Exeter & District Badminton League

Honiton move to top of Division 3a


24 February, 2013    Helen Potter

Two wins have seen Honiton move to the top of the table in Division 3a. The team of Helena Williams & Roger Tucker, Janet Ingram & Ethan Leach and Sue Caller and Matt Durrant beat St Leonards E 8-1.  Honiton went on to beat Raleigh 6-3 with Helena & Roger unbeaten as was Sue Caller partnered in this match by Kevin Greenwell. The third pair of Sue Fallows & Rowan Davey were unlucky not to pick up a point losing all three of their rubbers in a deciding third end. Axminster secured their first win of the season after they beat second place Clyst Vale A 7-2. Sandy Sheldon & Lester Cawley and Sari Brice & Jay Sweetman were unbeaten for Axminster.  The Raleigh team of Nicola Martin & Dan Graham, Mandy Gurzynski & Paul Bryon and Angela Bolt & Duncan Miller beat Clyst Vale A 8-1 with Clyst Vale’s point coming from Jennie Edwards & James Allum. St Leonards E beat a two pair Clyst Vale B side 6-3, of the six rubbers played four went to a deciding third end and the St Leonards pair of Mary McMullen & Mark Stanley were unbeaten on the night.
Raleigh were unable to raise a team for their fixture at Axminster and have had six points deducted in accordance with league rules.

Exeter A continue to dominate Division 1 after the team of Vicky Prouse & Jamie Roberton, Suzanne & Sam Owens and Sam Sillifant & Dan Harris beat a two pair Sidmouth A team 9-0. Sidmouth A also lost at the hands of Cranford, 7-2. Alice Feesey & Joe Davies were unbeaten for Cranford as were Nikita Smethust & Vernon Smeed who went to a third end in all of their rubbers.

In Division 2a, the University team of Sarah Preece & James Bell, Lucy Manley & Raj Ram and Beth Hunter & Milo Rapacioli beat Ringswell B 9-0.

Otter Vale B are celebrating two wins in Division 2b. The team of Anne Drury & Mark Brown, Sue O’Brien & Dan Clark and Maxine & Peter Sweetman beat Chulmleigh 5-4 although no Otter Vale pair could beat the Chulmleigh partnership of Hannah & John Down.  The same Otter Vale B team then went on to beat St Leonards D 8-1 with the St Leonards pair of Sue Morrish & Allister Brimble scoring their team’s point.   Sidmouth B beat St Leonards D 6-3 with the Sidmouth pairings of Ann Price & Paul Carter and Hilary Herd & James Newcombe being unbeaten.