Harlow humbled reigning champions The Academy 8-1 in Division One, victory taking them to the top of the table.

Scores - Harlow names first: Simon Daly and Sophie Jacob lost to Gianfranco Cavestro and Sue Stothard 3-6, 3-6; beat John Sowden and Rebecca Sowden 6-1, 6-4; beat Rowland Homm and Sue Rotherford 6-2 (single set).

Colin Smith and Gaye Wright beat Cavestro and Stothard 6-4; beat Sowden and Sowden 6-1, 6-1; beat Homm and Rutherford 6-1, 6-2.

John Tindall and Julie Bradley beat Cavestro and Sothard 6-5, 6-5; beat Sowden and Sowden 6-0; beat Homm and Rutherford 6-0, 6-1.

Bedale clung on to their top spot in Division Two despite losing 5.5-3.5 to Harrogate Racquets A. But the Bedale side lead the table on a superior rubbers' average against Raskelf.

No one has been able to derail the Northallerton runaway success. They chalked up their 31st successive victory and their fifth this season by defeating Harrogate Racquets C 8.5-0.5 in Division Four.

There was a hat-trick of victories for Graham Iveson and Margaret Fenwick in Northallerton's latest triumph. Neil McLachlan and Helen Coultard also secured a triple success while Paul Collier and Jackie Wonders won two and halved a third match.

Northallerton have already opened up a five point gap over Starbeck and seem destined to win promotion for the third season on the trot.

Meanwhile the club's second team lead Division Five, also unbeaten in five fixtures this term and with a two point advantage over nearest rivals West Tanfield.

Division One: Spa 3.5 Harrogate Racquets 5.5; The Academy 1 Harlow 8.

Division Two: Raskelf 6 Harlow B 3; Harrogate Racquets A 5.5 Bedale 3.5.

Division Three: Harlow C 6.5 Knaresborough A 2.5; Wetherby 8.5 Dacre A 0.5.

Division Four: Northallerton 8.5 Harrogate Racquets C 0.5; Ripon A 4.5 Starbeck 4.5; Birstwith 6.5 Thirsk B 2.5.

Division Five: Starbeck A 6 Birstwith A 3; Spa A 4 West Tanfield A 5; Harlow D 3.5 Northallerton A 5.5.

Division Six: Ripon C 3.5 Dacre B 5.5; Burton Leonard 4 Knaresborough 5; West Tanfield B 5 Thirsk C 4; Bedale B 5.5 Spa B 3.5.

Barkston Ash League

Champions Bardsey won the key clash in Division One, beating top-of-the-table Whitkirk by 67 games to 41.

Scores - Whitkirk 41 Bardsey 67 (Whitkirk names first): Ed Dyke and Debbie Maher lost to Adrian Lobley and Hannah Shires 2-10; lost to Dawona Moyo and Gill Wright 1-11; beat Tim Dickinson and Rachel Jackman 8-4.

Neil Harvey and Sue Jenkins halved with Lobley and Shires 6-6; lost to Moyo and Wright 2-10; beat Dickinson and Jackman 11-1.

Howard Lee and Avril Rodger lost to Lobley and Shires 4-8; lost to Moyo and Wright 3-9; lost to Dickinson and Jackman 4-8.

Results - Division One: York All Saints 48 Whitkirk 60; Whitkirk 41 Bardsey 67; Whitkirk B 52 Barwick A 56.

Division Two: Boston Spa 66 Cliffe 42; Selby 64 Castleford 44; Castleford 71 Boston Spa 37.

Division Three: Copmanthorpe 54 Horsforth B 54; Whitkirk D 60 David Lloyd Leeds 48; St Chad's 73 Whitkirk 37.

Men: Thorner 66 Barwick 42; Whitkirk 56 Horsforth 52; South Leeds 38 Whitkirk 70.

Harrogate Junior Matchplay League

Bardsey made a memorable debut, beating Knaresborough in a cliff-hanging finish by 41 games to 40.

Scores - Bardsey 41 Knaresborough 40 (Bardsey names first): Alex Colyer lost to Andrew DeGier 1-8; Ben Fisk beat Jon Lang 5-4; Becky Brown lost to Laura Pearson 4-5; Alex Colyer and Richard Green lost to Andrew DeGier and Michael Lumley 2-7; Ben Fisk and Richard Green beat Jon Lang and Michael Lumley 6-3; Becky Brown and Rachael Brown beat Jenny Lumley and Laura Pearson 5-4; Alex Colyer and Rachael Brown beat Andrew DeGier and Jenny Lumley 5-4; Ben Fisk and Becky Brown beat Jon Lang and Jenny Lumley 8-1; Richard Green and Rachael Brown beat Michael Lumley and Laura Pearson 5-4.

Bardsey clinched their wafer-thin victory thanks to victory by the clash thanks to a final match triumph by Bardsey's Richard Green and Rachael Brown.

Youngsters had to battle against strong winds which sometimes threatened to play havoc with serving.