Linwood faces challenge

Press, 3 July 1978, Page 15

Linwood faces challenge

Linwood might face a hard fight to retain its lead in the A grade inter-club table tennis championship even though it beat a weakened Selwyn, 9-3, at the Selwyn Street Hall on I Wednesday evening. With Ling Nan Ming absent from its ranks, Linwood has lost a key player, making the results of matches in the next few weeks not as certain as they might have been. Michael Hamel steered Linwood to victory on Wednesday with three singles wins. Linwood also won the three doubles matches. Avonside I beat University, 9-3, and lost only one singles match: Les Stewart being beaten by Yee Chow Boi. Maurice Burrowes and Wayne Adamson kept their impressive records intact but Harry Redmond lost all his matches, his first really bad round of the season. Avonside 111 had its fourth consecutive win. 8-4. over Avonside 11. Most of Avonside Il’s problems stemmed from the poor singles form of its players. Jan Morris, John Richards, and Mark Clasper w-on only one match each while Mike Warren and Martin Kelly gave fine displays to win a total of five matches collectively. Riccarton II beat Avonside IV, 8-3. the most impressive player being Simon Cairns, the promising Otago junior, who played for Avonside. He w-on two matches, against John and Alastair Armstrong, and took Stuart Armstrong to three games. Graham Rhind made a rare but unsuccessful appearance, while Stuart Armstrong stood out as the best performed individual. Riccarton I won its third con-

test of the season, beating Dallington, 8-4. Guy Halliburton and i Graham Lamb had two good wins each for Riccarton but the dur- : able veteran. Denis Kalin, fought i a determined battle for Dallington. He won his three matches but his efforts were not suffi- ; cient. Points: Linwood 18, Avonside I 16, University 12, Riccarton 11, i Avonside II 10, Avonside 111 8, Riccarton I 6, Selwyn, Dallington 4, Avonside IV 2. Results:— Avonside II 4. Avonside 111 8 Singles: J. Morris lost to M. J. Warren. 19-21. 21-16, 19-21; beat ' N. B. Radford. 20-22, 21-18, 21-10; lost to M. Kelly, 18-21, 21-15, 19-21. J. Richards lost to Kelly, 21-23. 14-21; lost to Warren, 16-21, 21-11 14-21: beat Radford. 22-20, 21-13. M. Clasper lost to Radford, 17-21, 14-21; lost to Kelly, 18:21, 21-19, 13-21; beat Warren, 13-21, 21-17. 21-18. Doubles: Richards and Clasper beat Radford and Warren, 21-15, 15-21. 22-20; Clasper and Morris lost to Warren and Kelly, 17-21, 15-21; Richards and Morris lost to Radford and Kelly by default. Riccarton II 8, Avonside IV 3 Singles: J. Armstrong beat G. Rhind, 21-12, 15-21, 21-13; lost to S. Cairns. 12-21. 20-22; beat B. Clark, 16-21, 22-20, 21-14. S. Arm- ’ strong beat Clark. 21-14, 21-9; beat Rhind. 21-12, 21-11; beat Cairns, 20-22, 21-16 , 21-14. A. Armstrong lost to Cairns. 14-21, 13-21; beat Clark, 21-16, 21-8; beat Rhind, 21-16, 21-15. Doubles: J. and S. Armstrong beat Clark and Cairns, 24-22, 17-21, 21-16; A. and S. Armstrong beat Rhind and Cairns, 22-20, 21-16. Riccarton I 8, Dallington 4 Singles: G. Halliburton beat G.

i-.Condllff, 21-17, 21-11; beat S i Adamson, 21-17, 22-20: lost to s Kalin, 6-21, 19-21. G. Lamb beat ■- Adamson, 14-21. 21-14. 21-13: lost t to Kalin, 14-21, 11-21: beat Cond ;- liffe, 21-17, 18-21, 21-16. C. Tipper s lost to Kalin. 13-21, 19-21; lost to I- Condliffe, 18-21, 21-17. 18-21; beat Adamson. 21-11. 21-17. e Doubles: Halliburton and Lamb [, beat Kalin and Condliffe, 16-21, I, 21-18, 21-17; Tipper and Lamb beat Adamson and Condliffe, 21-11, 21-17; Tipper and Halliburton beat Kalin and Adamson, 21-13, 17-21. 21-12. Linwood 9, Selwyn 3 ; Singles: M. Hamel beat R. Mer- . cer. 21-16, 21-16; beat R. Scott, ’ 21-8, 21-15; beat V. N. Brightwell, :■ 11-21, 21-16. 21-15. G. Saunders ’ beat Scott, 21-18, 21-10; lost to .’ Brightwell, 10-21, 21-13, 10-21; ’ beat Mercer. 21-14, 21-15. M. Burrowes lost to Brightwell, 15-21, ’ 16-21; lost to Mercer, 19-21. 8-21; ’ beat Scott, 23-21, 21-16. Doubles: Saunders and Burrowes beat Mercer and Scott, ’ 21-17, 21-14; Hamel and Burrowes beat Brightwell and Scott. 22-20, I 20-22, 21-13; Hamel and Saunders beat Brightwell and Mercer, ’ 27-29, 21-16, 26-24. Avonside I 9. University 3 ■ Singles: W. Adamson beat C. 3 B. Yee, 21-16. 23-21: beat R. • Dixon, 21-9, 21-3; beat H Red- ' mond, 24-22. 21-8. L. Stew'art beat Z Dixon, 21-18. 14-21. 21-14; beat c Redmond, 21-15, 21-15; lost to ' Yee 12-21, 15-21. M. Burrowes ; beat Redmond, 21-18, 21-16: beat c Yee. 21-18. 21-15; beat Dixon, 21-15. 21-19. ’ Doubles: Adamson and Stewart J lost to Redmond and Yee, 21-16. ’ 18-21, 19-21; Burrowes and Stew- ’ art lost to Dixon and Yee, 13-21, 17-21; Burrowes and Adamson beat Dixon and Redmond. 21-19. . 21-11.