Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope 7-3 Mursley Swallows

League

Division Two

Tuesday 28 November 2017

Set	Result	Games	Score	Match score
1	Marco Hahn lost to Martin Johnson	11-8, 10-12, 5-11, 12-10, 6-11	2-3	0-1
2	Mike Ainsworth beat Roger Shelton	13-11, 12-10, 9-11, 16-14	3-1	1-1
3	Tony Coomber beat John Paul	11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8	3-1	2-1
4	Tony Coomber & Marco Hahn beat Roger Shelton & Martin Johnson	8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7	3-2	3-1
5	Mike Ainsworth lost to Martin Johnson	4-11, 10-12, 11-9, 4-11	1-3	3-2
6	Marco Hahn beat John Paul	11-3, 11-9, 13-11	3-0	4-2
7	Tony Coomber lost to Roger Shelton	5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11	2-3	4-3
8	Mike Ainsworth beat John Paul	9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9	3-2	5-3
9	Tony Coomber beat Martin Johnson	11-9, 11-8, 11-4	3-0	6-3
10	Marco Hahn beat Roger Shelton	11-6, 12-10, 11-9	3-0	7-3

Team summaries

Team	Games won	Games average (%)	Points won	Points average (%)
Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope	26	63.41	409	51.77
Mursley Swallows	15	36.59	381	48.23

Player summaries

Player	Sets played	Sets won	Games played	Games won	Games average (%)	Points played	Points won	Points average (%)
Milton Keynes Hit 'n' Hope
Marco Hahn	3	2	11	8	72.73	213	113	53.05
Mike Ainsworth	3	2	13	7	53.85	260	128	49.23
Tony Coomber	3	2	12	8	66.67	222	117	52.70
Mursley Swallows
Martin Johnson	3	2	12	6	50.00	222	116	52.25
Roger Shelton	3	1	12	4	33.33	247	119	48.18
John Paul	3	0	12	3	25.00	226	102	45.13

Match details

Date	Tuesday 28 November 2017
Start time	19:30
Competition	League
Division	Division Two
Venue	Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre
Season	2017-2018
Games played	41
Points played	790

Report

Published 16/04/2025 06:34 by Martin Johnson.

So, with the League program entering it's second half, Swallows were hoping they might be able to improve on their 6-4 defeat, first time out, against Hit 'n' Hope. Things started in great fashion for them, as Martin Johnson picked up a surprise win, in five close games, and with the luck on his side, to inflict a rare defeat on Marco Hahn. However, Hit 'n' Hope took the honours in two closely fought four gamers, with Mike Ainsworth beating Roger Shelton, and Tony Coomber wiining against John Paul. The home team extended the advantage with a fifth game win in the doubles, as Marco / Tony edged out Roger / Martin. Martin pulled one back for Swallows with a four game win versus Mike, but Marco re-established Hit 'n' Hope's two set lead by beating John in straight games. The visitors again battled back as Roger sneaked an 11-9 win in the decider against Tony, but Hit 'n' Hope then finished the stronger, as Mike shaded it 11-9 in the fifth against John, before Tony and Marco won in straight games against Martin and Roger, respectively, to take them to their fourth win of the season, and close to within three points of Swallows in the League Table, and also inflict a fifth consecutive loss on Swallows, as things towards the bottom half of the table all get a little closer.