Ottery St Mary lost 4-1 in the third round of the European Cup qualifying competition on Sunday.
They travelled to Compton Dando in Somerset to face the Compton Inn, but lost both triples matches to leave them needing to win all three doubles games. They could only manage one.
In the first, Pete Smith, Derek Hansen and Dave West were beaten 13-0, with John and Rose Thatcher playing with Barrie Hall going down 13-5 in the mixed triples. Smith and Hall lost their doubles match 13-3 and the Thatchers were in a good position, but the luck of the piste went against them in one end and they lost 13-8.
Playing on highest of the three pistes, Hansen and West dug in to record a 13-7 success.
Away from the action on the pistes, the club are hoping to be successful in the forthcoming parish vote for distribution of section 106 money, which would enable them to move to the town council-owned field in Strawberry Lane where a permanent base could be established.
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