Title favourites Sharnie's Boys extended their unbeaten start to the season and kept Grippers anchored to the bottom of the ladder following Round Four of the Lithgow Table Tennis Association Autumn Competition played at the Old Trades Hall.
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Grippers seemed set to pull off a big upset over Sharnie's Boys when, after trailing 2-0 early on, they lead 4-2 and then 7-6 just past the halfway mark.
It was not to be however, as the Boys completed the singles with a 6-1 run to take an unbeatable 12-8 break into the doubles.
The teams split the two doubles rubbers, Grippers taking the first 2-1 and Sharnie's Boys the second 2-0, for a final score of Sharnie's Boys 15, Grippers 10.
The in-form Leon Rust led the way for Sharnie's Boys, turning in a faultless 6-0 performance, with good backup coming from Jason Bailey (4-4) and Sharnie Roberts (2-4).
Lou Kappos (4-2) was the only Gripper to finish with a winning record, as Riza Wiradi was up-and-down for 3-4 and Shane Eagle returned 1-6.
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Smashes lost the first rubber 2-1 in their contest with Charolais, but four straight games put them up 5-2 and they were never headed.
Charolais looked like getting back into it at 5-4 and 9-7 down but Smashes won the last six games for a comfortable 15-7 victory.
Linda Kappos (6-1) just pipped son Matthew (5-2) to best figures for Smashes, while Peter Jaccoud went 2-4.
Pauline Wellfare (4-3) stood out for a slumping Charolais side that has now lost two straight, with Kelly Gurney and Sean Jenkins failing to make an impact, going 2-4 and 1-6 respectively.
Pointscore: Sharnie's Boys 16, Smashes 9, Charolais 8, Grippers 0.
This Week's Matches: Round 5; Sharnie's Boys v Smashes. Grippers v Charolais
