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TENNIS: Cholsey set to beat drop
7:00pm Thursday 28th August 2008
Men's Division 1 champions Cholsey look to have avoided the ignominy of being relegated a year after winning the Wilson OLTA League's 2-Pair League title.
They won 2.5-1.5 at Oxford City A to climb out of the bottom two for the first time in weeks.
Pat Clayphan and Richard May were in top form, winning all their sets, with second pair Alastair McKinlay and Giles Barwell managing a crucial half, 7-5, 4-6 against City's top pair of Duncan Lockett and Alistair Gillan.
City themselves are by no means out of the woods and are now relying on Oxford Sports A losing both their remaining matches.
Banbury West End's women avoided relegation from Ladies Division 1 by defeating Faringdon 4-0 in their final match, to send Kingston Bagpuize and Esporta down.
Wendy Eve Dickins and Alison Goult came through two tough sets to beat Julianne Spiers and Alison Scott 6-4, 7-5 while Sue Jelfs and Andi Padbury convincingly won both their matches.
RESULTS WILSON INTER-CLUB LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Men's Division 3: Banbury C 5, Oxford Sports C 4; Witney B 4, Wychwood 5.
Ladies' Division 1: Banbury West End 4, Faringdon 0. Division 3: Thame 2, Banbury B 2; Mapledurham B 3.5, Witney 0.5; Woodstock 2, Oxford City 2. Division 5: Oxford City B 0 (c), Henley 4; Goring B 1.5, Bicester B 2.5.
Men's Division 4: Cholsey C 0, Norham Gardens C 4.
Mixed Divison 3: Abingdon B 3, Mapledurham 1. Division 6: David Lloyd Leisure 2, Oxford Sports C 1.
2-PAIR LEAGUE Division 3: Faringdon B 4, Cholsey B 0 (c). Division 4: Southfield 3.5, Benson B 0.5; Mapledurham C 2, David Lloyd Leisure 2. Division 7: Goring C 0 (c), Hambleden 4.
Men's Division 1: Oxford City 1.5, Cholsey 2.5. Division 2: Bicester B 4, Kingston Bagpuize 0.
Mixed Division 2: Goring 3.5, Watlington 0.5. Div 5: North Oxford 0.5, Wychwood 3.5.
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