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20/11/2003
MAN/PONT EXTEND LEAD
A comfortable win over neighbours Northern extended Manchester/Pontefract's lead at the top of Group A ...
Manchester-Pontefract 4-1 Manchester Northern
Nick Taylor lost to Ong Beng Hee 8-10, 7-9, 5-9
James Willstrop beat Peter Billson 9-7, 9-5, 10-8
Marcus Berrett beat Phillip Barker 9-3, 9-4, 9-3
John Rooney beat Daryl Selby 9-3, 3-9, 9-6, 9-4
Madeline Perry beat Jenny Tranfield 9-3, 9-6, 8-10, 10-8
Manchester-Pontefract stretched their lead at the top of Group A by one point last night, when they completed a comfortable 4-1 win over league newcomers Northern.
Madeline Perry provided the result of the night with a 3-1 win of a somewhat travel-weary Jenny Tranfield, although she was made to work hard to close out the match, at on point being 2-0 and 6-0 up, before finally completing a 9-3, 9-6, 8-10, 10-8 victory.
Fellow Irish International Jon Rooney continued his winning start to his National League career, with a 9-3, 3-9, 9-6, 9-4 win over Northern debutant, Daryl Selby.
Marcus Berrett completed a comfortable 3-0 win, extending his unbeaten run in the league to four matches, showing pace and accuracy that gave his young opponent no time to settle.
The highlight of the night was an ‘exhibition’ style performance by James Willstrop against Peter Billson, with Willstrop cutting nicks from all angles whilst his opponent showed great touches of his own. Willstrop ran out a 9-7, 9-5, 10-8 winner and remains unbeaten this season.
At number one, Nick Taylor couldn’t quite convert chances in the first game against Ong Beng Hee, going down 10-8, before staging a remarkable recovery in the second to come back from 1-8 to 7-8, only to lose out 7-9 and then lose the third comfortably.
So the final result leaves us two points clear of Edgbaston and seven clear of Nottingham and Duffield, with the still dangerous Wolverhampton a further four points down. The next round of fixtures will be crucial and with all teams without top men and women, strength in depth will be tested to the full!
Contributor: Yawar Abbas
Club: Man/Pont
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