NEWTON Abbot Buzzards lead the first division of the South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League by ten points, from Brixham Sharks in the runner-up spot, following the latest round of league matches.

Sonja Ryland and Kevin Nicholls were unbeaten as the Buzzards beat the Brixham Trawlers 9-1. Martin Sharp, stepping up from the second division for the Trawlers, prevented the whitewash with a fine victory over Jane Hatton.

Meanwhile, Brixham Sharks saw off NA Condors by the same 9-1 scoreline with maximums from Clive Banham and Chris Harper.

Another excellent 9-1 win for Grove Guerrillas has opened up an incredible 21-point lead at the top of the second division table. Maximums from David Pearson and Andrew Gilhespy in their 9-1 win over Dawlish Aces helping the Guerrillas to a formidable position with just seven matches to go.

NA Ravens in second place, drew with Halwell B, third, in a see-saw match. Halwell took a 3-0 lead but then went behind as the Ravens fought back. A share of the points was probably right with half of the sets going to a fifth game.

Just three points separate the four clubs vying for the runners-up position behind the Guerrillas. Despite an excellent maximum from reserve Matt Laws, Torbay Academy 2 lost 7-3 at Newton Abbot against the Falcons.

A Chris Garner maximum helped his Torre Vikings team to a 7-3 victory over Torbay Academy 3 which saw them hit the top of the table in the only third division match played this week.

Torre Spartans have an eight-point lead at the top of the fourth division following their 7-3 victory over NA Ospreys, Lewis Lavery and Robert Excell were unbeaten for the Spartans. A Phil Jewell maximum wasn’t enough for Torbay Academy 7 as they were beaten 6-4 by Dawlish Delinquents.

The Academy 6 side fared better defeating Brixham Seals 8-2 thanks to maximums from Aleksandra Treder and Gustaw Adamczak.

Division One

NA Buzzards 9 (Nicholls 3, Ryland 3, Hatton 2, Dbls) Brixham Trawlers 1 (Sharp 1, S Shipley 0, N Shipley 0)

NA Condors 1 (T Parkins 1, B Parkins 0, C Sage 0) Brixham Sharks 9 (Banham 3, Harper 3, Maharjan 2, Dbls)

Division Two

Halwell B 5 (Sugden 2, Smith 2, Dunn 1) NA Ravens 5 (Hugh 2, Malin 1, Nash 1, Dbls)

Grove Guerrillas 9 (Pearson 3, Gilhespy 3, Butterworth 2, Dbls) Dawlish Aces 1 (Davies 1, Sercombe 0, Sharratt 0)

NA Falcons 7 (Cyron 2, Guy 2, Haslam 2, Dbls) Torbay Academy (2) 3 (Laws 3, Cregan 0, Perry 0)

Division Three

Torbay Academy (3) 3 (Fowler 2, Moretta 1, Harris 0) Torre Vikings 7 (Garner 3, Keywood 2, Russell 1, Dbls)

Division Four

Torbay Academy (7) 4 (Jewell 3 Frost 1, Clark 0) Dawlish Delinquents 6 (Sanders 2, Boatman 2, Girling 1, Dbls)

Torbay Academy (6) 8 (Treder 3, G Adamczak 3, Harkin 2) Brixham Seals 2 (Edwards 1, Yang 0, I Mulholland 0)

Torre Spartans 7 (Lavery 3, Excell 3, Sadler 0, Dbls) NA Ospreys 3 (Dulling 1, Ferguson 1, Winstanley 1)