Table tennis loss averted

Press, 22 May 1978, Page 22

Table tennis loss averted

Avonside II almost caused j its second upset in consecu- s tive rounds during the fourth v round of play in the A grade t table tennis competition at j I the Selwyn Street hall on i the Selwyn Street hall. f Last week it dominated the i strong Riccarton II team, to 5 win 8-4, and this week, with < only the final doubles re- i maining. it trailed University, 5-6, and required a straight t games win to tie the match. 1 However. Richard Dixon i :and Yee Chow Boi (Univer|sity), after dropping the first i igame, won the second, 21-16. i i against John Richards and ] I Mark Clasper to narrowly ii win the contest for Univer-! i sity. i i Earlier Yee, the current !( South Island champion, suf- i fered three singles losses, j his worst round for a long] 1 time. One of his losses wasji to Clasper, who is playing 1 particularly well at present. 1 having beaten the agile veteran, John Armstrong, last week. . 1 Harry Redmond was in i • good touch for University, . ■ winning his three matches. ; Avonside I continued its : i winning way with an easy ; 12-0 win over Avonside 111. Avonside 111 took only one

game off the powerful Avon-1 side I team in the contest,, t with Mike Warren picking up i the first game against Wayne Adamson. ’ Linwood also recorded its I fourth successive win, beat- < ing Avonside IV, 11-1. Gary ; Saunders suffered Linwood’s 1 only loss. Graham Rhind winning in three games. Ling Nan Ming, the Can- i terbury coach, and Mike ' Hamel', kept up their good i individual records with wins, i Riccarton I had its first win 1 this season when it beat Sei- ' wyn, 8-4. The Hamilton ' player, Linda Jekyl. made an i appearance on her way north . in place of Alan Renwick, land contributed a win over (Graham Lamb, 21-19, 21-12. ! Guy Halliburton had a good night for Riccarton, I winning his three matches, (including a pleasing win over i Neville Brightwell, the hardhitting veteran, 21-18, 21-10. Riccarton II beat Dallington, 7-4, time having run out before the final doubles match could be played. Stephen Adamson had a commendable win over John Armstrong while Denis Kalin would have been very satisfied with his win over Stuart Armstrong.

I Alastair Armstrong won; 1 ' two of his matches, his first 1 1 wins since the first round. < Points: Avonside 1, Lin-p wood. University 8, Riccar-1 ton II 6, Avonside II 4: Ric-! carton I. Selwyn. Dallingtixi L 2, Avonside 111. Avonside IV t o. ; Avonside II 14, University IS Singles.—M. Clasper lost to H ' Redmond, 21-17. 13-21, 11-21; bea, C B. Yee. 21-19. 21-19; lost to &. Dixon, 21-18, 19-21. 14-21. J. Richards beat Dixon, 21-19, 21-13; lost to Redmond. 12-21, 11-21. beat Yee, 21-19, 17-21. 21-18. Mis; . ,;. Morris beat Yee, 21-18, 20-22, - 21-18; beat Dixon, 21-5. 21-6; lost to Redmond. 16-gi 14-21. Doubles.—Richai“s and Miss Morris lost to Yee and Redmond 21-23, 14-21; Clasper and Miss < Morris lost to Dixon and Redmond, 13-21. 12-21; Richards and I Clasper beat Yee and Dixon. : 21-19. 16-21. 22-20. 1 Avonside I 12, Avonside 111 0 Singles— M. Burrowes beat M. J Warren. 21-18, 21-17; beat M. Kelly, 21-10. 21-17; beat S. Dixon. I 21-11, 21-6. W D. Adamson beat Dixon, 21-16, 21-14; beat Warren. I 16-21, 21-11. 21-13; beat Kelly. 21-14, 21-10. L. Stewart beat '. Kcllv. 21-16. 21-14; beat Dixon. I 21-9 21-10; beat Warren. 21-19. ' 21-15. Doubles. —Stewart and Burrowes beat Warren and Dixon, : 21-18. 21-18; Adamson and Burrowes beat Kelly and Dixon, 26-24, 23-21; Stewart and Adam- : son beat Kelly and Warren. 1 21-11, 21-17. Linwood 11, Avonside IV 1 Singles.—G. R. Saunders beat ;

I. Yang. 21-13. Zl-18; lost to <5. Rhind. 21-18. 16-21. 18-21; beat J. Haszard. 21-18. 21-18. M. J. Hamel brat Haszard, 21-18, 21-18; beat Yang, 21-13, 21-17; beat blind, 21-14. 21-19. X. M. Ling reat Rhind. 21-16. 21-10; be.it laszard. 21-8. 21-8; beat Yang. 21-7, 21-9. Doubles. —Saunders and Ling beat Yang and Haszard. 21-13, 11- Hamel and Saunders beat Rhind and Haszard. 23-21. 21-19; Jng anu Hamel beat Rhind and Yang, 23-25, 21-14 . 21-18. Dallington 4, Riccarton II 7 Singles.—S. Adamson lost te V Armstrong, 21-16, 10-21, 17-21; ost to S. Armstrong, 13-21, 12-21; beat J Armstrong, 16-21, 21-15, 21-18. D. Kalin lost to J. Armstrong, 18-21, 17-21; beat A. Armstrong, 21-13, 21-15; beat S. Armstrong, 21-19 . 22-20. P. Whittaker ost to S. Armstrong, 13-21. 12-21; .ost to J. Armstrong. 13-21, 12-21; ■ost to A. Armstrong, 19-21, 10-21. Doubles.—Kalin and t\ hittaker beat S. and A. Armstrong, 21-17. 21-19; Adamson and Whittaker lost to J. and A. Armstrong. 15- 21-15. 15-21. Riccarton I 8, Selwyn 4 Singles.—C. Tipper beat M. Inglis, 21-11, 21-15; beat Mtss L. lekvl, 21-13, 21-12; lost to V. N Brightwell. 20-22. 17-21. G. Halliburton bea. Brightwell. 21-18, 31-10; beat Inglis. 21-17, 21-19; beat Miss Jekyl, 21-18, 17-21, 21-18. G. Lamb lost to Miss Jekyl, 19-21, 12- beat Brightwell, 24-22, 16- 21-15; beat Inglis, 21-13, 21-7. Doubles —Lamb and HaUlburton beat Inglis and Miss Jekv], 21-18. 17-21, 21-14; Tipper and Halliburton lost to Miss Jek’-l and Brightwell, 16-21. 23-21, 17-21; Tipper and Lamb lost to Ing!:-, and Brightwell. 17-21, 21-18, 17-23 r