TABLE TENNIS Marlborough Title To Armstrong

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31139, 16 August 1966, Page 6

TABLE TENNIS Marlborough Title To Armstrong

In a disappointing flnai, J. Armstrong (Canterbury) de. feated Wellington’s M. Borlase to win the Marlborough table tennis championships at Blenheim. Borlase, who has just been selected for the North Island team to play the South Island in Christchurch on August 27, continually made errors during the final with his loop drive not proving as devastating against Armstrong as it did when he beat Armstrong a week ago during a representative contest. Armstrong himself played as well as he has the whole season, defending brilliantly and occasionally stepping in for a powerful well-placed drive. Upsets during earlier rounds Included the defeat of the Canterbury representative, H. P. Holt, bv the young Canterbury junior, J. Weir, and the dismissal of fourth seed N. B. Radford (Canterbury) by Wellington’s F. Jarman.

In the women’s singles, Mrs M. J. Shadbolt (Canterbury) retained her title by defeating Miss A. Eden (Nelson) in a close contest. Miss Eden was not considerably troubled by Mrs Shadbolt’s heavy chop and only the attack of Mrs Shadbolt saved her from possible defeat. In the semi-finals Miss Eden caused a surprise by defeating Miss G. Kemp (Nelson) in four games. In the men’s doubles D. Thorner and Borlase (Wellington) won the final, by defeating Holt and Armstrong (Canterbury) who could find no answer for the modern game of their North Island opponents while Mrs Shadbolt and Miss Kemp were never troubled in the women’s doubles. In the mixed doubles Thorner and Mrs Shadbolt did not appear so devastating in play as they did on paper but were successful in winning, although extended to five games by the unseeded pair of Borlase (Wellington) and Mrs M. Tomlinson (Marlborough). Results: — Singles Men. —Quarter-finals: M. Borlase (Wellington) beat R. Foster (Wellington), 21-15, 13-21, 21-18, 22-20. D. Thorner (Wellington)

beat F. Jarman (Wellington), 23-21, 21-15, 17-21, 21.12. J. Tay. lor (Marlborough) beat J. Weir (Canterbury), 21-13, 23-21, 21-11. J. Armstrong (Canterbury) beat M. A. Cox (Canterbury), 21.9, 21-14, 21-17. Semi-finals: Borlase beat Thorner, 21-15, 21.17, 15-21, 2116; Armstrong beat Taylor, 2113, 17-21, 21.15, 21-16. Final: Armstrong beat Borlase, 21-12, 21-9, 21-18. Women. —Quarter-finals: Mrs M. J. Shadbolt (Canterbury) beat Mrs M. Tomlinson (Marlborough), 21.5. 21-8. 21-7; Miss C. Borck (Marlborough) beat Mrs E. Perry (Marlborough), 2117, 20-22, 21-13, 21.9: Miss A. Eden (Nelson) beat Mrs B. Greig (Marlborough), 21-9, 21-15, 2115; Miss G. Kemp (Nelson) beat Miss P. Lane (Marlborough), 21. 9, 21-11, 21-12. Semi finals: Mrs Shadbolt beat Miss Borck, 21-14, 21-4, 21-13; Miss Eden beat Miss Kemp, 21-9, 21-17, 16-21, 21.19.

Final: Mrs Shadbolt beat Miss Eden 23-21, 18-21, 21-12, 21-16. Doubles Men.—Quarter-finals: R. J. Scott and B. T. Edwards (Canterbury) beat R. Blennerhassett and J. Boddington (Marlborough), 21.18, 21-13, 21-18: J. Armstrong and H. P. Holt (Canterbury) beat D. McKenzie and B. Webb (Marlborough), 21-14, 21-19, 21-18; F. Jarman and R. Foster (Wellington) beat N. B Radford and M. A. Cox (Canterbury), 21.15, 21-9, 21-14; M. Borlase and D. Thorner (Wellington) beat J. Flint and C. Sam. son (Canterbury), 21-6, 21-15, 21-6. Semi-finals: Armstrong and Holt beat Scott and Edwards, 21-17, 21-18, 24.22: Borlase and Thorner beat Jarman and Foster, 21-12, 21-18, 25-23. Final: Borlase and Thorner beat Armstrong and Holt, 21-12, 21-16, 15-21, 21-14. Women. —Quarter-finals: Miss A. Eden (Nelson) and M. Foley (Marlborough) beat Mrs M. Patchett and Miss C. Borck (Marlborough), 21-12, 21.17, 21. 10: Misses B. McGregor and A.

Malins (Canterbury) beat Misses J. Mapstone and L. McCartin (Canterbury), 21-8, 21-6, 21-13; Mrs M. J. Shadbolt (Canterbury) and Miss J. Kemp (Nelson) beat Mrs L. Montgomery and Mrs M. Saul (Marlborough), 21-10, 17-21, 21-11, 21-13. Semi-finals: Misses Eden and Foley beat Mrs J. Wass and Mrs E. Perry (Marlborough), 21-16, 21-17, 21-10; Mrs Shadbolt and Miss Kemp beat Misses McGregor and Malins, 24-22, 21-9, 21-6. Final; Mrs Shadbolt and Miss Kemp beat Misses Eden and Foley, 21.12, 21.11, 21-1.0. Mixed.—Quarter-finals; B. T. Edwards (Canterbury) and Miss G. Kemp (Nelson) beat L. Wells and Mrs P. Wells (Nelson), 21-7, 21-17, 21,13; M. Borlase (Wellington) and Mrs M. Tomlinson (Marlborough) beat D. Win. Stanley and Miss C. Borck (Marlborough), 21-12, 21-16, 21-13: H. P. Holt (Canterbury) and Miss M. Foley (Marlborough) beat R. Faster (Wellington) and Mrs E. Perry (Marlborough), 21-18, 19-21, 21-18, 21-18; D. Thorner (Wellington) and Mrs M. J. Shadbolt ' (Canterbury) beat M. Muliany and Miss L. McCartin (Canterbury), 21.5, 21.18, 21.4. Semi-finals: Borlase and Mrs Tomlinson beat Edwards and Miss Kemp, 21-17, 22-24, 13-21, 21-19, 21.16; Thorner and Mrs Shadbolt beat Holt and Miss Foley, 21-13, 21-13, 21-9. Final: Thorner and Mrs Shadbolt beat Borlase and Mrs Tomlinson, 21-15, 21-19, 17-21, 20-22 21.12.