Jack bags a bronze
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ATABLE tennis player has clinched another bronze medal at an international event.
Jack Hunter-Spivey has been competing as part of the GB Para Table Tennis Team at the PTT Slovenia Open in the men’s class 5 category.
On the final day of competition, he and his Norwegian partner Tommy Urhaug took on Serbia, the Paralympic bronze medallists, in their semi- final and lost a competitive doubles in four sets.
The 21-year-old – who took up the sport at a youth club in Widnes and later joined Halton Table Tennis Club – lost his last two matches against Mitar Palikuca in three sets and although he put up a fight, the World Championship bronze medallist just had the edge in a 3-2 win.
Jack said: “I think I played well overall. He changed his tactics the last few times I’ve played him and I’ve lost 3-0.
“But I feel my weight loss over the winter has helped my movement around the table and I’m thinking really positively in my matches so there are a lot of positives to take.
“It’s always frustrating to lose in the fifth but I love being in a battle – this time I didn’t win but next time hopefully I will.
“Overall I think I have played great in this tournament; I’ve worked a lot with the team psychologist and that is going well so I can only improve from here.”
Earlier at the event, Jack won a singles bronze medal after being defeated 3-0 in a semi-final against his team partner Tommy.