New faces at table tennis

Press, 8 November 1978, Page 15

New faces at table tennis

Many players made their; debuts in the A grade table | teams championship when the; opening round of the summer competition was held. The fancied teams won com-1 fortably, although Avonside II was extended to 7-5 by Linwood i 11. The Linwood juniors, Michael Prisk and Michael Burrowes, did extremely' well to beat the more experienced Bert Thompson and Bruce Clark. Prisk also beat the country’s second-ranked woman, Jan Morris. Athough Riccarton I won easily enough against Kaiapoi, there was an upset result when Bob Loudon (Kaiapoi i won in three games against Alistair Armstrong. Results:— Avonside II 7, Linwood II 5 Singles: Miss J, G. Morris beat J. Stowell, 21-10, 21-13; lost to , M. Prisk. 21-13. 15-21, 18-21; beat M. Burrowes. 22-24, 21-14. 21-14. H. Thompson lost to Burrowes, 18-21, 21-18, 14-21; beat Stowell, 21-18, 21-7; lost to Prisk. 13-21, 21-15. 15-21. B. K. Clark lost to Prisk, 16-21. 23-25; lost to Burrowes. 21-13. 18-21. 18-21; beat Stowell, 21-16, 21-17. Doubles: Thompson and Clark beat Prisk and Stowell, 21-16, 21-19; Miss Morris and Clark beat Burrowes and Stowell, 21-7, 21-14: Miss Morris and Thompson beat Burrowes and Prisk, 21-18, 16-21, 21-16. Avonside 111 3, Linwood I 9 Singles: K. Townsend beat S. Dixon, 17-21. 21-19, 21-14; lost to R. H. Dixon, 11-21, 21-17, 21-23; lost to M. J. Hamel, 13-21, 18-21. J. Yang lost to Hamel, 18-21, 24-26; lost to S. Dixon, 16-21, 26-28; lost to R. Dixon, 19-21, 18- J. Simons lost to R. Dixon, 16- 15-21; lost to Hamel. 19-21, 21-18, 15-21; Jost to S. Dixon, 21-12, 19-21, 14-21. Doubles: Townsend and Yang beat Hamel and R. Dixon, 21-17, 20- 21-19; Yang and Simons lost to Dixon and Dixon, 18-21, 19- Townsend and Simons beat Halfiel and S. Dixon, 16-21, 21- 21-19. Kaiapoi 2, Riccarton I 10 Singles: R. Jongenburger lost to A. Armstrong. 16-21, 14-21; lost to G. D. Lamb, 15-21, 13-21; lost to S. G. Armstrong, 8-21, 20- R. Loudon lost to S. Armstrong, 11-21. 11-21; beat A. Armstrong, 21-17, 17-21. 21-15; lost to Lamb, 18-21, 21-18. 18-21. A. C a pill lost to Lamb. 5-21, 14-21; lost to S. Armstrong, 6-21, 11-21; beat A. Armstrong, by default. Doubles: Loudon and Capill lost to Lamb and A. Armstrong, 17- 21-23; Jongenburger and Capill lost to Armstrong and Armstrong. 16-21. 8-21: Jongenburger and Loudon lost to S. Armstrong and Lamb, 18-21, 21- 13-21. Avonside I 10, Linwood 111 2 Singles: M. Kelly beat G. Spiers, 21-11, 21-14; beat J. I.

Urquhart. 14-21. 21-16, 21-16; beat ' J. Grey , 21-12. 22-20. M. W. Burrowes beat Grey, 14-21, 21-12, 21-12; beat Spiers, 21-19, 18-21,; 21-13; beat Urquhart, 21-14, 10-21, 121-18. J. Richards beat Urquhart, i 21-10, 21-18; beat Grey, 22-20/ i 21-19; beat Spiers, 21-17, 21-19. Doubles: Burrowes and Rich- i ! ards beat Urquhart and Spiers. 21-13. 23-21: lost to Grey and ! Spiers, 20-22. 17-21; Kelly and i Burrowes lost to Grey and ’Urquhart. 21-23, 21-18, 24-26. i Riccarton 111 2, Riccarton II 10 • Singles: P. Berry lost to C. J. I •Tipper, 16-21, 16-21; beat P. de! I Boer, 16-21, 21-18, 21-13; beat Miss it S. Kehoe, 11-21, 21-12. 21-17.: I Mrs T. May lost to Miss Kehoe. 17-21, 21-18.* .11-21: lost to Tipper, : 13-21. 9-21; lost to de Boer, 16-21. : 15-21. L. 11. Crawford lost to de Boer. 15-21. 17-21: lost to Miss Kehoe. 18-21, 13-21; lost to Tipper. 19-21, 19-21. Doubles; Mrs May and Crawford lost, to de Boer and Tipper. 7-2 J. 13-21; Berry and Craw . ford lost to Miss Kehoe and l6-21, 21-14. 17-21; Berry ;• and Mrs May lost to Miss Kehoe i and de Boer, 19-21, 19-21.