Winter table tennis competition starts

Press, 1 May 1978, Page 22

Winter table tennis competition starts

Av onside 1, Riccarton 11 ar.d Linwood were the teams to make the most favourable 1 impressions in the opening' round of the winter A grade table tennis competition at 1 the Selwyn Street hall Avonside I, including Wayne Adamson and Maurice; Burrowes, ranked second and] third in the province respect-1 ively, crushed At onside IV. 12-0. drooping only two games in the process Adamson dropped a game' to John Yates, while Bur-' rowes and Les Stewart lost the first game of the first! doubles match against Bruce Clark and Yates Riccarton 11. comprising three Armstrongs, the veteran John, and the brothers. Alastair and Stuart, beat, Riccarton I by the same' score. Stuart Armstrong, the! third-ranked junior in the country, looked particularly!' sr.arp in his three matches. Guy Halliburton did well to; take the first game from John 1 Armstrong and he. along with' Colin Tipper and Graham : Lamb, also took a game off!' Alastair Armstrong. Linwood became the third 1 ; team to win 12-0 in the round]«nen it overwhelmed Avon-p side Hl. Led by the Canter-1 ;bury coach. Ling Nan Ming,! the team looks likely to be.among the top three in the!! 10-team competition at thep end of the season. I; Gary Saunders, making hisi; first appearance in Christ-]* church for some seven years.!"

returned the most spectacular winning margin of the round; 'against Stephen Dixon, 21-10,i ]2l-1. Michael Hamel showed, (himself to be in good touch ! with three good wins. In the two other first-round; matches, Avonside 11, after' 'leading. 6-0. turned back al ‘determined challenge from! (Dallington to win, 7-5. while; I University, led by the South' (Island champion. Yee Chow: I Boi. beat Selwyn. 10-2. I Points: Avonside I. LinIwood, Riccarton 11. Univer-1 jsity, Avonside II 2. Selwyn, i iDallington. Avonside lll.i I Avonside TV and Riccarton I i I Results:— Dallinpton J, Avonside II 7 Singles.—D. .1. Kalin lost to: 18. Thompson, 22-24, 18-21; lost; to M. Clasper. 10-21. 15-21; beat; I Miss J. Morris. 22-20, 21-16. S. Adamson lost to Miss Morris, i 20- 21-17, 15-21: beat Thonip-! Ison. 21-18, 21-18: beat Clasper,i 12-21. 21-18. 21-18. G. Condilffe: 'lost to Clasper, 18-21. 8-21; lost! to Miss Morris. 19-21. 16-21; beat! I Thompson. 21-10, 21-16. Doubles.—Adamson and Cond- ! llffe lost to Clasper ar.d Thomp-; son, 21-16. 17-21. 14-21: Kalin and! 'Condilffe lost to Miss Morris and'. Thompson, 25-23, 19-21, 18-21; ; Kalin and Adamson beat Clasper | .and Miss Morris. 21-15. 16-21,1 22-20. i I i. Avonside I 12, Avonside IV 0 jj ' Singles.—W. D. Adamson beat 11 J. Yates, 21-15. 18-21. 21-15; beat 1 B. Claik. 21-17. 21-8; beat Yang.'.s [2l-13, 21-13. M. Burrowcs beat;. Yang. 2’-16, 21-19; heat Yates,! 21- 21-12: beat Clark, 21-16,)' '2l-18. L. Stewart beat Clark, p 21-15, 21-10: beat Yang, 21-19, 1 21-14: beat Yates. 21-16. 21-3. | Doubles.—Burrowes and Stew-

art beat Clark and Yates, 18-21, 21-18, 21-15; Adamson and Stewart beat Yang and Yates, 21-13, 121-15: Burrowes and Adamson beat Yang and Clark. 21-11, 21-19. Selwyn 2, University 10 Singles.—V. N. Brightwell beat .R. Tan. 21-19. 21-19; lost to 11., ■ Redmond. 13-21. 18-21; lost to C. : B. Yee, 21-23. 19-21. A. Renwick lost to Yee, 21-19. 8-21, 14-21; ■ lost to Tan, 18-21. 17-21; lost to Redmond. 11-21, 9-21. M. Inglis 'lost to Redmond, 13-21, 14-21; 'lost to Yee. 9-21. 13-21; lost to '!Tan, 7-21, 13-21. Doubles.—Renwick and Inglis Host to Tan and Redmond. 17-21, 17-21; Blightwell and Inglis lost •to Yee and Tan, 18-21, 22-24; I Brightwell and Renwick beat Yee . and Redmond, 21-19. 21-19. Linwood 12, Avonside 111 0 : Singles.—N. M. Ling beat N. B. : Radiord. 21-10. 21-6; beat S. ' Dixon, 21-11. 21-14; beat M. Kelly, • 21-6, 21-12. G. R. Saunders beat •Kelly. 21-23, 21-12, 21-14; beat Radford. 22-20. 21-17; beat S. | Dixon, 21-10, 21-1. '.I. Hamel beat {Dixon. 21-9. 21-16; beat Kelly, 21-9. 21-19; beat Radford. 21-17, 121-19. • Doubles.—Hamel and Saunders 'beat Radford and Dixon, 21-17, ! 19-21. 21-18; Ling and Saunders ’beat Kelly and Dixon, 21-17, ’2l-18: Ling and Hamel beat Kelly and Radford. 21-16. 21-14. Riccarton I 0, Riccarton II 12 Singles.—G. Halliburton lost to A. Armstrong. 21-14, 16-21. 15-21; lost to J. Armstrong, 21-18, 13-21, ! 16-21; lost to S. Armstrong, 14-21, ! 12-21. G. Lamb lost to S. Annstrong, 22-24. 10-21; lost to A. ’Armstrong. 16-21. 23-21, 10-21; I lost to J. Armstrong, 20-22. 14-21. |L. Tipper lost to J. Armstrong. (21-16. 16-21, 8-21; lost to S. Armstrong, 19-21. 11-21: lost to A. [Armstrong, 13-21. 21-17, 19-21. Doubles.—Tipper and Hallibur,ton lost io S. and A. Armstrong, 19-21, 21-23; Lamb and Halliburton lost to J. and S. Armstrong, 17-21. 118-21: Lamb and Tipper lost to J. and A. Armstrong, 14-21. 14-21.