S.I. TABLE TENNIS

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32976, 24 July 1972, Page 14

S.I. TABLE TENNIS

fN-Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN. A former Wellington and Hutt Valley representative, B. T. Cross, now of Canterbury, won the men’s singles title In the Rothmans South Island table tennis championships at his first attempt, beating Ling Nan Ming, also of Canterbury, in a hard fought final in Dunedin at the week-end. Cross, playing a defensive role, made spectacular recoveries from Ming’s crashing drives. At two games each, the battle was even until the deciding fifth Sime. With Cross leading, 13-10, ing had muscular trouble with his leg. In pain, he completed the match, but managed to win only two more points. Cross won the vital game, 21-13. Ming later withdrew from the mixed doubles final, leaving M. Duffy and Miss Y. Fogarty (Otago) to win by a walk-over. Miss Fogarty showed the profits of a week with the touring Chinese by producing close to her peak form. She won three titles, including the women’s singles, beating Mrs T. May* (Canterbury), 21-10, 21-7, Abbreviations used in the results are: Canterbury (C.k Otago (O.), Southland (S.), South Canterbury (S.C.). Men’s singles.—B. Cross (C.) beat Ling Nan Ming (C.)» 21-15, 21-16, 11-21, 21-18, 21-12. Women’s singles.—Miss Y. Fogarty /O.) beat Mrs T. Mav (C.), 21-10, 21-7, 21-14. Women’s doubles. —Miss Fogarty (O.) and B. Taylor (C.) beat Mrs T. May (C.) and Mrs C. Underdown (S.C.), 21-17, 21-19. 22-20.

Men’s doubles.—Ling Nan Ming (C.) and Loke Sim Wong (C.) beat N. Brightwell (C.) and W.

Adamson (CJ, 14-21, 31-18, 21-13. 31-10. Mixed doubles.—Miss Fogartv (O.) and M. Duffy (O.) beat Ling Nan Ming and Miss B. Taylor (C.) by a walk-over. Veteran men's singles.—B Brightwell (C.) beat F. o*Gorman (S C.), 21-10, 21-18. Veteran women’s singles—Mrs T. May <C.) beat Mrs P. Purdon (0.1, 13-31. 21-12. 21-15. Under It Boys" Singles.—M. Burrowes beat G. It hind fC.). 31-16. Girls' singles—P. Marks (C.) best J. Morris (C.), 11.14. 11-4 Boys’ doubles.—Burrowes and Adamson beat Duffy and H Redmond (C ), 21-8. 15-21, 21-15. Girls’ doubles.—J. Morris (C.l and P. Marks <C.) beat G. Marks (C.) and N. Ellis (0.1, 21-17, 21-13 Mixed doubles.—Adamson and P. Marks beat M. Burrowes (C.) and Morris. 11-21, 21-9. 21-19. Under 16 Boys’ singles—Redmond beat Duffy, 21-11, 24-26. 21-10. Girls’ singles.—Morris beat K. Wilson (S.C.), 25-25, 21-18. Boys; doubles—J. Fogarty (O.) and J. Greenblatt <6.1 beat Redmond and Duffy. 21-15, 20-22. 21-lt. Girls’ doubles.—Wilson and Morris beat L. Brightwell (C.) and W. Robertson (0.1, 21-3, 21-7. Mixed doubles.—Duffy and Morris (C.) beat Redmond and G. Marks, 23-31, 21-15. Golf.—Entries In the Air New Zealand-sponsored Fiji Open golf tournament in Suva from August 4 to 7 include 66 amateurs and 16 professionals from New Zealand, one amateur and seven professionals from Australia, two Samoans, three Tahitians I and 39 Fijian golfers. The New Zealanders include B. Rafferty, | the winner in 1970, and F. Mailloy, the winner last year