The three main title challengers are yet to falter in Ladies Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League.

North Oxford, Oxford City and Oxford Sports all recorded their second successive wins of the season with consumate ease.

Reigning champions North Oxford sent out a warning to their rivals with an awesome display in an 8-1 victory over Bicester.

There were few problems for North's first pair of Artis Kakonge and Gina Liverton, who dropped just six games in their six sets.

Louise Purton and Evelyn Swift also enjoyed a clean sweep at second pair, but North were denied a whitewash when Kate Calnan and Emma Tolson were beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Nicki Bracewell and Jo Boyle in the final rubber of the afternoon.

City and Sports were 3-2 ahead going into their final round of matches against Woodstock and Cholsey respectively, but both ran out 6-2 winners.

Barbara Gibbons and Esther Simmonds won all three rubbers for City, with Linda Wastie and Elana Mercadante dropping just a half.

In Division 2, Banbury West End's first pair of Claire Oldfield and Wendy Eves won two-and-a-half rubbers out of a possible three, but couldn't stop their side from falling to a 6-2 defeat at the hands of Woodstock B.

Anita Hollingdale and Linda Molyneux dropped just half a rubber for Woodstock, whose other two pairs of Mary Smith and Pam Selby, and Jane Thomson and Norma Powell both won two.

In Division 3, Abingdon B were in top form to destroy North Oxford C 8-.

Dawn Torgersen and Pam Gordon, as well as Anne Powell-Jones and Gill Close were both unbeaten for Abingdon, with Sarah Butler and Judy Grimshaw winning North's solitary half.

In the 2-Pair League, Kingston Bagpuize and Abingdon fought out an exciting 2-2 draw in Mixed Divison 1.

Roger Bones and Val Casemore saved the day for Abingdon, winning a three-set battle with John Palmer and Sarah Mitchell to give their side a share of the spoils in the final match of the afternoon.

Mapledurham defeated Benson 3-1.

Malcolm Bates and Christine Bates were unbeaten for Mapledurham, with Simon Claridge and Liz Bowles winning Benson's point.

In Division 2, John Johnson and Sherry Foster were unbeaten as Cholsey B beat Benson C 3-1, while Len Albin and Susie Kutas led Portcullis to a 3-1 triumph over Faringdon.