Lancaster University Table Tennis Club
Lancaster University Table Tennis Club, or LUTTC as it is better known is a club affiliated to the Athletic Union of Lancaster University.
History
The Logo
The recently upgraded LUTTC logo was designed by current President, Robin Honey. The shift came AbOUT at the time of the overhaul of the website in order to both modernise it and bring it into line with the style and accessibility of other Athletic Union websites.
The current logo has obvious table tennis insignia - it's ball shaped, small and white, like the majority of table tennis balls used in matchplay worldwide. The more astute among viewers will also notice that the 'L.U.T.T.C' acronym and the 3 "*s" are, stylistically, in line with the production of table tennis balls. The 3 "*s" are akin to the 3 stars that are found on a table tennis ball, used to indicate its quality. Only balls of 3 star quality are permitted for match play. The small red logo and 'L.U.T.T.C' are placed as the brand logo and brand name would be placed on a table tennis ball. The small red logo is The Lancaster University logo and L.U.T.T.C stands for 'Lancaster University Table Tennis Club'.
Local League Competition
Lancaster, Morecambe & District Table Tennis League
Winter League
Lancaster University plays in the Lancaster, Morecambe & District Table Tennis League.
2008/09
University A, Prem – Finished 1st
University B, Div 1 – Finished 1st
University C, Div 2 – Finished 3rd
2007/08
University A, Prem – Finished 6th
University B, Prem – Finished 10th
University C, Div 1 – Finished 6th
2006/07
University A, Prem – Finished 3rd
University B, Div 1 – Finished 1st
University C, Div 1 – Finished ???
2000/01
University Bob, Div 1 – Finished 1st
1996/97
Unicorns, Div 1 – Finished 1st (Aris Papadakis, Nick Canham, Chris Hodges, Marc Dupla, Alison Smith)
1992/93
University, Div 1 – Finished 1st
1965/66
University A, Div 1 – Finished 1st
University B, Div ? – Finished ???
University C, Div 5 – Finished 1st
University D, Div 6 – Finished 1st
Summer League
2006
1st Division Winners - Clare Wydell / Heiko Kausch
L&MDTTL Individual Tournament
2009
Masters singles - Lok Wong (Runner Up)
Intermediate singles – Robin Honey (Winner), Seth Butcher (Runner Up)
Doubles - Stephen Arliss / Lok Wong (Runners Up)
2008
No University Winners (competition held out of term time)
2007
Masters singles - Lidong Lai (Winner)
Intermediate singles – Seth Butcher (Runner Up)
Doubles - Lidong Lai / Heiko Kausch (Winners)
2006
Intermediate singles - Heiko Kausch (Winner)
Handicap Singles - Clare Wydell (Runner-up).
Inter-University Competition
BUCS (Previously BUSA)
In the 2007/08 season under President Sam Barnes, Lancaster re-entered a Men's 1st team into the BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Northeren 2A League and had a fairly strong first season, finishing 3rd behind Liverpool 1st's and Manchester 1st's. In only their 2nd season back, under President Robin Honey,the Men's 1st team was able to finish 1st in the Northern 2A league with an unbeaten record, gaining automatic promotion into the Northern 1A league for the next season. This was a big step forward for the club as it gives them a change to compete with the some of the top Northern teams in the 2009/10 season.
BUCS League
BUCS Northern Conference Men's 2A 2008/09
Lancaster University Men's 1st - Finished 1st (Automatic Promotion)
BUSA Northern Conference Men's 2A 2007/08
Lancaster University Men's 1st - Finished 3rd
BUSA Northern Conference Women's 1A 2006/07
Lancaster University Women's 1st – Finished 2nd
BUSA Knockouts Women's Championship 2006/07
Lancaster University Women's 1st – Lost in Round 1(Quarter Finals)
BUSA Northern Conference Women's 1A 2005/06
Lancaster University Women's 1st – Finished 2nd
BUSA Knockouts Women's Championship 2005/06
Lancaster University Women's 1st – Lost in Round 1
2004/05 – NO TEAMS ENTERED
BUCS Individual Tournament
Previously held at Warwick University and now yearly, at Nottingham University the BUCS Individual Table Tennis Championships takes place with events in Men's and Womens's, Singles and Doubles categories. This is event is always of a high standard, and whilst Lancaster have had no recent success stories, this weekend event is always much looked forward to in the club's calendar.
As an idea of the standard of the event, in 2008 players from London Metropolitan University, after winning the BUCS Team and the majority of individual events, also went on to win the European Universities Table Tennis Championship in that same year.
Roses
Each year, Lancaster University and the University of York compete in the annual Roses Tournament named after the 15th Century civil war, The Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The tournament is held at alternate venues each year, either Lancaster, or York, and consists of a large variety of sports. The 2008 event featured 105 events in 39 different Sports with 246 points up for grabs. Whilst York won the event 124-122, the Table Tennis was won by Lancaster 4-2.
2009
A-team (4 points) - Lost
B-team (2 points) - Won
2008
A-team (4 points) - Won
B-team (2 points) - Lost
2007
A-team (4 points) - Lost
B-team (2 points) - Lost
2006
A-team (4 points) - Lost
B-team (2 points)- Lost
Presidents
2009/10 – Stephen Arliss (Fylde)
2008/09 – Robin Honey (Fylde)
2007/08 – Sam Barnes (Grizedale)
2006/07 – Clare Wydell (Lonsdale)
2005/06 - Hoi Man (Furness)
1999/00 - Simon Ledwick
1998/99 - Preetkamal Bhuller
1997/98 - Jamie Butler
1997/96 - Chris Hodges
1995/96 - Gareth Clarke
1994/95 - Hugh Ip
1993/94 - Richard Harrison