No surprises vet in table tennis

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33933, 28 August 1975, Page 14

No surprises vet in table tennis

There were no untoward happenings tn the initial rounds of the open events at the New Zea land table tennis championships at Cowies Stadium vesterdav.

The world-ranked Frenchman. Jacques Secretin, the second seed, was only at half pace but still allowed his opponent onl\ 18 points in three games.

At the other end of the draw, the top seed and national champion. Richard I.ee (Auckland . won through in straight games as did the other six seeds in the men's singles.

It was a similar story in the women's singles. The eight seeds progressed to the third round without dropping any games. The national champion, and top seed Yvonne Fogarty (Auckland' after disappointing in the interassociations teams event, reproduced glimpses of the form that enabled her to win the title last year In beating the South Island representative. Ruth Foster (Otagoi. 21-12. 21-8. 21-7.

But while the first rounds of the open events were tree of surprises, there were a series of upsets in the junior, senior, and veteran championships which were all placed to the later stages.

The biggest shock occurred in the under 18 mixed doubles where the too seeds. Alistair Armstrong (Canterbury' and Angela Brackenridge (Auckland', lost in straight games to the unseeded Franklin pair. Graeme Clark and Linda Jekel. However, their moment of triumph was short-lived for thee departed in the next round to another unseeded pair. Lloyd Richards (Wellington! and Dianne Ord (Manawatu'.

That was not the only surprise in the event. In fact, only the second seeds. Hany Redmond (Canterbury) and Colleen Murphy 'Hutt Valley) progressed to the quarter-finals.

The South Island champions and third seeds, Stuart Armstrong (Canterbury) and Debbie Looms (Marlborough' lost to Dennis Westmoreland (Hutt Valley) and Sandra Palmer (Auckland) in the third round, as did the fourth seeds. Bruce Couper (Auckland! and Julie Brant (Franklin), who were beaten by the brother and sister combina tion of Neville and Karen Kennerley (Hamilton).

There were also early eliminations of seeded players in the under 18 bovs’ singles. The third seed. Alistair Armstrong (Canter bury), bowed out in the third round to the unheralded Waite mata player, Craig MacLeod, and in the previous round Armstrong’s younger brother. Stuart, the fourth seed, went down to the under-rated Paul Geddes, bf Southland.

An early upset in the under 16 boys’ singles was the first round defeat of the sixth seed. Dennia Duncan (Manawatu), by the promising 15-year-old Canterburv player, Michael Hamel. The only unseeded pair to reach the ouarter-finals of the under 18 girls’ doubles were the Reed sisters of Auckland. Jill and Gav. who eliminated the third seeds, Colleen Murphy and Ruth Lee (Hutt Valley), 2146. 21-19. in the first round

The first final decided was the

veieran women's doubles which went to the second seeds. Lottie Laurence 'South Taranaki' and Thelma May (Canterbury >. who beat the top seeds. Joyce Harris Kapiti) and Man Bioadber’ 'Wanganui’. 21-15. in the deciding game. Results

Under 18 girls doubles Quarter-finals Misses S .1 Palmer and A M Brackenridge (Auckland' beat Misses 1 v Cooke (Hamilton' and K X Sutton iManauatu. 2111. 21-H Misses T. A. Bargh and L. Grin llngton (Hutt Valley' beat MisseJ. R Wainee and I. Jagersm. (Canterbury). 21-17. 21-19. MisseD J. Looms and S. E Bing (Marlborough) beat Misses J t Brant and L Jekel Franklin . 21-17. 21-14: Misses J. and <• Reed (Auckland! beat Misses M Beumers 'North Taranaki) am: D. Parsons .South Taranaki 2144. 21-5.

Under 18 mixed doubles 'Quarter-finals: L. J. RichardI(Wellington) and Miss D. oro (Manawatu) beat G T. Claik and Miss Jekel .Franklin'. 2141. 2148 •D. Westmoreland and Mi.. (Palmer beat S. G. Armstrong [ 'Canterbury' and Miss D. .1 (Looms (Marlborough'. 21-17. 18-21 21-18: N. J. Kennerlev and Mis’ K. J. Kennerlev Hamilton) beat B. W. Couper Auckland' and Miss Brant. 22-20. 21-11; H 1! Redmond 'Canterbury' and MisC. M. J. Murph’ 'Hutt Valle' 2145. 21-16.

Senior women's singles Quarter finals: Miss M Broadbent .beat Mrs J. B. Coleman Jlamu ■ ton). 21-9. 21-14: Mrs J. 1. Harns (Kapiti) beat Mrs K. Thompson (Canterbury), 2148. 21-12: Mrs B 11. Jackson (Franklin) beat Mrs E. J. Wharehoka Bar of Plentv • 2148. 21-15; Miss A. J. Eden (Nelsoni beat Miss J. E. Stead (Canterbury). 14-21, 21-16 2147 Veteran men's singles. Quarter-finals: V. N. Brightwell (Canterbury) beat K A. Fraser 'East Waikato), 21-15. 21-9; F. .1 O'Gorman (South Canterbury beat N. K. Perrv (Marlborough': 18-21. 2146. 2142: W. J. Fogart’ (Otago) beat J. E. Elliott (North Taranaki), 14-21. 21-10. 21-19; X W. Parsons (South Taranaki heat K. L. Pointon (Hutt Vai ley). 21-10. 21-14.

Veteran women's singles.-[Ouarter-finals: Miss M. Broadbent 'Wanganui' beat Mrs M. J. Ellei[(Rotorua'. 21-12 21-8; Mrs M. .1 Brown (South Canterbury' beat Mrs C. M. Lawrence (South Taranaki). 2148. 21-23. 21-15; Mrs T. May (Canterbury) beat Mrs J I. Harris (Kapiti). 2143. 2142 Mrs B. I. Jackson (Franklin) beat Miss A. J. Eden (Nelson). 21-11 18-21. 21-18.

Veteran women's doubles Semi-finals: Mrs J. I. Harris (Kapiti) and Mias Broadbent beat Mesdames M. Harding ( Hutt Valley) and E. M. Psrrv (Marl borough), 21-13, 21-8: Mesdames Lawrenee and T. May beat Mee dames B. I, Jackson (Franklin) and J. M. Ellery (Rotorua). 21-7. 2143. Final: Mesdames Lawrence and May beat Mrs Harris and Miss Broadbent. 14-21. 21-9. 2147