Dallington closest table tennis rival for Avonside
Dallington has emerged as the closest challenger to Avonside I after five rounds of the A grade club table tennis competition. Dallington’s 7-5 win over Avonside 111 in the fifth round at the Selwyn Street hall on Wednesday evening gives it eight points out of 10, two behind the strong Avonside I team.
. Four wins in the last six matches was sufficient to edge Dallington ahead: Its success was highlighted by another good performance from Simeon Cairns. Avonside I was behind. 2-1. after the first three singles matches against Avonside 11. but three wins from the following four matches ensured it of’ a comfortable win. The win would have been easier had Michael Burrowes not thrown away a 20-17 advantage against John Baxter in his first singles match. Baxter picked up five consecutive points to win.
Burrowes recovered for good wins over John Richards and the national women’s champion. Jan Morris. Graham Rhind lost his three singles, but each of them went to the deciding third game. The unfortunate Avonside IV team, the only one yet to record a win. suffered another narrow loss, to University. It was a particularly even contest, 2-2. 33. 4-4, 5-5. before University should have taken a strong advantage in the eleventh match.
Guy Halliburton led Brian Wilson. 19-16. in the final game, but Wilson battled back to win. 21-19, to give Avonside IV a 6-5 lead. In the final doubles. Glen Haszard and Mike Warren needed one game to be certain of at least one point, but they were beaten in straight games byPeter de Boer and lan McGregor.
In the fourth contest. Linwood beat Riccarton. 7-5, despite losing four singles matches. John Armstrong, the nimble veteran, was in fine touch for Riccarton. convincingly beating Michael Prisk and Tony Green, and taking Michael Hamel to a third game. Points, after five rounds: Avonside 110, Dallington 8. Riccarton. Avonside 11. Linwood 6, University, Avonside 111 2, Avonside IV 0. Linwood 7. Riccarton I 5. Singles— M. Hamel beat J. Armstrong, 23-25. 21-19. 22-20; beat G. Lamb. 21-9. 21-18: beat C. Tipper, 21-9. 21-18. M. Prisk beat Lamb, 21-19. 21-15; beat Tipper. 19-21. 21-13. 21-10; lost to Armstrong. 19-21, 9-21. T, Green lost to Tipper. 10-21.18-21’; lost to’ Armstrong. 13-21, 10-21; lost to Lamb, 11-21, 14-21. Doubles.— Green and Hamel beat Tipper and Lamb, 21-18, 2114; Prisk and Hamel beat Tipper and Armstrong, 21-18, 21-18; Prisk and Green lost to Lamb and Armstrong. 15-21. 15-21.
Dallington 7, Avonside 111 5
Singles.— R. Jongenburger lost to M. Kelly, 17-21. 21-12, 17-21; lost to J. Yang. 21-23, 23-21. 18-21: beat L. White. 21-16. 19-21, 21-19: S. Cairns beat White. 21-8, 21-16; beat Kelly, 21-8. 21-19: beat Yang. 21-18. 22-20. G. Condliffe beat Yang. 21-13. 21-17; lost to White, 11-21, 21-15, 13-21; lost to Kelly. 19-21, 21-10. 14-21. Doubles.— Cairns and Condliffe beat Kelly and Yang. 21-18. 21-12: Jongenburger and Condliffe beat White and Kelly, 21-15, 21-12: Jongenburger arid Cairns lost to White and Yang, 19-21. 21-17. 19-21. Avonside I 8, Avonside II 4
Singles..— M. W. Burrowes beat Miss J. Morris, 21-12. 21-15: beat J. Baxter. 21-15. 21-9; beat J. Richards. 21-8. 21-12. M. P. Burrowes lost to Baxter, 9-21. 21-13. 20- beat Richards, 15-21, 21-18, 21- beat Miss Morris, 21-19, 2114. G. Rhind lost to Richards. 1821. 21-15. 20-22; lost to Miss Morris, 19-21, 22-20. 12-21: lost to Baxter. 21-19, 17-21, 13-21. Doubles.— M.P. and M. W. Burrowes beat Richards and Miss Morris, 22-20, 16-21, 21-14; Rhind and M. W. Burrowes beat Baxter and Richards. 21-16, 21-14; Rhind and M. P. Burrowes beat Baxter and Miss Morris, 21-18, 21-19. ■'
University 15 games, Avonside IV 14 games Singles.— I. McGregor lost to M. Warren. 12-21. 7-21: lost to B. Wilson. 10-21, 19-21; lost to G. Haszard. 19-21. 16-21. P. de Boer beat Wilson. 18-21. 21-15. 21-14; beat Haszard, 21-13. 21-14: beat Warren, 21-11. 21-18. G. Halliburton beat Haszard, 21-13, 21-13: beat Warren, 13-21, 21-14, 21-18; lost to Wilson. 16-21. 21-12, 19-21. Doubles.— Halliburton and de Boer lost to Wilson and Warren. 21-10. 19-21, 7-21; Halliburton and McGregor lost to Haszard and Wilson. 21-17, 13-21, 16-21; McGregor and de Boer beat Warren and Haszard, 21-18. 21-13.
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