HUDDERSFIELD found very little joy when their Veterans’ first team spent the day on Humberside for a trio of Yorkshire Inter-League table tennis matches, spanning almost 12 hours of terrific action.

They did manage to beat Bradford’s second team 6-4, but were beaten by the same margin by Dewsbury, while their Hull hosts inflicted an 8-2 defeat on the visitors.

In the opener against Dewsbury, Tim Dyson was on song to win all his three sets, his excellent side-spin serve and strong forehand loop drives proving too hot to handle for his opponents.

Mark Pugh, making his debut in the first team, had a fine win over John Stones in four games, but Russell Senior was out of touch and went down in all his sets, including the doubles with Dyson, when they were edged out 11-9 in the fourth.

Dyson and Pugh led Huddersfield to their only win in the afternoon when they defeated Bradford 6-4, Senior chipping in with a one-set win, plus helping Dyson to victory in the doubles.

Pugh beat Gary Manakin in straight sets and Peter Mann 3-1, while Dyson also took out Manakin and Richard Priestley, but surprisingly went down to Mann after holding a lead in the final game.

Tony Boyd and Stuart Sykes went into the side for the evening match against Hull, but were blown away by the Humbersiders who won 8-2, Huddersfield’s only points coming from solitary wins or Boyd and Senior, while Sykes was never at the races.

Huddersfield 4 Dewsbury II 6: Mark Pugh lost to Steve Morris 9-11, 9-11, 9-11; Tim Dyson bt John Stones 11-5, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7; Russell Senior lost to Mark Land 10-12, 7-11, 10-12; Dyson bt MOrris 11-2, 11-8, 11-9; Pugh lost to Land 7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 7-11; Senior lost to Stones 11-5, 4-11, 3-11, 8-11; Dyson bt Land 14-12, 11-8, 11-9; Senior lost to Morris 8-11, 9-11, 11-13; Pugh bt Stones 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8; Dyson and Senior lost to Morris and Land 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11.

Huddersfield 6 Bradford II 4: Pugh bt Gary Manakin 11-8, 11-7, 11-9; Dyson lost to Peter Mann 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11; Senior lost to Richard Priestley 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11; Dyson bt Manakin 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Pugh lost to Priestley 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11; Senior bt Mann 11-2, 11-9, 12-14, 9-11, 11-9; Dyson bt Priestley 12-10, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9; Senior lost to Manakin 7-11, 11-13, 11-6, 9-11; Pugh bt Mann 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7; Dyson & Senior bt Priestley & Mann 12-10, 11-9, 11-9.

Huddersfield 2 Hull YPI 8: Tony Boyd lost to Chris Clinton 9-11, 8-11, 8-11; Stuart Sykes lost to Sean Madden 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 9-11; Russell Senior bt Richard Hudson 11-6, 11-7, 12-10; Boyd lost to Madden 8-11, 11-9, 4-11, 4-11; Senior lost to Clinton 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 4-11; Sykes lost to Hudson 10-12, 9-11, 10-12; Senior lost to Madden 9-11, 8-11, 7-11; Boyd beat Hudson 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Sykes lost to Clinton 9-11, 7-11, 10-12; Senior & Boyd lost to Clinton & Madden 5-11, 8-11, 7-11.