NORTH Oxford's hopes of winning the Mixed Division 1 3-Pair title suffered a big setback when they lost 6.5-2.5 to Bicester in their opening OLTA Wilson Inter-Club League match of the season.
Recognised as arguably the strongest club in the county, North Oxford had no answer to their opponents, with only their third pair of Jonathan Maskens and Sarah Ingram recording victories.
Bicester's top pair of Ashley Prior and Nicki Bracewell swept the board to lead their side to a convincing victory.
Before last season, North Oxford had won three of the last four top titles.
But having seen Oxford City collect the honours 12 months ago, North already face an uphill task to wrestle the trophy back.
City signalled their intentions to claim back-to-back crowns with an 8-1 thrashing of North Oxford B.
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