Badminton Leading teams untroubled

Press, 9 May 1983, Page 21

Badminton Leading teams untroubled

The three leading bad minton teams, Railway, Bryndwr I, and South Brighton I, all continued their happy start to the A grade competition, retaining their 100 per cent records with wins at the Skellerup Hall on Saturday. The fourth winner of the day was Hagley I, which leaves a gap between the top and bottom half of the table of 16 points. Any prospects of Railway having a struggle against South Brighton II evaporated when the South Brighton side was forced to default three of its eight matches. Railway made short work of the remainder to notch up its second 8-0 success in the four rounds of play. Bryndwr I stayed handily placed with a 6-2 win over the club’s No. 2 team, winning all four singles matches. Interestingly, it was a family affair. The Chambers brothers, Mark and Steven, beat the Reid brothers, Mark and David, while ' Wendy Duder and her younger sister, Paula Thorpe, also recorded victories.

South Brighton I crushed Christchurch, 7-1, the only defeat coming in the top men’s singles where Andrew Duckmanton finally overcame Presanna Gulasekharam in three sets.

Points after four rounds: Railway 53, Bryndwr I 47, South Brighton I 43, Hagley I 34, South Brighton II 18, Bryndwr II 15, Christchurch and Hagley II 7.

Railway 8, South Brighton II 0 Singles.—G. Sercombe beat P. Boatwood, 15-1, 15-5; G. Miller beat J. Smith by default; Miss J. Clarke beat Miss A. Williamson, 11-2, 7-11, 11-5; Mrs R. Stanton beat Mrs J. Banbury, 11-5, 11-5. Doubles.—Sercombe and Miller beat Boatwood and Smith by default; Miss Clarke and Mrs Stanton beat Miss Williamson and Mrs Banbury 15-10, 15-7; Miller and Mrs Stanton beat Boatwood and Miss Williamson, 17-14, 11-15,

15-5; Sercombe. and Miss Clarke beat Smith and Mrs Banbury by default.

Christchurch 1, South Brighton

Singles.—A. Duckmanton beat P. Gulasekharam, 17-14, 8-15, 15-4; H. H. Ng lost to C. Crossweller, 7-15, 15-17; Mrs P. Duckmanton lost to Miss D. Barrett, 10-12, 10-12; Mrs G. Goddard lost to Miss R. Adam, 1-11, 1-11.

Doubles.—Duckmanton and Ng lost to Gulasekharam and Crossweller, 8-15, 15-6, 15-6; Mrs Duckmanton and Mrs Goddard lost to Miss Barrett and Miss Adam, 8-15, 10-15; Duckmanton and Mrs Duckmanton lost to Gulasekharam and Miss Barrett, 7-15, 5-15; Ng and Mrs Goddard lost to Crossweller and Miss Adam, 15-9, 13-18, 11-15.

Bryndwr I 6, Bryndwr II 2 Singles.—M. Chambers beat M. Reid, 15-10, 15-11; S. Chambers beat D. Reid, 15-10, 12-15, 15-8; Mrs W. Duder beat Miss N. Robertson, 11-1, 11-4; Miss P. Thorpe beat Miss F. Pizzey, 11- 11-6. Doubles.—M. and S. Chambers beat D. and M. Reid, 1617, 15-4, 18-17; Mrs Duder and Miss Thorpe beat Miss Robertson and Miss Pizzey, 15-12, 1215, 17-14; M. Chambers and Miss Thorpe lost to M. Reid and Miss Pizzey, 9-15, 3-15; S. Chambers and Mrs Duder lost to D. Reid and Miss Robertson, 12- 4-15.

Hagley II 3, Hagley I 5 Singles.—P. Whiting beat B. Williams, 15-8, 15-7; G. Paskell beat D. Bell, 17-15, 15-10; Miss T. Watts lost to Miss A. Ross, 0-11, 2-11; Miss M. McMullen lost to Miss J. Hood, 8-11, 4-11. Doubles.—Whiting and Paskell lost to Bell and Williams, 15-8, 8-15, 13-15; Miss Watts and Miss McMullan lost to Miss Ross and Miss Hood, fl--15, 0-15; Whiting and Miss McMullan lost to Williams and Miss Ross, 18-14, 9-15, 1-15; Paskell and Miss Watts beat Bell and Miss Hood, 18-13, 6-15, 15-8.