In the Exeter & District Mixed Badminton League, Suzanne and Sam Owens and Sam Lees and Julia Melling were unbeaten as Exeter recorded 8-1 victories over both Queens and St Leonards.
Not to be outdone, Paul Owens and Sam Huggett were unbeaten in Ringswell's 7-2 win over Cranford that saw consolation wins for Mark Trebble and Nikita Smethurst.
In division 2a, John Carter and Ruth Scrivens starred as Sidmouth beat Exeter B 6-3.
However, Sidmouth B felt the force of Ringswell B's Andy Taylor and Sylvia Child (3) and Ben Boyland and Sharon Strong (3), who won 7-2. Taylor and Child were also unbeaten as Ringswell beat Otter Vale 5-4.
It's close at the top of division 2b, with Honiton leading the way after beating Clyst Vale 7-2 as both Ethan Leach and Janet Ingram and Roger Tucker and Helena Williams were unbeaten.
St Leonard's C celebrated 7-2 wins over both Honiton A and Otter Vale B, with Andy Rowe and Jill McCord unbeaten in both matches.
Ringswell C's Brian Jeary and Becky Follett were the only winners as Chulmleigh won 8-1.
Raleigh's team of Angela Bolt, Dan Graham, Debby Yates, Paul Bryon, Sue Mayne and Richard Robinson beat both Cranford B and Axminster 6-3.
Axminster recovered to beat Cranford B 7-2, with a starring role for Lester Cawley and Sandy Sheldon (3).
Cranford also suffered at the hands of Clyst Vale B, with Rachel Dare, David Bromage, Irene Newcombe, Tom Browne, Mandy Gurzynski and Gary Lacey-Mills winning 6-3. Cranford's Paul Furler and Sarah Harvey were unbeaten, as were James Goody and Sue Caller as Honiton B beat Clyst Vale B 7-2.
Ottery St Mary's Will Amos made his debut as Devon under-15s were successful in a double-header away in Cornwall when they won 26-10 in the South West League and 15-5 in the Shires League.
Also in the squad were Queens player Alex Moir, Cranford duo Owen Waters and Jess Hodge, Kathryn Brown from Ringswell and Isca's Chloe Tsang.
Sidmouth schoolboy Will Fryer celebrated his 16th birthday by winning silver in the singles and bronze in the mixed doubles at an under-19 bronze event in Kent.
At the under-15 Leigh Gold event, Exeter's Emily Killoran and Queens player Bronya Pike won bronze.
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