Horn keeps Sapphires level while comebacks break out around her
Two draws, two visiting singles trebles and a dramatic recovery made Division Seven anything but uneventful.
Coverage: 26 October 2026 – 1 November 2026Published
The league table gets two more 5–5s. The players involved deserve a better description than that. Angie Horn won all three singles as Greenleys Sapphires drew away to Open University Newcomers; Steve Jones did the same for Little Horwood Frigates at Newport Pagnell Rapide. Buckingham Ouse Eddies, meanwhile, were the only side to put together a winning total.
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Angie Horn
Greenleys Sapphires
All three singles in Sapphires' 5–5 away draw, with nine games won out of ten. A close editorial choice over another unbeaten visiting treble, Steve Jones's.
Supporting MKTTL scorecardNewport Pagnell RapideLittle Horwood Frigates
Frigates' Steve Jones claimed three singles in a 5–5 at Newport Pagnell Rapide. Rapide's John McGuire and Tom Binstead won two each, with Binstead turning a 0–2 deficit against Mark Cowdrey into an 11–8 fifth. Alan Baker also needed five to beat Garry Coats. Frigates' doubles point and a singles from Cowdrey backed up Jones's treble just enough for the draw.
Official MKTTL scorecardBuckingham Ouse EddiesPadbury Otters
Ouse Eddies were 7–3 winners against Padbury Otters. David McLelland and Gopi Boni won three singles each, then the home doubles made seven. Otters' Chris Becque, Paul D. Sargent and Robert Baldwin all found a point against Julie McLelland. No fifth-game drama here — just a remarkably clear split between the unbeaten home pair and the rest of the scorecard.
Official MKTTL scorecardOpen University NewcomersGreenleys Sapphires
At Open University Newcomers, Horn won all three singles for Sapphires. Ade Odetayo and Kirsty Forshaw added one each, leaving the sides level at 5–5. Newcomers had a comeback to savour: Mustafa Bektik recovered from 0–2 against Forshaw, pinched the third 13–11 and won the fifth 11–9. Bektik and Salih Gungor won two singles each, and Newcomers took the doubles. Horn's treble stood firm amid the swings.
Official MKTTL scorecardJones and Horn had remarkably similar unbeaten returns in the two draws. Horn gets our editorial nod this time: her three wins were the constant in a match where Newcomers found other ways to haul themselves back level.
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