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16 May, 2025

Vikings top table tennis ladder

WARRNAMBOOL Vikings now sit on top of the Orford and District Table Tennis Association ladder.

By Staff Writer

Week two saw the Vikings defeat Attunga 7.23 to 4.15.

This was a tough night of table tennis, with four extended rubbers and points hard fought for.

The Vikings’ Tess Lee won her three rubbers while Attunga’s Val Wortley pushed her to four games, 9/11, 11/7, 11/6 and 11/7.

Vikings won the second doubles 11/9, 11/8, 4/11, 5/11 and 11/8 against Kelly and Val Wortley.

Kelly and Val both won two rubbers, while for the Vikings’ Dom Angarano and Gilles Gundermann added a rubber each to their score.

Gilles won his rubber against Gus Looney 11/9, 14/12 and 11/4.

Glengleeson lost to Warrnambool Warriors 0.2 to 11.33.

Andrea Drendel narrowly missed putting Glengleeson on the board in the last rubber of the night when defeated by Warriors’ David Cranwell 11/9, 7/11, 14/11 and 11/6.

Andrea played in the only other extended rubber, going down to Neil Ford 11/6, 11/7, 7/11 and 11/8.

Myndarra defeated Orford 7.22 to 4.14.

Myndarra’s Aaron Rowbottom won his three rubbers to set up this win, although he didn’t get it all his own way – with Orford’s Jaden Clapp extending him to a four-game rubber while he won the last game against Russell Hussey 13/11.

Ally Rowbottom won two rubbers while Jensen Rowbottom won a rubber.

Best for Orford was Russell Hussey with two rubbers.

Koroit defeated Tarrone 7.24 to 4.13.

Fergus Monsborough won his three rubbers for Koroit and teamed with Tony Storer and David Rowbottom to win both doubles rubbers.

Both Tony and David contributed a singles rubber.

For Tarrone, David Warhurst and Steven Young won two singles each.

Steven had a long rubber against David, winning 11/9, 4/11, 11/5, 11/13 and 11/9 (the longest rubber of the night).

Week three will see Warrnambool Vikings v Glengleeson, Warrnambool Warriors v Myndarra, Orford v Tarrone and Attunga v Koroit.

Ladder: Warrnambool Vikings, Myndarra, Warrnambool Warriors, Koroit, Orford, Tarrone, Glengleeson and Attunga.

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