Sport
4 July, 2025
Vikings defeated
IT has taken a few years but Warrnambool Vikings have been defeated in the Orford and District Table Tennis Association competition.
Round nine saw the Vikings defeated by Attunga 3.17-8.26.
Attunga’s Val and Kelly Wortley set up the win by both winning their three rubbers.
The team also won a doubles and Ian Wortley won a rubber.
With seven of the 11 rubbers extended, it wasn’t an easy win for Attunga.
Going into the last singles set, Attunga was 5-3 up.
They then won the last three singles in five game rubbers to take home the four points.
Val defeated Tess 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 8-11 and 11-8.
Kelly defeated Gilles 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 15-13 and 11-8.
In the last rubber of the night, Ian defeated Chad 9-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-4 and 11-5.
Both Tess and Chad won a rubber each for Warrnambool Vikings.
Warrnambool Warriors defeated Glengleeson 11.30-0.4.
All Warriors won their three rubbers.
Orford lost to Myndarra 4.17-7.21.
Aaron Rowbottom (Myndarra) won his three rubbers but Orford’s Russell Hussey made him work, Aaron winning 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 7-11 and 11-6.
Andrea Drendel won two rubbers and was best for Orford, while Orford’s Jayden Clapp’s win in the last rubbers of the night against Jensen Rowbottom had the longest games – 14-12, 11-8 and 13-11.
Tarrone lost to Koroit 2.12-9.27.
With five extended rubbers this wasn’t the easy win the scores indicate.
The longest rubber saw Koroit’s Tony Storer and David Rowbottom defeat David Warhurst and Leah Drendel 11-8 11-6, 5-11, 10-12 and 11-9.
Fergus won his three rubbers while David Warhurst was best for Tarrone with two rubbers.
Week 10 games will see the Warrnambool Vikings v Glengleeson, Myndarra v Warriors, Tarrone v Orford and Koroit v Attunga.
Ladder: Warrnambool Vikings 32, Warrnambool Warriors 28, Myndarra 24, Koroit 24, Attunga 16, Orford 12, Tarrone 4, Glengleeson 0.
