Squash win for Wasley

Press, 17 July 1978, Page 7

Squash win for Wasley

Chris Wasley (Burnside ll> ' survived three , match points against the experienced Mike Grant, to win, 10-8, in the fifth game of the most ex-1 citing match of the men’s; senior squash rackets com-; petition. Wasley’s team' accounted for Linwood by three matches i to one but all of the contests were dose with two of the ' other Bumside players show- ■ ing great determination to come from behind to score' I their wins. Graham Foulds had trouble keeping Howard Marshall 1 away from centre-court I initially and was soon two games down. He knuckled 1 i down to the job well, how-! ever, and by dogged retriev- j ing and concentration on. i length he took the last three I games. At No. 3 for Bumside. Geoff Tait found the laconic Gary Monk just too good in I the first two games. Aided I by some spectacular reitrieving and a willingness to pressure volley, Tait completely reversed the proceedings and ran out a comfortable winner. Burnside seems to have an endless supply of good juniors. With the departure of Stuart Davenport to I Havelock North, the newj comer to the side was the 114-year-old, Mark Crosbie, ! who made a good debut by • I pushing Alan Corkin to four , (games. The High School Old Boys J and Christchurch II clash was most notable for the fastest five-setter of the competition, c Jim Martin (Christchurch i II), scored only one point in • the first 19 against Trevor J George, but then ran through t

• 'the next three games in about ,15ihin. The meeting between two of Canterbury’s top men, Paul McFadzien (University) I and Neil Rush (Bumside I), !was disappointing as both* men lacked purpose in. their) games and often resorted to aimless driving, principally; cross-court, with no apparent ’ effort to develop any pattern i to their play. Barrie Matthews (UniverI sity) showed determination to, .stave off a strong challenge; I from Robin Clements. Some; !,of his short backhand volleys to the nick were a delight.; ) Lorraine Sutherland ' showed that she is i worthy of her fourth , place in the Canterbury women’s side by extending the No. 3, Phillippa Lush, to five games after an i uncertain start. Miss Sutherland’s cross-court lobs con-1 stantly got her out of trouble I and at the same time put I Miss Lush under pressure. ■ The Christchurch III! women were jubilant after! accounting for their second) team, 3-0, but not without I a struggle as two of the) matches were long five- j setters which could have gone i either way. I; MEN High School Old Boys 8, Christchurch II 2. L. Skurr beat G. Balani, 9-0, 1 9-7, 10-8; V. Hargreaves beat L. 1 Williams, 5-9. 9-4, 9-3, 9-3; T. George lost to J. Martin, 9-0, 9-1, 4-9, 2-9, 1-9; L. Laing beat C. I Matthews, 9-7. 10-8, 9-6. ; University 4, Burnside 14 , 1 P. 'McFadzien beat N. Rush, j ’ 9-5, 9-3. 9-4; B. Matthews beat; 1 R. Clements, 9-7, 6-9, 9-5, 9-4; 11 M. Lawrence lost to j. Bushell. 9-5. 4-9. 9-5, 4-9. 2-9; H. Dowell), lost to H. Shepherd, 9-5, 9-10.,’ 8-10, 3-9. (

Suburbs A, Sumn«r 4 L. Plever beat R. ' Marshall, 18-8, 9-1, 10-8; M. Carson beat R. McCutcheon, 7-9, 9-3, 9-2. 9 3; M. Morrison lost to G. Davis, 4-9, 9-4, 3-9. 10-8. 4-9; A. Dunlop lost to J. MacDougall, 4-9. 7-9. 9-7. :+-9. Burnside 4, Linwood 2 C. Wasley .beat M. Grant, 10-9, <B-10. 9-6. 6-9, 10-8; G. Foulds beat iH. Marshall, 9-10, 3-10, 9-5. 9-6. j 9-0; G. Tait beat G. Monk, 1-9, 14-9, 9-7, 9-4, 9-5; M. Crosbie lost :to A. Corkin, 4-9. 9-2, 5-9. 7-9. WOMEN Christchurch I 8, High School

Old Bays II 0 , P. Lush beat L. Sutherland., 10-8. 9-0. 2-9, 4-9, 9-6: W. Dodgshun' : beat J. Small. 10-8. 0-9, 9-2, 9-4; ’ B. Dewar beat P. Columbus. 9-4. ) 9-4. 9-2. . Burnside 4, Christchurch IV 2 L Chamberlain beat J. Terrell. 9-2. 94), 9-1; S. O’Brien lost to A. Hurlwai, 5-9. 2-9, 9-1, 2-9; A. , Cooper beat D. Stead. 9-4. 9-7. 9- ■ Christchurch 111 8, Christchurch ! II 0 C. Bowan beat L. Symes. 9-4. 10- 9-3; R. Davis beat W. Dann. 7-9. 4-9, 9-5. 9-2. 9-3: J Little beat G. Maska. 9-4. 9-7, 4-9. 7-9. I 9-4. ’