Top-ranked pair beaten

Press, 9 June 1980, Page 21

Top-ranked pair beaten

The defeats of two Canterbury division-one selections by division-two - choices, plus a tie that never was, marked the sixth round on Saturday of the IA grade badminton competition. ! David Ross, whose form has ■been a little uneven this season, jwas obviously out to prove a point when he met Mike Nolan, ! who beat him for a place in the division-one side. Ross had to work fairly hard ■ to win the first game, 15-11, but he easily took the second, 15-4. He hammered bis point home even harder when he also beat Nolan at their two doubles meetings. 1 Ross Campbell was the other division-one player to suffer a surprise defeat. He lost in three games to Brian Williams, who overcame a slow start to play some excellent badminton in the .(deciding game. i In another upset Don Le Page 'showed that experience can still counter vouth when he beat the promising Mark Chambers in straight games. Chambers’ older brother. Stephen fared better in Staking 11 points off Peter Whit'ing, the winner the previous 1 week-end of the South Island singles title. , There was also a very comAmendable performance from iAdrienne Williamson, a 14-year-old making her A grade debut. | She did not win a match, but iplaved determinedly in all three land her shot-making and tacitical awareness were well in advance of her years. ! Railway I had to fight a reariguard action after losing three i of the four singles to UniverIsity. However, it swept through I the doubles without much dif!Acuity for a 5-3 win and still has la clear lead in the championship. i It was. in fact, a round of [close contests with four of the ■five ties resulting in 5-3 de[cisions. The Hagley club enjoyed a fruitful day. its three (teams all being victorious. I The competition has been ;

tempdrarily thrown out of gear by the desire of Canterbury, which is at the bottom of the table, to withdraw on the grounds that it is unable to field a team of reasonable strength. Canterbury’s tie against Knox on Saturday was not played, and a committee decision will be made this week as to whether Canterbury will be released, if not, it will meet Knox at some future date.

The association has settled another dispute by confirming Railway’s 6-2 win over South Brighton II in the round before Saturday’s. Some of the South Brighton members had not been satisfied with the result because their team was credited with losses bv default to a player who.- through injury, was not available to play. The points are:— Railway 73, Hagley II 65, Hagley I 62, South Brighton I 53, Railway II 44: University 42. South Brighton II 41. Knox (game in hand) 40. Bryndwr-Kaiapoi 37, Christchurch 18, Hagley 111 11, Canterbury 4. Hagley 1 6, Railway II 2 Singles.—D. Ross beat M. Nolan, 15-11. 15-4: C. Wasley lost to G. Sercombe, 16-17, 15-0, 15-18; Miss J. Hood beat Mrs N. Jacobs, 11-3, 11-3; Mrs C. Austin lost to Miss S. Wilson. 6-11. 6-11.

Doubles.—Wasley and Ross beat Nolan and Sercombe, 15-9. 9-15, 15-10; Mrs Austin and Miss Hood beat Mrs Jacobs and Miss Wilson. 17-15, 15-12; Ross and Mrs Austin beat Nolan and Mrs Jacobs. 15-1. 15-5: Wasley and Miss Hood beat Sercombe and Miss Wilson. 15-11. 15-9.

Hagley II 5, South Brighton II 3 Singles.—B. Williams beat R. Campbell. 5-15, 18-13. 15-7; D. Bell lost G. Prasanna, 15-17, 4-15; Mrs K. Rogers lost to Mrs T. Perry. 5-11. 0-11: Miss R. Kenbeat Miss A. Williamson, 11-7, 11-6.

Doubles.—Williams and Bell beat Campbell and Prasanna. 17-16. 15-7; Mrs Rogers and Miss 1

Kerr beat Mrs Perry and Miss Williamson. 15-11, 15-11; Williamson and Miss Kerr lost to Campbell and Mrs Perry. 12-15. 10-15: Bell and Mrs Rogers beat Prasanna and Miss Williamson, 15-6. 15-1-.

; Hagley 111 3, Christchurch 5 i Singles.—S. Chambers lost to IP. Whiting. 2-15, 9-15; M. Cham- ■ bers lost, to D. Le Page. 10-15. [5-15; Mrs" J. Jamieson beat Mrs IN. Sintes. 11-0. 11-3; Miss A. Ramsav 'ost to Miss C. Erikson, 10-12, '7-11. ; Doubles.—Chambers and Chambers lost to Whiting and Le Page, 6-15. 10-15; Mrs Jamieson and Miss Ramsay beat Mrs Sintes and Miss Erickson. 15-6. 15-10: S. Chambers and Miss Ramsay beat Whiting and Miss. Erickson, 15-7. 14-17. 15-13; M. Chambers and Mrs Jamieson lost to Le Page and Mrs Sintes, 13-15. 10-15.

Railway 5, University 3 Singles.—G. Miller beat C. Goh, 15-10, 15-9; A. Duckmanton lost to E. Oh. 15-5, 9-15. 10-15; Mrs R. Erskine lost to Miss P. David, 11-5, 10-12. 3-11; Miss P. Marshall lost to Miss J. Mein, 12-9, 3-11, 5-11.

Doubles.—Miller and Duckmanton beat Goh and Oh. 15-5. 15-1: Mrs Erskine and Miss Marshall beat Miss David and Miss Mein, 15-9. 15-9; Miller and Mrs Erskine beat Goh and Miss David, 15-9, 15-8: Duckmanton and Miss Marshall beat Oh and Miss Mein, 15-3. 15-3. Bryndwr-Kaiapoi 3, South Brighton I 5

[ Singles.—J. Le Heron beat P. i Boatwood. 15-13, 18-14: M. Reid I lost to B. Wilson. 9-15. 9-15: Miss W. Thorpe lost to Miss L. Ellis, 17-11, 0-11; Mrs J. Moore beat Miss [J. Campbell. 11-1. 11-1. I Doubles. —Le Heron and Reid 'lost to Boatwood and Wilson, 115-18. 12-15: Miss Thorpe and [Mrs Moore lost to Miss Ellis and Miss Campbell. 5-15. 5-15: Reid and Miss Thorpe lost to Wilson and Miss Ellis, 16-18, 12-15: Le j Heron and Mrs Moore beat Boat-1 wood and Miss Campbell. 15-5.1 15-4. I