Hawks leave it to the doubles; Horn helps Lagondas draw
A deciding-game doubles win completed Hawks’ 6–4, while Chris Horn’s unbeaten return helped Lagondas finish level at Spitfires.
Coverage: 5–11 October 2026Published Last updated
Two 6–4s, a draw and a 9–1 gave Division Two its range of results. Several key wins came after two-game deficits; another survived a game lost without scoring a point.
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Martin Johnson
Mursley Hawks
Johnson contributed two singles wins and the doubles to Hawks' 6–4 victory. His match with Peter Tillotson included a 0–11 third game, followed by wins of 14–12 and 11–9 to take the rubber. He also beat Keith Carrington in four, including a 20–18 second game, before partnering David Bartlett to a five-game doubles success.
Supporting MKTTL scorecardLittle Horwood Wooden TopsOpen University Shockwaves
Open University Shockwaves won 6–4 at Little Horwood Wooden Tops. Tiger Tan took three singles and Charity Wong two, with the doubles supplying the sixth rubber. Bill Higgins won twice for Wooden Tops, including a recovery from 0–2 against Wong. Higgins won the fourth 14–12 and the fifth 11–8. An unbeaten Tan and a resilient Higgins shaped opposite sides of the result.
Official MKTTL scorecardMursley HawksMilton Keynes Powers
Mursley Hawks beat Milton Keynes Powers 6–4, with David Bartlett and Martin Johnson winning two singles each. Johnson beat Peter Tillotson in five despite losing the third game 11–0. His win over Keith Carrington included a 20–18 second. Bartlett and Johnson then took the final doubles 11–7 in the fifth, deciding a fixture that had stood at 5–4.
Official MKTTL scorecardWoburn Sands MosquitoesGreenleys Moghuls
Woburn Sands Mosquitoes beat Greenleys Moghuls 9–1. James Molloy and Robert Mungham each completed a singles treble; Garry Barnes added two. Jose Blecua supplied Moghuls’ single rubber. The two unbeaten players contributed six of Mosquitoes’ nine, making this the division’s outright largest winning margin.
Official MKTTL scorecardLeighton Buzzard SpitfiresNewport Pagnell Lagondas
Leighton Buzzard Spitfires and Newport Pagnell Lagondas drew 5–5. Chris Horn won all three singles for Lagondas and partnered Tony Ardis to a five-game doubles win. Anshuman Pandit recovered from 0–2 against Ardis for Spitfires, while Graham Silversides beat Glen Davison in another decider. Pandit and Silversides each took two singles.
Official MKTTL scorecardHawks converted their doubles opportunity into a win; Lagondas used theirs to balance a 5–4 singles deficit. Both show how one shared rubber can shape the full team result.
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