KINGTON Blades strengthened their position at the top of Evesham and District Association Specsavers Division One with a 7-3 win over rivals Littleton Aces.

Alan Cotton and Craig Norledge each won three singles matches in Aces’ first defeat of the season.

Littleton Clubs moved up to second place with a 7-3 victory over Kington Bulldogs, inspired by a John Taylor triple, and a 9-1 win against Bengeworth Purple.

Littleton Positives and Littleton Aces lost ground as they battled out a 5-5 draw.

Aces’ Mark Bilsborrow was undefeated but Positives’ Nick Mytton and Doug Payne each won two and salvaged the draw in the doubles.

Wyre Livewyres enjoyed their first win of the season, 6-4 against Littleton Cobras, who earned two points to move off the bottom.

Craig Witheford was undefeated in the singles and won the doubles for Cobras.

RESULTS AND TABLE Bengeworth Purple 1 Littleton Clubs 9; Kington Blades 8 Wallace House Hussars 2; Kington Bulldogs 7 Littleton Cobras 3; Littleton Aces 3 Kington Blades 7; Littleton Aces 7 Kington Bulldogs 3; Littleton Clubs 7 Kington Bulldogs 3; Littleton Positives 5 Littleton Aces 5; Littleton Positives 5 Wyre Livewyres 5; Wallace House Hussars 4 Bengeworth Red 6; Wyre Livewyres 6 Littleton Cobras 4.