Table tennis title to Riccarton

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33791, 13 March 1975, Page 18

Table tennis title to Riccarton

To the sound of heavy rain on the roof and, in one corner, on the hall floor, the summer A grade table tennis competition was completed last evening. The title, as it did last sumi mer went to Riccarton I and |on the score of ability and conI sistency of performance it was [ a deserved success. Riccarton I was in an unassailable position before the final round but there was no easing of effort by its members, who allowed Riccarton II only a solitary doubles win. Wayne Adamson (Riccarton Di strove hard—not to win, but to prevent his opponents from reaching double figures. Alistair Armstrong fared best, scoring 13 in the first set. Chris Waines found himself .more at ease against the defensive players, and both Alan Alabaster and John Armstrong I were fully extended. Waines led Armstrong, 18-14, in the deciding set. but had to bow to his more experienced rival. In spite of Phillipa Marks defending dourly bn* successfully against Bill Scott. University was unable to extend Selwyn Scott redeemed himself with a straight sets win against the students’ top player. Yee Chow Boi. There was Interest In the contest between the two Avonside teams, because Avonside I had tn w ! n to bold second position ahead of Selwyn. With Graeme Main adding (Maurice Burrowes (Avonside I)

Ito Jiis impressive list of vic-1 [ tints and good double combinations. Avonside II won five of i the first eight matches. But Avonside I reduced the deficit and had to win the final doubles in straight sets to clinch the match by an odd game. Bur-; i rowes and Mike Warren proved ’ capable of this. Dallington I. after trailing, 1-5, fought back to narrowly defeat Dallington II in a long, hardi fought contest. ' | Selwyn beat Dallington 9-3, in , I a postponed match played on | . Tuesday. Final points: Riccarton I 24,, . Avonside I 19. Selwyn 18, University 13 Avonside II 10, Dall-! . ington I 8. Riccarton II 3, Dall- . Ington n 3. Selwyn », University 3 V. N. Brightwell beat Kee Tan Sung, 21-16, 13-21, 21-17; lost to[ ■ Yee Chow Boi, 19-21, 13-21; beat ; Miss P. A. Marks, 21-11. 21-14. W. T. Scott beat Kee. 21-13, 21-11; i beat Yee, 21-17. 21-19; lost to ' iMiss Marks, 21-6. 19-21, 16-21. J. Baxter beat Kee. 21-19, 21-18; lost •Ito Yee, 18-21, 13-21; beat Miss ’ Marks, 21-16. 21-17. Scott and j Baxter beat Yee and Miss Marks. " 21-19, 21-16; Brightwell and ' Baxter beat Kee and Miss Marks, 21-9. 21-16; Briglrtwel! and Scott beat Kee and Yee, 21-19, 17-21, ; 21-10. I Avonside I 14, Avonside II 13 1 M. J. Warren beat G. C. Main, 21-18, 21-4; lost to J. W. Yates, [ 14-21, 18-21; beat B. Wilson, 21-15, 1,22-20. M. W. Burrowes lost to 1

■Main, 19-21, 20-22; lost to Yates; 21-12, 21-14: beat Wilson, 21-13, 17-21, 21-8. Miss J. G. Morris lost to Main. 17-21, 16-21; lost to [Yates, 10-21, 17-21; lost to Wilson. 23-21, 18-21, 21-23; Burrowes and Miss Morris beat Yates and Wilson. 21-15, 21-13; Warren and Miss Morris lost to Main and Wilson, 21-12, 21-23. 1821; Warren and Burrowes beat Main and Yates, 21-16, 21-14. Riccarton II 1, Riccarton I 10 1 C. J. Tipper lost to J. Armstrong, 21-18, 10-21, 22-24; lost to |A. F. Alabaster, 21-16, 1621, 1821; [lost to W. D. Adamson. 11-21, 19-21. A. J. Armstrong lost to [Armstrong, 18-21, 21-12, 14-21; lost Ito Alabaster, 21-16, 1821, 17-21; [lost to Adamson, 13-21, 821. S. [A. S. Waines lost to Armstrong, 21-17, 11-21, 1821; lost to Alabaster, 15-21, 13-23; lost to [Adamson, 9-21. 9-21. Armstrong and Waines lost to Alabaster and 4damson, 1821. 14-21; Tipper and Waines beat Armstrong and Adamson, 21-19, 21-19. Dallington I i, Dallington II S P. J. Whittaker beat D. J. Kalin, 21-15, 12-21, 21-19; lost to R. G. Hart, 13-21, 14-21; lost to R. Sanderson, 17-21, 19-21. P--1 Fisher lost to Kailn, 21-17, 18-n, 14-21; beat Hart, 21-12. 21-13; beM Sanderson, 21-17. 21-19. G. R. ’ Adamson lost to' Kalin, 18-21, 21-19, 17-21; best Hart, 21-18, 21-19: beat Sanderson, 21-17, 21-15. . Fisher and Adamaon lost to Hart , and Sanderson, 12-21, 21-17, 21-23. Whittaker and Adamson beat i’Kalin and Sanderson, 22-20. 21-18.