Okehampton mixed 8

Woodbury 0

IT was a family affair when four Jarvis`s travelled to Woodbury to represent Okehampton Tennis Club in this week`s Mixed League fixture.

Husband and wife, Jackie and John took a while to settle but after being held 2-2 in the first set went on to win 6-2, 6-4.  Brother and sister, Becca and Stuart had no difficulties in their opening match and won easily 6-0, 6-2.

Deep well stuck ground shots and powerful volleying led to similar outcomes in the second round of matches with John and Jackie winning 6-0, 6-2 and Stuart and Becca 6-1, 6-3 for a resounding 8-0 victory.

Sampford Peverell 8

Okehampton men's A 1

OKEHAMPTON A travelled to table-topping Sampford Peverell in what was likely to be their toughest match of the season.

Paul Love and Sam Whalley got off to a steady start, losing the first match 5-7, 4-6. They responded well by leading in the second match but eventually lost 6-4, 4-6, 8-10. Stuart Jarvis and Scott Green lost 6-7, 2-6 in the first match and 2-6, 1-6 in the second.

Okehampton B 4

Victoria Park E 5

OKEHAMPTON Men`s B faced a tough challenge at top of the table Victoria Park.

John Jarvis and Daniel Howell lost the first set  2-6 but won the second set 6-2.

In the deciding tiebreak they it was 8-8 before Howell served out to win it by 10-8 pts. Full of confidence they hit some great shots to win their second match 6-2, 6-0.

The other pairing of Martin Pearce and Graeme Duck lost the first set 2-6 and were 1-5 down in the second. However, they won the next five games to take a 6-5 lead before losing on a tiebreak. They then lost their second match in straight sets.

Although losing 4-5 overall this was an excellent result  as with one round of fixtures remaining Victoria Park look odds-on to win division eight.