Avonside wins table tennis

Press, 22 August 1977, Page 21

Avonside wins table tennis

Avonside 1 kept its two point, lead over Riccarton 1 at the top of the A grade inter-club table tennis competition with a 10-2 win over Selwyn in the sixteenth round of matches. Riccarton stayed in touch with an 8-4 win over the struggling Avonside 11, University beat Avonside IV. 9-3, and Riccarton 11 beat Avonside 111, 10-2. Les Stewart had his most successful rounds for some time for Avonside I. beating both Neville Brightwell, in three games, and Bill Scott in two games. Avonside lost only two doubles matches. Stewart and Harry Redmond lost to Scott and Barbara! Taylor and Redmond and Maurice! Burrowes lost to Scott and! Brightwell. Wayne Adamson and the dependable John Armstrong both won three singles matches for Riccarton I and Colin Tipper, filling in for Stephen Adamson, beat Barry Radford in three games. The Avonside team picked up two consolation doubles matches but Bert Thompson may have had good reason for kicking him-1 self after his singles match with ' Armstrong. Thompson had lost the first, game. 16-21. but recovered sol

[well that it seemed a foregone conclusion that the match would require a third game. Leading, 20-8, Thompson somehow contrived to lose 14 consecutive points to lose the game, 20-22. Weakened by an injury to the Canterbury captain, Yee Chow Boi. University still managed to beat Avonside IV, 9-3, with Richard Tan the pick of players, winning all his singles matches. I Indeed, it was a bad night for j Dixon, who was also beaten by | Quentin Meffin. normally a B I grade player. Michael Hamel led the youthiful Riccarton II team to a surprisingly easy win over Avonside 111. The left-handed Guy Halliburton also recorded three wins while Stuart Armstrong beat Kevin Duffy and the Canterbury selector. Graeme Main. Main has had a poor run of form recently, winning only two of his last 16 singles matches. Points: Avonside I 23, Riccarton I 26. Riccarton II and Avon- ! side HI 18. Selwyn 14. University and Avonside II 8. Dallington and I Avonside IV 4. . Avonside I 10, Selwyn 2. , I Singles. — L. Stewart beat W. I

T. Scott, 21-11. 24-22; beat V. N. I Brightwell. 21-18, 18-21. 21-10; beat Miss B. Taylor. 21-8, 21-10. M. Burrowes beat Miss Taylor, 21-8. 21-9; beat Scott. 21-1, 21-13; , beat Brightwell 21-8. 21-8. H. Redmond beat Brightwell. 21-12, ! 21-7; beat Miss Tavlor, 21-19, 21-19; beat Scott. 21-12, 21-17. i Doubles. — Redmond and Stew. • art lost to Scott and Miss Taylor, , 19-21, 21-19, 19-21. Burrowes and Stewart beat Brightwell and Miss ■ Taylor. 21-18. 21-19. Burrowes and Redmond lost to Scott and , Brightwell. 19-21, 24-22. 17-21. Riccarton I 8, Avonside II 4. Singles. — W. D. Adamson beat H. Thompson, 21-18. 21-18; beat ' N. B. Radford, 21-11, 21-7; beat ! M. Warren. 21-17. 21-23, 21-19. 1 J. Armstrong beat beat Warren, 21-12. 18-21, 21-17; beat Thompson, 21-16 22-20; beat Radford. 21-15, 1 21-23. 21-19. C. Tipper beat Rad- : ford. 11-21, 22-20 , 24-22; lost to 1 Warren, 8-21. 13-21; lost to Thompson, 16-21. 15-21. Doubles. — Tipper and Adam- ! son lost to Thompson and Warren, 19-21. 19-21. Armstrong anc Adamson beat Radford and Warren, 21-17. 18-21. 21-19. Armstrong j and Tipper lost to Radford and (Thompson. 6-21, 21-18. 21-23.

University », Avonside IV 3. ! Singles. — R. Tan beat G. Haszard, 21-16. 21-19; beat R. Dixon, 24-22, 13-21. 21-19; beat J. Yang, 21-17, 20-22 . 21-16. Lee Hock Chong lost to Dixon, 15-21 21-19, 18-21; beat Yang. 21-14, 21-19; beat Haszard. 21-17 21-19. Q Mellin lost to Yang, 21-23 15-21-lost to Haszard, 11-21, 21-17 9-21-beat Dixon. 21-16. 22-20. Doubles. — Tan and Lee beat Haszard and Yang. 10-21, 21-11, 21-18. Meffin and Tan beat Dixon and Yang. 8-21. 21-19. 23-21, Meffin and Lee beat Dixon and Haszard. 20-22, 21-12. 21-11. Riccarton II 10, Avonside 111 2. Singles. — S. G. Armstrong beat K. Duffy. 16-21, 21-18, 21-17: beat G. Main. 21-13. 21-16; lost to B Clark. 21-16. 13-21. 17-21. M. Hamel beat Clark 21-6 21-12 beat Duffy. 21-12. 21-18;’ beat Main. 21-16. 23-21. G. Halliburton beat Main. 21-15. 21-16; beat S a X k -n' 7 ; 2 , 1 -, 22 2’ 2 - 21 ' 18 : beat Duffy. 2l-15

Doubles. — Armstrong and Halliburtm lost to Clark and Duffy 21-17, 19-21, 19-21 Hamel and Halliburton beat Main and Duffy. 29-27. 21-13. Hamel and Armstrong beat Main and Clark. 21-19. 21-19.