YORK RI ‘A’ were in superb form in the first division of the SLT FM Solutions Ltd York and District Table Tennis League where they whitewashed Coneysthorpe ‘B’ .

The RI trio of Mick Wilcockson, Filip Wojtkowiak and Paul Robertson proved too powerful for their opponents.

Ashley Hodgson and Martin Lowe contributed maximums as Coneysthorpe ‘A’ thrashed University ‘A’ 9-1. Three wins from Jane Cohen were enough for York RI ‘B’ to see off a battling Clarence ‘B’ 6-4, while a treble from Aidan Ranftler proved decisive in a 6-4 victory for Clarence ‘A ‘over Bootham ‘A’.

In division two, York RI ‘C’ maintained their strong start as Andy Fletcher led them to an 8-2 triumph over York RI ‘E’. For the losers, the rapidly improving Mikey Arnold underlined his potential with a stunning victory over Phil Leopold.

Bootham ‘C’ had Ady McClaren to thank in a 6-4 victory over Shepherds ‘A’, while Shepherds ‘B’ were shown no mercy by Bootham ‘D’ in a 10-0 thrashing, with a determined John Temple posting his first maximum in two years.

New boys Wetherby went down 8-2 to Ryedale@RI with John Flintoft on top form and Bootham ‘B’ had an excellent win over York RI ‘D’ with Mike Cooper claiming a key win over veteran defender John Hughes.

A two-man Tramways did well to escape with a 5-5 draw against University ‘B’ for whom Alex McCarthy was undefeated in his first game at this level.

Bootham ‘F’ edged out rivals Bootham ‘E’ 6-4 in division three, with Matt Ayres excelling.

Despite the efforts of Jim Stevenson, Shepherd ‘C’ played superbly to post their first victory in two seasons prevailing 6-4 against BT ‘B’. David Atkinson, Steve Webster and Nigel Baker all claimed two wins.

In division four, it was a tough week for York RI ‘J’ who were thrashed 10-0 by both Trustmarque and York RI ‘H’.

York RI ‘H’ followed that whitewash with a 7-3 defeat of Haxby & Wigginton with Paul Greenwood the star man.

Mike Belton and Keith Hood were too strong for York RI I as they led Crescent ‘F’ to a 9-1 triumph while Bootham ‘G’ continued their positive start to the season with an 8-2 victory over University ‘C’.