Sport
30 May, 2025
Ladder shake-up at Orford
WITH wins this week, both Warrnambool Warriors and Koroit have jumped up to second and third on the Orford and District Table Tennis Association ladder.
Orford has managed to cling on to fourth spot by percentage over Myndarra, with both suffering losses this week.
Attunga recorded its first win of the season, while the Warrnambool Vikings extended their lead on top of the ladder.
Week four saw Myndarra go down to Warrnambool Vikings 3.13/8.24.
While Myndarra’s Aaron Rowbottom won his three rubbers, they were unable to add more rubbers to their scoreline.
Vikings won both of the doubles in five game rubbers, 8/11, 12/14, 11/9, 11/7 and 11/9 in the first and 11/4, 6/11, 6/11, 11/5 and 11/3 in the second.
Tarrone lost to Warrnambool Warriors 3/14/8.26.
Tarrone could be excused for seeing double, with the Owen twins both playing.
Six of the rubbers were extended, with the highest game score 17/15.
Peter Owen (Warriors) won his three rubbers and was the only player to win comfortably all singles in three games.
Both Stephen Owen and David Cranwell won two rubbers for Warriors while Tony Storer and Mat Dwyer won a rubber each for Tarrone and combined to win the doubles 12/10, 12/10 and 17/15.
Koroit defeated Orford 8.24/3.13.
Only two rubbers were extended in this match, with Koroit winning both.
Koroit’s Fergus Monsborough won his three rubbers after withstanding a strong challenge from Orford’s Russell Hussey, winning 14/12, 11/3, 11/6, 9/11 and 11/3.
He also teamed with David Rowbottom to defeat Russell and Chloe Bartlett 10/12, 9/11, 11/7, 11/4 and 11/9.
Russell was Orford’s best with two rubbers, while Jaden Clapp won a rubber.
For Koroit, Ray Young won two rubbers and David a rubber.
Glengleeson lost to Attunga 3/17/8.25.
Both Kelly and Val Wortley won their three rubbers for Attunga but were both extended to five game rubbers by Glengleeson’s Mark Murray.
Kelly and Mark 11/7, 11/8, 8/11 and 11/13 and 11/6 while Val and Mark 15/13, 7/11, 12/10, 6/11 and 11/6 – high game scores littered the score sheet over the 11 rubbers, even if the rubbers were only three games.
Week five games will see Warrnambool Vikings v Tarrone, Warrnambool Warriors v Orford, Glengleeson v Koroit and Attunga v Myndarra.
Ladder: Warrnambool Vikings 16, Warrnambool Warriors 12, Koroit 12, Orford 8, Myndarra 8, Attunga 4, Tarrone 0, Glengleeson 0.
