Sport
2 June, 2023
Orford table tennis
THE lack of reserves available to step up for unavailable players was highlighted again this week at Orford and District Table Tennis.
Both Port Fairy and Tarrone have suffered in consecutive weeks - anyone interested in putting their name forward to play can contact the association.
It is an easy tipping week with all top teams playing those lower with no upsets in sight.
The ladder remains unchanged, but interestingly because Orford have lost mostly 6-5 they have the highest game total outside the top three sitting in sixth.
For week seven Warrnambool Vikings will continue their winning way when they face Orford Vikings.
Warrnambool Warriors should defeat Tarrone, making it two in a row for the home teams.
If Port Fairy can bring their whole team to the game they should win against Myndarra but in recent weeks they have been missing players and forced to play short.
Attunga should be singing a happy tune on the way home after their game against Glengleeson.
Results from week six: Tarrone forfeited to Warrnambool Vikings while Orford defeated Glengleeson 7.25 to 4.14. Orford’s Russell Hussey won his three rubbers, while they were close to adding to their score when David Rowbottom lost two of his rubbers in five games, the longest against Glengleeson’s Gareth Spring 16-18, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8 and 8-11.
The loss to Bill Lyon was shorter 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8 and 8-11.
Orford won both the doubles while Jaydan Clapp won the other rubber.
Port Fairy lost to Warrnambool Warriors 1.4-10.30.
Ray Young was Port Fairy’s shining light when he defeated Warrnambool Warriors’ Marshall Worthington and both Neil Ford and Peter Owen won their three rubbers. Warriors won the doubles and rounded out the match.
Myndarra kept themselves in close contact with Attunga by winning both doubles but with Aaron Rowbottom winning his three rubbers, they just couldn’t find that extra rubber to get them over the line.
Myndarra was fortunate to come from two games down in the first doubles to win 3-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8 and 11-8. Apart from the doubles no other rubber was extended.
Results from week five: Warrnambool Vikings defeated Port Fairy 11.33-0.2. Port Fairy only had two players due to illness and the lack of available reserves, not only for Port Fairy but also all the teams.
The other challenge from this game was the normal power failure - can’t see the ball in the dark! Warrnambool Vikings’ Tess Lee played the only two extended rubbers winning both, against Tony Storer 15-13, 10-12, 11-3 and 11-1 and later against Ray Young 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-7.
The unofficial ladder is as follows: Warrnambool Vikings 24 points, 56 rubbers, 175 games; Attunga 20, 43, 142; Warrnambool Warriors 16, 41, 138; Myndarra 12, 30, 99; Port Fairy 12, 24, 86; Orford 8, 30, 105; Glengleeson 4, 22, 83; Tarrone 0, 18, 69.
