Narrow squash win to H.S.O.B.

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34131, 19 April 1976, Page 17

Narrow squash win to H.S.O.B.

High School Old Boys nar- , rowly beat Christchurch, 8-7, ! in a squash teams match at | the Christchurch Club courts. • The event, held for the first | time this year with the top 10 men and five women from each club competing, is to be played annually for a challenge trophy, vet to be named. Old Bovs won the men’s section, 6-4. but Christchurch won |, the women’s section, 3-2. The big upset of the night was | the straight sets win of Pip Lush ' (Christchurch) over the South Island champion. Ros Stanton. Miss Stanton was obviously affec- , ted by flu but in her present form Miss Lush would have been ( very difficult to beat anyway. Other fine performances were given by Barrie McNeil (Old Boys), who won 13 successive rallies with his power hitting at I one stage, against Barrie Mat- ! thews; Paul McFadzien. who beat ’ Viv Hargreaves (Old Boys) in a ■ five-set thriller; and Bev Dewar (Christchurch), whoallowed «

, Marie Mercer only five points, j Results (Christchurch names first): — MEN B. D. Matthews lost to I. B. I McNeil. 4-9. 0-9 2-9; P. G. Mc- ; Fadzlen beat V. J. W. Hargreaves. 9-2, 9-7. 5-9, 2-9. 9-6; M. D. Grant lost to L. P. Skurr, I 7-9. 9-5, 9-4. 2-9, 2-9; B. B. Trangi mar lost to J. Redpath, 3-9, 8-10, 9-7, 9-1, 3-9; G. Balani lost to |W. J. Tolchard, 9-7, 0-9. 6-9. 6-9; ! L. Wilson lost to R. McCutcheon. 3-9, 8-10. 9-2. 3-9; R. Blank beat G. Bianchi, 9-2. 9-5. 9-7; N. A. Idour beat J. French, 10-8, 9-3. 9- R. D. Monk lost to J. Oakley, 8-10. 5-9. 9-3. 10-8. 5-9; A. Corkin beat C'. Collins, 8-10, 9-4. 10- 6-9, 9-7. WOMEN P. Lush beat R. Stanton. 9-1. 9-6. 9-0; J. Bruce beat M. Steele 9-7. 2-9. 9-7, 9-7: R. Davies lost to B. King, 3-9, 8-10. 6-9; A. Huri wai lost to V. Dunstan, 4-9, 3-9 1-9; B. Dewar beat M. Mercer. 9-1, 9-0, 9-4.