By BRUCE BLAKEMORE
NOOSA TABLE TENNIS
AXEMEN’S stoush with the Gamblers in round three of the four-person challenge was a tense and exciting affair. This game could not have been any closer, with five setters common. The captains’ clash, with Bill’s 16/14 result in the fifth set over Roger, was only one example of how easily the match could have swung either way. Axemen (B. Brown, M. Clarke, C. Barry, J. Mikkelson ) defeated the Gamblers (R. Gore, T. Latimer, S. Campbell, A. Lawson ) 8/7.
The Tricksters will need some magic to turn the season around as they languish on the bottom of the table. A highlight for Jonas was his impressive defeat of highflying Steve, whose trophy run may have temporarily stalled for now. Blizzard (H. Schwartz, A. Munro, J. Campbell, R. Byrne ) defeated the Tricksters (S. Ciercan, S. Gardner, A. Topaloglu, D. Shields ) 11/4.
A welcome win by Kye and co, albeit by 12/10 in a fifth-set decider in the very last doubles rubber of the night. Lucas was in top form producing attacking shots from both sides and looks certain to continue his rise up the rankings. Wizards (K. McDonald, L. Gore, K. Fagg, R. Yao ) defeated the Bandits (B. Blakemore, J. Murphy, O. Estraviz, W. Byrne) 8/7.
The club is now based at the Noosa Leisure Centre at Wallace Park. Competition is on Wednesday nights from 7pm, social and practise on Sundays from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, and social play is held Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 10 until noon.
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