Tennis

Their 6-3 away win over Harrogate Racquets put them four points ahead of Thirsk at the top of the table.

The Thirsk side, currently in the runners-up spot, are bidding to regain a championship last secured six years ago while current holders Boroughbridge are in third place. They have two matches in hand on Harlow and Thirsk, but are seven points adrift of the leaders.

Harlow's latest triumph once again underlined the impact the new doubles partnership of Harrogate champion Sopie Jacob and Andy Carter are having on the Harlow team. They remained unbeaten in their clash against Racquets without dropping a single set.

Harlow and Thirsk now have four matches remaining while Boroughbridge have six, their two clashes in hand being against current rock bottom Harrogate Spa who have three points and only one victory this season.

Division One: Harrogate Racquets 3 Harlow 6; The Academy A 2 Thirsk 7.

Division Two: Raskelf 3.5 Harlow A 5.5; Ripon 0 Harrogate Racquets A 9.

Division Three: Northallerton 7 Starbeck 2; Boroughbridge A 8 Masham 1.

Division Four: Harlow C 4.5 Wetherby A 4.5; Harrogate Racquets C 8.5 Northallerton 0.5; Knaresborough A 7.5 Birstwith 1.5.

Division Five: Starbeck A 5 Northallerton B 4; Harlow D 6 Bedale A 3.

Division Six: Dacre B 3 Thirsk C 6; Birstwith A 6.5 Harrogate Racquets D 2.5; Ripon C 4.5 West Tanfield A 4.5; Knaresborough B 2 Raskelf A 7.

Barkston Ash Cup

Thorner were unable to prevent holders Horsforth from reaching the semi-final of the Barkston Ash Cup with a comfortable 7-2 win.

Match scores (Horsforth names first): Matt Smyth and Tracy Weaver beat Craig Harrison and Hilary Temple 6-1; Aaron Bissett and Carol Millett beat Tony Fidgett and Jean Manson 6-2; Ian Kerray and Genia Autis beat Tim Sinclair and Anne Chambers 6-2; Smyth and Bissett beat Fidgett and Sinclair 6-0; Bissett and Kerray lost to Fidgett and Harrison 6-7; Smyth and Kerray beat Harrson and Sinclair 6-4; Weaver and Millett lost to Manson and Chambers 4-6; Millett and Autis beat Temple and Manson 6-3; Weaver and Autis beat Temple and Chambers 6-3.

Meanwhile newly-promoted St Chad's from Headingley, Leeds, are finding the going tough in Division One following their elevation last season.

They are currently second from bottom with six points from one victory a draw and seven defeats.

Bottom are pointless Barwick who have lost seven on the bounce. Barwick were also promoted last season.

Just two points from the danger zone are Collingham A on eight points.

Division One: Whitkirk B 68 St Chad's 40.

Division Two: Copmanthorpe 59 Thorner 49; Boston Spa 47 Sherburn 61.

Division Three: Horsforth B 67 Cliffe 41; Horsforth B 74 Horsforth C 34; Cliffe 49 Alwoodley 59.

Men: Horsforth 61 Scholes 47.

Cup Quarter Final: Horsforth 7 Thorner 2.

Cleveland Men's League

Division One: David Lloyd A 7.5, Great Ayton A 1.5; Yarm A 3, D Lloyd A 6; Gt Ayton A 6, Tennis World B 3; Hartlepool A 3.5, Acklam 5.5; Tennis World A 9, Sedgefield A 0.

Placings: David Lloyd A 78.5, Tennis Work 68, Yarm A 49.5, Acklam 43, Sedgefield A 31, Tennis World B 30, Hartlepool 23.5.

Division Two: Hutton Rudby A 6.5, Nunthorpe A 2.5; Yarm B 6.5, Guisborough A 2.5; Hartlepool B 3, H Rudby A 6; Nunthorpe A 6, Yarm B 3; Guisborough A 2, Norton A 7; Eldon Grove, 6, Saltburn A 3. Placings: Eldon Grove A 59, Hutton Rudby A 59, Norton A 56, Nunthorpe A 53, Saltburn A 52, Yarm B 39, Hartlepool B 27.5, Guisborough A 17.5.

Division Three: Sedgefield B 3, Billingham 6; H Rudby B 2, D Lloyd B 7; Norton B 5, Nunthorpe B 4; Tennis World C 8, Norton B 1; Billingham 9, Gt Ayton B 0; Nunthorpe B 5, H Rudby B 4; D Lloyd B 4, Sedgefield B 5. Placings: Tennis World C 69.54, David Lloyd B 67, Billingham 66.5, H Rudby B 48.5, Sedgefield B 47.5, Gt Ayton B 43.5, Nunthorpe B 42.5, Norton B 33.

Division Four: D Lloyd C 5, Saltburn B 4; Tennis World D 4, Stokesley B 5; Yarm C 0, New Blackwell 9; Saltburn B 4, Yarm C 5; New Blackwell 8, Stokesley A 1; Saltburn C 3, Tennis World D 6. Placings: New Blackwell 77.5, Stokesley B 53.5, Stokesley A 52, Yarm C 51.5, Tennis World D 43.5, Saltburn C 35.5, Saltburn B 34.5, David Lloyd C 30.

Cleveland Women's League

Division One: Wellfield 7, Saltburn A 2; Yarm B 1, Wellfield 8; Saltburn A 0, Yarm A 9; David Lloyd A 4, Tennis World 5; Stokesley A 6, Nunthorpe A 3. Placings: Tennis World A 77, Yarm A 76.5, Wellfield 69.5, David Lloyd A 50, Stokesley A 40, Nunthorpe A 37, Saltburn A 21, Yarm B 12.5.

Division Two: Tennis World B 4.5, Norton A 4.5; Stokesley B 0, Gt Ayton A 9; Norton A 5, Hartlepool 4; Gt Broughton A 9, Stokesley B 0; Gt Ayton A 9, Gt Broughton B 0; H Rudby A 6, Tennis World B 3. Placings: Gt Ayton A 73, Hutton Rudby A 61.5, Gt Broughton A 51.5, Tennis World B 51.5, Norton A 50, Stokesley B 40.5, Hartlepool 29, Gt Broughton B 28.

Division Three: Nunthorpe B 5, Sedgefield 4; Saltburn B 1, Eldon Grove 8; Sedgefield 6, Yarm C 3; Eldon Grove 7, Nunthorpe B 2; H Rudby B 1.5, D Lloyd B 7.5. Placings: Nunthorpe B 64.5, Eldon Grove 56.5, D Lloyd B 38, Sedgefield 38, Yarm C 35.5, Saltburn B 28, Hutton Rudby B 22.

Division Four: Yarm D 7.5, Guisborough 1.5. Placings: Gt Ayton B 38, Yarm D 32, Saltburn C 30, Guisborough 26.5, Gt Broughton C 3.5.