University’s first win

Press, 26 May 1977, Page 6

University’s first win

University had its first win this winter, in the A grade table tennis competition with a relatively easy victory over a weakened Riccarton II team last evening. Kiccarton was without Stuart Armstrong and could only manage singles wins by .Michael namel and Guy Halliburton, and a doubles win by Halliburton and Graham Lamb.

Yee Chow Boi won his three singles matches comfortably and continues to impress with aggressive style. Richard Tan and Lee Hock Chong both had good nights, particularly Lee in his rather surprising 21-10, 21-10 win over Hamel. Avonside HI overpowered Avonside IV, 10-2. Both Graeme Main and Jan Morris won all their singles. Bruce Clark chimed in with wins over Glen Haszard and John Yang, while Avonside IV had its only singles success through Richard Dixon, who beat Clark, 21-17, 21-19. Riccarton I beat Selwyn, 7-4. The last doubles match was not played. The evergreen John Armstrong was beaten for the first time this winter, by Bill Scott, an extremely able player, 15-21, 17-21. This means that no player is unbeaten after six rounds. W’ayne Adamson took three games to dispose of both Scott and Neville Brightwell, but his younger brother, Stephen, was beaten by the same pair in two games. The first match this winter to be decided on games was the clash

between Avonside II and Dalling-I ton. Avonside won, 15 games to| 13, after the score had been 6-6: on matches played. Graham Condliffe won all his singles matches and Denis Kalin was beaten by only Mike Warren, who was the most successful Avonside player Bert Thompson and Barry Radford each beat Fred Fisher but that was their only win. Although it had the bye last evening, Avonside I still shares the lead with Riccarton I. Both have 10 points. Avonside 111 has eight points and Riccarton II and Selwyn have six points. Avonside II has four, Dallington and University two, and Avonside IV has not won. Results:— University 1, Riccarton II 3 R. Tan beat G. Halliburton. 21-15, 19-21, 21-15; lost to M. Hamel. 18-21, 15-21: beat G. Lamb. 21-16. 21-19. Yee Chow Boi beat Lamb. 21-18. 21-19; beat Halliburton, 21-12. 21-17; beat Hamel. 21-18. 21-19. Lee Hock Chong beat Hamel, 21-10. 21-10; beat Lamb, 21-6. 21-13; lost to Halliburton, 21-12, 17-21, 14-21. Lee and Tan lost to Halliburton and Lamb. 13-21, 21-15. 19-21. Yee and Tan beat Hamel and l amb. 19-21. 21-12, 23-21. Yee and Lee beat Hamel and Halliburton, 21-8. 21-14. Avonside U> 10, Avonside IV 2 B. Clark beat G. Haszard. 19-21, 123-21, 21-15; lost to R. Dixon, ; 17-21, 19-21: beat J Yang, 21-16, ■ Si.-’l. G Main beat. Yang, 21-16, ! 19-2.1, 21-16; beat Haszard. 21-10, 121-14; beat L. Dixon, 21-16, 15-21,

21-19 Miss J. Morris beat Dixe , 21-18, 16-21, 21-18; beat Yan,, 21-8, 22-20: beat Haszard, 21-1:, 21*17. Clark and Miss Morris be. I Yang and Haszard, 21-14. 21-8. Main and Miss Morris lost 11 Dixon and Haszard, 21-11, 17-21, 18-21. Main and Clark beat Dixcii and Yang, 16-21, 21-11. 21-13. Avonside II IS, Dallington 13 games B. Thompson lost to D. Kalin, 21-18, 20-22, 11-21: lost to G. Conn liffe, 21-16, 14-21, 14-21; beat F, Fisher, 11-21, 21-17, 21-13. B. Rad ford beat Fisher, 21-16, 21-13: 10-t to Kalin, 13-21, 10-21; lost tq Condliffe, 16-21, 13-21. M. Warrei lost to Condliffe, 17-21, 17-2’t beat Fisher, 21-18, 21-16; bed Kalin, 21-14, 21-15. Warren and Thompson bed Kalin and Fisher, 24-22, 21-15. Radford and Thompson bed Condliffe and Fisher, 22-20, 21-12. Radford and Warren lost tn Condliffe and Kalin, 21-23, 21-1!) Riccarton I 7, Selwyn 4 8. Armstrong beat C. Waines 21-8, 21-17; beat V. N. Bright, well. 13-21, 21-4, 21-17: lost to W, T. Scott. 15-21. 17-21. W. D. Adamson beat Scott, 19-21, 21-1". 23-21; beat Waines, 21-16, 21-' : beat Brightwell. 22-20, 21-23 21-14. S. V. Adamson lost M ■Brightwell. 17-21, 20-22: ln*t t« Scott, 18-21, 13-21; beat Waines 21-13. 21-17. Armstrong and S. Adams’l » n<s Waines. 21-17, 10-21, 22-20. Adamson and Adami son lost to Brightwell ani Waines, 21-19, 18-21, 22-24.