Lyimo takes three; Coats brings one back for Frigates
Two drawn fixtures gave Division Seven plenty of balance; Rapide’s 8–2 must be read with three conceded singles kept in view.
Coverage: 5–11 October 2026Published Last updated
The division’s widest result came against a two-player side. In the other two fixtures, unbeaten players helped their teams draw, with the doubles supplying the balancing rubber for the opponents.
Player of the Week
Reuben Lyimo
Greenleys Sapphires
Lyimo won all three singles as Sapphires drew 5–5 with Frigates. The standout was his recovery from 1–2 against Steve Simpson: 14–12 in the fourth, then 11–7 in the fifth. He also beat Garry Coats in four and Colin Smith in three, supplying three points without a conceded rubber among them.
Supporting MKTTL scorecardPadbury OttersNewport Pagnell Rapide
Newport Pagnell Rapide won 8–2 at Padbury Otters, including three conceded singles for the absent home player. John McGuire and Tom Binstead each won their two played singles and received one concession. Paul D. Sargent and Chris Becque earned Otters’ two played wins. Rapide also took the doubles; the three conceded rubbers remain distinct from the visitors’ five played victories.
Official MKTTL scorecardOpen University NewcomersWoburn Sands Hit and Miss
Open University Newcomers and Woburn Sands Hit and Miss drew 5–5. Mustafa Bektik won all three singles for Newcomers, supported by two from Salih Gungor. Tom Upcraft took two for Hit and Miss; Ian McLuckie and Claire Tobin added one apiece. Hit and Miss’s doubles win balanced Newcomers’ 5–4 advantage in the singles.
Official MKTTL scorecardGreenleys SapphiresLittle Horwood Frigates
Greenleys Sapphires drew 5–5 with Little Horwood Frigates. Reuben Lyimo won three singles, including a recovery from 1–2 against Steve Simpson. Garry Coats won twice for Frigates, overturning two 12–10 opening-game defeats against Anil Kumar Kondebettu to win in five. Kondebettu took two singles for Sapphires, but Frigates’ doubles result supplied their fifth team rubber.
Official MKTTL scorecardBektik and Lyimo were unbeaten, but neither could turn a 5–4 singles advantage into a team victory. The doubles brought both visiting sides level.
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