Riccarton I draw level

Press, 25 February 1978, Page 21

Riccarton I draw level

After leading the A grade Inter-club table tennis competition since the fifth round. Avonside LI. lost to its closest rival, Riccarton L in the 12th round of matches at the Selwyn Street ha>l. Die two teams are now level at the top of the points table with 22 points each with two rounds remaining. Riccarton built up a handy lead early on. winning the first three singles matches. Alastair Armstrong having a good win over Richard Dixon in three games. Stuart Armstrong having a good battle with the durable Bert Thompson and the South Island champion. Yee Chow Boi, beating the promising John Richards in straight games. From that point on. a Riccarton win seemed probable. Dixon finished the night with three >»<ses. although his match with Stuart Armstrong was a good one. Trailing 10-15 and later 14-7, D'xon almost managed to overcome the powerful top spin game o Armstrong in the third game but left his run a little late. Both Richards and Thompson had wins over Alastair Armstrong in straight games and indeed, Avonside won ail three doubles matches. Dallington picked up its first two points since the fifth round when it accounted for Riccarton HI. 9-3. Peter Whittaker and Graham Condliffe won their three matches and the veteran campaigner, George Hart, took both Colin Tipper and Alan Campbell to three games before su.-i umbing Xvonside I beat Riccarton 11 but Graham Lamb and Guy Halliburton emerged from the de feat with creditable wins over Les Steu art. The youngsters. Martin Kelly and Stephen Dixon, had successful nights for Avonside I. winning ail their matches. Linwood narrowly defeated

Avonside Hi, 14 games to 13. Ling Nan Ming won his three matches, as usual, which was just as well, for his team mates, Tony Green and Michael Prisk could win just one singles match collectively. Prisk’s win may have been an important one; lie ! beat Brian Wilson in three games which enabled Linwood to close to within one match of Avonside with the final doubles to j come. I in that match, Ling and Green 1 beat Jan Morris and John Yang : in straight games, 21-18, 22-20. Points: Avonside 11 anti Riccar(ton 1 22. Avonside 1 15. Avonside ( ill and Linwood 10. Riccarton II [7. DalUngton ti. Riccarton 11l 4. Dallinqton 9, Riccarton 111 3 Singles. -P. Whittaker beat A. Campbell, 21-8, 21-17; beat Mrs T. May. 21-13. 21-7; beat C, Tipper. 21-8. 21-10. G. Hart lost to Tippei. i 12-21, 21-12 17-21; lost to Camplbell, 13-21, 2117. 13-21; beat Mrs Mav. 21-17. 21-8. G. Condliffe beat Mrs May. 21-17, 21-19; heat Tipper. 22-20. 17-21. 21-18; beat Camplbell, 21-17 22 20. Doubles.—Hart and Condliffe heat Mrs May and Campbell. 21-9. (17-21, 21-17; Whittaker and CondUiffe beat Tippei and Campbell 121-23, 21-18. 21-13. Whittaker and Hart Inst to Tipper and Mrs May 16-21, 11-21. Riccarton II 3, Avonside I 9 Singles.—G. Lamb lost to S, Dixon. 19-21. 24-22. 22-24; lost to M. Kelly, 18-21. 21-18. 15-21; beat L. Stewart. 21-17, 18-21. 21-19. P. Roydhouse lost to Slewart, 13-21, 19-21; lost to Dixon, 6-21, 4-21: lost 12-21. G. Halllbur

ton lost to Kelly, 12-21, 14-21; heat Stewart, 21-18, 21-16; lost to Dixon, 19-21. 16-21. Doubles.—Roydhouse and Halliburton lost to Kellv and Dixon. 11-21. 18-21; Lamb and Halliburton lost to Stewart and Dixon, 9-21. 21-15, 20-22; Lamb and Roydhouse beat Kellv and Stewart. 21-17, 18-21. 21-16. Avonside II 5, Riccarton I 7 Singles.—R. Dixon lost to A. Armstrong. 21-16, 17-21, 22-24; lost Ito C. B. Yee, 8-21, 17-21; lost to (S. Armstrong. 13-21. 23-21. 19-21. H. Thompson lost to S. Arm(strong. 21-19. 16-21, 15-21; beal ;A. Armstrong, 21-14. 21-9; lost to Yee. 23-21. 17-21. 15-21. J. Rich ards lost to Yee, 13-21, 15-21; lost :to S. Armstrong. 18-21. 14-21: beat . A. Aimstrong, 21-16. <2l-19. : Doubles.—Thompson and Rich ..ards heat Yee and A. Armstrong .(21-13, 21-15; Dixon and Richard: (heat S. and A. Armstrong, 21-18 >;22-20; Dixon and Thompson beat t;S Armstrong and Yee, 21-18 (15-21, 21-15. Linwood 14, Avonside 111 13 ! Singles.—N. M. Ling beat B il Wilson, 21-5, 21-10; beat Miss J . Morris, 22-20, 21-12; beat J. Yang •(21-16, 21-16. T. Green lost tt , I Yang, 15-21, 10-21: lost to Wilson 1114-21, 13-2.1; lost to Miss Morris ’l2l-18, 13-21, 11-21.. M. Prisk losl (to Miss Morris, 11-21, 5-21; losl to Yang, 13-21. 14-21; beat Wil .(son. 12-21, 21-18. 21-15. Doubles. —Green and Prisk lost Hto Miss Morris and Wilson. 18-21 .121-19. 14-21; Ling and Prisk beat ~Yang and Wilson, 22-20,21-17; Ling l and Green beat Yang and Miss - Morris. 21-18. 22-20.