Table Tennis
27 August, 2026
Foxes hold top spot in senior table tennis
Close matches were the order of the night in senior table tennis with just one more round before finals.
Foxes have maintained top spot on the ladder with a win over Wallabies: 7 sets to 5, 26 games to 21, 441 points to 434. Foxes' David Baxter won the first singles over Wallabies Rob Lehmann 15-13, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3.
Wallabies took the next 2 singles when Zeik Clark def Foxes Graeme Koschitzke 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10 and David Ward def Foxes Simon Leslie 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 10-12, 11-5.
Foxes sub Chris Kellet evened the score with a win over Wallabies Will Smith 11-6, 14-12, 11-5. Foxes won the first doubles when David B and Graeme def Rob and Zek, 11-5, 17-15, 11-8.
Wallabies David W and Will won the next doubles, def Simon and Chris, 11-2, 11-9, 12-10. Reverse single were won alternately - Wallabies Rob def Graeme 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-2, Foxes David B def Zeik 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7, Wallabies David W def Chris 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6 and Foxes Simon def Will 11-7, 11-6, 11-5.
Scores were now even at 5 sets each for the teams.
Foxes outran Wallabies in the last 2 doubles when David B and Simon won over Rob, David W 11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9 and Graeme and Chris def Zeik, Will 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8 to give Foxes the match by 2 sets, 5 games and 7 points.
Match 2. This match was a very close tussle between Goannas and Hares, with sets won alternately throughout, and Goannas victorious, 6 sets each, 27 games to 22, 493 points to 481.
Goannas Russell Schultz and Hares sub Sandon Schultz began this match with a very lengthy duel between father and son, with dad Russell def Sandon 19-17, 4-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9.
Hares John Woods followed with another hard-fought set to defeat Goannas Brad Martin 15-13, 11-4, 9-11, 11-13, 11-9.
Goannas Geoff Kuchel won the next singles over Hares Darren Taylor 14-12, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, and Hares evened the score when Fabiano Barbosa def Goannas Charlie Mayes 11-7, 15-13, 6-11, 11-7.
Hares won the first doubles - Sandon and John def Russell and Brad, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9.
Goannas won the next when Geoff def Darren and Charlie def Fabiano, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10. Goannas Russell followed in the reverse singles, def John 11-5, 11-5, 3-11, 11-6.
Hares Sandon won the next singles, def Brad 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-5.
Goannas Geoff then won over Fabiano 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 and Hares Darren def Charlie 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-6.
Goannas won the next doubles - Russell, Geoff over Sandon, Darren 11-9, 12-10, 11-8 and Hares won the last doubles - John, Fabiano over Brad, Charlie 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 2-11, 11-7 to give Goannas a narrow victory by just 5 games and 12 points.
Match 3. Rabbits came home ahead of Possums at the very finish to take the match 6sets each, 25 games to 23, 453 points to 419.
Rabbits Owen Osborne began with a win over Possums Lindsay Martin 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-2.
Possums won the next 2 singles when Shane Wardle def Rabbits Jagger Livingston 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, followed byRichard Tickner def Rabbits Wendy Lehmann 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5.
Rabbits Craig Byron evened the score with a win over Possums Merryn Baxter 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.
Possums won the next 2 doubles when Lindsay, Shane def Owen, Jagger in a very close set 11-13, 11-4, 13-11, 9-11, 11-9 and Richard, Merryn def Wendy, Craig in another very close encounter 11-8, 2-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-8 giving Possums a 2 set lead.
Lindsay then def Rabbits Jagger 11-7, 11-3, 11-5.
Rabbits Owen retaliated with a win over Shane, 11-1, 11-5, 11-3, and Craig def Possums Richard, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-2.
Rabbits then sped up, taking the last 2 doubles - Owen, Wendy def Lindsay, Richard 4-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-2 and Jagger, Craig def Shane, Merryn 11-4, 16-14, 11-7 to even the score at 6 sets each team, but Rabbits winners by just 2 games, 34 points.
Ladder at the end of round 14 - Foxes 36points, 105%, Hares 32 points, 99.81%, Wallabies 28 points, 102.57%, Goannas 28 points, 90.8%, Rabbits 24 points, 99.6%, Possums 20 points, 94.5%.
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