OLTA Wilson Inter-Club League

Former Oxfordshire star Claire Taylor helped Banbury's cause as they defeated North Oxford A 6-3 in Division 1 of the 3-Pair Mixed League.

Left-hander Taylor, who as a 19-year-old took three games in succession off seven-times champion Martina Navratilova on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 1994, before losing 6-2, 6-3, joined up with Godwin Abah to chalk up four sets, although they were well beaten, 6-1, 6-1 by North's top pair, Jay Sexton and Julie Wood.

Banbury's match-winners were second pair Nade Salou and Jacqui Mills, who edged out Sexton and Wood 6-4, 7-6 on their way to claiming all six sets.

Woodstock reeled off a 6.5-2.5 win over Witney, despite Mark and Tiffany Adam heroically claiming all the points for the visitors, including a battling 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over opposing top pair Pramod Gujral and Liz Gilkes. Chris Corfield and Nicola Casey were unbeaten for Woodstock.

In Division 1 of the 2-Pair Mixed League, Jordan Chaney and Celia Butcher were in top form as they clinched both rubbers in Cholsey A's 2-2 draw at Abingdon A.

In Division 2, Jim Johnston and Liz Bamber were a formidable first pair for Colston as they crushed Southfield 3.5-0.5, dropping only four games all afternoon.

RESULTS

3-PAIR LEAGUE

Mixed Div 1: Woodstock 6.5, Witney 2.5; North Ox B 2, Goring 2; Banbury 6, North Ox A 3. Div 2: Witney B 3.5, North Ox C 5.5; Thame 9, North Ox D 0; Abingdon v Banbury B pp.

Ladies Div 2: Thame 4, Wychwood 5.

2-PAIR LEAGUE

Ladies Div 1: Faringdon 4, Banbury West End 0. Div 2: Oxford City 2, Goring 2. Div 6: Woodstock 3, Appleton 1.

Men's Div 6: Ox Sports B 2, Witney B 2. Div 7: Ox Sports C 0, Abingdon C 4. Div 8: Blewbury B 2.5, Thame C 1.5.

Mixed Div 1: Ox Sports 2, Portcullis 2; Abingdon 2, Cholsey 2; Wantage A 4, Blewbury 0; Kings Sutton 3, Wantage B 1. Div 2: Colston 3.5, Southfield 0.5; Watlington 0, Norham Gard 4; Benson A 0, Banbury WE 4; Abingdon 1.5, Benson B 2.5. Div 3: Faringdon 4, Brackley 0; Esporta 4, Goring 0; Cholsey B 0.5, Ox Sports B 3.5; Ox City 1, Mapledurham 3. Div 4: Wantage C 0, Banbury B 4; Banbury A 3, Portcullis B 1. Div 5: Kingston Bagpuize 0, Bicester D 4; Abingdon D 0.5, Norham Gard B 3.5; Henley 3.5, Southfield B 0.5.