UPTON’S struggles in Didcot & District Association Division 1 continued with two hammerings to Marlborough.

Upton A were trounced 10-0 by Marlborough B, while bottom side Upton B went down by the same scoreline to Marlborough A.

Meanwhile, Marlborough C narrowly edged out Drayton A 6-4, thanks to a maximum from Nat Richardson, who then teamed up with newcomer Julie Lawrence to ensure victory with success in the doubles.

Charlie Lane also continued his good form for Moreton A, picking up a maximum as they beat RAL B 6-4.

Lewis Waddup picked up a maximum for Division 2 strugglers Drayton, but couldn’t prevent their narrow 6-4 defeat to Abingdon A.

Highly-fancied Marlborough E went top of the table with a 6-4 victory over Drayton B in a hard-fought match.

The promotion hopefuls edged it in the end, but with six matches going to five sets, they were made to fight for their victory.

RESULTS

Div 1: Moreton A 6 (C Lane 3), RAL B 4; RAL A 8 (K Bushell 3), Letcombe A 2; Drayton A 4, Marlborough C 6 (N Richardson 3); Marlborough B 10 (P Haycock 3, J Lovelock 3, R Burton 3), Upton A 0; Upton B 0, Marlborough A 10 (N Taylor 3, G Donovan 3, A Noke 3).

Div 2: Sutton A 3, RAL C 7 (R Liquorish 3); Sutton B 5 (S Gherman 3), Moreton B 5; Abingdon A 6, Drayton C 4 (L Waddup 3); Drayton B 4, Marlborough E 6.

Div 3: Sutton C 4 (G Bosse 3), Grove A 6; Marlborough F 6 (M Kay 3), Wallingford A 4; RAL E 3, Drayton D 7 (R Stocker 3); Moreton C 5 (M Isherwood 3), Abingdon B 5; Letcombe B 6 (G Batt-Rawden 3), RAL D 4.

Div 4: Moreton D 6, Drayton E 4 (A Winton 3); Marlborough G 3, Letcombe C 7 (T Brown 3); Abingdon C 5, Wallingford B 5 (M Jedrzejowski 3).

Div 5: Grove B 6 (T Hamilton 3), Drayton G 4; Drayton G 1, Drayton F 9 (G Stephenson 3, W Stephenson 3); Sandford 4, Hanney B 6 (D Stepney 3).