Strikers survive Swallows fightback in Mursley derby
A 10–0 with a five-game doubles, two draws and a last-two-rubbers derby win made Division Four anything but routine.
Coverage: 2–8 November 2026Published
Greenleys Dukes beat Open University Explorers 10–0, although their doubles went to 11–9 in the deciding fifth game. The most changeable scoreline was in the all-Mursley fixture, where Swallows hauled a 1–4 deficit back to 4–4 before Strikers won the last two rubbers.
Player of the Week
Todd Agnew
Mursley Strikers
Three singles victories and a doubles comeback from two games down in the 6–4 victory over Mursley Swallows.
Supporting MKTTL scorecardNewport Pagnell VanquishGreenleys Sovereigns
Newport Pagnell Vanquish and Greenleys Sovereigns drew 5–5. The official card records a retirement in Roy Read’s contest with Stefan Swift, rather than a fully played singles result.
Official MKTTL scorecardGreenleys DukesOpen University Explorers
Greenleys Dukes completed a 10–0 win over Open University Explorers. Tim Welch, David Fletcher and Jaison Mistry each won three singles; Welch and Mistry took the doubles 11–9 in the deciding fifth game.
Official MKTTL scorecardGreenleys ZainabiyaPadbury Night Owls
Greenleys Zainabiya drew 5–5 with Padbury Night Owls. Jean Bisault won all three singles for the visitors without dropping a game. Zainabiya answered with two singles each from Naren Bellala and Kunal Vora and one from Faraz Mohsin.
Official MKTTL scorecardMursley SwallowsMursley Strikers
Mursley Swallows recovered from 1–4 down to level at 4–4 against Mursley Strikers. Todd Agnew then beat Mark Woodward in straight games and Bill Daniell overcame Ed Bettison in four, securing a 6–4 away win. Agnew won all three singles and shared a doubles victory with Trevor Green after they had trailed by two games.
Official MKTTL scorecardDukes took all ten points; Strikers needed the final two. Todd Agnew’s singles treble and doubles comeback from two games down gave the Mursley match its standout individual contribution.
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