Sport
27 June, 2025
Cold weather brings out long rubbers
THIS week’s cold weather seemed to have brought out the long rubbers at the Orford and District table tennis competition.
And family competed against family to field teams on Wednesday night.
Round eight results were as follows:
Koroit lost to Warrnambool Vikings 2.10-9.31.
Both Dom Angara and Chad Ryan won three rubbers for Vikings while Ray Young was Koroit’s best with a rubber.
Five of the rubbers were extended.
The Koroit combination of Fergus Monsborough and Ray Young defeated Chad Ryan and Gilles Gundermann 11-13, 14-12, 8-11, 12-8 and 11-8.
Ray defeated Gillies 11-2, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11 and 13-11.
Dom won his three rubbers and withstood a strong challenge from Ray, winning in five games.
He went on to play the longest game of the night 15-13 when he defeated Koroit’s David Rowbottom.
Attunga lost to Warrnambool Warriors 3.16-8.26.
The Warriors won both the doubles in five game rubbers, setting up a good win over Attunga.
Peter Owen won his three rubbers for Warriors, while Attunga’s Val Wortley extended him the most; Peter winning 8-11, 11-4, 3-11, 11-8 and 11-7.
In the doubles, Peter and Neil Ford (Warriors) defeated Kelly and Ian Wortley 11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 7-11 and 11-5.
Peter and David Cranwell defeated Ian and Gus Looney 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 8-11 and 11-4.
Glengleeson lost to Orford 4.7-7.21.
It was family against family in this match due to Orford requiring two fill-ins to field a team.
Andrea and Leah Drendel played for the winning team while Peter Drendel supported Glengleeson.
The longest rubber of the night was when Andrea (Orford) defeated husband Peter 11-6, 11-8, 1-11, 7-11 and 12-10.
Orford’s Russell Hussey won his three rubbers after defeating Peter 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 and 13-11.
Gareth Spring was best for Glengleeson with two rubbers.
Myndarra defeated Tarrone 7.22-4.15.
Winning both doubles helped Myndarra win this match, although they had a fight in the second, winning 3-11, 14-2, 11-8, 3-11 and 11-8.
Aaron Rowbottom won his three rubbers while Ally Rowbottom won two.
The best for Tarrone was David Warhurst with two rubbers.
Next week Warrnambool Vikings will play Attunga, Warriors will face Glengleeson, Orford will play Myndarra and Koroit will play Tarrone.
Ladder: Warrnambool Vikings 32, Warrnambool Warriors 24, Myndarra 20, Koroit 20, Attunga 12, Orford 12, Tarrone 4, Glengleeson 0.
