TABLE TENNIS

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27739, 17 August 1955, Page 13

TABLE TENNIS

DOUBLES CHAMPIONS BEATEN

Some faces were read among competitors in the senior table tennis A grade competition recently, and it was not only through. exertion. In the match between Eagles Re dand Eagles Green, the Canterbury men’s doubles champions, R. Radford and D. Hill were beaten in straight sets by the Canterbury women’s doubles champions, Misses J. Williamson and J. Cox. Miss Williamson also won her singles matches against Radford and Selwyn I, with 18 points, leads in the competition by four points from University and Eagles Green. Results:— University v. Selwyn II R. G. Hart beat J. Cornish, 21-11, 21-17; beat Miss P. Quinn 21-16, 16-21, 21-13; beat A. B. McCallum 21-14, 21-11. N. W. McGillivray beat A. B. McCallum 15-21, 21-18, 21-13; beat J. Cornish 22-20, 16-21, 21-15; beat Miss P. Quinn 21-9, 21-15. K. C. Duns beat Miss P. Quinn, 21-7, 8-21, 21-16; lost to A. B. McCallum 16-21, 20-22; lost to J. Cornish 17-21, 15-21. McGillivray and Duns lost to Miss P. Quiiin and Cornish, 20-22, 21-8. 17-21. Hart and Duns lost to McCallum and Cornish, 21-13 t 11-21, 19-21. Hart and McGillivray beat Miss P. Quinn and McCallum, 23-21, 2U17. University won by 8 matches to 4. Eagles Red v. Eagles Green ■ Miss J. M. Williamson beat A. Escott 21-16; beat D. Hill 21-17, 21-18; beat R. Radford 19-21, 21-18, 21-18. Miss J. Cox Jost to R. Radford 20-22. 21-18, 17-21; lost to A. Ascott 21-16, 12-21, 20-22; lost to D. Hill 15-21, 15-21. M. Cox lost to D. Hill 9-21, 11-21; lost to R. Radford 16-21, 21-19, 14-21; lost to A. Ascott 15-21, 14-21. Miss Cox and Cox lost to Hill and Ascott 11-21, 22-20, 10-21. Miss Williamson and Cox beat Radford and Ascott 21-17, 21-14; Miss Williamson and Miss Cox beat R. Radford and Hill, 21-12, 13-21, 21-15. Eagles Green Won by 7 matches to 5. Selwyn I v. Pirates V. N. Brightwell beat M. Morrison 21-4, 21-7; beat Humphries by default; bfeat P. B. SpillAne 2T-16, 21-15. T. R. D. Flint lost to F. B. Spillane 21-6, 10-21, 16-3 U beat M. Morrison 21-7, 21-5; beat Humphries by default. P. Alexander beat Humphries by default, lost to P. B. Spillane, 5-21, 11-21; beat M.’Morrisdb 21-11, 21-6. Flint and Alexander beat Humphries and Morrison by default; Brightwell and Alexander beat Spillane and Morrison 21-16, 22-20. Brightwell and Flint beat Spillane And Morrison, 21-16, 22-20. Selwyn I won by 10 matches to 2. * Wallabies v. North Beach R. L. Hulston beat D. V. Fisher, 21-16, 23-21; beat B. Radford 16-21, 21-19. 21-18; beat W. Campbell 19-21, 21-9, 21-11. N. O’Brien beat W. Campbell 21-15, 17-21. 21-17; beat D. V. Fisher, 21-15, 21-17; beat B. Radford 21-15, 17-21. 25-23; M. Gillard lost to B. Radford 21-23, 22-24; lost to W. Campbell 15-21. 18-21; beat D. V. Fisher 21-16, 21-17. O’Brien and Gillard lost to Radford and Fisher 16-21, 16-21. Hulston and Gillard lost to Campbell and Fisher, 17-21, 21-16, 15-21; Hulston and O’Brien beat-Campbell and Radford, 21-17, 21-15. WallAbiM Won by 8 matches to 4.