Table tennis upset

Press, 16 July 1979, Page 18

Table tennis upset

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latest, ruuuu ui uie gruuv wiuivf lauie U-iiniß coiuptviuuu at tue oeiwyn ou'eu uau uu \\ euucsuay eveningi’ue pu»>enui Awiiside 1 team wa* turasxieu oy tne luwiyraitkea nwvarton II team, <-•*. Avonside, unicn was previously unbeaten tins season, siili neaas the points table, but its iead has been reduced to two points.

Although its leading player, Wayne Adamson, was missing from the team, Avonside should still have been able to win with ease.

However, full credit must go to Guy Halliburton, Colin Tipper and Peter de Boer for their efforts. Halliburton beat both Jan Morris and Les Stewart in straight games while de Boer, after dropping the first game to Miss Morris fought back to win in three games. Before the final singles match. Riccarton II led. 6-4, and 12 games to 11. Tipper dropped the first game to Miss Morris but won the second. He built up a good early lead at 10-4, but Miss Morris recovered and won nine of the next 12 points to trail, 14-13.

Tipper hung on grimly to win and give Riccarton n an unbeatable lead. Riccarton I had a 7-5 win over

Avonside 11, in spite of Graham Gau suffering uuee smgies tosses, xiie win eaauied rucvaiI tun lu ciuse the gap wuh avuaside i.

uinwood I, with Michael Hamel :and Richard Dixon standing out, had a comfortable, 9-2, win over Avonside ill while University had a surprisingly easy win over Selwyn-Dallington. Points: Avonside 1 20, Riccarton I 18, University 16, Linwood I 14 Avonside II 6, SelwynDallington, Riccarton II 4. Linwood II and Avonside 111 2. Riccarton I 7, Avonside II 5 Singles.—J. Armstrong beat J. Yang, 21-13, 21-14; beat M. Clasper, 21-19, 21-15; beat J. Richards, 21-17, 18-21, 22-20. S. Armstrong beat Clasper, 24-26. 21-19, 21-16; beat Richards, 21-11, 21-18; beat Yang. 21-16, 21-14. G. Gall lest to Richards, 18-21, 18-21; lost to Yang, 24-26, 8-21; lost to Clasper, 18-21. 21-15, 12-21, Doubles.—S. Armstrong and Gall lost to Yang and Clasper, and Richards, 9-21, 19-21; J. and S. Armstrong beat Richards and Yang. 21-15. 21-10. Riccarton II 7, Avonside I 4

Singles.—P. de Boer lost to L. Stewart, 18-21, 14-21; beat Miss J. Morris, 19-21, 21-7, 21-19; lost to M. Burrowes, 17-21. 10-21. G. Halliburton beat Miss Morris, 21-9. 22-20; lost to Burrows, 18-21, 10-21: beat Stewart. 21-17, 21-18. C. Tipper lost to Burrowes, 14-

21, 11-21: beat Stewart, 21-19, 1621, 21-17; beat Miss Morris, la--21. 21-18. 21-19. Doubles.—de Boer and Tipper beat Burrowes and Miss Morris, 21-19. 21-18; Halliburton and Tipper beat Stewart and Miss Morris. 15-21, 23-21, 21-18. Linwood I 9, Avonside 111 2

Singles.—M. Hamel beat B. Thompson. 21-17. 21-19; beat B. Radford, 15-21, 21-19. 21-18; beat M. Kelly, 21-19, 21-17. R. Dixon beat Radford. 25-23, 22-20; beat Kelly, 19-21, 21-14, 21-10; beat Thompson. 15-21. 21-16, 21-19. I. Urquhart lost to Kelly, 13-21, 14-21; beat Thompson, 21-7, 21-4; lost to Radford, 18-21, 16-21. Doubles. —Urquhart and Dixon beat Radford and Thompson, 1921. 21-18. 21-14; Hamel and Dixon beat Kellv and Thompson, 21-16, 19-21, 21-15. University 10. Selwyn-Dallington 2 Singles.—C. B. Yee beat G. Condliffe. 21-14, 21-12: beat D. Kalin, 21-14, 21-18; beat W. T. Scott. 21-17. 25-23. H. Redmond beat Scott. 21-12, 21-19; beat Condilffe, 21-17. 22-20; beat Kalin. 2220, 24-22. L. Richards beat Kalin, 21-16. 21-17; beat Scott, 21-3. 2118; beat Condliffe, 21-14, 21-15.

Doubles.—-Redmond and Richards beat Kalin and Condliffe, 21-19. 21-15; Yee and Richards lost to Scott and Condliffe, 29-27, 18-21. 14-21; Yee and Redmond lost to Scott and Condliffe by default.