JPA DOUBLES CHAMPIONS 2007 - click here to return to News page

Twenty nine doubles teams took part in this year’s Island Doubles Championship on Saturday 7th July at Samares manor, playing in four leagues. The top two in each league went through to quarter finals.

In the quarter finals Dennis and Joan le Mercier beat father and son Keith and Matthew Pinel by just one point 13-12. Maurice Richard (the oldest competitor at 80 years old) and Roy Langlois beat Chris Satchwell and Keith Lajoie 13-1, Michel Morel and Helene Retrosi beat Tim Bechelet and Niall Fennessey 13-5, while Barbara Bechelet and Mary Fennessey beat Ken Luce and Lol Therin 13-10.

The semi finals resulted in similar scores, with Le Merciers beating Richard & Langlois 13-8 and Morel and Retrosi beating Bechelet and Fennessey 13-7.

The final was quite evenly matched at the start with Morel and Retrosi taking a small lead to 7-4. However a lose end was taken full advantage of by the Le Merciers to jump ahead to 8-7. From there the husband and wife pair steadily pulled away to win the match 13-7.

                           Joan & Denis Le Mercier

Article & picture C Elaine Paisnel - JPA