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12:00 - 15-July-2008
Barum were pushed all the way by the Ho! second string but held on to claim a slender 14-10 win.
Paul Ley and Simon Poyner kept the visitors in it when they beat Ian Leonard and Steve Jenkins 7-5, 6-1 and then won a tie-break against Andy Koval and Dave Sloman 14-12.
But Mark Clayton and Steve Clements were unable to do the same and the leaders edged home.
Tarka had a point to prove in their next outing, and they did so in emphatic style with a 24-0 whitewash of Rock Park A.
Leonard, Peter Hedge, Chris Hills and Ian Coggins made up the winning quartet, who extended the club's lead at the top of Division 1 to 34 points.
Westward Ho! look hot favourites to take the North Devon Ladies' League title after disposing of nearest rivals Barnstaple Tarka A 24-0.
Sally Langford, Sue Doncaster, Anoushka Lobato and Marian Vinall were in unstoppable form, and they now have an eight-point lead at the top – with a whopping four games in hand over second-placed Barum.
● For the latest league tables, see the official league website www.northdevontennis.com
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Division 1
Westward Ho! A 16, Barnstaple Tarka B 8: R Shaw & D Grigg lost to A Koval & D Sloman 3-6, 6-3 (8-10); beat S Jenkins & P Hedge 6-1, 6-2. J Triggs & A Hold lost to Koval & Sloman 0-6, 6-2 (1-10); beat Jenkins & Hedge 6-2, 6-0.
Barnstaple Tarka A 24, Rock Park A 0: I Leonard & P Hedge beat L Hughes & S Ebbutt 6-2, 6-4; beat P Yabsley & A Woo 6-2, 7-5. C Hills & I Coggins beat Hughes & Ebbutt 6-1, 6-1; beat Yabsley & Woo 6-0, 6-1.
Ilfracombe A 20, Park Lane A 4: D Reed & W Hunt beat T Lake & E Short 6-1, 7-5; lost to B McMeechan & S Parsons 7-5, 3-6 (5-10). J Spicer & D Malcolm beat Lake & Short 6-2, 6-3; beat McMeechan & Parsons 6-1, 6-4.
Barnstaple Tarka A 14, Westward Ho! B 10: I Leonard & S Jenkins beat M Clayton & S Clements 7-5, 6-4; lost to P Ley & S Poyner 5-7, 1-6. A Koval & D Sloman beat Clayton & S Clements 6-4, 6-1; lost to Ley & Poyner 7-5, 5-7 (12-14).
Division 2
Torrington A 16, Rock Park C 0: J Norman & C Thompson beat S Watson-Davies & M Nel 7-6, 6-4; beat P Squire & D Barnes 6-1, 6-0. M Sussex & G Sussex beat Watson-Davies 7-6, 6-1; beat Squire & Barnes 6-2, 6-1.
Rock Park B 10, Lyn A 6: R Shepherd & N Dixon beat S Fradgley & M Prosser 6-3, 6-2; halved with A Fay & P Rees 0-6, 6-4. A Bond & W Treanor halved with Fradgley & Prosser 1-6, 7-6; halved with Fay & Rees 4-6, 6-3.
Torrington A 8, Rock Park B 8: J Norman & C Thompson beat R Shepherd & W Treanor 7-5, 6-2; halved with M Nel & S Watson-Davies 7-5, 1-6. G Sussex & M Sussex lost to Shepherd & Treanor 6-7, 2-6; halved with Nel & Watson-Davies 6-1, 1-6.
Rock Park B 4, Rock Park C 12: R Shepherd & N Dixon lost to D Newman & E Danielson 5-7, 2-6; halved with M Nel & S Watson-Davies 6-7, 6-3. C Dixon & W Treanor lost to Newman & Danielson 0-6, 6-7; halved with Nel & Watson-Davies 2-6, 7-6.
Ilfracombe B 10, Barnstaple Tarka C 6: D Wright & T Vanborg beat K Stoate & A Dodds 6-0, 6-1; beat J Beckley & R Preston 6-2, 6-3. B Challen & S Storkey halved with Stoate & Dodds 6-2, 3-6; lost to Beckley & Preston 3-6, 4-6.
Park Lane B 16, Barnstaple Tarka C 0: T Williams & P Harris beat K Stoate & H Dodd 6-1, 6-0; beat A Dodds & R Preston 6-2, 6-3. S Parson & J Parson beat Stoate & Dodd 6-1, 6-0; beat Dodds & Preston 6-2, 6-3.
Ilfracombe B 14, Rock Park C 2: D Wright & T Vanborg beat M Nel & S Watson-Davies 6-1, 6-1; beat I Brady & E Danielson 6-3, 6-3. B Challen & K Okeremi halved with Nel & Watson-Davies 2-6, 7-5; beat Brady & Danielson 6-2, 7-6.
Division 3
Hartland A 4, Ilfracombe C 12: P Stucley & N Williams lost to S Hunt & A Hunt 3-6, 2-6; halved with S Storkey & D Adams 6-4, 2-6. R Berry & S Goaman halved with Hunt & Hunt 4-6, 6-4; lost to Storkey & Adams 2-6, 3-6.
Division 4
Torrington B 4, Westward Ho! D 12: J Palmer & H Toogood lost to D Vinall & M Harding 3-6, 0-6. D Sussex & P Graham lost to T Vinall & S Fishwick 2-6, 0-6.
Division 5
Barnstaple Tarka D 14, Bratton Fleming C 2: M Cook & J Woolven beat P Allen & J Butcher 6-0, 6-2; beat C Thorne & P McHugh 6-3, 6-1. R Draper & A Crisp halved with Allen & Butcher 6-7, 6-4; beat Thorne & McHugh 6-0, 6-4.
Torrington C 6, Park Lane D 10: A Briggs & M Dodsworth lost to J Fay & C Roach 0-6, 2-6; beat G Roach 7-5, 7-5. J Delbridge & S Toogood lost to Fay & Roach 1-6, 2-6; halved with Roach & Bartlett 4-6, 6-4.
Westward Ho! E 6, Braunton A 10: M George & M Henderson halved with S Date & C Hatt 5-7, 6-0; beat J Bullard & J Bowyer 6-0, 6-0. C Slee & C Berry lost to Date & Hatt 3-6, 4-6; lost to Bullard & Bowyer 3-6, 0-6.
Division 6
Park Lane E 4, Ilfracombe E 12: C Gubb & S Thornton lost to S Payne & B Goss 1-6, 3-6; lost to M Garner & P Charalambous 1-6, 2-6. J Thornton & J Bowman lost to Payne & Goss 3-6, 4-6; beat Garner & Charalambous 7-5, 6-2.
Ilfracombe E 8, Barnstaple Tarka E 8: P Charalambous & P Denham lost to G Cockell & R Howe 5-7, 1-6; lost to D Norkett & J Masterson 1-6, 3-6. S Payne & M Goss beat Cockell & Howe 6-1, 6-1; beat Norkett & Masterson 6-2, 7-5.
Chulmleigh 8, Lyn C 8: S Aldred & X Auty halved with L Logan & P Hayward 5-7, 7-5; beat J Hayward & K Jackson 6-4, 6-3. A Danby & W Danby lost to Logan & Hayward 1-6, 3-6; halved with Hayward & Jackson 6-3, 1-6.
Pete Stacey Cup
Westward Ho! E 3½, Park Lane C ½: M George & B Dobson beat J Bowman & J Thornton 6-2, 6-3; beat D Ellis & A Goldbourne 7-6, 4-6 (10-5). T Trapnell & C Slee beat Bowman & J Thornton 3-6, 7-5 (10-6); halved with Ellis & Goldbourne 2-6, 6-3.
LADIES
Division 1
Westward Ho! A 24, Barnstaple Tarka A 0: S Langford & S Doncaster beat S Williams & S Hook 6-1, 7-6; beat B Muir & N Bennington 6-1, 6-2. A Lobato & M Vinall beat Williams & Hook 6-3, 7-5; beat Muir & Bennington 6-3, 6-2.
Division 2
Braunton A 16, Rock Park B 0: J Stapley & H Adams beat Y Kitchener & R Drayton 6-1, 6-1; beat P Malek & J Gough 6-1, 6-1. T Pook & S Hunter beat Kitchener & Drayton 6-0, 6-0; beat Malek & Gough 6-1, 7-5.
Division 4
Westward Ho! D 8, Lynton A 8: A Latham & N Shaw beat C Edgington & M Duncan 6-0, 6-4; beat K Farington & S Kirkman 6-3, 6-4. M Clayton & S Ferguson lost to Edgington & Duncan 2-6, 6-7; lost to Farington & Kirkman 4-6, 6-7.
Braunton C 10, Bratton Fleming 6: C Fisher & K Hill beat S McHugh & T Bryars 6-3, 6-2; halved with K Loosemore & S Bastiaenen 7-5, 5-7. L Somerville & E Williams beat McHugh & Bryars 6-0, 6-3; lost to Loosemore & Bastiaenen 0-6, 1-6.
Westward Ho! E 8, Woolsery C 8: D Cox & D Rossiter halved with D Pomeroy & S Grills 6-7, 6-3; halved with J Walter & K Robinson 4-6, 6-3. J Doncaster & B Leonard beat Pomeroy & Grills 6-4, 6-2; lost to Walter & Robinson 4-6, 1-6.
Bratton Fleming 14, Lyn 2: K Loosemore & S Bastiaenen beat S Kirkman & A Reilly 6-2, 6-4; beat C Edgington & T Hepher 6-1, 6-1. S McHugh & T Bryars halved with Kirkman & Reilly 6-2, 2-6; beat Edgington & Hepher 6-2, 6-2.
Chulmleigh A 7, Woolsery C 9: S Yates & T Petitt lost to D Pomeroy & S Grills 3-6, 1-6; lost to J Walter & K Clark 0-6 (rain). D Spencer & J Moser halved with Pomeroy & Grills 2-2 (rain); beat Walter & Clark 7-5, 6-2.
Pete Stacey Cup
Westward Ho! C 4, Westward Ho! D 0: D Hellier & K Morris beat J Doncaster & S Ferguson 6-1, 6-0; beat A Latham & N Shaw 6-0, 6-3. H Wilkes & M Hayter beat Doncaster & Ferguson 6-0, 6-4; beat Latham & Shaw 7-5, 6-1.
Knockout Cup
Park Lane 3, Woolsery 1: L Lewis & R McMeechan beat S Walter & S Gauntlett 6-0, 6-1; beat K Harding & J Marion 6-1, 6-3. C Lake & J Hunter beat Walter & Gauntlett 7-6, 6-4; lost to Harding & Marion 0-6, 6-4 (4-10).
STILL IN: Lydia Huxtable (Barnstaple) is still on course for the girls' 16/U singles at Exeter Junior Week after beating Kelly Gould (Colyton) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
Westward Ho junior Tom Vinall wasn't so lucky – he was handed a tough draw when, after beating Barnaby Harris (Exeter) 6-4, 7-6 in the boys' 16/U singles, he lost out to second seed Jack Findel-Hawkins (Exmouth) in straight sets. Photo: Tony Atkins
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