Despite seeing their first pair of Mark and Sue Taylor winning all three rubbers, Goring went down 6-3 to Bicester in Mixed Division 1 of the OLTA Inter-Club 3-Pair League.

A superb performance from the Taylors proved too much for the entire Bicester team, but there was nothing to back up their clean sweep as the home side edged home.

David Williams and Sarah Beer were the only otherGoring pair to threatened winning a rubber, taking Garteh Lloyd and Kim Hartley to three sets before losing the final match of the afternoon 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.

Woodstock eased to a 7.5-1.5 victory over Abingdon, with top pair Manoj Gujral and Liz Gilkes recording a clean sweep of victories.

Jeremy Wood and Kathryn Schutterlin were the only Abingdon pair to claim a rubber.

After halving their first match with Pramad Gujral and Jenny Corfield, they then beat Ben Coomber and June Concalves.

In Division 2, Woodstock B recorded an impressive 6-3 away victory over Thame.

David Gosnell and Myra Symonds were unbeaten for Woodstock, with Ian Leek and Fiona Pidgeon winning two of Thame's three rubbers.

In Division 1 of the 2-Pair League, Cholsey wasted little time in thumping Kingston Bagpuize 4-0.

Jason Harrison and Gina Liverton dropped just seven games at first pair, with Stephen Buckley and Charlotte Turner losing a meagre ten.

Abingdon and Oxford Sports B fought out an exciting 2-2 draw, with Martin Smith and Alison Clayton unbeaten for Sports.