Charolais are the only unbeaten side remaining in the Lithgow Table Tennis Association summer competition and are outright leaders after two rounds, having enjoyed the bye this week.
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Spinners stole the jump on Loopers and raced out to an early 7-3 lead. A 6-2 Loopers run brought it level at 9-all and entering the doubles the teams were still tied at 12-all. Spinners grabbed the advantage by winning the first doubles rubber 2-1 but Loopers ripped through the second 2-0 to snatch a 15-14 victory.
A solid team effort from Loopers saw Michael Wood record 4-3, Roy Barlow break even at 4-4 and Mark McAulay went the distance to finish 4-5.
Riza Wiradi continued his good form for Spinners with a 6-1 result, while Megan Kappos went 3-5 and Malcolm Jefferies lost all his singles 2-1 for an unlucky 3-6.
Grippers opened with a 6-1 burst against Smashes and were never headed. Smashes made a match of it, getting back to 7-5 down, but Grippers kicked again to finish the singles with an unassailable 13-7 gap. Smashes won the first doubles 2-0 and Grippers the second 2-1 for a finalscoreline of Grippers 15, Smashes 10.
Linda and Lou Kappos led the way for Grippers at 6-1 and 5-2 respectively, with Shane Eagle supporting on 2-4.
None of the Smashes players could get a positive result, with Kelly Gurney returning 3-4, Leon Rust 3-5 and Sharnie Roberts 2-4.
Charolais had the bye.
Pointscore: Charolais 8, Grippers 5, Loopers 5, Spinners 5, Smashes 4. This week's matches: Round 3; Charolais v Grippers. Smashes v Spinners. Loopers bye.
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