TABLE TENNIS Foster And Miss Inglis Retain Titles

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30480, 30 June 1964, Page 18

TABLE TENNIS Foster And Miss Inglis Retain Titles

B. A. Foster (Otago) and Miss F. Inglis (Canterbury) retained their table tennis titles when the Canterbury open championships were held at the weekB. Shewan (South Canterbury) beat his fellow provincial representative. T. Underdown, to reach the final -of the men’s singles. In a spectacular match Foster beat Shewan in • four games. • In a dull contest. Miss Inglis beat Mrs P. M. Purdon to take the women’s singlet title. Underdown and Shewan beat last year's men’s doubles champions, V. N. Brightwell and A. Vermes, in the semi-finals but lost to B. and R. Foster (Otago) in the final. In a hard-hitting match eparked with loop drives and counter-hitting, the Otago pair won 21-19 in the deciding game, Foster gained a third title when he won the mixed doubles with Miss V. Braumann. Abbreviations used, are: (C.) Canterbury, (S.C.) South Canterbury, (O.) Otago, (W.C.) West Coast. Results:— ’ OPEN Men’s Singles Quarter-finals. —B. A. Foster (O.) beat V. N. Brightwell (C.), 2110, 21-18. 21-15: K. Stevenson <O.) beat J. Ferrier (O.), 20-22, 21-15. 20-22, 21-15. 21-12; T. Underdown <S.C.) beat M. A. Cox (C->, 21-14, 2116, 16-21, 21-19; B. Shewan (S.C.) beat T. R. D. Flint (C.), 22-20, 21-11, 21-13. Semi-finals.—Foster beat Stevenson, 21-8, 21-13, 21-16; Shewan beat Underdown, 16-21. 21-18, 21-13, 21-18. Final.—Foster beat Shewan. 21-12, 17-21, 21-12, 21-14.

Women’s Singles Quarter-finals. —Miss F. Inglis (C.) beat Mrs B. Moody (C.), 21-15, 21-18, 21-16; Mrs T. May (C.) beat Mrs J. Brown (S.C.). 21-18, 21-15, 17-21, 14-21, 21-16: Mrs J. Shadbolt (C.) beat Miss Y. Boulton (C,), 16-21, 14-21. 21-16, 21-15, 21-13; Mrs P. Purdon (C.) beat Miss V. Braumann (O.), 21.-8, 21-16, . 24-22. Semi-finals.—Miss Inglis beat Mrs May, 17-21, 21-14, 21-12, 21-18: Mrs Purdon beat Mrs Shadbolt, 21-14. 6-21, 21-15, 21-19. Final.—Miss Inglis beat Mrs Purdon. 12-21, 21-14, 21-15, 21-15. Man's Doubles

Quarter finals.—V. N. Brightwell and A. Vermes (C.) beat T. Abernethy and J. Harliwlch (C.). 21-17, 21-15, 21-16: R. and B. Foster’(Q.) beat P. Ives and P. Grainger (C.). 21-10. 21-17. 21-19; N. B. Radford and M. A. Cox (C.) beat P. Rae and D. McKenzie (S.C.), 21-19. 2116. 21-13; T. Underdown and B. Shewan (S.C.) beat M. Flewellen and Chin Sin Pin (CJ, 21-18. 21-17, 14-21, 21-18. Semi-finals.—R. and B. Foster beat Brightwell and' Vermes. 21-12. 21-7, 21-19: Undbrdown and Shewan beat Radford and Cox, 21-12, 21-18, 21-14. Final.—R. and B. Foster beat Underdown and Shewan, 15-21, 21-16, 21-13, 16-21, 21-19. Woman’s Doubles Semi-finals.—. Mrs J. Shadbolt snd Miss F. Inglis (C.) bekt Mrs Y. Boulton and Mrs B. Moodv (C.).. 21-10, 21-4, 21-12: Mrs P. Purdon and Mrs J. Brown (C./ S.C.) beat Miss V. Braumann and Mrs T. May, 18-21, 21-11, 1221. 21-9, 21-12. Final.—Mrs Shadbolt and Miss Inglis beat Mrs Purdon and Mrs Brown, 18-21, 21-10, 21-23, 21-15, 21-12. Mixed Doubles Semi-finals.—B. A. Foster and Miss V. Braumann <O.l beat V. N. Brightwell and Mrs Y. Boulton (C.). 21-17, 21-18, 21-19: K. Stevenson and Miss F. Inglis (0./C.) beat R. Court and Mrs B. Moody (C.), 21-11, 11-21, 21-19, 21-11. Final.—Foster and Miss Braumann beat K. Stevenson and Miss Inglis, 21-17, 21-19, 21-13.

UNDER U Bays' Slagles Semi-finals.—J. Ferrier (O.) beat B. Shea (S.C.), 13-21, 21-17. 31-16; P. Ives (C.) beat L. Stewart (O.), 13-H. 31-13, 21-16. Final.—lves beat Ferrier, 1731, .31-18, 21-13. Girls* Singles Semi-finals. —Miss J. Simmons (S.C.) beat Miss F. M Simmons (S.C.). 21-12, 21-13: Miss L. Wil. son (S.C.) beat Miss Y. Routhan (W.C.). 21-10. H-l» Final—Miss J. Simmons beat Miss Wilson, 21-17. 21-12. Boys' Doubles Semi-finals —M. J. Spinks and P. Roselngrace (C.) beat P Ives and G Saunders <O.l, 21-11, is--21, 21-15; J. Ferrier and R Sanderson (0./C.) beat B. and D. Butler (S.C.), 21-18, 10-21. 2113.

Final—Ferrier and Sanderson beat Spinks and Roselngrave, 19-Jl, 2117, 21-19. Girls' Doubles Semi-finals.—M. 80-w and M. Green (C.) beat L. Wilson and S. Fowke (S.C./C.). 11-21. 22 20. 21-17.: J. and M. Simmons (S.C > beat J. Goodchap and M Knowles <O.l, 20-22. 21-7, 21-14 Final.—J. and M. Simmons beat Bow and Green. 21-17, 21-13. Mixed Doubles Semi-finals.—R. Sanderson and Miss J. Goodchap beat D. Butler and Miss L. Wilson <S.C.), 23 25, 21-17, 23-21: B. Butler and Miss E. Simmons (S.C.) beat P. Ives and Miss S. Fowke (C.), 21-16. 21-7. Final.—Sanderson and Miss Goodchap beat Butler and Miss Simmons, 21-14, 21-11. UNDER U Boys' Singles

Semi-finals.—L. Stewart <0 ) beat J. Kane (S.C.), 21-8, Sl-8: N. Butler (S.C.) beat F. Fisher (S.C.), 21-17, 21-16. Final.—Stewart beat Butler, 21-16, 21-19. Girls’ Singles Semi-finals. —Miss M. Green (C.) oeat Miss J. Fowke (C.), 2115, 21-14; Miss M. Row <O.l beat Miss C. Ives (C.), 18-21, 21-13, 21-4. Final.—Miss Row beat Miss Green, 21-13, 21-17. Boys* Doubles Semi-finals.—L. Stewart and S. Craw (0./W.C.) beat J. Kane and T. Colyer (S.C.), 21-15, 31-10; t'. Fisher and N. Butler (S.C ) beat K. Ward and D. Allen (C ). 21-13, 21-14. Final.—Fisher and Butler beat Stewart and Craw, 21-19, IS zi, 21-16. - Mixed Doubles Semi-finals.—R. Mitchell and Miss M. Row (C.) beat L. Stewart and Miss J. Fowke (0./C.), 21-11, 21-15; S. Craw and Miss A. Routhan <W.C.) beat J. Flint and Miss M. Green (C.), 21-18, 21-12. Final.—Mitchell and Miss Row beat Craw and Miss Bouthan, 21-12, 21-19.