A big upset by last-placed Grippers over equal leaders Charolais was the highlight of round seven of the Lithgow Table Tennis Association Summer Competition.
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Charolais looked like they would add to their four match winning streak when they led early at 5-3. Grippers had other ideas and soon had it tied up at 8-all.
Grippers hit the power from there, going on a 6-1 run to finish the singles and added a 2-0 doubles result to claim an emphatic 16-9 victory. Lou Kappos led the way for Grippers with 6-1, while Maurie played three three-gamers for 5-4 and Roy Barlow contributed a 3-4 effort.
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For Charolais, none of the three ‘M’s could make it into positive territory, with Mark McAulay recording 4-4, Megan Kappos 3-4 and Mark Watchorn 2-6.
Spinners were never in their match with Wrecksavers and it was all but over after Wrecksavers won the first six rubbers by a combined twelve games to three. Spinners stemmed the bleeding momentarily to get back to 13-7 down but Wrecksavers cruised to a comfortable 17-8 win.
All of the Wrecksavers made solid contributions, led by Carol Poole at 6-1, while Peter Jaccoud went 5-3 and Matt Kappos 4-4.
None of the Spinners were able to get going, with Pauline Wellfare returning 3-5, Malcolm Jefferies 2-4 and Riza Wiradi dropping three 2-1 decisions for 3-6.
Loopers took sole possession of top spot courtesy of the bye. Pointscore: Loopers 24, Charolais 20, Wrecksavers 19, Grippers 13, Spinners 12. This week’s matches: Loopers v Spinners, Wrecksavers v Charolais. Grippers bye.
