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30 July, 2026
Top four spots tighten
THE last two weeks of Terang Table Tennis has seen six evenly contested matches as spots in the top four have tightened.
From week eight, Snapper@Crofts defeated Nelson 3-2, with the deciding match between Paul Healey and sub Peter Maina going deep in the fifth game, with Paul Healey winning 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9.
Paul, along with Vesha Chapagai, won a match each and combined to win the doubles.
Trevor McDowell won both his singles for Nelson, however Vesha provided a good hit out as they traded plenty of hard hitting with Trevor winning three close games 11-9, 12-10, 11-9.
Young@Heart held off Rob Markable to win 3-2.
Colin Venn and Pat Nicholson combined to win a singles each and the doubles.
Mark Smith was unbeaten in his singles for the losing team.
Total Tools arrested its losing run to account for Lefties 3-2.
Tyler Smith won both his singles in four games and combined with Jeff Maynard, who has joined the competition, winning the all-important doubles in five games to win 8-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-13, 11-4.
Week nine results saw the tightest contest of the season played between Young@Heart and Snapper@Crofts.
All four singles matches went to five games and the doubles saw the barest of margins decide the three games.
Colin Venn and Vesha Chapagai’s match ebbed and flowed with Colin winning 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Pat Nicholson needed to comeback from two games down to defeat Paul Healey in the fifth 7-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-7.
The doubles saw Vesha and Paul the winners 11-9, 13-11, 11-9 with the match winning point being a dribble over the net.
In the next round of singles, Vesha held off Pat after being two games to one down to win 11-7, 7-11, 6-11,11-8, 11-6.
The deciding match between Colin and Paul saw games decided by some big hitting.
Colin won the first 11-1 and after leading in the second lost it when Paul’s big forehand won the game 13-11.
The same thing happened in the third game with Paul winning 14-12.
At this stage Paul was on fire, however Colin was able to regroup and win the final two games 11-6, 11-6.
Nelson ended Totals Tools short winning streak to end its own losing street compliments of them winning the doubles with Trevor and Pathak, playing in his first competition, winning a long five gamer 11-7, 15-13, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8.
Trevor, as expected, won both his singles.
Tyler Smith and Jeff Maynard won a singles each.
Top side The Unknowns won 3-2 against Rob Markable.
In a team effort Michael Pearson and Peter Maina won a singles and combined to win the doubles in four games.
Mark Smith won both his singles in four games.
Ladder: The Unknowns 28, Snapper@Crofts 24, Young@Heart 20, Lefties 12, Nelson 8, Rob Markable8, Total Tools 8.
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