Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

At the Table

A new season of Tuesday morning Mackay Table Tennis fixtures started this week, with a four-a-side format. The best match was in division 2 where Toyota Turners and Sydney Slam (great names!) drew 7-all. There were five five-game matches, the closest between Robyn and John, Robyn up -9, -9, 7, 6, 10.

Mackay Table Tennis Tuesday night fixtures August 27, 2024:

Division 1:

Hyundai (Tim Shehan, Anne Sheridan) d Honda (Vince Boeske, Graham Brake) 7-2. Tim d Vince 6, -7, 4, -7, 11.

Fiat (Donna Abbott, Emma Widdup, Geoff Cowan) d Holden (Robbie Richards, Lee Brake, Mark Sleeman) 7-4. Donna d Lee -5, 12, -10, 10, 8.

BMW (Tony Bowman, Barry Patterson, Neil Brown) d Ferrari (Steven Whiting, Janice Kent, Andrea Nicholson) 7-4. Steven d Neil 13, -7, -5, 8, 8.

Alpha (Delma Knight, Goncalo Serra, Graeme Walker) d Audi (Andrew McHugh, Lily Boland, Ian McKay) 7-4. Graeme d Ian 7, -7, 11, -10, 5.

Division 2:

Subaru (Tiffany Camilleri, Steve Mathieson, David Symons) d Suzuki (Matt West, Josie Davis) 9-2. Steve d Matt -9, -5, 5, 7, 9.

Nissan (Noreen Fredericksen, Trent Day, YiLin Jiang) d Rolls (Niro Premachandra, Peter Goodson, Lshara Liyanagamage) 6-5. Niro d YiLin -10, 3, -7, 7, 9.

Mercedes (Will VanDeKaa, Darryl Ross, Val Austin) d Mazda (Craig VanDeKaa, George Camilleri, Rymer Tabulo) 6-5. Will d Rymer -12, 10, 12, -6, 5.

Mackay Table Tennis Tuesday morning fixtures September 3, 2024:

Division 1:

Bouncers (Branko Vucurovic, Donna Abbott, John McGee, Marie Taylor) d Code Crackers (Janice Kent, Steve Mathieson, Noreen Fredericksen) 9-5. John/Marie d Noreen/Coral) 9, -6, 8, -8, 12.

Nano Nets (Tony Bowman, Charlie Payne, Peter Goodson) d Pixel Paddles (George Camilleri, Judy Zahn, Kevin Abbott) 9-2. Peter d Judy -7, -9, 6, 9, 10.

Division 2:

Berlin Blockers (Gloria Vella, Iris Grasso, Madge Saunders, Josie Davis) d Rome Ralliers (Gerry Synnott, Louise Gould, Bill Hey, Cheryl Aprato) 9-5. Josie d Cheryl 11, -10, -5, 9, 11.

Toyota Turners (John Hamleink, Fred Saliba, Frank Caruana, Allison Day) drew Sydney Slam (Helen Ware,  Robyn Bushell, Sharon Muller, Darryl Ross) 7-all. Robyn d John -9, -9, 7, 6, 10.

Paris Spinners (Bryan Marshall, Ian Dodds, Pam Keune,  Trish Zamparuti) d London Looper (Ken Best, Kim Daffy, Nadine Stream, Glenda Brookes) 9-5. Ian d Kim -8, -9, 7, 12, 8.

Neil Brown
Steven Whiting. Photos supplied

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