Sumner squash stalwart has shock victory

Press, 23 August 1979, Page 21

Sumner squash stalwart has shock victory

The Sumner stalwart. Ron Marshall, had a shock win over the Canterbury representative, Craig Hibbert (Linwood) in the latest round ol men’s division one inteiyclub squash on Tuesday evening. ..larsuau ,ost the third game 8-9 after calling a short game and then trailed 3-8 in the iouvth, but saved lour match balls and went on to win 9-2 in the fifth. . Upsets are far from unknown on the Sumner courts and Marshall duly round grand form on the home territory, keeping tile pace on his shots and not letting Hibbert get out of the back court. In spite of Marshall’s fine victory at No, 1. Sumner lost the over-all contest on a games countback bv 9-8. An impressive debut at the top level was made bv the Linwood No. 4, Rob Burnett, who defeated Sumner’s John Christensen in four games Burnett started the season in division four. University 11. which' had led the competition, had a bye, and the top team now is High School Old Boys 11, which had a clean sweep over Suburbs. The best game there was that between John Oakley (Old Boys) and LePlever: the latter fared exceptionally well in the middle stages onlv to eventually bow in .five. just two points behind Old Bov s is the voung Burnside II team, which took eight points from its match with Christchurch I. The losers had their Inevitable victory at No. 1 with a merciless Rod Hayes winning the first 17 points in a row against Jamie Bushell, and eventually just dropping two. Chris Wasley and Robin Clements both won their games for Burnside in four sets, while Mark Crosbie was given a fair bit of trouble by Roger Monk’s tight shots before taking the last six points in the fifth without relinquishing the serve. The other men's match was a close-fought affair with Burnside 1 prevailing over High School (lid Boys I by nine games to seven. Burnside’s wins came at numbers one and two from Neil Rush and Harry Shepherd, while Graham Foulds. buoyed up by his dav at the Temple Basin skifield. did well to lead Lindsay

iVailon two games to one before conceding in five. Christchurch II and University 1 have postponed their contest until next Tuesday, when no other men's matches are scheduled. Women’s matches dominated proceedings at the Christchurch club complex and one of them — between Urtiversity and Burnside — lasted nearly three hours, easilv the longest of the season. All the games in that encounter I went the full distance, but it was University who got the bigger ; share nf the points with wins by Danae Goosman anrl Rosie I Davies, the latter making her first appearance in some time. That win by University lias ■. allowed Christchurch I to extend its lead over the second-placed Burnside team to an almost unassailable 20 points. Christi church, too, had a stern tussle > with its No. 2 side before Wendy Dann ensured victory with her i five-set victory over Wendy Dodgshun (Christchurch II). I In other matches High School : Old Bovs li had reason to celebrate their first win in a long i while and Suburbs beat High School Old Boys I after a tense final match. Results:— MEN Burnside II 8, Christchurch I 2 J. Bushell lost to R. W. Hayes. I 0-9, 1-9. 1-9: C. J. Wasley beat I G. Balani. 9-5, 9-3, 6-9. 9-2; R. > Clements beat N. A. Idour, 9-2. - 9-6. 7-9, 9-6; M. Crosbie beat. R. ■ D. Monk. 9-5, 7-9. 9-2. 8-10. 9-1. Sumner 4, Linwood 6 ’ R. Marshall beat C. Hibbert. ’ 9-2. 3-9. 8-9, 10-9, 9-2; G. Davis ' lost to G. Monk, 3-9, 7-9, 5-9; R. M. McCutcheon beat G. Egan, 1 9-6, 9-1, 3-9. 9-6; J. Christensen ’ lost to R. Burnett, 2-9, 2-9, 10-8. ; s-io. High School Old Boys II 10, Suburbs 0 I L. P Skurr beat M. Morrison. 9-2 9-7, 9-5. J. Oaklev beat L. . Plever, 9-5, 9-5, 8-10, 3-9. 9-0; .1. , French beat M. Carson, 9-6. 10.-8, j 3-9. 9-7: M. Thompson beat P. ; Lublow, 9-2, 9-7, 9-3. t Burnside I 6, High School Old i Boys I 4 > N. D Rush beat W. J. Tol- .■ chard. 4-9, 9-3, 9-1, 10-8: J. G. ■ Foulds lost to L. Walton, 9-0, : 8-10, 9-5, 1-9, 4-9: G. Tait lost tol

: M. Stossell, 7-9. 9-4. 5-9. 7-9; H. T. Shepherd beat R. Weir, 9-2, 9-3, 9-1. Points: High School Old Boys > U 42. Burnside 11 40. University ■ II and Burnside I 34, High school Old Bovs I and Sumner 26, LinI wood 24, Christchurch 1 20. i Suburbs 16. University I and Christchurch II 14. WOMEN Christchurch 111 2, High School Old Boys II 6 A Huriwai lost to V. Dunstan, i 9-7, 5-9, 6-9. 3-9; D. Stead lost to 1. Gemmill. 10-8, 9-0. 7-9. 1-9, ; 6-9: B. Parker beat J. Barkovics, , 9-5. 9-5, 9-1. ■ Christchurch I 4, Christchurch II 2 P. idour beat L. Symes. 4-9. I 9-8, 9-4, 9-5; J. Little lost to J. I Terrell. 7-9. 1-9. 9-5. 9-3. 6-9; W i Dann beat W. Dodgshun, 1-9, 9-7, ■ 9-6. 6-9. 9-1. University 4, Burnside 2 R. Davies beat S. O’Brien, 6-9, - 9-7. 6-9, 10-8. 9-6; K. Aplin lost ■ to A. Hooper, 9-4. 3-9. 9-10. 9-4. 2-9; D. Goosman beat D. O’Grady, I 9-5. 9-5. 7-9. 7-9. 9-4. Suburbs 4, High School Old > Boys I 2 i K. Gilrav lost to 8.. King. 5-9, • 1-9. 6-9: A. McKenna beat P. Beveridge, 9-6, 9-7, 9-5; K. Johnstone beat P. Colombus, 0:9, 6-9. 9-2. 10-9. 9-7. Points: Christchurch I 86, Burnside 66. University 64. I Christchurch II 62, Sumner 56, Suburbs 52. Christchurch HI 52. ' High School Old Boys II 28, High ; School Old Boys I 24.