Two comebacks lift Hyenas; Thomas supplies every Tigers point
Kingsley recover in doubles, Saints have two unbeaten Davids, and Hyenas win two singles from 0–2.
Coverage: 19–25 October 2026Published
Two Division Two fixtures finished 6–4, and both contain a persuasive explanation for that narrow margin. Kingsley's doubles pair recovered from two games down; Hyenas' Barker and Cowley each did the same in singles. None of those recoveries needs an invented rally to sound interesting.
Player of the Week
Mark Thomas
DCA Tigers
Won all three played singles, including an 11–7 decider against Trevan Vass, and partnered Kieran West to win the doubles. Thomas was involved in all four Tigers points in a 4–6 defeat: a complete individual contribution even though his team lost.
Supporting TT Leagues scorecardKingsley EACC Bobcats
Kingsley E beat ACC Bobcats 6–4 despite Darren Johnson winning all three singles for the visitors. Hartley Hancock and Clive Appleton each won twice for Kingsley, Trevor Bartlett once; Julie Neal supplied Bobcats' other point with a 12–10 fifth-game win over Bartlett.
Bartlett and Hancock then overturned a two-game deficit against Neal and Johnson in the doubles, taking the last three 11–9, 11–9, 11–7. That doubles victory was the difference between a draw and the recorded home win. Johnson's singles treble and Kingsley's recovery both belong in the headline conversation.
Official TT Leagues scorecardACC CheetahsSaints
David Middleditch and David Tebbutt each won all three singles as Saints beat ACC Cheetahs 7–3. Michael Shannon, Carla Grady and David Kerslake each beat Sidney Middleditch for Cheetahs, while Saints took the doubles. There were no fifth games. Two unbeaten Saints players supplied six of the seven points, a simple pattern with a substantial effect on the result.
Official TT Leagues scorecardHeadlands HyenasDCA Tigers
Headlands Hyenas beat DCA Tigers 6–4 through two singles wins apiece from Trevan Vass, Jack Barker and Elliot Cowley. Mark Thomas won all three singles for Tigers and partnered Kieran West to a five-game doubles win, meaning he was involved in every away point.
Thomas beat Vass 11–7 in a fifth. Barker recovered from two games down against Geoffrey Barber to win 11–8, and Cowley did the same against West, finishing 11–9. Without either recovery the home win would not have survived in this form. Four five-game rubbers were shared two apiece; two of Hyenas' six singles wins began at 0–2.
Official TT Leagues scorecardJohnson and Thomas each won three singles in losing causes. Saints' two unbeaten players finished on the winning side. The week's individual distinction is not reducible to which team had the larger final number.
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