Avonside leads table tennis

Press, 2 July 1979, Page 18

Avonside leads table tennis

Avonslde I maintained its four-i point lead at the top of the A grade winter table tennis com-' petition when it comfortably beat Linwood 11, 8-4, on Wednesday evening. Only three games were played — Avonside Il’s match with Selwyn — Dallington being postponed. It was a weaker Avonslde I team which played Linwood H. Wayne Anderson and Les Stewart were missing from the lineup, but Jan Morris and Trevor Flint proved to be more than adequate replacements. Stephen Dixon Impressed for the vouthful Linwood side, beating both Miss Morris and Flint after lengthy battles. Riccarton I kept up its chal-j lenge with a 9-3 win over Avonside ill- John and Stuart

-I Armstrong won their three 1 . singles matches, while Graham 1 Gall lost only to Mike Warren. In the third contest, Univer- t ■ ’ sity beat Riccarton 11, 8-4, o despite the losses suffered by c I Kicnard Tan in all his singles , matches. The efforts of Harry ( Redmond and Lloyd Richards _ were sufficient to keep Univerj sity clear of its opponent. Points: Avonside I 18, Riccar- , ton I 14, University 12, Linwood 5 ■ I 10. Avonside II 6, Selwyn- q Dallington 4, Riccarton n, Avon- t ; side 111, Linwood 11 2. 5 Riccarton I 9, Avonside 111 3 [' Singles.—S. Armstrong beat B. I 1 - Thompson, 21-13. 21-17; beat M. J . Warren. 26-24. 21-17; beat M. ‘ Kelly, 21-17. 21-18. J. Armstrong » ■ beat Warren. 22-24. 24-22, 21-9; 2 'beat Kellv. 24-22. 18-21. 21-18. G. : Gall beat Kellv. 21-15. 21-19; beat 1,

Thompson 21-19. 22-24, 21-12; lost to W’arren, 16-21, 20-22. Doubles. —J. and S. Armstrong beat Thompson and Kelly, 14-21, 21-12, 21-15; S. Armstrong and Gall lost to Warren and Kelly, 18-21, 17-21; J. Armstrong and Gall lost to Warren and Thompson, 16-21, 14-21. Linwood I 4, Avonside I 8 Singles.—A. Campbell lost to M. Burrowes, 10-21, 12-21; lost to T. Flint, 19-21, 21-19, 20-22; lost to Miss J. Morris, 18-21, 14-21. M. Frisk beat Flint. 21-14, 22-20; lost to Miss Morris, 12-21, 16-21; lost to Burrowes, 3-21, 12-21. S. Dixon beat Miss Morris. 21-16, 21-23, 23-21; lost to Burrowes, 9-21. 6-21; beat Flint, 21-7, 14-21, 21-17. Doubles.—Campbell and Dixon lost to Miss Morris and Flint,

14-21, 18-21; Pirsk and Dixon lost to Burrowes and Flint, 17-21, 10-21; Prisk and Campbell beat Burrowes and Miss Morris, 21-18, 21-19. University 8, Riccarton II 4 Singles.—L. Richards beat L. Tipper, 21-12, 21-16; beat G. Lamb, 21-18, 21-15; beat P. De Boer, 21-19, 21-19. H. Redmond beat Tipper, 21-15, 18-21, 21-19; beat De Boer, 13-21, 21-19, 22-20; beat Lamb, 21-19, 21-17. R. Tan lost to Lamb. 17-21, 21-13, 10-21; lost to De Boer, 21-16, 14-21, 17-21; lost to Tipper, 22-20, 16-21, 13-21. Doubles. — Richards and Tan beat Tipper and De Boer. 16-21, 21-19, 21-16; Redmond and Tan beat Lamb and Tipper, 21-15, 21-18: Richards and Redmond lost to Lamb and De Boer by default.