SENIOR Island table tennis player Eugene Ellis won four championship titles at the Geoff Reed centre last night.
Although he won his first game narrowly, 12-10, against Paul Marshall in the final of the singles event, he took the next three games comfortably, before beating Tom Quinn in the veterans singles.
If anything, this was an even closer match as Quinn won two games.With two titles under his belt, Ellis then partnered Paul Marshall to win the men’s doubles against Bruce Gallichan and Clive Hansford, Marshall hitting a string of winners in the final game, taking it 11-3.Ellis then combined with Dawn Buckley to beat Bruce Gallichan and Kay Lefebvre 4-2 to win the mixed doubles’ title.The closest final of the evening was at under-18 level, as Dale Brockbank and Andrew Gallichan matched each other shot for shot until Brockbank took the final game 11-9.In the over-50s singles Clive Hansford beat Bruce Gallichan 4-1, while Doug Ferguson came back from 2-0 down to beat Ken Le Brun 4-2 and win the over-60s title.Josh Band won both the under-15s singles, beating Chris Corfield 4-0, and the under-13s singles, beating Sam Motto 4-1.Kay Lefebvre beat Stephanie Marriott 4-0 to win the women’s singles, and combined with her to beat Dawn Buckley and Natasha Marriott 4-1 in the doubles.In the only best-of-five match of the evening, Doug Ferguson and Ed Le Quesne beat Ken and Darren Le Brun 3-2 to take the doubles A (Division II) title.
The under-15s girls’ title went to Natasha Marriott, who beat Natalie Fosse 4-0.
Article posted on 29th March, 2004 - 12.00am
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