Riccarton avenges earlier loss

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32540, 25 February 1971, Page 12

Riccarton avenges earlier loss

Rlccarton avenged its first round loss bv beating Wallabies, 8-4, during the twelfth round of the senior table tennis competition last night. J. Armstrong led his Riccarton team with three good singles wins, although he was extended to a close deciding game by G. W. Makinson. For Wallabies, N. B Radford played well to beat R. W. Mercer and W. Adamson. With only two matches left to play, University is in an almost unbeatable position, holding a four-point lead on the competition table. Its latest win was over Dallington, 11-1. The sole scorer for Dallington was R. G. Hart, who beat A. Rutledge in a close contest. The other matches resulted in comfortable wins for Avonside II and Avonside I.

Avonside I 11, Selwyn 1 M. Burrowes beat P. Steere, 21-4. 21-9; beat C. Samson, 27-25, 12-21. 21-15; beat R. Blackburn, 21-8, 21-10. G. Rhind beat Steere, 21-16, 21-15; beat Samson, 21-16, 23-21; beat Blackburn, 21-14, 19-21, 21-15. T. Fraser beat Steere, 16-21, 21-12, 24-22; beat Samson-

21- 21-6; beat Blackburn, 21-14,: 22- j Rhind and Fraser beat Samson' and Blackburn, 21-17, 21-17; Burrowes and Fraser beat Steere and Blackburn, 19-21, 21-18, 21-18; Burrowes and Rhind lost to Steere and Samson, 23-21, 18-21, 19-21.

University 11, Dallington 1 Yeoh Keat Chye beat Mrs E. Littler, 21-10, 21-8; beat R. G. Hart, 21-19, 21-18; beat B. T. Edwards, 21-19, 21-19. Ling Nan Ming beat Mrs Littler, 22-20 21-16; beat Hart, 21-8, 21-11; treat Edwards, 21-5, 21-19. A. Rutledge beat Mrs Littler, 21-15, 21-17, lost to Hart, 9-21, 21-18, 21-23; beat Edwards, 21-19, 7-21,.25-23. Yeoh and Ling beat Hart and Edwards, 21-15. 9-21, 21-14; Ung and Rutledge beat Mrs Littler and Edwards, 17-21 21-9, 21-18; Yeoh and Ling beat Mrs Littler and Hart, 21-19, 21-18. Linwood 3, Avonside II ♦ P. Baken lost to R. V. Jackson, 6-21. 19-21; lost to Mrs T. May, 15-21, 18-21; lost to G. Haszard, 20-22, 14-21. Miss B. Tavlor lost to Jackson, 7-21, 10-21; beat Mrs May, 21-14, 21-14; beat Haszard, 13-21, 21-16, 21-17.

|H Taylor lost to Jackson, 9-21, 13-21; lost to Mrs May. 19-21, 20- beat Haszard, 21-12, 23-25, 21Miss Taylor and Taylor lost to Mrs May and Haszard, 10-21, 11-21; Baken and Miss Taylor lost to Jackson and Haszard. 13-21, 19-21; Baken and Taylor lost to Jackson and Mrs May, 21-15, 19-21, 18-21. * Rlccarton I, Wallabies 4 R. W. Mercer beat G. W. Makinson, 21-19, 21-14: loot to N. B. Radford, 14-21, 1841; beat P. J. Collett, 21-15, 14-21. 21-9. W. Adamson lost to Makinson, 14-21, 19-21; lost to Radford, 13-21, 17-21: beat Collett, 21-16, 21-15. J. Armstrong beat Makinson, 21-11, 10-21, 21-19; beat Radford, 21-14, 21-16; beat CoUett. 21-16, 21-16. Adamson and Armstrong lost to Radford and Collett. 21-17, 19-21, 16-21; Mercer and Armstrong beat Makinson and CoUett, 21-13, 21-18; Mercer and Adamson beat Makinson and Radford, 21-17, 19-21, 22-20. Points: University 24, Ricca:ton 20. Avonside I 16, Avonside U 12. Dallington. Selwyn, Wallabies 8, Linwood 0.