INKBERROW reduced the gap on PRS Summer Tennis League leaders Studley to one point with a 3-1 win at bottom side Henley.

Studley have taken 15 points from five matches but have a game in hand over the second placed villagers.

Littleton stayed third, a point behind Inkberrow after a 4-0 win over Stratford C.

Second from bottom Claverdon suffered a 3-1 loss to Stratford B

Wythall B enjoyed an up and down week with a 4-0 defeat to Division Eight leaders Circle 1 followed by a 4-0 win over a Hall Green 4 side promoted along with them this season.

At Circle Kevin Turner and Matthew Smith were the first pair with Mark Turner (Kevin's son) and Mike Stanton second.

Turner and Smith lost 2-6 3-6 and Stanton and Turner went down 1-6 3-6.

The reverse doubles saw Turner and Smith take both sets to a tiebreak but they could not win either set, losing 6-7 6-7.

Stanton and Turner lost their first set 2-6 but then fought back to take the second 6-3 but could not hold the home pair in the third set.

At home to Hall Green, Wythall reverted to the regular pairing of Mike Stanton and Kevin Turner with Mark Turner and Matthew Smith making the second pair.

Turner and Stanton played Bond and Dobbins first.

Bond was broken early in the set and the home pair took the set 6-4.

In the second set Stanton and Turner attacked the net whenever possible, broke twice and took the rubber 6-4 6-2.

The teenage pairing of Smith and Turner then took on Dykes and Stanley.

The first set was a marathon; at 5-5 Smith served and that game had 13 deuces before he held serve.

Stanley then held serve to force a tiebreak which Wythall took 10-8.

The second set the home pair broke and won the match 7-6 6-4.

In the reverse rubbers Stanton and Turner took the first set against Dykes and Stanley 6-2 and soon built a lead of 5-2 in the second with both home players again attacking where possible.

Turner was broken and Dykes held but Stanton served a solid service game, a Turner backhand gave them match point and Stanton won the rubber with a forehand down the line.

Smith and Turner had gained confidence and won the first set 6-3.

Turner's forehand when going well is one of the best at the club and Smith likewise with his backhand.

In the second set both played to their potential and dropped only 15 points in winning the set 6-0.