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Table tennis juniors win first GB gold

July 7, 2011 09:07

By

Danny Caro,

Danny Caro

1 min read

Team GB's Junior table tennis took the first gold at the 13th European Maccabi Games in Vienna.

The squad - comprising Zak Zilesnick, Jack Josephs, Ben Raine and Zac Mandel - swept the board, winning their semi-finals and final by 3-0 margins.

Zilesnick got the ball rolling in the semi-final against Austria on Wednesday, beating his opponent, Klein 11-5, 12-10, 11-6.

Josephs won his match in straight sets before Mandel and Raine won a five-set thriller in the doubles.