors.
Glengleeson lost to Attunga 3.14-8.31.
The lopsided scoreline hides the eight extended rubbers in a hard-fought night where Val Wortley was the three rubber winner for Attunga.
The first doubles, which Attunga won indicative of the scores, 11-4, 17-9, 11-6 and 11-7.
Attunga won the second doubles in similar fashion.
Glengleeson’s Gareth Spring defeated Kelly Wortley (Attunga) 9-11, 11-7, 14-12, 5-11 and 11-1.
Gareth went on to win two rubbers while Kelly had a win against Glengleeson’s Andrea Drendel 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 and 14-12.
Port Fairy defeated Orford 8.24-3.12.
The doubles seemed to have been the closest contested rubbers of the night.
Port Fairy’s Fergus Monsborough and Ray Young defeated Orford’s Russell Hussey and David Rowbottom 10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 9-11 and 11-5.
In the second, Fergus/Tony Storer won against David and Jayden Clapp 12-10, 15-13 and 11-9.
Fergus was the night’s three rubber winner, withstanding a late rubber challenge from Russell 8-11, 11-9, 11-9 and 11-9.
Week 12 predictions:
Warrnambool Vikings will enjoy the trip home after playing Tarrone while Glengleeson will hit another brick wall when the Warriors take the points.
Attunga will most likely be too strong for Orford while for Myndarra to win against Port Fairy, Aaron Rowbottom will need to win his three rubbers and his team will need to win both doubles (where they will struggle).
The Port Fairy team should be too strong for Myndarra’s youngsters.
Un-official ladder: Warrnambool Vikings 44, Warrnambool Warriors 40, Attunga 28, Port Fairy 20, Myndarra 16, Glengleeson 12, Orford 12, Tarrone 4.
