Woodstock won 5-3 at home to Abingdon to go top of Ladies Division 1 in the Thames Valley Winter League.

The match was heading for a draw until Woodstock’s first pair, Jenny Corfield and Taysie Gujral, won the decisive final set 6-0 against Kathryn Schutterlin and Pam Gordon, who had taken the first set 6-4.

Oxford Sports are hot on Woodstock’s heels following their 6-2 home win over Cholsey.

Cressida Henderson and Aoife Miller winnng all four sets for Sports.

Blood and determination were on show in Men’s Division 5 recently.

Dave Brandon helped David Lloyd D to a 7-1 victory over Henley B, despite losing his top front teeth in a clash with a racquet.

SELECTED RESULTS

MEN

Div 1: Brackley 2, Abingdon B 6; Oxford Sports B 8, David Lloyd B 0; Marlow 7, North Oxford C 1; Woodstock B 3, North Oxford B 5.

Div 3: Virgin Active B 6, Oxford Sports C 2; Blewbury 3, Cholsey 5; Wheatley 4, Wantage C 4.

Div 6: Hanney B 3, OUP 5; Abingdon E 7, David Lloyd E 1; Bicester D 0, Watlington 8.

LADIES

Div 1: Oxford City 5, North Oxford 3; Portcullis 6, Benson 2; Wantage 4, Blewbury 4; Woodstock 5, Abingdon 3; Oxford Sports 6, Cholsey 2; Wantage 4, Brackley 4.

Div 2: Goring B 2, Woodstock B 6.

Div 4: Mapledurham B 6, Abingdon C 2; Witney B 4, Oxford Sports C 4; Hanney 5, Bicester B 3; Princes Risborough 3, Benson 5.

Div 5: Watlington B 5, Southfields 3; North Oxford E 3, Shiplake C 5; Abingdon D 0, North Oxford D 8; Hambledon 4, Brackley C 4.