Thame got off to a flying start in the Wilson OLTA Division 2 of the Ladies 3-Pair League, whitewashing Banbury B 9-0 in the opening match of the season.

And the victory was all the more remarkable as Thame dropped just 13 games in 18 sets on their way to victory.

Maria Lawton, Tania Murray, Dawn Munro, Terry Merry, Lorna See and Jenny McLeod were all in fine form.

Banbury beat Oxford Sports C by the same margin - albeit in a much closer-fought match.

Jill Northover and Anita Horgan were unfortunate not to get Sports on the board, losing four sets 6-3 and another 6-4.

In the 2-Pair League, Bicester's first pair of Rob Smith and Justin Kelly held their nerve in a final-set tie-break to help their side to a 3-1 win over Thame in Men's Division 1.

With the score at 2-1, Chris Duffy and Richard Bradley looked on course to secure a draw after taking the opening set 6-2.

But Smith and Kelly won the next 6-0, and then claimed a 7-4 success in the tie-break to claim the points.

It was even closer in the match between Brackley and Wantage, the latter winning 3-1 after first pair Paul Homersham and David Saunders won 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 against Tim Carroll and Emerson Sekban in the decider.

RESULTS.

Ladies Div 1: North Oxford B v Goring pp. Div 2: Oxford Sports C 0, Banbury A 9; Witney 7, Abingdon 2; Thame 9, Banbury B 0.

2-PAIR LEAGUE.

Ladies Div 1: Portcullis 3, Banbury West End 1; Cholsey , Wantage B 3.

Men's Div 1: Oxford Sports 2, Oxford City 2; Bicester 3, Thame 1; Brackley 1, Wantage 3. Div 2: Hanney 2, Kingston Bagpuize 2; Wantage B 3, Abingdon . Div 3: Banbury 2, Kings Sutton 2; Portcullis 1, Oxford City B 3; Benson 0, Goring 4. Div 4: Esporta B 3, Cholsey C ; Banbury B v Norham Gardens C pp. Div 5: Appleton 3, North Oxford ; Wheatley 4, Abingdon B 0; Witney 3, Faringdon B . Div 6: Colston 1, Henley 3; Abingdon C 1, Thame B 2; Witney B 2, Bicester C 1. Div 7: David Lloyd B 4, Kingston Bagpuize B 0; Blewbury v Banbury C pp.

Mixed Div 3: Faringdon 2, Oxford Sports B 2. Div 5: Abingdon C , Bicester C 3.

5:54pm Thursday 10th April 2008

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