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Success for Mayo players at the Irish National Junior Championships held in D.C.U.Dublin

Saturday and Sunday the 17th/18th April 2010

Mayo players made the long trip to D.C.U. Dublin over the weekend and did not disapoint after two days of travelling up and down the country they came home with four trophies.

Daragh Egan from Kilkelly got the ball rolling and came home on Saturday with the winning trophy in the boys under 12 plate competition.

 Martin-Edward Ditchburn Brian Dunleavey Eddie Ditchburn and Martin Williams done well in the under 12s and were in the age grroup for experience for next season.

In the under 12 girls Mayo had Marie Williams Niamh Malloy and Tara Malloy again playing in an older age group to gain experience ready for next season.

After the days play they all headed back to Mayo in the evening,

Up early in Mayo on Sunday morning and the long trip back up to Dublin for the days play in the under 10s boys and girls division.

And what a day it was for the MAYO players

In the under 10s girls it was a tough day for the three Mayo girls Marie Williams Niamh Malloy and Tara Malloy

After the first round of group matches Tara made it to the plate event while her sister Niamh and Marie Williams progressed to the semi-finals were they were drawn to meet each other.

 For the pair it was their first national tournament and to reach the semis was an achievement in itself. After a tough match Marie came out tops and Niamh had to settle for the third and fourth place playoff. the playoff was a tight affair and Niamh went down by three games to two.and had to settle for fourth place which was great for her first national event.

In the final Marie put up a great fight but narrowly lost three games to two but will be back next year for more. finishing second in a national event at her first attempt was fantastic.

Meanwhile in the boys event Eddie Ditchburn and Martin Williams were carrying the flag for Mayo. Young Eddie had to settle for the plate event which he duly won beaten Munster's James Kelly in a gripping five setter by three games to two and took the trophy home west of the Shannon to Mayo!!!!!!

In the main event and after a slow start and losing a group game early on Martin Williams Managed to regroup after the minor setback and went on to win his group and progress to the semi-final which he duly won 3-0. therefore awaiting his opponent for the final.

His opponent turned out to be his old foe Donnie Mullaly from club Donic, They had met a few times this season.

The final got underway and the first two games were evenly matched with both players taking one game each. Martin then got into his stride and took the next two games and the title. bringing another trophy back west of the Shannon to Mayo!!!!

THE WEEKENDING 29TH/30TH MAY 2010 SAW THE FINALS OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY GAMES HELD IN ATHLONE.

ENTERED INTO THE TABLE TENNIS WERE THREE TEAMS FROM MAYO. CONG UNDER 13 GIRLS KILKELLY UNDER 13 BOYS AND CONG UNDER 16 BOYS.

IT WAS A MIXED WEEKEND FOR THE MAYO TEAMS

IN THE UNDER 16 BOYS MAYO FINISHED FOURTH AT THIER FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE COMMUNITY GAMES

MEANWHILE THE KILKELLY BOYS FOUGHT BRAVELY AND ENDED UP THIRD AT THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKEND WERE THE GIRLS FROM CROSS REPRESENTING CONG FOR SOUTH MAYO.

WITH BOTH NICKY AND ORLA THE ONLY TWO SURVIVORS FROM LAST YEARS TEAM WHO FINISHED THIRD LAST YEAR WENT TWO BETTER THIS YEAR ALONG WITH THREE NEW MEMBERS FOR THE TEAM VANESSA JESSICA AND RUTH ALL PLAYING THEIR FIRST COMMUNITY GAMES CAME AWAY WITH THE GOLD AND BEING CROWNED ALL IRELAND COMMUNITY GAMES CHAMPIONS

ON THE SATURDAY THE GIRLS HAD A TOUGH MATCH AGAINST THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS FROM MUNSTER BUT THEY PLAYED REALLY WELL AND AFTER THE SINGLES THE SCORE WAS 3-3

 SO IT WENT TO THE DOUBLES. NICKY AND ORLA GOT OFF TO A FLYING START TAKING THE FIRST TWO GAMES. BUT THEN NERVES KICKED IN AND THE MUNSTER GIRLS TOOK THE NEXT TWO LEVELLING THE MATCH 2-2 SO DOWN TO THE FIFTH GAME THE GIRLS SETTLED AND WENT 5-0 UPBUT THE MUNSTER GIRLS DUG DEEP AND WON SEVEN POINTS ON THE TROT TO LEAD 7-5 TIME OUT WAS CALLED AND AFTER A BRIEF CHAT WITH THE COACH THE GIRLS WENT BACK TO THE TABLE AND SAW OUT THE GAME WINNING 11-9 AND GOING THROUGH TO THE FINAL.

THE FINAL WAS AGAINST LEINSTER AND ORLA WAS UP FIRST AND TO THE FRUSTRATION OF HER COACH QUICKLY LOST THE FIRST TWO GAMES. TRAILING 2-0 ORLA EVENTUALLY FOUND HER FEET AND POWERED TO A THREE TWO WIN PUTTING MAYO 1-0 UP. NEXT NICKY WAS UP AND SHOWED NO NERVES IN HER FIRST FINAL AND TOOK THE GAME 3-0 SO MAYO WERE TWO NIL UP AND ON THERE WAY. WITH ALL THE PRESSURE NOW ON LEINSTER ORLA PLAYED HER SECOND MATCH. AND THIS TIME SHOWED NO NERVES AND QUICKLY DISPATCHED HER OPPONENT TAKING MAYO INTO A STRONG 3-0 LEAD IN THE MATCH. NEXT UP WAS VANESSA PLAYING HER FIRST COMMUNITY GAMES AND IN A FINAL AGAINST THE NUMBER ONE FOR LEINSTER, TOOK A 1-0 LEAD BUT THE LEINSTER GIRL FOUGHT BACK AND WON THE MATCH 3 GAMES TO 1. UP STEPPED NICKY FOR HER SECOND MATCH AND SHOWING NO NERVES FOR HER GAME WON 3-0 AND PUTTING MAYO 4-1 UP AND SECURING THE ALL IRELAND TITLE. THE GIRLS WERE ESTATIC WITH THEIR VICTORY AND THORUGHLY ENJOYED THE REST OF THE DAY.

  EVERYONE WAS PROUD OF THE GIRLS FOR SECURING THE ALL IRELAND TITLE' AND,,

 A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MARY WALDRON FOR SUPPORTING THE GIRLS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE UP THE SPORT OF TABLE TENNIS. SHE HAS TRAVELLED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THE LAST TWO YEARS SUPPORTING THE GIRLS AND SHE HAS BEEN REWARDED WITH AN ALL IRELAND TITLE. SO AGAIN A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MARY WALDRON FROM EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH TABLE TENNIS IN MAYO.