Table Tennis TENSE MATCHES SEEN IN NINTH ROUND

Press, Volume C, Issue 29556, 4 July 1961, Page 17

Table Tennis TENSE MATCHES SEEN IN NINTH ROUND

Two unusually close matches, between Eagles and ; Wallabies teams, marked the 'ninth round of the Canterbury Table Tennis Associa'tion's A grade competition last evening. Wallabies II beat Eagles II by 14 games I to 13, and Wallabies I beat (Eagles I by seven matches to (five, with the result hinging ion the last doubles match in .both cases. Wallabies I led. 5-2. at an early stage against Eagles 11. but Eagles levelled at 5-all. K. J. Cassidy gave the Canterbury champion, J. Armstrong. a hard tussle. losing only 17-21, 21-23. Armstrong was inclined to practise his attacking shots, and could perhaps have won more easily had he not tried to hit so many winners. Cassidy and R G. Hart led. 10-4, at the change-over in the third game of their last doubles against Armstrong and D. V. Fisher. The Eagles pair recovered to 9-2, Wallabies went ahead again a! 19-12. then Armstrong and Fisher caught up to 17-19 before losing the last two points. Three singles wins by B D. P. Williamson and two by Mrs J. Prisk gave the new team, Eagles 11. a fine chance of upsetting Wallabies 11. which holds first place equal with Selwyn. With Eagles leading by six matches to five, Wallabies won a tense final doubles to gain the decision on a count-back. Selwyn beat University without trouble. An outstanding individual result was the defeat of V. N Brightwell by G M Leech (University), who is in his first season in the A grade T. R. D. Flint won three singles for

Selwyn and R B McCallum beat Leech and H. P. Holt comfortably.

Results were:— Selwyn a. I’nlventty Single*.—V. N B rishi wall lost to G. M Leech. 15-21. 21-17, 10-31. beat G W. Maklneon. 2110. 21-17; beat H P HoM, 2116. 12-31, 21-12. T. R. D. Flint beet Leech, 21-13. 21-18; beat Maki neon. 21-11. 21-14; beat Holt. 17-21, 21-17, 31-13; R. B. McCallum beat Leech, 21-16. 2113; lost to Maklneon. 17-21, 2117. 19-21; beat Holt. 21-12. 2115.

Double*.— Brightwell and Flint beat Leech and Maklneon. 2227. 21-12. Brightwell and McCallum beat Leech and Hott, at-16. 16-21. 21-17; Flint and McCallum beat Maklmnn and Holt 18-21, 21-8. 21-14. Selwyn won by 10 matches to Eaglea II v. WaUakiea U Single*.—B. D P. WllUammn beat N. B Redford. 21-17, 210: beat K. F. Stevenson, 21-11. 21-11; beet M. A. Cox. 21-13. 21-14 Mr* J. Prisk IoM to Radford. 14-21. 12-21; beet Stevenson. 12-21. 21-16. 23-21; beat Cox 21-7, 21-19. Mr* A. Williamson lost to Radford, 17-21. 15- lost to Stevenson. 12-21. 18-21: lost Io COX. 7-31, 18-21. Doubles —Wllliamaon and Mrs Prisk lost to Radford and Stevenson. 21-17, 16-21, 17-31: Williamson and Mrs WtUlamaon beat Stevenson and Cox. 21-19. 17- 21-10; Mesdames Prisk and Wllliamaon loat to Radford and Cox. 14-31. 15-M. Wallabies II won by 14 games to 13. Bailable* I ». Eaglea I Single*—K. J. Cassidy loat to J. Armwrong, 17-21, 21-23; beat D. V. Fisher 21-12. 11-U; beat Mrs J. Shedholt, 21-11, 16-21. 21-13. R. G. Hart lost to Armstrong. 14-21. 17-21; loat to Fisher. 19-21, 21-17, 13-21: beat Mrs Shadbolt. 21-17. 18-31, 3110; J. LelHott lost to Armstrong. 16- 16-21; beat Fisher. 21-14. 18- 21-15: beat Mra Shadbolt. 21-17, 21-15.

Double* -dassidy and Hart beet Armstrong and Fisher. 18ll ' lB . *l-17; Cassidy end Lelllott lost to Armstrong and Mrs ShadboH. 29-22. 21-16. 1821; Hart and Lelliott beat FUher Shadbo’.t. 16-21. 21-11,

Wallabies I won by 7 matches to 5.