BOOTHAM CC 'A' have opened up a healthy 13-point lead at the top of York and District Table Tennis League division one.

Both Bootham and nearest challengers Holgate WMC 'A continued their dominance with recent victories.

Bootham had a 9-1 win over Sessions 'A' with three wins each for Paul Eastwood and Jon Wooldridge. Holgate defeated Groves WMC 'A' 7-3 with John Farmery undefeated.

Coneysthorpe 'A' are the in-form team and moved in to third spot with a 10-0 whitewash of Poppleton 'B'.

Sessions 'A' lost to Holgate WMC 'A' despite Mick Willcockson winning his three matches.

Groves WMC 'A' beat their 'B' team 7-3 thanks to three wins each for Alfie Potter and Mick Kenyon.

University are doing their best to escape the bottom spot, but are struggling to field a regular team. Koji Yamamoto won all three for the University but could not prevent them going down 7-3.

York RI 'B' lost 10-0 to Groves WMC 'B' but managed a 5-5 draw with Groves WMC 'A'. Mick Kenyon was unbeaten for Groves. Poppleton 'B' had an 8-2 win over York RI 'C', with three wins for Rob Pulleyn.

Division two leaders Holgate WMC 'B' thrashed Northern Electric 10-0. The surprise in this encounter was three defeats in a single match for Rod Lowery.

Second-placed York RI 'D' also won 10-0 against bottom team Poppleton 'D'.

Nestl Rowntree 'A' enjoyed a 7-3 win over Poppleton 'C', which included three wins for Keith Webster.

Bootham CC 'B', in fourth place, beat Groves WMC 'C' 10-0. BT 'A' managed a 5-5 draw with a two-man Sessions 'B'.

York RI 'E' were too good for Poppleton 'D' winning 8-2. Gareth Stott was unbeaten as York RI 'E' also won 8-2 against BT 'B'.

In division three, Bootham CC 'C' had their closest match for some time as they overcame York RI 'F' 7-3 with Gareth Bryning in good form for his three wins.

Holgate WMC 'C' are five points behind Bootham CC 'C' after the undefeated John Temple and Simon Prins laid the foundations for a 9-1 victory over Shepherds 'B'. Norwich Union 'A' whitewashed Shepherds 'C'.

Gary Neads and Mike Surtees each won three times as Shepherds 'A' beat Holgate WMC 'D' 9-1. Malcolm Haswell was unbeaten as Coneysthorpe 'B' defeated York RI 'G' 8-2.

Groves WMC 'D' remained top of division four after beating Norwich Union 'B' 9-1. Keith Hood and John Orchard each won three for Groves.

Nestl Rowntree 'B' lost second place following their 6-4 defeat at the hands of Poppleton 'F'. Shepherds 'D' had a 5-4 win over York RI 'J', although both teams only had two players.

Sessions 'C' went second after their 6-4 win over York RI 'H', John Stokes was undefeated for Sessions.Three wins from Howard Lewis helped Nestl Rowntree 'B' to an 8-2 win over York RI 'K'.

Updated: 09:17 Saturday, December 18, 2004