Oxfordshire recorded their sixth successive victory in Division 1B of the Inter-county Championships with a 10-5 rout of Nottinghamshire 2nd at Nottingham.
Heroes on the day were Dave Boorman and Alison Brown, who remained unbeaten and together won the tenth rubber to give Oxon the bonus points.
Oxon were without their injured star Julie Bradbury but started well with four singles wins from Erica Green, Emma Martin, Mike Palmer and Phil Linnard. Green and Martin took one doubles, while second pair Claire Tait and Alison Brown excelled themselves with two easy wins.
Oxon 3rd travelled to Hounslow to meet Middlesex 3rd and went down 9-6, earning one bonus point.
Helen Ashdown won her singles, while Oxon took all four women's doubles through Hayley Davies, with Gemma Noble, and Lisa Burden, with Natalie Wilsker. The sixth rubber came when the Middlesex third mixed pair had to concede at 15-9, 11-11 through an ankle injury.
Oxon Over 50s recorded a 12-0 whitewash over Shropshire, with Sue Jelfs, Judy McCairns, Andi Padbury, Dawn Torgersen, Pete Falle, Barry Stock, Pat Edginton and Doug Wells all unbeaten.
Stephanie Neal and Sarah Torgersen starred for North Abingdon in Women's Division 1of the Oxford League.
They defeated county singles champion Erica Green and partner Wendy Jeffries 15-13, 12-15, 15-12 on the way to a 6-3 win over Gosford Hill, who sent only two pairs.
Redefield fell 9-0 to Gosford Hill but bounced back to win 5-4 against Evenlode in a relegation battle.
In Division 3, Oxford University fielded two pairs against Breakaway but still won 5 and a half-3 and a half, with Helen Anness and Yalina Patty unbeaten.
In the Men's League, Abingdon kept up the defence of Division 1 with an 8-1 victory over Park A, while title pretenders Magdalen Eynsham remained top by winning 6-3 against Redefield A.
Park A were 6-3 winners against Thame A in their local derby, Thame's wins coming from Jeremy Carder and David Hart.
In the Mixed League, teenager Phil Sayer and partner Jean Artherton recorded a ninth rubber win in straight games to give Abingdon B a 5-4 win over Harwell in Division 3b.
RESULTS
Women's Division 1: Gosford Hill 9, Redefield 0; Evenlode 4, Redefield 5; North Abingdon 6, Gosford Hill 3. Division 3: Breakaway 3, University 5.
Men's Division 1: Magdalen Eynsham A 6, Redefield A 3; Abingdon A 8, Park A 1; Park A 6, Thame A 3. Division 2: North Abingdon A 9, Oxford Brookes 0. Division 3: Didcot Power Station B 5, Vale 4. Division 4: University 5, North Abingdon B 4. Division 5: Redefield C 5, Thame B 4; Evenlode B 8, Leys C 1. Division 6: Oxford C 1, Magdalen Eynsham B 8.
Mixed Division 1: Wantage A 7, Redefield A 2. Division 2a: Leys A 6, Gosford Hill C 3. Division 3a: Icknield 1, Evenlode B 8; Stonesfield 2, Windrush 7. Division 3b: Redefield B 6, Leys C 3; Harwell 4, Abingdon B 5; Amadeus 0, Leys C 9.
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