TENNIS: Wantage have day to remember

3:27pm Thursday 14th August 2008

Wantage ladies' had a day to remember in Division 1 of the Ladies 2-Pair League, writes MARK EDWARDS.

o Their A team enjoyed a 3- triumph over Bicester A, winning both final-round matches in three sets to secure a comfortable victory.

But their B team went even better, whitewashing Faringdon A 4-0.

Dawn Fairchild, Karen Radcliff, Gill Richards and Jo Pedrette dropped just 20 games on their way to victory.

Elsewhere, Banbury West End and Kingston Bagpuize played out an exciting 2-2 draw.

In the 3-Pair League, Witney A brushed aside Banbury B 6-2 in Men's Division 2, with Paul Valentine and Dave Hillyard, as well as Mark Adam and Andy Dennis both winning all three rubbers.

RESULTS.

3-Pair.

Men's Div 1: Oxford City v Abingdon pp; Thame v Cholsey pp. Div 2: Banbury B 2.5, Witney 6.5; North Oxford C 3, Goring 6. Div 3: Witney C v Wychwood pp.

2-Pair.

Ladies' Div 1: Faringdon 0, Wantage B 4; Wantage A 3.5, Bicester 0.5; Banbury West End 2, Kingston Bagpuize 2. Div 2: Watlington v Banbury pp; Kings Sutton v Abingdon pp; Oxford Sports 1.5, Mapledurham 2.5. Div 3: Charlbury v Oxford City pp; Witney 3.5, Cholsey B 0.5; Faringdon B 0, Woodstock 4; Banbury B 0, Mapledurham B 4. Div 4: Abingdon B v David Lloyd Leisure pp; Kings Sutton B 2.5, Mapledurham C 1.5. Div 5: Southfield B 0 (con), David Lloyd Leisure B 4. Div 6: Hanney v Appleton pp; Charlbury B 0, Shiplake 4; Thame B 2.5, Oxford Sports B 1.5; Blewbury 1, Abingdon C 3. Div 7: Goring C v North Oxford pp; Bicester C 2, Hambleden 2.

Men's Div 8: Wantage D 3.5, Mapledurham C 0.5.

Mixed Div 1: Abingdon 4, Colston 0. Div 2: Blewbury v Goring pp Div 3: Oxford Sports B 2, Cholsey B 2. Mixed Div 5: Henley v Abingdon D pp.

oOXFORD City bowed out of the National Club League after going down 5-1 to Maidenhead in a County League winners play-off tie.

f = Nimrod bi s=8OXFORDSHIRE'S Tim McIarty gave top seed Luke Bambridge a big scare in the second round of the 14 and under event in the British Junior National Championships at Bournemouth.

McIarty took the second set to level the match, before going down 6-4 in the decider.

Lucy Brown lost 6-4, 6-2 to No 3 seed Stephanie Cornish in the 18 and under event.

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