TEENAGER James Pauw had an excellent York and District Badminton League debut as York RI whitewashed Shepherds in men's division one.

Partnering his father, Richard, the 14-year-old put in the best Institute display by taking all three in straight sets for a return of 90-51.

Market Weighton kept up their good home form in ladies division two with an 8-1 win over Knavesmire.

Sue Smith and Sue Durston were the pick of the Market Weighton pairings, while Bev Thorpe and Chiara Secchi picked up the Knavesmire consolation with a 15-9 13-15 15-9 win over Miriam Beale and Carol Gilpin.

Rowntrees hit top men's two form to record a 9-0 home win over RI T/Thursday 'B'.

Phil Grant and Mark Barker were in great form for the confectionery side recording 90-10 - their best return this season.

Riverside worked hard for a 6-3 win at Clifton 'B' in mixed division one.

Eight of the nine rubbers played went to a deciding end in a hard-fought match.

Geoff Oxley and Alison Hyde were the pick of the Riverside pairs with three wins for 112-76, including a 15-4 6-15 15-7 victory over Karen Anderson and Paul Waterhouse, who took two Clifton wins.

Knavesmire 'A' played well in their 6-3 home win over Rowntree 'B' in mixed two. Heather Richardson and Andy Limbert raced to three successive wins for 90-52. Mark Barker and June Palmer put in the best Rowntree display with two wins, but lost 9 and 13 to Richardson and Limbert.

Drax 'B' thumped Huntington 'A' 8-1 with Sue Matchett and Graeme Campbell taking their allocation in straight sets for a return of 90-45.

Paul Moisley and Angela Hobman picked up the consolation with a 6-15 15-6 15-5 win over Dave Hearn and Alison Dinsdale.

Shepherds scored a vital 9-0 win over Selby Jubilee 'A' in mixed three with Dave Simpson and Chiara Secchi gained a trio of victories for 90-50. Peter Murphy and Jo Sherwin played well for Jubilee without success.

York RI Tuesday/Thursday 'A' put in a good display to beat Drax 'D' 8-1.

Lynsey O'Neill and Mike Corley led the way with three wins for 90-33, while Anthony Boyes and Di McKechnie took the Drax consolation with a 15-10 7-15 17-14 over Ian Sinker and Marlene Woodward.

Drax 'D' suffered a further reverse when they lost 5-4 at St John's

Boyes and McKechnie won two rubbers for Drax but were beaten 13 and 11 by Dave Dearsley and Lindsay Spicer, who went on to win the match with a 10 and 7 triumph over Ken Walker and Janet Conyers.

York RI Tuesday/Thursday 'A' followed up their win over Drax with a 7-2 win at YUSC 'A'.

Sally Locker and Simon Fletcher took both University Staff Club victories, but lost out 5 and 6 to the in-form pairing of O'Neill and Corley who amassed 90-35.

Riverside consolidated their top spot in mixed six by whitewashing Middlethorpe, where Ian McKinlay and Mel Knowles clocked up 90-38.

Terrys travelled to Scarthingwell and were pushed hard before winning 6-3.

Scarthingwell's John Taylor and Helen Rooklidge took two home wins in a good display, but lost out 14-15 7-15 to Yvonne Forman and David Walker, who took all three wins for 92-60.

Updated: 11:47 Tuesday, April 29, 2003