PALMERSTON - whitewashed by Victory in the Hampshire League - suffered the same fate when they faced the Portsmouth club in the Drake and Fletcher Honda (Ashford) Top Ten Classic 24 hours later.
This time Victory triumphed 82-53 to take all 15 points, although in two of the rubbers the Fareham men came so close to a tangible reward.
In the singles, Russell Gadd was pipped 21-20 by Peter Hobday and the pairs ended with a 14-13 defeat for Bill Jackson and Tony Grant by Liberty Trophy duo Colin Thresher and Richard Shelley.
There were heavier defeats for Neil O'Donovan (fours, 26-10 against Colin Hayward) and Andy McKain (triples, 31-10 against Steve Robertson).
Other Group 8 results: Bournemouth 77 (11) Arun 53 (4), Five Rivers v Dolphin pp.
Atherley fell foul of the formidable Teignbridge club 51-28 in the EIBA under-25 double rink championship.
Matthew Cole, Richard Snook, Luke Young and Martin Wise gave a gallant performance in Devon losing only 18-17 after leading 17-14 with two ends remaining. At Hill Lane Tom Bishop, Carly Bishop, Jamie Parker and Michael Aldren went down 33-11 to junior international James Webber.
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