Linwood stays ahead in club table tennis

Press, 16 August 1978, Page 30

Linwood stays ahead in club table tennis

Linwood maintained Its grip on the A grade winter table tennis championship with a decisive win against Riccarton II in the latest round. Riccarton’s Stuart Armstrong lost in straight games to Michael Hamel but recorded surprisingly easy wins against Ling Nan Ming and Gary Saunders. Hamel was the outstanding Linwood player, winning three singles, but Saunders was well beaten by the defensive John Armstrong. Although without a third player. Bill Scott and Neville Brightwell did well for Selwyn: and drew with Riccarton I. Colin Tipper’s win against Brightwell was Riccarton’s only success but it won five matches by default. A good win by Mark Clasper over the South Island representative, Yee Chow Boi, gave Avonside H a win against University on a count-back of games. John Richards helped Avonside’s cause by beating Richard Dixon, 26-24, in the vital game. The reliable Dennis Kalin continued his good form and] helped Dallington to a narrow j win against Avonside ITT. Kalin,] although taken to advantage i points in the third game by

Martin Kelly, won his three singles and combined with Graham Condliffe for a close win in the crucial last doubles. Results: — Avonside ill S, Dallington 7 S. Dixon lost to D. J. Kalin, 8-21, 10-21; lost to G. E. Condliffe, 21-23 25-23, 23-25; beat G. Soper, 21-17, 21-14. M. Kelly lost to Kalin, 21-16, 14-21, 20-22; beat Condliffe, 21-7, 22-20; beat Soper, 21-16, 21-14. P. M. Shadbolt lost to Kalin, 14-21, 19-21; lost to Condliffe, 11-21, 21-23; beat Soper, 21-11, 19-21, 21-10. Kelly and Shadbolt lost to Condliffe and Soper, 25-23, 17-21, 18-21; Dixon and Shadbolt beat Kalin and Soper, 21-19. 13-21, 26-24; Dixon and Kelly lost to Kalin and Condliffe, 21-14, 17-21, 20Avonside II 17 games. University 15 J Richards beat R. Tan, 21-14, 21- beat R. H. Dixon, 9-21, 21-17, 26-24; lost to Yee Chow Boi, 21-18, 15-21, 12-21. H. Thompson lost to Dixon. 21-15, 16- 18-21; lost to Yee, 16-21, 17- beat Tan, 21-23, 21-13, 21-9. M. Clasper beat Yee, 21-19, 24-22; beat Tan, 21-18, 21-17: lost to Dixon, 21-17. 16-21, 19-21.

Richards and Thompson lost to Yee and Tan. 21-19, 16-21, 14-21. Clasper and Thompson beat Tan and Dixon, 17-21, 21-10, 22-20. Clasper and Richards lost to Yee and Dixon. 17-21, 21-12. 12-21. Riccarton II 3, Linwood 9 A. J. Armstrong lost to G. R. Sanders, 14-21, 16-21; lost to M J. Hamel; 19-21, 17-21; lost to Ling, 9-21. 4-21. J. Armstrong lost to Ling 7-21, 17-21; beat Saunders, 21-17, 21-7; lost to Hamel, 19- 21-18, 19-21. S. G. Armstrong lost to Hamel, 18-21, 20- beat Ling, 21-14, 21-11; beat Saunders, 21-14, 21-18, J. and S. Armstrong lost to Hamel and Saunders. 21-12, 12-21, 8-21. A. and S. Armstrong lost to Ling and Saunders, 13-21, 11-21; A. and J. Armstrong lost to Ling and Hamel, 19-21, 19-21. Riccarton I 13 games, Selwyn 13 G. D. Lamb lost to V. N. Brightwell, 19-21, 16-21; lost to W. T. Scott, 16-21, 12-21. C. J. Tipper beat Brightwell, 21-13, 19-21, 21-15; lost to Scott, 25-23 i 18-21, 14-21. T. Green lost to Brightwell, 10-21, 16-21; lost to Scott, 16-21, 19-21. Lamb and Tipper lost to Scott and Brightwell, 20-22, 18-21.