Redmond loses again

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33883, 1 July 1975, Page 19

Redmond loses again

For the third time this season, Stuart Armstrono beat the top Canterbury table tennis lunlor, Harry Redmond, this time at the provincial lunlor championships. The diminutive Rlccarton player, who was the fifth seed for the under-21 singles, beat Redmond in straight games. Armstrong had previously beaten Redmond in one of their two matches at the Canterbury secondary schools championships and he eliminated him from the Canterbury junior winter tournament.

The final never reached great heights. Redmond was the aggressor in the first game and he recovered from 3-7 to 14-all. But Armstrong rallied to take the game, 21-17. Redmond tried to slow the pace in the second game, but Armstrong was unperturbed and established a 6-1 lead. Redmond again responded to the challenge and evened at 17all. He then carelessly served a fault and Armstrong gained the next two points with a good forehand on a Redmond error. Armstrong committed the sin of fault serving, but it did not matter as Redmond played a lazv shot to give Armstrong the title. The event lost much of its interest when the top seed, Graeme Rhind, suffered a recurrence of a pulled muscle in his shoulder and was forced to default his semi-final to Armstrong when they had won a game apiece. Rhind was also deprived of an almost certain victory in the mixed doubles and a probable win in the boys’ doubles. Stephen Adamson provided a feature of -the under-21 boys' singles with his wins over the third seed, Chris Gross, and sixth seed, Chris Waines. His winning run was halted in the semi-finals by Redmond whose variation unsettled Adamson. Jan Morris, who -won the women’s open. title on Saturaday evening, was in a class of her own in the girls’ under-21 grade. Her opponent, Ingrid Jagersma,

was frequently left stranded by the sharp hitting and changes of direction by Miss Morris. There was a further surprise in the under-18 boys’ doubles where Grant Wilson (Otago) and Richard Dixon, the fourth seed, beat the top pairing of Alistair and Stuart Armstrong in the semi-finals, and the second seeds, Redmond and Grant Foster, in the final. The under-18 and under-18 girls’ events were dominated by the talented Marlborough player, Debbie Looms. The nationally ranked junior won the maximum six titles. UNDER 21 Boys singles. — Semi-finals: S. G. Armstrong beat G. J. Rhind, 16-21, 21-12, default; H. H. Redmond beat S. V. Adamson, 21-8, 21-18. Final: Armstrong beat Redmond, 21-17, 21-18. Boys doubles.—Semi-finals: C. Gall and C. A. S Waines beat Duffy and Rhind, by default; G. Fester and Redmond beat M. Hamel and G. Halliburton, 21-17, 21-16. Final: Foster and Redmond beat Gan and Waines, 19-21, 21-19, 21-17. Girls singles.—Semi-finals: Miss J. G. Morris beat Miss J. R. Waines, 21-12, 21-14: Miss I. Jagersma beat Miss D. Laycock, 21-14, 21-12. Final: Miss Morris beat Miss Jagersma, 21-6, 21-9. Girls doubles. — Semi-finals: Misses Morris and G. M Marks beat Misses M, Rhind ana C. McQueen, 21-18, 21-16; Misses Jagersma and Waines beat Misses L. Brightwell and p. Laycock, 21-13. 21-18. Final: Misses Morris and Marks beat Misses Jagersma and Waines, 20-22, 27-25, 21-14. Mixed doubles. —Semi-finals: K. F Duffy and Miss Waines beat c: Hamilton and G. McQueen, 21-10. 21-11, Redmond and MJss M. Havler beat G. Halliburton and Miss M. Rhind, 17-21, 21-10, 21-16. Final: Redmond and Miss Havler beat Duffy and Miss Waines, 16-21. 21-17, 21-16. UNDER II Boys singles.—Semi-finals: H. H. Redmond beat G. Gall (Otago), 21-16, 22-20; A. J. Armstrong beat S. G. Armstrong, 21-14, 21-19. Final: Redmond beat Armstrong, 21-10, 21-18.

Bqyg doubles.—Semi-finals: R. H. Dixon and G. Wilson beat A. and S. Armstrong, 14-21, 21-16, 21-14; G. Foster and Redmond beat M. Hamel and G. Halliburton, 23-21, 21-11. Final: Dixon and Wilson beat Foster and Redmond, 9-21, 21-14. 21-14. Girls singles.—Semi-finals: Miss Looms beat Miss J. R, Waines, 21-9, 21-9; Miss S. Bing beat Miss I. Jagersma, 21-9, 21-13. Final: Miss Looms beat Miss Bing, 21-14, 21-19. Girls doubles. — Semi-finals: Misses Looms and Bing beat Misses C. Chant and D. Laycock. 21-9, 21-14; Misses Jagersma and Waines beat Misses N. and M. Havler, 21-12, 21-18. Final: Misses Looms and Bing beat Misses Jagersma and Waines, 21-17, 21-13. Mixed doubles.—Semi-finals: S. Armstrong and Miss Looms beat Redmond and Miss M. Havler, 21-8, 21-11; Dixon and Miss Bing beat Gall and Miss Waines, 21-19. 21-12. Final: Armstrong and Miss Looms beat Dixon and Miss Bing, 21-16, 21-6. UNDER 14 Boys singles. — Semi-finals: S. Armstrong beat Wilsqn, 21-18, 21-23, 21-17; Dixon heat S. V. Adamson, 21-18, 21-10. Final: Armstrong beat Dixon, 21-16, 14-21, 27-25. Boys doubles. — Semi-finals: Armstrong and Hamel beat M. Cralk and M. Campbell, 21-13, 21- Dixon and Wilson beat Adamson and T, Green, 21-16, 22- Final: Dixon and Wilson beat Armstrong and Hamel, 9-21, 21-17. 21-12. Girls singles.—Semi-finals: Miss Looms beat Miss M. Rhlnd, 21-12, 21-12; Miss Jagersma beat Miss Laycock, 21-17, 20-22, 21-16. Final: Miss Looms beat Miss Jagersma, 21-9, 21-14. Girls doubles. — Final: Misses Jagersma and Looms beat Misses Laycoek and M. Rhtnd, 21-18, 21-9.

Mixed doubles. — Semi-finals: Armstrong and Miss Looms beat Green and Miss M. Havler, 21-8, 21-18; Hamel and Miss Jagersma beat Adamson and Miss N. Havler. 21-13. 18-21. 21-9. Final: Armstrong and Miss Looms beat Hamel and Miss Jagersma, 21-4, 21-12.