Table Tennis TWO TEAMS LEVEL

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29890, 2 August 1962, Page 15

Table Tennis TWO TEAMS LEVEL

Selwyn Beats Wallabies With one round still to be played in the Canterbury Table Tennis Associations A firxde competition. Selwyn snd Wallabies Red jointly lead the competition. They are well ahead of the third team. Selwyn, which lost to Wallabies Red In the first round, drew level by beating Wallabies Red last evening. At 11.30 pm. the score was 7-2 in favour of Selwyn. the only two matches lost being ?‘ n «J*s„b.V R- B. McCallum, to Mi A. Cox and K. F. Stevenson. T. R D. Flint and V. N. Brightwell showed a return to good form to come through their singles snd doubles without a loss to that stage, even though some had been close. McCallum did better in doubles play. University caused s surprise by „ beating the third-placed Wallabies Green by 7 matches to 5. This was a solid team effort by University, which led 6-2 at one stage. Points are: Selwyn 24. Wallabies Red 24, Wallabies Green 13 Eagles 12. Star 12. University 9. Linwood 7, Avonside 3. Results were:— SELWYN v. WALLABIES RED Singles—V. N. Brightwell beat N. Z. Radford. 21-18. 17-21, 2 >-*8: beat M. A. Cox. 21-10. 17-21. 21-16. T R. D. Flint beat Radford. 21-16. 21-14; beat K. F. Stevenson. 21-17, 21-17: beat Cox. 14-21. 21-5. 21-16 R B. McCallum lost to Stevenson, 15- 21-18. 10-21; lost to Cox. 21-15. 12-21. 5-21. Doubles.—Flint and McCalum beat Cox and Radford. 21-8. 21-19; Brightwell and McCallum beat Stevenson and Radford, 13-21. 21-17. 24-22 Selwyn won by 7 matches to 2. UNIVERSITY V. WALLABIES GREEN Singles.—D D. M Stewart beat K. J. Cassidy. 21-17, 22-24, 21-16; beat R. G. Hart. 21-17. 12-21. 21-9: beat J. Lelliott. 21-14. 23-21. M J Coppen lost to Cassidy. 7-21, 21-23; beat Hart, 21-11. 21-17; lost to Lelliott, 21-18. 17-21, 11-21. D J Kalin lost to Cassidy. 17-21. 13-21: beat Hart, 21-10, 21-15: beat Lelliott. 21-19, 7-21. 22-20 Doubles.—Coppen and Kalin lost to Lelliott and Cassidy. 16- 14-21; Coppen and Stewart lost to Lelliott and Hart. 20- 18-21: Kalin and Stewart beat Hart and Cassidy, 21-18, 21University won by 7 matches to 5. EAGLES V. AVONSIDE Singles—J. Armstrong beat Miss F. Inglfs, 21-18, 21-15; beat Mrs T. May, 23-21. 22-20; beat J. Pierce. 21-15. 21-15. D V. Fisher beat Miss Inglis. 21-14, 21-15; beat Mrs May. 21-17, 21-15; beat Pierce. 21-16. 21-14. Mrs J. Shadbolt lost to Miss Inglis, 17-21, 21-19. 18-21: beat Mrs May. 21-19, 21-11; lost to Pierce. 15-21. 13-21. Doubles—Fiaher and Mrs Shadbolt lost to Mrs May and Pierce. 19-21, 17-21; Armstrong and Mrs Shadbolt beat Mi»s Inglis and Pierce. 21-9. 21-19 Armstrong and Fisher beat Miss Inglis and Mrs May, 23-21. 8-21. 21-19. Eagles won by 9 matches to 3. STAR v. LINWOOD Singles —H. P. Holt beat R. J Orr. 23-21. 15-21. 21-18; beat N C Orr. 21-12. 21-16: lost to J L Torode. 20-22. 21-15. 19-21. G. W Maklnson lost to R. J. Orr, 15-21, 17-21; beat N. C. Orr. 21-17. 21-16; best Toroele, 21-16. 21-18 Mrs J. Prlsk beat R. J. Orr. 22-20. 21-14; beat N. C Orr 21-14. 21-11: best Torode. 17- 21-19 22-20. Doubles.—Holt and Mrs Priak lost to Torode and N. C. Orr. 18-21. 21-14, 19-21: Maklnson and Mrr Prisk lost to Orr and Orr. 20-22. 18-21; Holt and Makinson beat Torode and R. J. Orr, 21-19, 21-18 Star won by 8 matches to 4.