Beckett keeps Wannabes level; Marchant helps Destroyers win
Two draws put the emphasis on difficult individual contributions, while One Love won every singles but still conceded the doubles.
Coverage: 12–18 October 2026Published Last updated
Division Five mixed a 9–1 with three much closer results. The team totals were varied; the recurring theme was that singles and doubles did not always tell the same story.
Player of the Week
Sue Marchant
Little Horwood Destroyers
Marchant contributed three singles wins and the doubles with Chris Schmid to Destroyers' 6–4 victory. She recovered from 1–2 against Abhishek Yadav, winning the last two games 11–6, then beat Vikas Koujalagi in three and Shikha Rajpal in four. Four contributions to a six-point team total make a persuasive independent selection.
Supporting MKTTL scorecardNewport Pagnell VantageMursley Magpies
Newport Pagnell Vantage drew 5–5 with Mursley Magpies. Ian Bell beat Rod Lock 12–10 in the fifth after surrendering a two-game lead, but Magpies found their own late results: Mike Maunders recovered from 1–2 against Ian Wrigley, then Nick Board beat Bell in three, closing the final rubber 17–15. Bell and Mihai Stamati took two singles each; Lock won twice for Magpies.
Official MKTTL scorecardLeighton Buzzard BuzzardsChackmore Wannabes
James Beckett won all three singles as Chackmore Wannabes drew 5–5 at Leighton Buzzard Buzzards. Dave Bush supplied two for Buzzards, with Tim Bevan and Heather Wilcox adding one each. Buzzards’ doubles victory balanced a singles count that favoured the visitors 5–4. Beckett’s unbeaten return had been important without being enough for an overall win.
Official MKTTL scorecardWoburn Sands One LoveMursley Merlins
Woburn Sands One Love beat Mursley Merlins 9–1 with Frances Gander, Dean Sargent and Raymond Kwan all winning three singles. Kwan recovered from two games down against Bruce Owen. Merlins’ one success came in the doubles, so this was a complete singles sweep rather than a complete fixture sweep.
Official MKTTL scorecardBuckingham Gaol BreakersLittle Horwood Destroyers
Little Horwood Destroyers won 6–4 at Buckingham Gaol Breakers. Sue Marchant took three singles, including a five-game win over Abhishek Yadav after trailing 1–2. Yadav still won twice, recovering from 0–2 against Chris Schmid. Schmid added two for Destroyers, whose doubles victory supplied their sixth rubber.
Official MKTTL scorecardThe doubles balanced one draw, prevented a whitewash in another fixture and completed the narrow away win. It is one rubber, but rarely just a footnote.
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