DIVISION One leaders Central A took another stride towards the Aldershot Table Tennis League championship by whitewashing Tennis C.

Phil Snelson, Paul Baker and Peter Millard all scored maximums for Central who now lead Bentley A by 25 points, although the reigning champions have two games in hand.

In a rather closer contest, with seven matches going the distance, Ash A beat Frimley A 6-4. Dave Phelps and Nigel Care were both unbeaten for the winners.

In Division Two, Bentley B pushed Tennis E closer to relegation by beating them 8-2. Robin Street and Paul Farrant claimed trebles for Bentley.

Nigel Tustin’s hat-trick and two wins for Frank Winnard helped Ash C to a 6-4 success against Tennis D. Pu Zhang won twice for Tennis.

Division Three promotion contenders Crawley Ridge B could only draw with Ash E. Terry French recorded a hat-trick for Ash, while the Crawley Ridge duo of Phil Garrett and Dave Skellern both won twice.

Crawley Ridge A eased their relegation fears with a 7-3 victory over Tennis F. Corin Moore was unbeaten for the Camberley team and team-mates Yuriy Schulzhenko and Ken Thompson both bagged braces.

Tennis G kept the pressure on the leaders with a 7-3 win against Cody C. Peter Bone won all three for Tennis and Mehrdad Abutalebi took two, as did Cody’s John Harvey.

Amy Parkes secured a full house for Ash D who beat Cody D 6-4. Jo Bartlett backed her up with a double and John Sheehy won two for Cody.

A 5-5 draw between the top two teams, Crawley Ridge C and Frimley F, maintained the status quo in Division Four. Yuriy Schulzhenko was the star player on the night with a maximum for Crawley Ridge. Ted Cornell and Kieran Daniel replied with doubles for Frimley.

Ash F dented the promotion chances of Tennis H by beating them 6-4. Graham Thomas was unbeaten for Ash, with Brian Lunn and Michael Wolfe (Tennis) taking two apiece.

Fleet C were convincing 8-2 winners over Cody F, Alan Yeung leading the way with a maximum. Team-mates John Allan and Roy Chittenden settled for doubles, both losing to Cody’s Nigel Willshire.

Ramesh Vasudevamurthy and Charles Rhodes were both unbeaten as Frimley E beat Cody E 7-3. Braybrooke B defeated Tennis J 6-4 in a close encounter. Sandra Jackson scored a maximum for Braybrooke, while Ken Lewington won twice for Tennis.

Results:

Div I

Bentley A 7 Ash A 3, Tennis A 6 Frimley A 4, Tennis C 0 Central 10, Tennis A 10 Central B 0, Frimley A 4 Ash A 6

Div II

Bentley B 8 Tennis E 2, Cody B 7 Old Woking 3, Tennis D 4 Ash C 6

Div III

Crawley Ridge A 7 Tennis F 3, Ash E 5 Crawley Ridge B 5, Tennis G 7 Cody C 3, Ash D 6 Cody D 4

Div IV

Frimley F 5 Crawley Ridge C 5, Ash F 6 Tennis H 4, Braybrooke B 7 Ash G 3, Fleet C 8 Cody F 2, Cody E 3 Frimley E 7, Braybrooke B 6 Tennis J 4