Squash positions unchanged

Press, 20 May 1982, Page 22

Squash positions unchanged

Positions at the top remained exactly the same after the latest round of the division one interclub squash competitions. Bumside (34 points) retained its two-point lead over Linwood (32) in the men’s competition and there is an identical situation in the women’s top grade where Bumside I leads Vistalite Sumner.

The Burnside men took eight points from their match against Christchurch I. but it was a close-run thing. John Kev, playing his first division one’match, had to come from two games down to shade Alan Lowe and Andrew Smith needed to play especially soundly to beat the left-hander, Stephen Hailes, in four tight games. Linwood also picked up eight points with Gary Monk in a particularly confident mood as ne swept aside Suburbs’ Max Morrison for his fourth straight win. The only loser was Craig Hibbert, back in his old No. 1 position and unfortunate to encounter the well-performed Squashways professional, Barrv Taylor. Hibbert had a chance for a 2-1 games lead, but failed to capitalise on three game balls in the third.

Easily the earliest game to finish was that between WigramLincoln and Christchurch Football. The combined team turned up with only two players, one man still expected down from Auckland, and eventually had to default in the bottom two positions. Still, the Wigram No. 1. Lyn Sparks, found some solace with a straight games win over his opposite number. John Oakley.

Sumner was another team to win near maximum points. For Christchurch 11, the top player, Don Preston, was the sole victor, winning 17 points on end at one stage against John Christensen, who suffered a groin injury. Christensen subsequently had ,to pull out of this week-end's inaugural High School Old Boys open tournament — but there was an immediate replacement on hand. Barrie Matthews, a former Canterbury representative now living in Otaki, was in Christchurch on holiday watching the squash and eagerly accepted a chance to play in the tournament.

In the women’s competition both Vistalite Sumner and Burnside I took maximum points and are already drawing well clear of the other nine teams.

Vistalite Sumner extracted full points from the club’s No. 2 team, only the No. 4, Suzanne Davies, taken to five games by Justine Marriott, in any way extended.

The High School Old Boys team also had a clean sweep, Bette King beating Ashburton's Czesia Bowan in five games and Lorraine Sutherland in devastating form against Jane Sinclair. Points—

Men.-Burnside 34. Linwood 32, Christchurch Football 28, High School Old Boys 24, Suburbs 22, Christchurch 1120, Sumner 14, Wigram-Lincoln 10, Christchurch I 10, Ashburton 6. Women.—Burnside I 34, Vistalite Sumner 32, High School Old Boys 22, Christchurch Football 20, Sumner II 16, Suburbs 16,

Ashburton 14. Burnside II 14, Christchurch II 12. Christchurch I 10. Lancaster Park 10. Results:— MEN Christchurch Football 8, Wigram-Lincoln 2 J. B. Oakley lost to L. C. Sparks. 6-9. 6-9. 5-9: B. Gardiner beat K. Gregory, 9-0, 9-1, 9-2; I. Brooks beat D.’Post by default; D. Welsh won by default. Sumner 8, Christchurch II 2 J. H. Christensen lost to D. R. Preston, 9-6, 6-9. 0-9, 1-9; R. I. Marshall beat W. Hadden, 9-2,10-9, 9-2; R. M. McCutcheon beat G Hayes, 5-9. 9-5, 9-7. 9-0; B. Michelson beat E. Post. 9-2. 9-4. 108. Burnside 8, Christchurch I 2 M. Crosbie lost to R. W. Hayes 0-9, 3-9, 5-9; C. J. Waslev beat W Seebeck. 9-5. 9-4, 9-5; A. Smith beat S. Hailes, 9-2, 8-10, 9-6, 9-5 J. Key beat A. Lowe, 5-9, 3-9, 9-5 9-6, 9-6. Ashburton 2, High School Old Boys 8 M. Thomson lost to’ L. P Skurr. 3-9. 3-9, 6-9; B. McGregor lost to J. MacKinlay, 9-7. 6-9, 2-9. 7-9; J. Stara lost to J. Knight. 5-9, 2-9. 6-9; P. Newton beat C. Glasson. 3-9. 9-6, 9-1, 9-5. Suburbs 2, Linwood 8 B. P. Taylor beat C. Hibbert. 92. 8-10, 10-8. 9-5: V. J. W. Hargreaves lost to R. Burnett, 09. 9-10, 7-9: M. T. Morrison lost to G. Monk. 3-9, 3-9, 3-9; G. Balani lost to R. Turner, 4-9, 6-9, 9-4, 910.

WOMEN Vistalite Sumner 10. Sumner 11 0 J. Milne beat K. Carpinter, 9-3, 9-1. 9-0; M. Holland beat S. Lane. 9-7. 9-2. 9-7: E. Hensley beat S. Shannon. 9-0. 9-3, 9-6; S. Davies beat J. Marriott. 8-10, 9-7, 9-1. 59. 9-1. Burnside II 6, Christchurch Football 4 J. Quinn lost to C. Oakley. 9-4. 9-3. 4-9, 2-9.1-9: D. Church lost to J. James, 3-9, 8-10, 7-9: C. Conaghan beat S. Bellamore. 9-5, 9-1. 9-4; A. Hooper beat J. Beattv. 9-7. 9-6. 9-4. Burnside I 10, Christchurch I 0 K. Hargreaves beat A. Huriwai, 9-5, 9-1, 9-2; S. Wasley beat W. Dann, 9-6, 9-6, 9-4; M. Hunt beat J. Edwards, 9-6. 9-3, 7-9. 9-7: S. O'Brien beat R. O'Sullivan, 9-0. 9-3, 9-2. High School Old Boys 10. Ashburton 0 B. King beat C. Bowan. 3-9, 59, 9-0, 9-3, 9-4; L. Sutherland beat J. Sinclair. 9-1, 9-3, 9-2; L. Cowan beat M. Eagle, 9-1, 9-0, 5-9, 5-9, 93; S. Chapman beat H. McConnell. 9-2. 9-2, 10-9. Lancaster Park 6, Suburbs 4 L. North beat C. Winterboum, 7-9. 9-2, 9-3, 9-2; F. Ormandy lost to K. Gilray, 9-7, 3-9. 7-9, 3-9; J. Adams beat S. Whitely, 9-2. 4-9, 9-6, 9-1; H. Shannon lost to A. Hindson. 9-3, 4-9. 9-3, 7-9. 7-9.