Thursday, July 18, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

AT THE TABLE

Mackay Table Tennis Tuesday night fixtures May 28, 2024:

Division 1:

Green (Tim Shehan, Leo Gilbert) d Brown (Andrea Nicholson, Barry Patterson) 6-3. Tim d Barry 8, 5, -9, 4.

Purple (Emma Widdup, Tony Bowman, Robbie Richards) d Blue (Will VanDeKaa, Steven Whiting, Lee Brake) 8-3. Robbie d Steven 9, -8, -7, 9, 9.

White (Andrew McHugh, Neil Brown, Mark Sleeman) d Red (Geoff Cowan, Anne Sheridan, Daniel Warfield) 10-1. Geoff d Mark -6, 10, -7, 6, 9.

Orange (Donna Abbott, Janice Kent, Geoff Denman) d Black (Ishan Rana, Allan Robins) 7-4. Ishan d Janice -11, 3, -9, 11, 7.

Division 2:

Gold (Steve Mathieson, Rohit Bansod, Ollie Hamelink) d Tan (Val Austin, Judy Zahn) 8-3. Val d Ollie 7, -6, -5, 5, 12.

Cyan (Matt West, Trent Day, Leonie Patroni) d Lime (Anaya Reelh, Simon Hogan, Noreen Fredericksen) 7-4. Anaya d Leonie -9, 9, 8, -8, 7.

Aqua (Delma Knight, YiLin Jiang, David Symons) d Teal (Craig VanDeKaa, Peter Goodson, Aarnav Reelh) 9-2. Delma d Aarnav -10, 5, 10, -2, 2.

Rose (Nehmat Dhaliwal, Niro Premachandra, Mark Stam) d Grey (Doug Dungavell, Adrian Marsh) Niro d Doug 7, 6, -7, 10.

Mackay Table Tennis Tuesday morning fixtures May 28, 2024:

Division 1:

Plovers (Delma Knight, Doug Dungavell, Ross deBoer) d Owls (Branko Vucurovic, Steve Mathieson, Coral Morgan) 7-5. Delma d Branko 9, -9, 7, -9, 6.

Ibis (Tony Bowman, Noreen Fredericksen, Judy Zahn) d Hawks (George Camilleri, Pam Joyce, John McGee) 7-5. Tony d George 8, -11, -9, 7, 12.

Parrots (Janice Kent, Charlie Payne, Marie Taylor) d Egrets (Donna Abbott, Peter Goodson, Kevin Abbott) 7-5. Charlie/Marie d Peter/Kevin 11, -3, -10, 9, 8.

Division 2:

Cockatoos (Kim Challender, Veronica Shepherd, Gloria Vella) d Pelicans (Judi Hicks, Gerry Synnott, Ian Dodds) 8-4. Kim d Judi -11, 5, 6, -6, 5.

Magpies (Ken Best, John Hamelink, Kim Daffy) d Doves (Pam Keune, Iris Grasso, Fred Saliba) 9-3. Kim d Iris -9, 13, 7, -11, 9.

Division 3:

Lobster (Cheryl Pearson, Bill Hey, Nadine) d Prawn (Madge Saunders, Trish Zamparuti, Glenda Dutton) 11-1. Cheryl d Madge -5, 4, 7, -6, 8.

Squid (Sharon Muller, Allison Day, Cheryl Aprato) d Crab (Pam Keune, Myles Dutton) 9-3. Pam/Myles d Sharon/Allison 8, 9, -5, 10.

Steven Whiting and Tony Bowman played one of the longest games seen in years when a new night fixture season started last week. Steven (pictured) evened the match two all after being two down, winning the fourth game 22-20 and going on to take the decider. Photo credit: Charlie Payne

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