Grippers remain the only unbeaten team following Round Three of the Lithgow Table Tennis Association Winter Competition played at the Old Trades Hall.
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Grippers took on the winless TreeHuggers and the opening exchanges went to form with Grippers taking the first four rubbers all 2-1 for a handy 8-4 lead.
TreeHuggers gave themselves some hope, closing the gap to 9-6, but Grippers kicked again and were untroubled in recording a convincing 19-11 triumph.
All of the Grippers side made valuable contributions, with Sharnie Roberts (6-2), Lou Kappos (5-3) and Leon Rust (5-4) proving too strong.
Peter Jaccoud was the only TreeHugger to finish in the positive, going the distance for a 5-4 mark, while Mark Watchorn (3-6) lost all his rubbers 2-1 and Angela Ford, making her debut, found the going tough for 1-6.
Spinners appeared to be doing it in a canter against Charolais when they won the first four rubbers by a combined eight games to three.
Charolais found their feet though, producing an 8-0 run to hit the front to stay at 11-8, and they held on to complete a 14-12 victory.
No one stood out in a solid team effort for Charolais, with Denis Ford returning 5-2, Maurie Poole ending square at 4-4 and Sean Jenkins going 3-4.
The Spinners' team also had similar results, as Roy Barlow (4-3), Malcolm Jeffries (4-4) and Pauline Wellfare (2-5) couldn't win the vital games.
Choppers took the first rubber 2-0 in their encounter with Smashes but then proceeded to drop the next four all by 2-1 margins to trail 8-6.
Choppers regrouped, and at the completion of the singles led 13-11.
They won the first doubles 2-0 to put the match out of reach at 15-11 before Smashes claimed to second for a final scoreline of Choppers 15, Smashes 13.
Choppers were best served by Jason Bailey (5-2), followed by Riza Wiradi (5-3) while Shane Eagle lost three close 2-1 verdicts to finish 3-6.
Linda Kappos (6-3) won all her singles 2-1 for Smashes, with Matt and Megan Kappos returning 3-5 and 2-5 respectively.
Pointscore: Grippers 12, Charolais 8, Choppers 7, Spinners 7, Smashes 5, TreeHuggers 2.
This Week's Matches: Round 3;
Spinners v Smashes. Grippers v Choppers. Charolais v TreeHuggers.
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