France beats N.Z.

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33932, 27 August 1975, Page 16

France beats N.Z.

The French invitetion table tennis team beat New Zealand 91 at Cowles Stadium last night but the New Zealand players performed well.

The former national champion Ann Stonestreet (Auckland) won a match against Miss D. Sr.alka in straight games and the Xcxs Zealand players extended then opponents to the deciding gam> in tout other matches. In two of these matches only two point* separated them.

The French plaxers will com pete in the national champion ships which start today, and although there seems no doubt that the French champion on nine occasions. Jacques Score tin. will win the men's singles, [the womens events arc mote 'open after the confident show Ings by Miss Stonestreet and Jan Morris (Canterbury).

Results (French players named first):

Singles.—J. Secretin beat J. R Morris, 21-13. 21-18; beat R E Lee. 21-11, 21-10. D. Dhoondt beat Lee, 21-19, 19-21, 21-18; beat Mor ris 20-22. 21-19. 21-13. Doubles Secretin and V Purkhart beat Morris and Lee. 19-21. 21-19, 21-19

Singles.—Miss D. Szalka beat Miss J. G. Morris, 21-18. 21-IL. ■lost to Miss A. D. Stonestreet. 111-21. 14-21. Miss Y. Lcdere boa* I Miss Stonestreet. 21-19. 21-18: betel Miss Morris. 25-23. 21-19. Doubler Misses Szalka and Leclerc beiw Mrs N Traill and Miss Stontstreet. 16-21. 21-12. 22-20.

Rugby.—Mr Alan Tax lor, of I Canterbury. will referee the WrJ lington-Auckland match at Edetf Park, Auckland, on September 6 If the Ranfurlv Shield is tel stake, and Mr John Pring. Auckland, the inter-island mateh at Lancaster Park on Septcm ber 13. >