Okehampton Tennis Club men`s B 7

Sidmouth Tennis Club men's B 3

STEVE Parsons and Daniel Howell got Okehampton away to a flying start taking the first set 6-2. They then lost the second set 4-6 before re-establishing their superiority to win the deciding tiebreak 10-6. They played some sparkling tennis to sail through their second encounter 6-2, 6-1.

Martin Pearce and John Jarvis made a disappointing start and lost their first set 2-6. However, they rediscovered their form to take the second set 6-2 before slumping to a 6-10 loss in the tiebreak. They won a scrappy first set against the second pairing by 7-5 before winning the second set 6-2.

This 7-3 victory moves Okehampton B up to fourth in the league.

Kingsteignton Tennis Club 0

Okehampton Tennis Club ladies 8

HAVING gained the maximum 8 points against the opposition in their home fixture, they were seeking another win.

Beth Dennis and Kath Bolt started off strongly for Oke and soon took the first set 6-2 and the second 6–0. In the second match Beth's spin provided problems for the opposition and coupled with some fine passing shots from Kath they cruised to victory 6-2, 6-1.

Jackie Jarvis and Angela Herrod-Taylor had to fight hard in the first set which they eventually won 6-4, then also took the second 6-4. In their second match Herrod-Taylor managed to perfect some winning high lobs which made life difficult for the opposition to return. Jackie Jarvis served consistently to see them through to a 6-2, 6-4 victory. These eight points maintains their position at the top of division five.

Okehampton TC mixed 4

Newton Poppleford TC mixed 5

THIS proved to be a closely fought and enjoyable encounter.

Father and daughter combination of Oke's Becca and John Jarvis started against a strong opposition pairing. The teams were evenly matched and both sets went to 6-6. Unfortunately for the home side they lost both tiebreaks. They then found it difficult to adjust to the less powerful hitting of the second pair but did manage to take the first set 7-5. Becca and John started to time the ball better in the second set and romped home 6-0.

Elizabeth Ryder and Graeme Duck lost the opening set 5-7 before they found more consistency and better length to take the second set 6-4.

This led to a tense and closely fought deciding tiebreak which they won 11-9. They found it difficult to cope with the forceful play of the opposition first pairing and lost in straight sets.