Selwyn Players Win Two Table Tennis Titles

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30807, 20 July 1965, Page 7

Selwyn Players Win Two Table Tennis Titles

Tne Selwyn club members v K Brightwell and Mrs T. May. won the men’s and women’s singles titles In the Canterbury closed table tennis championships. Brightwell gave an excellent display of controlled attack to beat N. B Radford in straight games. In the women’s final. Mrs May used every opportunitv to attack, but lacked consist ency and was extended to four games by a very determined Mrs M. J. Shadbolt. The top seeds. Brightwell ana H P. Holt, attacked throughout every match from the first round of the men’s doubles and won the title from the defensive Celtic pair, p J. iv es and F Jarman, who had upset the sec nnd seeds, Radford and M A Cox, tn the semi-finals. Although extended to four games. Mesdames May and Shadbolt were in complete control when they defeated Mrs Y Boulton and Miss E. Pullin in the final of the women’s doubles However, the winners received a surprise challenge from Mrs P. Purdon and Miss J. Goodchap when they were extended to five games during the semi finals. With two games each, and 4-11 down in the deciding game the third seeds, B E. Edward and Mrs Shadbolt, staged a remarkable recovery to win the final of the mixed doubles, 21-19 in the fifth from Brightwell and Mrs Boulton. Results: MEM'S SINGLES Quarter-finals.—N. B. Radford beat P. J. Ives, 21-15, 6-21, 21-19, 21-11; M. Flewellyn beat R H Court, 21-17, 21-19, 21-19; M R Spinks beat M. A. Cox, 21-19 10-21. 21-11, 21-16; V. N Bright well beat H. p. Holt, 21-15, 18-21, 21-17, 12-21, 21-14. Semi-finals: Radford beat Flewellyn, 19-21 21-9 21-19, 22-24, 21-12: Brightwell beat Spinks, 21-15, 14-21. 21-13. 21-18. Final: Brightwell beat Radford, 21-17, 21-15. 21-13 WOMEN’S SINGLES •uarter-finals: Mrs T. May beat Miss J. Goodchap, 21-7, 21 11, 21-8; Mrs Y. Boulton beat Mrs J. Read, 21-19, 21-18, 21-17; Mrs P. Purdon beat Miss M Row 21-8, 21-8, 21-10; Mrs M. J. Shad bolt beat Miss E. J. Pullin, 21 18, 21-19, 21-14. Semi-finals: Mrs May beat Mrs Boulton. 21-17, 21 19. 12-21, 21-14; Mrs Shadbolt beat Mrs Purdon, 21-18, 15-21, 21 15. 21-11. Final: Mrs May teat Mrs Shadbolt, 24-22 13-21 21-19 21-17. MEN’S DOUBLES Quarter-finals: V. N. Brightwell and H. P. Holt beat M. R Spinks and R B McCallum, 21 12, 21-18 15-21, 21-15; R. J. Scott and B. T. Edwards beat J. Walsh and B. Prendergast, 21-17, 21-19. 21- F. Jarman and P. J. Ives beat R. J. Sanderson and D. T Mcßride. 21-11, 16-21, 16-21, 21-12. 22- M. A. Cox and N. B. Radford beat R. Keys and R. H Court, 17-21. 21-17, 18-21, 21-13, 21-7. Semi-finals: Brightwell and Holt beat Scott and Edwards, 21-12, 21-14. 21-17: Jarman and Ives beat Radford and Cox, 1621. 21-12, 11-21, 21-9, 21-13. Final Brightwell and Holt beat Jar man and Ives, 21 14. 21-17. 14-21.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES Quarter-finals: Mesdames T. May and M. J. Shadbolt beat Misses J. Simmons and J. Udy, 21-10, 21-11, 21-9; Mrs P. Purdon and Miss J. Goodchap beat Misses P. Edwards and S. Gillett, 21-5, 21-5, 21-4; Mrs J. Read and Miss B. McGregor beat Miss M Baker and Mrs Y. Hart, 21-10, 21-10, 21-18; Miss E. J Pullin and Mrs Y. Boulton beat Misses A. Malins and J. Stead, 21-6, 21-15, 21-14. Semifinals: Mesdames May and Shadbolt beat Mrs Purdon and Miss Goodchap, 20-22. 21-19, 21-15, 20 22, 21-11; Miss Pullin and Mrs Boulton beat Mrs Read and Miss McGregor, 21-13, 21-19, 21-9 Final: Mesdames May and Shadbolt beat Miss Pullin and Mrs Boulton. 21-9. 21-11, 20-22, 22-20 MIXED DOUBLES Quarter-finals: V, N Brightwell and Mrs Y. Boulton beat F. Jarman and Miss J. Goodchap, 18-21, 21-14, 21-13, 24-22; R. J. Scott and Miss E. J. Pullin beat M. Flewellen and Miss M Row, 21-11, 21-18, 17-21, 21-14; B. T. Edwards and Mrs M. J. Shadbolt beat T. Abernethy and Mrs J. Read, 21-11, 21-19, 21-12; N. B Radford and Mrs P. Purdon beat Chin Sin Pin and Mrs T. May, 21-11, 21-12, 15-21, 21-10 Semi-finals: Brightwell and Mrs Boulton beat Scott and Miss Pullin. 18-21, 21-14, 21-13, 24-22: Edwards and Mrs Shadbolt beat Radford and Mrs Purdon, 25-23, 21-17, 21-16. Final: Edwards and Mrs Shadbolt beat Brightwell and Mrs Boulton, 23-21, 21-13. 12-21, 17-21, 21-19. UNDER 18 Boys’ Singles.—Semi-finals: R Mitchell beat G. R. Saunders. 17-21. 21-19, 21-19: P. J. Ives beat P. Roseingrave. 17-21, 21-14, 2114. Final: Ives beat Mitchell, 21-13, 21-13.

Girls’ Singles.—Semi-finals-Miss M. Green beat Miss J. Baker, 21-11, 17-21. 21-17: Miss

M. Row beat Miss C. Taylor, 21-9, 21-7. Final: Miss Row beat Miss Green, 14-21, 22-20, 21 15. Boys’ Doubles.—Semi-finals: P. Roseingrave and G. Saunders beat G. Allin and T. Green, 21-12, 21-17; K. Ward and R. Mitchell beat J. Harris and B. Sherwood, 21-12, 21-10. Final: Ward and Mitchell beat Roseingrave and Saunders, 21-19, 2114. Girls’ Doubles.—Final: Row and Green beat C. Ives and S. Fowke, 21-18, 21-17. Mixed Doubles.—Semi-finals: P. J. Ives and Miss C. Ives beat J. Harris and Miss J. Baker, 21-15, 24-22; R. Mitchell and Miss M. Row beat G. Saunders and Miss S. Fowke, 2321. 21-14. Final: Mitchell and Miss Row beat Ives and Miss Ives, 21-15, 21-6. UNDER 16 Boys’ Singles.—Semi-finals: R. Mitchell beat R. Hughes, 21-10, 21-10; K. Ward beat C. Samson, 21-19, 21-19 Final: Mitch ell beat Ward, 21-13, 21-16. » Girls’ Singles.—Semi-finals: Miss M. Row beat Miss C. Ives, 21-13, 21-14; Miss M. Green beat Miss C. Taylor, 21-16, 21-16. Final: Miss Row beat Miss Green, 18-21, 21-12, 21-12. Boys’ Doubles.—Final: R. Mitchell and K. Ward beat C. Samson and G. Stackhouse, 2113. 21-16. Mixed Doubles.—Finals R. Mitchell and Miss M. beat G. Stackhouse and Miss M. Green, 26-24, 21-9. VETERANS Men’s Singles.—A. B. McCallum beat G. H. Hall, 21-15, 2110. Women’s Singles.—Mrs J. Read beat Mrs L. Hantz, 21-18, 20-22. 21-13. Men’s Plate.—B. Prendergast beat P Wylie, 21-16, 21-14.

Women’s Bracelet.—Miss J Simmons beat Miss J. Udy, 21 10. 17-M, 21-17.