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Generation Aces beat club-mates Jacks 9-1 in Division one. Charlie Childs and Billy Ho won maximums. Andy Stagg responded by getting the better of Letitia McMullan and took Childs the distance. Third placed Navy thrashed Phoenix Perseus 9-1 with three apiece for Rorke and Hilditch. Willcocks got Perseus' rubber versus Smith. Cowplain Blue defeated Knowle Swallows by an 8-2 margin. Richard Billings won a straight sets treble in his first game of the season. Roger Winkworth got Swallows on the scoresheet by beating Woodacre and Plunkett. Charter Blue won 6-4 against Knowle Rovers 6-4. Callum Shipp won three. He was assisted by Mike Gibbs and Paul Fitzgerald wh took one apiece for the victors having both lost to Alan Baldwin. Farrow and Webb took a single each to complete the scoring. Unbeaten leaders Portsmouth Orange beat two man Generation Kings 7-3 with a maximum by Adam Proszko and one from Miki Sinanan. Paul May played a blinder for Kings with a double and Ross Saxby added another for the beaten side.

Sporting St Clares gained two victories in Division two to enhance their promotion prospects. They beat Cowplain Cobras 7-3 with a Tim Hampton hat trick and a brace from Colin Rand. Trevor Emery won twice for cobras and John Amey got the better of Graham Wiggins. They next won 6-4 at Portsmouth Black with three wins for Hampton. Liam O'Neill and Lester Miles won two each for Black. Knowle Green had a comfortable 8-2 win over Cowplain Alexandra with a treble by David Edge. Landsman replied by beating Newman and Bone beat Wildig. Phoenix Saturn won 6-4 versus water Blue. Ray Barrowclough was unbeaten. Pete slatter and Neil Lockton scored two each for Blue.

Cowplain Neptune crushed Water Black in Division three. Steve Long and Will Kitching were undefeated. McWilliam got the response against Barker. Eastoke Cougars beat St Clares Grasshoppers 8-2 with three each for Chipperfield and Poole. Charter Green won 7-3 versus Cowplain Emerad with trebles for Grubb and Lush. Phoenix Jupiter shared the spoils with club mates Satellites for whom Richard Stone won a hat trick. Paul Russell won a pair for Jupiter. Dave Osterman also won two having had all his rubbers go to the wire in the final leg. PW Black beat Portsmouth Crimson despite Mike Lee's hat trick. Whatley, Higgins and McWilliam all won a pair for the winning outfit.

Avenue Dodos beat club mates Toucans 9-1 in Division four. Keith Ginn and Ian Allison were unbeaten, while Roger Fearn replied against Phil Stride. Knowle Yellow beat Portsmouth Green 6-4 thanks to an excellent treble by Roland Grant, who was supported by Fred Dowding who won twice. Fallen Thompson won a pair for Green.Portsmouth scarlet won 7-3 versus Wyeth. Eric Linsell scored a hat trick. Rob Lewis replied by beating Dylan Linsell and Julian Linsell.

In Division five St Clares Swifts whitewashed Eastoke Tigers with their formation of Mike Richardson, Arnold Myers and Ray Gunter. Portsmouth Indigo fared likewise against Avenue Swifts with their line-up of Louis McCubbin, Tellog Singh and Sonny Brooks. Indigo also beat PW Gold 9-1 with Singh dropping the only rubber versus John Atkinson. Portsmouth University thrashed St Clares Predators 9-1 thanks to maximums by David Barnacle and Sam Tweed. Anthony lost the only game to John Black. Knowle Valiant won 8-2 versus Portsmouth Cherry. Ted Lavender and Ron Wilkes won three each, while Viv Mattingly and Dave Dobbin replied by getting the better of Elaine Diaper. Portsmouth Cobalt beat club mates Gold 6-4 with a Dan Ashworth treble plus two for Stan Marlow and another by Callum Ashworth. Liam Branch took a double for Gold and Bob Nockolds a single.

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In Division one Generation Aces scraped home 6-4 against Cowplain Blue with a Charlie Childs maximum. Pete Woodacre responded with a double. Plunkett beat Rhodes and Moody beat McMullan to complete the scoring. Aces won the doubles in five sets. Generation Kings won 6-4 in their match with Charter Blue. Ross Saxby won three rubbers, Danny Lucking two and Tom Chamberlain a single. Connor Shipp replied with a brace and Fitzgerald added another. Knowle Rvers defeated club mates and rivals Swallows 6-4 with their two man of Trevor Farrow(3) and Alan Baldwin(2). Winkworth got the only game actually played for Swallows.

Phoenix Saturn moved away from the Division two relegation zone with two victories. Firstly a 10-0 whitewash of Portsmouth Black with their formation of Mike Turner, Ray Barrowclough and Mike Thorne. 7 of the singles went to the fifth set. They next beat Cowplain Cobras with the same line-up as Thorne lost the only two games to Trevor Emery and Bob Shaw. Knowle Tenacity are third and won 9-1 versus Portsmouth Water Blue. John Cooper and Andy Bugden secured maximums, while Barry Diaper lost the only game to Neil Lockton who had led Cooper by two sets berfore losing his way.

Pete Grubb produced a stunning display to end Steve Long's 100% record in Division three. However Cowplain Neptune defeated his Charter Green side 7-3 as the team's 100% record remained. Dave Wiles won three for Neptune having edged out Grubb in five sets. Green also went down 6-4 to Portsmouth Crimson for whom Mike Lee won three and Horan Liu two. Eastoke Cougars continued their promotion push with an 8-2 defeat of Phoenix Jupiter. Duncan Poole won a hat trick. Dave Osterman responded with wins over Gary Bannister and Ken Chipperfield. Phoenix Satellites drew with PW Red thanks to three wins by Richard Stone. Phil Beal and Coplin Miller won a pair each and the doubles for the reds.St Clares Grasshoppers crushed Cowplain Emerald 9-1 with trebles by Dave Morgan and Alan Wiggins. Davina Roberts got the consolation versus Gordon White.

Cowplain Crimson had a good week in Division four. Firstly they beat leaders Avenue Dodos 8-2 with trebles by Chris Plant and Steve Waterson and one by Ken Burton. They then defeated Portsmouth Red 8-2 as well with the scoring of their team repeated.Portsmouth Red beat Pfizer 7-3 thanks to a Dave Kelsey hat trick. Rob Lewis responded by beating Heather George and Monica Gluszkowska. Lovedean won 6-4 versus Portsmouth Scarlet with their team of Malcolm Deacon, John Churchill and Sandy Collier all winning a pair. Eric Linsell won a maximum for the beaten outfit without even losing a leg.

Runaway Division five leaders St Clares Swifts thrashed Avenue Swifts with their formation of Arnold Myers, Ray Gunter and Mike Richardson. Mike Drage nearly saved the rout, but went down 20-18 in the final set versus Myers. Portsmouth Cherry beat PW Gold 7-3 with three apiece for Viv Mattingly and Dave Dobbin. John Atkinson and Brian Forsey replied by getting the better of Ross Banbury.

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The individual performance of the week came from Callum Shipp who won three impressive rubbers for Charter Blue in their 7-3 defeat to title favorites Portsmouth Orange in Division one for whom Boniface, Dunmall and Sinanan all won two games each on the night. Generation Aces are Oranges only threat and they had a narrow 6-4 victory over Knowle Rovers. Billy Ho won three for the winners. For Rovers Baldwin, Taylor and Webb won one each. Lois Peake(2) and Letitia McMullan completed the scoring. Navy thumped Generation Jacks 9-1 with hat tricks by Alex Rorke and Sarah Hilditch. Will Gerorge got the only reply versus Kevin Smith.Fourth placed Cowplain Blue beat whipping boys Phoenix Perseus 8-2 courtesy of a Pete Woodacre treble. John Taylor responded with wins over Plunkett and Moody. A strong Generation Kings thrashed relegation threatened Knowle Swallows 10-0 with their team of Paul May, Danny Lucking and Ross Saxby. Colin Jones took Saxby to the wire in the fifth set.

Portsmouth Purple secured another 10-0 success in Division two at the expense of Water Blue with their line-up of Martin Matuzevicius, Gordon Giles and James Mason. Sporting St Clares are second in the league after beating Cowplain Alexandra 6-4. Tim Hampton won a maximum and Graham Wiggins added two with Colin Rand winning once. Neil Landsman was Alexandra's best player with a pair. Five of the games went to the fifth leg. Knowle Tenacity enhanced their promotion prospects with a 7-3 defeat of Cowplain Cobras. John Cooper and Andy Bugden were unbeaten on the night. Cowplain Cobras fared better against bottom side Water Blue with a 10-0 triumph with their formation of John Amey, Trevor Emery and Bob Shaw. Avenue Puffins beat Knowle Green 6-4 with an excellent treble by Mike James, two from Ricky Hensman and another from Brian Greenwood. Wildig, Edge and Newman all won once for Green.

Cowplain Neptune kept up their 100% team record in Division three with an 8-2 win over St Clares Grasshoppers as Steve Long kept his unbeaten singles record intact. Dave Morgan replied with wins over Dave Wiles and Mary Barker. Eastoke Cougars defeated Phoenix Satellites 7-3 thanks to a Duncan Poole hat trick and a Ken Chipperfield brace. Andy Tiller replied with two wins. PW Red won 7-3 versus club mates Black. Colin Miller won a treble and Phil Beal a double. Pete McWilliam won twice for the beaten outfit. Phoenix Jupiter won 7-3 against Cowplain Emerald with three wins apiece for Paul Russell and Dave Osterman.

Lovedean had two good results in Division four. Firstly they beat Avenue Toucans 9-1 with three each for Malcolm Deacon and Sandy Collier plus two by John Churchill having lost to Sue Brightman. With the same line-up they whitewashed Wyeth. Nuffield crushed Portmouth Green 9-1 with hat tricks by Barry Marsh and Bob Forrest and a double by Ian Clemens who lost to Mike Hurley. Avenue Toucans beat Portsmouth Scarlet 6-4 despite a treble by Eric Linsell and one win by son Julian. John and Sue Brightman won a pair each for Toucans and Roger Fearn added a single.

In Division five Portsmouth Indigo beat Portsmouth University with Louise McCubbin and Sonny Brookes undefeated. David Barnacle got the only singles response versus Bob Perren.

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Knowle Rovers moved nearer to Division one safety with a 7-3 defeat of Phoenix Perseus with Nick Webb and Trevor Farrow unbeaten. Navy beat Charter Blue 7-3 with hat tricks for Alex Rorke and Sarah Hilditch. Cowplain Blue won 7-3 versus Generation Jacks with trebles for Robin Plunkett and Bill Moody. Mid table Charter Blue won 7-3 at Knowle Rovers with three apiece for Conner Shipp and Mike Gibbs.

Portsmouth Purple continued their stroll to the Division two title with a 10-0 demolition of Avenue Puffins with their formation of Martin Matuzevicius, James Mason and Jimmy Yeung who is still on 100%. Sporting St Clares had two victories to enhance their promotion prospects. They beat Phoenix Saturn with maximums for Graham Wiggins and Tim Hampton. They also won 6-4 at Freham Green with two for Hampton and Colin Rand. John Wildig won twice for Green. Portsmouth Black beat Knowle Tenacity with a Liam O'Neill treble and a Lester Miles double. John Cooper won a brace for Tenacity. Cowplain Alexandra eased their relegation worries with a 6-4 defeat of rivals Phoenix Saturn. Chris Corner and Neil Landsman won two each for the victors as did Mike Thorne of Saturn.

Runaway Division three leaders Cowplain Neptune crushed Phoenix Jupiter 9-1 with three each for Steve Long(who is still unbeaten)and Dave Wiles plus two by Mary Barker. Charter Green beat PW Black 6-4 with three for Pete Grubb and a pair by Gorege Lush. Chris Whatley responded with a double. Eastoke Cougars beat PW Red 6-4 courtesy of a Duncan Poole hat trick and two for Ken Chipperfield.Phil Beal won twice for the beaten outfit.Phoenix Satellites overcame Cowplain Emerald by a 7-3 margin. Richard Stone won three, while Barry Greenlea and Kosta Kyriakides won a double each. St Clares succumbed to a 6-4 defeat at the hands of Portsmoth Crimson despite Dave Morgan's hat trick. Nigel Kelsey and Malcolm Wallbridge won a pair apiece for Crimson.

Division four leaders Avenue Dodos beat Knowle Yellow 9-1 with trebles by Keith Ginn and Tony Dummer. Fred Dowding got the only response versus Phil Stride.Portsmouth Red beat clubmates Green 9-1 with Dave Kelsey and Mike Holland unbeaten. Jack Hernandez responded against Heather George. Nuffield won 6-4 at Wyeth despite Rob Lewis' hat trick. The winning formula was Bob Forrest, Ken Pyne and Keith Waldon.

Division Five leaders St Clares Swifts defeated Portsmouth Indigo 7-3 courtesy of an Arnold Myers maximum plus two by Ray Gunter and one for Mike Richardson. Louis McCubbin played very well for Indigo with a pair of wins and Sonny Brooks got another. PW Gold drew with two man Portmouth University. Brian Forsey was undefeated for Gold, while David Barnacle and Sam Tweed won two each and the doubles for University.

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At the halfway stage in the Division one battle Portsmouth Orange are in pole position after thumping rivals Genreation Aces 9-1. Adam Proszko and Miki Sinanan claimed hat tricks and Pete Boniface won twice. All of Sinanan's games went the distance. Third placed Royal Navy beat Cowplain Blue 8-2 with trebles by Alex Rorke and Sarah Hilditch. Pete Woodacre was within touching distance of beating the prolofic Rorke when leading by two sets and 8-1, but Rorke clawed his way back to win. Charter Blue defeated two man Phoenix Swallows 6-4 despite reserve Andy Bugden's three wins for Swallows. Charter's line up of Callum Shipp, Connon Shipp and Paul Fitzgerald all beat George Cole. Phoenix Perseus got a good draw with Generation Kings. Ross Saxby took a treble for Kings, while Alan Willcocks responded with a pair.Generation Jacks won 7-3 against Knowle Rovers with a brace each for Andy Stagg and Will George. Trevor Farrow won two for ther beaten ouitfit.

Portsmouth Purple won again by an 8-2 margin at the expense of Cowplain Cobras in Division two. Jimmy Yeung and Jamers Mason won all their singles.Knowle Tenacity enhanced their promotion prospects by beating Cowplain Alexandra 6-4 with John Cooper taking a maximum and Barry Diaper a double. Chris Bone replied with two wins. Knowle Green beat Phoenix Saturn. Marshall Smith and John Wildig won two apiece for the winners. Ray Barrowclough won twice for Saturn.Avenue Puffins won 7-3 versus Sporting St Clares with their formation of Trevor Rayner, Ricky Hensman and Brian Greenwood all winning a pair. Tim Hampton won two for St Clares.

Cowplain Neptune kept up their 100% record in Division three with a 7-3 defeat of Phoenix Satellites. Steve Long and Dave Wiles won three each. Charter Green were held to a draw by PW Red. Pete Grubb won a hat trick for green. Phil Beal and Colin Miller scored a double apiece for the reds. St Clares Grasshoppers won 6-4 versus PW Black thanks to trebles by Dave Morgan and Alan Wiggins. Cowplain Emerald beat Eastoke Cougars 7-3 with three wins for Pete Stock and two by Eric Harvey. Ken Chipperfield replied with two. Phoenix Jupiter and Portsmouth Crimson shared the spoils. Paul Russell was unbeaten for Jupiter and was assisted by Dave Osterman with two. Haoran Liu won a brace for Crimson.

Avenue Dodos are running away with Division four. Their four man squad includes 3 very good tennis players-Phil Stride, Keith Ginn and Ian Allison who have found their form after years of struggling. Their other player is Tony Dummer an ex Division two player. They achieved their eighth win by a 9-1 margin over Portsmouth Green. Dummer and Ginn won three each, while Stride lost the only game against Phil Hunt. Cowplain Crimson beat Lovedean 7-3 with a Steve Waterson hat trick plus two by Don Wilson. Malcolm Deacon responded with a double. Rob Lewis' treble for Pfizer against Avenue Toucans was in vain as they had a 6-4 reverse. Sue Brightman and Roger Fearn won a pair each. Phil Hunt was another hat trick man to be on the losing side. His Portsmouth Green team were beaten 7-3 by Portsmouth Scarlet. Stan Marlow jnr Dylan Linsell and Julian Linsell won a pair apiece.

St Clares Swifts beat PW Gold 10-0 in Division five with their formation of Arnold Myers, Ray Gunter and Mike Richardson. They next won 8-2 versus University with Myers and Richardson undefeated. Portsmouth Cherry won 6-4 at the expense of Avenue Swifts thanks to a Dave Dobbin maximum. Freddie Pearce and Mike Drage replied with a brace each.Portsmouth Indigo crushed team mates Cobalt 10-0 with their team of Lois McCubbin, Sonny Brookes and Tellog Singh.

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In Division one Generation Aces thrashed Charter Blue 10-0 with hat tricks for Billy Ho, Letitia McMullan and Mike Rhodes. Five games went the distance.Portsmouth Orange also won 10-0 versus Phoenix Perseus with their team of Adam Proszko, Pete Boniface and Miki Sinanan. Cowplain Blue won 7-3 against Knowle Rovers with three wins by Pete Woodacre and two for Robin Plunkett. Alan Baldwin won a brace for Rovers.Graham Taylor narrowly lost in the fifth set to PLunkett. Generation Jacks drew with club-mates Kings. Paul May scored a hat trick for Kings and Danny Lucking added two. Lee Mullett won twice for Jacks.

Portsmouth Purple are running away with Division two. They achieved their eigth straight win at the expense of Sporting St Clares. Jimmy Yeung and Martin Matuzevicius won hat tricks in the 7-3 victory. Cowplain Cobras went second after beating Portsmouth Black 7-3. John Amey won three for the winners, while Liam O'Neill responded by beating Emery and Malcolm. Knowle Green defeated club-mates Tenacity 7-3 thanks to a John Wildig treble. John Cooper won a pair for Tenacity having been edged out in five sets by Wildig. Phoenix Saturn and Avenue Puffins shared the spoils. Ricky Hensman was unbeaten for Puffins, while Thorne and Barrowclough took two apiece for Phoenix. Cowplain Alexandra won 8-2 at PW Blue with a Chris Corner maximum. Neil Lockton replied by getting the better of Bone and Landsman.

Cowplain Neptune are well clear at the top of Division three. They beat Eaasoke Cougars 8-2 with three each for Steve Long and Dave Wiles, plus two for Will Kitching having lost to Duncan Poole. Charter Green are second after beating St Claes Grasshoppers 8-2 with trebles by George Lush and Pete Grubb. PW Red had a 7-3 success at Cowplain Emerald courtesy of hat tricks by Phil Beal and Colin Miller. Pete Stock lost deuce in the fifth set to Miller. Phoenix Satellites won 6-4 at Portsmouth Crimson. Andy Tiller was unbeaten and was well supported by Richard Stone with a double. Mike Lee won twice for Crimson. PW Black edged out Phoenix Jacks by a 6-4 margin with their team of Chris Whatley, Pete McWilliam and Pete Higgins winning two apiece. Dave Osterman won three ruibbers for the beaten side.

Cowplain Crimson defeated Avenue Toucans 6-4 in Division four. Steve Waterson won an easy hat trick. Ken Burton added two and they combined to take the extra point in the doubles. Sue Brightman won a pair for Toucans. Knowle Yellow won 8-2 at Lovedean. Fred Dowding and Roland Grant were unbeaten. Lovedean made ammends against Portsmouth Green with a 6-4 victory with Collier winning three rubbers. Mike Hurley and Phil Hunt responded with a brace each.

Portsmouth Cherry helped their promotion prospects by beating Portmouth Indigo 7-3 in Division five. Viv Mattingly asnd Dave Dobbin won a treble apiece. Sonny Brooks and Louis McCubbin replied by beating Brooke Perren.Eastoke Tigers won 8-2 versus Avenue Swifts. Matthew Saunders and Graham Bannister scored maximums, while Kevin Reynolds and Mike Drage edged out Eric Saunders in five sets to get Swifts some consolation.

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Generation Aces gained two wins in Division one to keep their title bid on course. They beat club-mates Kings 7-3 with a Billy Ho treble and a Charlie Childs double. Ross Saxby replied with a brace. They next beat Knowle Swallows 9-1 with hat tricks by Mike Rhodes and Ho. Portsmouth Orange remain a strong threat. They defeated Generation Jacks 7-3 with a maximum by Pete Boniface and a pair from Miki Sinanan. Andy Stagg played very well for Jacks with a double. Navy thrashed two man Knowle Rovers 10-0 with maximums from Alex Rorke, Lee Orton and Kevin Smith. Generation KIngs won 7-3 versus Cowplain Blue with three wins for Saxby and two wins for Paul May. Pete Woodacre responded by winning twice. John Taylor was unbeaten for Phoenix Perseus against Charter Blue, but Callum Shipp, Connor Shipp and Paul Fitzgerald took the blues to a 7-3 victory.

PW Blue got their first two points in Division two with a 6-4 defeat of Knowle Green. Neil Lockton and Pete Slatter both won two rubbers each. Pete Newman and John Wildig also won a pair each for green.Portsmouth Purple won 8-2 against Portsmouth Black to comfortably stay top. Jimmy Yeung and James Mason were undefeated. Cowplain Cobras beat Cowplain Alexandra with three by Trevor Emery plus two apiece for Bob Shaw and John Amey. They also won 8-2 against Phoenix Saturn. Trevor Emery again won three. Mike Turner responded with two for the beaten outfit. Knowle Tenacity won 7-3 at Avenue Puffins. John Cooper won three and Dave Mcintosh a double. Ricky Hensman won twice for Puffins. Phoenix Saturn thumped PW Blue 9-1 thanks to three each for Ray Barrowclough and Mike Turner.

Cowplain Neptune kept their 100% record in Division three with an 8-2 victory over Cowplain Emerald. Steve Long claimed a hat trick and was assisted by Dave Wiles and Mary Barker with two each. Charter Green easily saw off Phoenix Jupiter with three apiece for George Lush and Pete Grubb. Eastoke Cougars beat Portsmouth Crimson with a Duncan Poole treble and a Ken Chipperfield double. Haoran Liu responded with a pair of wins. PW Red overcame St Clares Grasshoppers by a 7-3 margin. Phil Beal, Colin Miller and Ray Hansler all won twice as did Dave Morgan of Grasshoppers. PW Black beat Portsmouth Scarlet 9-1 with three each for Chris Whatley and Pete McWilliam and two by Pete Higgins.

Avenue Dodos made it seven wins from seven starts by beating PW Red 7-3 in Division four thanks to a Phil Stride hat trick. Dave Kelsey replied with straight set wins over Tony Dummer and Keith Ginn. Red beat Portsmouth Scarlet 6-4 with three wins by Kelsey, two for Monica Gluszkowska and a Heather George single. They also defeated Avenue Toucans 9-1 with three apiece for Kelsey and George. Scarlet shared the spoils with Nuffield courtesy of a Eric Linsell maximum. Ken Pyne and Barry Marsh won a pair each for Nuffield. Avenue Toucans had a 6-4 success at Knowle Yellow with John Brightman comfortably taking three rubbers. Fred Dowding responded for the beaten side with a double.

St Clares Swifts kept up their 100% record in Division five with a 7-3 defeat of Avenue Swifts. Arnold Myers and Ray Gunter were undefeated.Portsmouth University overcame Portsmouth Cobalt 8-2 with an Adam Turner hat trick, plus two apiece for Matt Tweed and David Barnacle. Dan Ashworth and Stan Marlow were on the mark for Cobalt.

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Navy's Division one title hopes were severely dented as they lost their second match of the season to rivals Generation Aces. Billy Ho won three rubbers in the 7-3 victory. Charlie Childs won two having lost to Sarah Hilditch. Mike Rhodes added one, but lost to Lee Orton and Alex Rorke who had three five setters. Portsmouth Orange took both points against Cowplain Blue having nearly lost a vital point. Adam Proszko won three as expected, Tim Farmer beat Bill Moody, but lost his other two. The match hinched on Valmiki Sinanin's singles games. He was surprisingly beaten by Robin Plunkett and Dave Woodacre by ther narrowest of margins in the deciding set. With the score standing at 4-4 Moody was within touching distance of earning Blue a point, when he led 9-6 in the final set against Sinanin, but Sinanin hit back to win 12-10 before breezing the doubles with Proszko to give Orange a 6-4 win. Orange also beat Knowle Rovers 7-3. Sinanin won a hat trick, with Rob Dunmall and Farmer winning twice. Alan Baldwin and Nick Webb won one apiece for Rovers. Charter Blue gained their first win with a 6-4 defeat of Generation Jacks. Callum Shipp, Mike Gibbs and Paul Fitzgerald won a pair each. Mullett, Stagg and George took a single each for Jacks. Knowle Rovers beat two man Generation Kings 8-2 with a Trevor Farrow maximum. Paul May responded by getting the better of Baldwin and Taylor. Phoenix Perseus got their first point after a draw with Knowle Swallows for whom Roger Winkworth won a hat trick, Colin Jones and George Cole could only add one each. They then lost a tight fifth leg doubles. John Taylor won a brace for Phoenix, with Ray Lush and Alan Willcocks both winning once.

Portsmouth Purple had an emphatic 10-0 victory over Phoenix Saturn in Division two. Gordon Giles, Martin Matuzevicus and Jimmy Yeung was the winning combination. Sporting St Clares are two points behind them after dropping a point to Knowle Tenacity. John Cooper took a treble for Knowle, with Dave Mcintosh and Barry Diaper gaining a single apiece. Graham Wiggins and Tim Hampton won two apiece and the doubles for St Clares. Knowle Green had an 8-2 success at Cowplain Cobras. Marshall Smith scored a maximum. Trevor Emery replied by beating Pete Newman and John Wildig. Avenue Puffins easily saw off PW Blue 9-1 with three each for Ricky Hensman and Brian Greenwood, plus two for Mike James, losing only to Pete Slatter.Portsmouth Black beat Cowplain Alexandra 6-4 with Liam O'Neill winning a pair. Tim Buckman also won two having had a concession from Neil Landsman due to injury. Lester Miles added one, before Black won the extra point in the doubles. Landsman(2), Corner(1) and Bone(1) were Alexandras scorers.

Cowplain Neptune won again in Division three by an 8-2 margin over two man PW Red with Steve Long and Dave Wiles undefeated. Colin Miller got the only singles response against Will Kitching. Charter Green had an 8-2 success versus Phoenix Satellites with a hat trick from Pete Grubb. Richard Stone replied with wins over George Lush and Pete Denford. St Clares Grasshoppewrs had a 6-4 reverse against Phoenix Jupiter. Dave Morgan and Alan Wiggins took a double each for Grassshoppers. Malcolm Logan and Dave Osterman won a brace each for Satellites and Paul Russell got another, before the match was clinched in the doubles.

Avenue Dodos won twice in Division four to keep up their 100% record and go well clear at the top of the league. Firstly they beat Portsmouth Scasrlet 7-3 with their team of Tony Dummer, Keith Ginn and Ian Allison. Eric Linsell won three for Scarlet. They next defeated Pfizer 9-1 with hat tricks for Dummer and Ginn, plus two from Phil Stride. Cowplain Crimson are second after also gaining two victories. They whitewashed Portsmouth Green with their line-up of Sam Waterson, Ken Burton and Chris Plant. They then beat Knowle Valiant 7-3 with three wins for Waterson and a pair for Derek Wilson. Lovedean thumped Nuffield 10-0 with their formation of Malcolm Deacon, John Churchill and Sandy Collier. Nuffield fared better against Avenue Toucans in an 8-2 success. Barry Marsh hit a treble, being well supported by Ian Clemens and Keith Waldon with two apiece. Pfizer won 7-3 versus Portmouth Green who were a player short. Rob Lewis was unbeaten, while Mike Hurley responded with a brace. Avenue Toucans beat two man Portsmouth Green 8-2 with Tim Parrott winning two very tight five setters as did Harvey Manchip of Green.

Knowle Valiant are top of Division 5 after beating PW Gold 7-3 with maximums by Ted Lavender and Ron Wilkes.Portsmouth Cherry are second after a 7-3 win over Portsmouth University. Viv Mattingly and Dave Dobbin won three apiece. St Clares Swifts are a real threat to the leading two after winning their fifth game from as many games. Portsmouth Cobalt were on the receiving end of a 10-0 result. Swifts formation was Arnold Myers, Ray Gunter and Mike Richardson. Eastoke Tigers had a 7-3 success at the expense of Portsmouth Indigo. Eric and Matt Saunders were unbeaten. Avenue Swifts won 8-2 against St Clares Predators. Mike Drage and Kevin Reynolds scored hat tricks, while Dan Wiggins replied against Freddie Pearce. Swifts also beat PW Gold 7-3 with a treble by Pearce. John Atkinson won twice for the beaten outfit. Portsmouth Indigo won by an 8-2 margin over St Clares Predators with maximums for Tellog Singh and Sonny Brooks.

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Knowle Swallows gained two vital points in their quest for Division one survival with a 6-4 victory over Knowle Jacks. Roger Winkworth won a comfortable treble. Will George replied with a double. Lee Mullett beat George Cole and Andy Stagg beat Andy Bugden, but Jacks fell just short. Generation Aces crushed Phoenix Perseus 10-0 with hat tricks for Childs, Ho and Rhodes. John Taylor played well against Ho losing 12-10 in the final set. Navy had a good 8-2 win over Generation Kings. Alex Rorke won a maximum, while Roger Hookey responded with wins over Sarah Hilditch and Kevin Smith.Cowplain Blue overcame Charter Blue by an 8-2 margin. Dave and Pete Woodacre won three each. Bill Moody lost the only singles to Mike Gibbs and narrowly beat Fitzgerald in the fifth leg.

Portsmouth Purple won again in Division two by ten games to nil versus Cowplain Alexandra. James Mason, Martin Matuzevicus and Jimmy Yeung was the winning formula. Chris Bone lost the opening rubber going down 12-10 in the deciding keg with Mason having led by two sets.Sporting St Clares had two wins to go second in the table. Firstly they defeated PW Blue 6-4 with three apiece for Graham Wiggins and Tim Hampton. They next won 7-3 at Cowplain Cobras with another Hampton treble. Wiggins won twice, but lost to John Amey. Trevor Emery and Jim Malcolm both beat Rand to complete the scoring. Cobras won 6-4 at Avenue Puffins. Emery was unbeaten and well supported by Bob Shaw with a brace and ingle for Amey. Mike James won a pair for Puffins and Brian Greenwood another.Knowle Tenacity beat Phoenix Saturn 6-4 thanks to a John Cooper hat trick. Barry Diaper and Dave Mcintosh added one apiece. Ray Barrowclough took a pair for Saturn with Richard Stone and Mike Turner taking one each. Knowle Green had a 7-3 success at the expense of Portsmouth Black. David Edge was undefeated, while Liam O'Neill replied by beating John Wildig and Pete Newman. Portsmouth Black made ammends against a weakened Avenue Puffins winning 10-0 with their team of Tim Buckman, Lester Miles and Pierre Tran.

Cowplain Neptune are top of Division three having whitewashed Portsmouth Crimson with their lione-up of Steve Long, Dave Wiles and Will Kitching. PW Black beat Cowplain Emerald with maximums for Pete Higgins and Pete McWilliam. Eric Harvey and Davina Roberts responded by getting the better of Chris Whatley. PW Red defeated Phoenix Jupiter 7-3 despite Paul Russell's treble. Beal, Miller and Hansler all won two each for the winning outfit. Charter Green won 6-4 versus two man Eastoke Cougars with Grubb and Lush winning the all important doubles having earlier won one singles each. Chipperfield and Broad won a brace each for Cougars. Phoenix Satellites and St Clares Grasshoppers shared the spoils. Andy Tiller and Barry Greenlea won two apiece for Phoenix, with Kosta Kyriakides adding another. Dave Morgan won all of his rubbers for Grasshoppers and combined with Alan Wiggins(1) to pinch a point in the doubles.

Knowle Yellow beat Pfizer 7-3 in Division four with two each for Fred Dowding, Allan Purchase and Roland Grant. Rob Lewis won three for Pfizer.Portsmouth Red won 7-3 versus Lovedean. Keith Baker was unbeaten. Malcolm Deacon responded by beating Dave Kelsey and Heather George.

St Clares Swifts had two wins in Division five to go top. Firstly they overcame Eastoke Tigers 8-2 with trebles from Arnold Myers and Ray Gunter and a pair from M Richardson having lost to Eric Saunders. They next beat Portsmouth Cherry 6-4 with two apiece for Myers and Gunter and one from Richardson. Viv Mattingly won three close rubbers for Cherry and Dave Dobbin added another. Knowle Valiant had a 7-3 success at the expense of PW Gold. Ted Lavender and Ron Wilkes scored hat tricks. Brian Forsey and Liam Branch replied by beating Elaine Diaper. Eastoke tigers won 8-2 against Portsmouth University. David Barnacle and Karen Kular gained maximums. Avenue Toucans beat Portsmouth Indigo 7-3. Mike Drage was undefeated and supported by Freddie Pearce with a pair and Kevin Reynolds with a single. Louis McCubinn won two for Indigo and Sonny Brookes another.

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Generation Aces could be challenging for Division one honours. They beat club-mates Kings 8-2. Charlie Childs and Billy Ho scored hat tricks. Will George got the only singles response with a good win over Paul May. Navy bounced back from last weeks defeat to crush pointless Phoenix Perseus 9-1 with trebles by Sarah Hilditch and Alex Rorke. Alan Willcocks saved the whitewash against Kevin Smith.

Portsmouth Purple got their fourth straight win in Division two by an 8-2 margin over Knowle Tenacity. Jimmy Yeung won three and well supported by Gordon Giles and James Mason with two wins each. For Tenacity Cooper and Diaper won a single apiece. Cowplain Alexandra surrenderd a 5-1 lead to draw with Knowle Green. Chris Bone and Neil Lasndsman both won a brace for Alexandra with Chris Corner adding the other game. David Edge took a pair for Green. John Wildig and Pete Newman both won once.

Cowplain Neptune won their fourth match in as many games with a 7-3 defeat of PW Black. Will Kitching was unbeaten. Dave Wiles and Mary Barker added two each. Chris Whatley won a double for Black and Pete Higgins a single. Eastoke Cougars joined them on eight points with a 6-4 victory over St Clares Grasshoppers. Duncan Poole won three games, with Gary Bannister and Jim Broad adding a single apiece having both lost to Dave Morgan and Alan Wiggins. PW Red crushed Portsmouth Crimson 9-1. Phil Beal and Colin Miller won three each, while H Liu replied against Ray Hansler. Charter Green won 7-3 versus Cowplain Emerald. Their scorers were, Pete Grubb(3), George Lush(2) and Pete Denford(1). Harvey, Stock and McLellan all won a single for Emerald. Phoenix Saturn had a comfortable 9-1 victory oveer Phoenix Jupiter with maximums from Andy Tiller and Richard Stone. Paul Russell got the response against Barry Greenlea.

Division four leaders Avenue Dodos made it four wins from four starts after crushing second placed Lovedean 9-1. Tony Dummer and Phil Stride claimed hat tricks. Sandy Collier got the only reply against Keith Ginn. KnowlerYellow went second after whitewashing Portsmouth Green with their formation of Fred Dowding, Roland Grant and Allan Purchase. Harvey Manchip put up a brave fight against Purchase going down 14-12 in the final set.Portsmouth Scarlet beat Pfizer 7-3 thanks to a treble by Eric Linsell. Rob Lewis replied by beating Stanley Marlow snr and Dylan Linsell. Cowplain Crimson defeated Nuffield Blue 8-2 with a maximum by Jerry Wilson. In reply Ian Clemens had three five setters, beating Don Wilson and Ken Burton in the process.

Portsmouth Cherry leapfrogged Knowle Valiant to go top of Division five after beating them 6-4. Viv Mattingly and Dave Dobbin were undefeated for the victors. Ted Lavender, Elaine Diaper and Ron Wilkes responded by getting the better of B Perren. Portsmouth Cobalt won 6-4 at the expense of PW Gold. Emma Marlow won three rubbers, Callum Ashworth(2) and Dan Ashworth(1). John Atkinson won a pair for Gold with Brian Forsey gaining another. Portsmouth University overcame St Clares Predators 7-3 despite being a player short. Sam Tweed and David Barnacle were the successful duo. Dan Wiggins narrowly lost 12-10 in the deciding leg with Barnacle.

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Portsmouth Orange beat last season's div 1 champions Navy and could be ready to make a strong challenge for glory this season. Former Polish international Adam Proszko was unbeaten and was supported by Miki Sinanan and Tim Farmer with one apiece. Sinanan joined forces with Proszko to take the extra point in the doubles. For Navy Alex Rorke won twice with Lee Orton and Sarah Hilditch winning a single each. Generation Aces won 9-1 against Cowplain Blue. Charlie Childs and Billy Ho won hat tricks, while Dave Woodacre replied against L Peake. Charter Blue drew with Generation Kings. Ross Saxby took a treble for Kings and Danny Lucking one. For Charter Callum Shipp won a double. Mike Gibbs and Paul Fitzgerald added one each. Generation Jacks edged out Phoenix Perseus 6-4 thanks to three wins from Andy Stagg. John Taylor and Alan Willcocks replied by beating William George and Lee Mullett.

Portsmouh Purple made it three wins in as many games in Div 2 after a 7-3 win over Knowle Green. Martin Matuzevicus and Jimmy Yeung won three each. Two man Sporting St Clares beat Portsmouth Black. Tim Hampton won a maximum and Graham Wiggins won a brace losing only to Lester Miles. Knowle Tenacity defeated PW Blue 7-3 thanks to John Cooper's hat trick. Barry Diaper and Dave Mcintosh added two apiece. Neil Lockton and Pete Slatter won one each for Blue.

In Division 3 Cowplain Neptune overcame Charter Green by a 9-1 margin. Steve Long and Dave Wiles were undefeated. Pete Grubb responded by beating Mary Barker in five sets. Eastoke Cougars also triumphed 9-1 at the expense of Phoenix Jacks. Gary Bannister and Duncan Poole won trebles, while D Osterman responded by beating Ken Chipperfield. PW Black beat Portsmouth Crimson with their formation of Chris Whatley, Pete Higgins and Pete McWilliam. St Clares Grasshoppers also won 10-0 in their encounter with Cowplain Emerald. Gordon White, Dave Morgan and Alan Wiggins was the winning formula.PW Red had a 6-4 success versus Phoenix Saturn. Phil Beal, Colin Miller and Ray Hansler all won twice. Richard Stone, Andy Tiller and Kosts Kyriakides replied with a single apiece.

Knowle Yellow made it three wins in a row in div 4. Fred Dowding and Roland Grant scored hat tricks in the 6-4 defeat iof Nuffield Blues.Lovedean drew at Portsmouth Scarlet for whom Eric Linsell won a treble. Malcolm Deacon and Sandy Collier won two each and the doubles for Lovedean. Avenue Dodos beat two man club mates Toucans 8-2 with maximums by Keith Ginn and Phil Stride. Tony Dummer lost the only singles for Dodos against John Brightman.

St Clares Swifts had another whitewash at the expense of club mates predators in Div 5 with their team of Arnold Myers, Ray Gunter and M Richardson. Portsmouth Cherry won 7-3 at Portsmouth Cobalt with three wins for Dave Dobbin, two for Brooke Perrin and one from Ross Banbury. Dan and Callum Ashworth won a single apiece for Cobalt as did Emma Marlow. Cobalt also had a 7-3 reverse versus Eastoke Tigers for whom Eric Saunders won a hat trick, being well supported by Matthew Saunders with a pair. Stan Marlow won a double for Cobalt.PW Gold shared the spoils with Portsmouth Indigo thanks to three wins by John Atkinson. Telog Singh and Sonny Brookes responded by beating Liam Branch and Bob Nockolds and added the doubles.University and Avenue Swifts finished all square. Sam Tweed was unbeaten for University and was ably assisted by David Barnacle with a pair. Freddie Pierce won twice for Swifts with team mates Kevin Reynolds and Brian Verity taking a single apiece. Knowle Valiant won 7-3 versus Eastoke Tigers. Ted Lavender gained a maximum with Elaine Diaper winning two and Ron Wilkes one. Matthew Saunders won a double for tigers and John Morgan another.

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Last season's champions Navy started their campaign with an 8-2 defeat of Generation Jacks in Division one with trebles by Lee Orton and Alex Rorke. Mullett and Stagg replied by getting the better of Sarah Hilditch. Their rivals Generation Aces beat Knowle Rovers 9-1 courtesy of maximums from Charlie Childs, Mike Rhodes and Billy Ho. Generation Kings won 6-4 versus Knowle Swallows. Their scorers were Ross Saxby(3), Danny Lucking(2) and Paul May(1). Roger Winkworth(2) and George Cole(1) responded for Swallows. Cowplain Blue recorded their second 9-1 success against Phoenix Perseus. Bill Moody and Pete Woodacre won three apiece, while Robin Plunkett lost Blue's only rubber to new player John Taylor and also had other five setters with Lush and Bland. A strong looking Portsmouth Orange crushed Div 1 newcomers Charter Blue 9-1 with Pete Boniface and Tim Farmer undefeated. Callum Shipp came back from two sets down against Rob Dunmall to get Charter on the board.

Portsmouth Purple are the early pacesetters in Division two after an 8-2 defeat of PW Blue. Martin Matuzevicius and James Mason were undefeated, while Neil Lockton got the only singles success for Blue by beating W Cremal. Phoenix Saturn went second after beating Portsmouth Black 8-2 with a treble by reserve Richard Stone. Mike Turner and Mike Thorne added two each, while Lester Miles and Liam O'Neill took a single apiece for Black. Sporting St Clares were held by Cowplain Alexandra. Tim Hampton won all of his singles which included two five setters. Graham Wiggins supplied a further two rubbers, but Landsman(2),Bone(1) and Wield(1) salvaged a point for Alexandra. Avenue Puffins won 6-4 at Knowle Green thanks to Ricky Hensman and Brian Greenwood who won two each plus the doubles. Mike James added a single. For Knowle John Wildig took a brace, with Marshall Smith and Pete Newman taking a single each.

In Division three Cowplain Neptune beat St Clares Grasshoppers 8-2. Dave Wiles and Steve Long gained hat tricks. Alan Wiggins and Dave Morgan both won once for Grasshoppers. Morgan also extended Long to deuce in the deciding leg. Pierre Tran's maximum for Portsmouth Crimson was in vain as George Lush, Pete Grubb and Pete Denford carried Charter Green to a 7-3 win. Green also won 7-3 at PW Black thanks to Grubb(3), Lush(2) and Denford(1). Chris Whatley took a double for Black and Pete McWilliam another. Phoenix Satellites went down 7-3 at home to Cowplain Emerald. Eric Harvey claimed a hat trick, Pete Mclellan a further two and Davina Roberts a single. D Osterman won a brace for Satellites and Barry Greenlea won once. Eastoke Cougars had a 6-4 success at Phoenix Saturn. Ken Chipperfield and Duncan Poole both won two and Graham Bannister gained a single. Richard Stone took another hat trick, but Kosta Kyriakides could only add one as they both lost out in the doubles. Pierre Tran scored anoher treble in Portsmouth Crimson's 6-4 defeat of St Clares Grasshoppers for whom Alan Wiggins and Dave Morgan got the better of Nigel Kelsey and Malcolm Wallbridge.

Avenue Dodos beat Cowplain Crimson 8-2 in Div 4 with a hat trick by Tony Dummer. Chris Plant replied with wins over Phil Stride and Keith Ginn. Knowle Yellow won 7-3 at the expense of Portsmouth Red with their line-up of Fred Dowding, Roland Grant and Allan Purchase. Dave Kelsey was unbeaten fo red. Lovedean overcame Pfizer by a 7-3 margin. Malcolm Deacon won three, John Churchill two and Sandy Collier two, having both lost to Rob Lewis. Portsmouth Scarlet won 6-4 at two player Avenue Toiucans. Stan Marlow snr won twice for Scarlet as did Jon Lynch of Toucans.

Stan Marlow also starred for his own side Portsmouth Cobalt in the 10-0 drubbing of St Clares Predators in Div 5. Dan Ashworth and Emma Marlow were also undefeated.Predators also succumbed to a 9-1 defeat at home to Knowle Valiant. Ron Wilkes and Ted Lavender scored trebles and Elaine Diaper a double. Two man Portsmouth Cherry won 6-4 at PW Gold with Dave Dobbin and Viv Mattingly winning all of the singles played.

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Knowle Rovers had a fine start to their Div 1 campaign with a 6-4 defeat of Phoenix Perseus despite being a man short. Trevor Farrow won a hat trick and was ably assisted by Graham Taylor with two wins having lost only to James Taylor. Cowplain Blue began with a flourish by crushing Generation Jacks 9-1. Robin Plunkett and Pete Woodacre took trebles, while Andy Stagg saved the whitewash by beating Bill Moody. Portsmouth Orange defeated Knowle Swallows 7-3 with maximums from Adam Proszko and Tim Farmer.George Cloe, Colin Jones and Roger Winkworth responded by beating Lynn Candlish.

Portsmouth Purple beat Avenue Puffins 6-4 in Division two having just been promoted. Jimmy Yeung was unbeaten and Gordon Giles added two with James Mason winning once. Ricky Hensman won a brace for Puffins and Brian Greenwood a single. After being relegated from the top flight Sporting St Clares overcame Knowle Green by a 6-4 margin. Tim Hampton won three with Graham Wiggins securing a double. David Edge replied with two wins, but Pete Newman and John Wildig could only win a single each. Knowle Tenacity shared the spoils with Portsmouth Black. Andy Bugden was undefeated for Knowle with John Cooper winning one game. Liam O'Neill and Lester Miles won two apiece for Black with Tim Buckman taking a single. Phoenix Saturn and Cowplain Alexandra finished all square. Ray Barrowclough won all of his singles with Mike Turner winning twice. Chris Bone was Cowplain's best player with a double as Chris Corner and Neil Landsman both won a game each. The next night Landsman played as a reserve for Cowplain Cobras and was the star man in gaining a hat trick against PW Blue. Jim Malcolm and Bob Shaw added two apiece having both lost to Neil Lockton in the 8-2 outcome.

In Division three Cowplain Neptune thumped Phoenix Saturn 9-1 with their formation of Steve Long, Dave Wiles and Will Kitching taking all of the singles played. Eastoke Cougars won 6-4 versus PW Red with Ken Chipperfield scoring a maximum. Duncan Poole added a further two and John Davey another. Colin Miller scored a brace for the reds and Ray Hansler won once.

Avenue Dodos beat Knowle Yellow 7-3 in Div 4 thanks to new signing Tony Dummer who won a hat trick. Keith Ginn added two having lost to Roland Grant who won a double for the beaten outfit. John Brightman was unbeaten for Avenue Toucans against Lovedean, but his team succumbed to a 6-4 defeat. Malcolm Deacon and Sandy Collier won two apiece for the victors. Portsmouth Crimson beat St Clares Grasshoppers 6-4 with three wins for Pierre Tran. Alan Wiggins and Dave Morgan won a brace each for Grasshoppers. Portsmouth Scarlet and Cowplain Crimson shared the spoils with Eric Linsell winning a treble. Don Wilson and Ken Burton replied with two each for Crimson.

St Clares Swifts beat Portsmouth Indigo 10-0 in Div 5 with thier team of Arnold Myers, Ray Gunter and M Richardson. PW Gold edged out University 6-4 with Brian Forsey and John Atkinson both winning two games. David Barnacus responded with two for University. Knowle Valiant had an 8-2 victory over Avenue Swifts. Ron Wilkes and Ted Lavender took maximums and Elaine Diaper a single. Portsmouth Cherry versus Eastoke Tigers finished all square. Dave Dobbin and Viv Mattingly won two each for Cherry as did Eric Saunders of Tigers.

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