Big wins in badminton

Press, 27 June 1983, Page 22

Big wins in badminton

Hagley I and Railway set up an Interesting finale to the A grade club badminton competition with big wins in the first round of section play at the Skellerup Hall on Saturday. Hagley defeated a depleted South Brighton I side. 8-0. while Railway accounted for Bryndwr I. 7-1. Flu had made deep inroads into the usual South Brighton I line-up. to such an extent that only one of its regular players. Rowan Adam, appeared. South Brighton failed to win a single set in the contest, but Bryndwr I went a little better. Its' No. 2 women's singles player. Paula Thorpe, beat her opponent. Rosey Stanton, a Division One provincial representative. in three sets. The win gives Miss Thorpe a 50 per cent success rate in A grade matches this winter. When the two met earlier this season. Miss Thorpe won the first set, before dropping the second and third. On this occasion. having lost the opening set. she battled back to win the next two over her more experienced opponent Christchurch has had a remarkable season. Having lost its first four contests, it has won every round since. On Saturday it crushed Bryndwr n. 8-0. conceding three sets. Ironically, all three sets it lost were the first — Andrew Duckmanton conceded the first before beating Mark Reid; Duckmanton and John Fletcher dropped the first in setting to Reid and his brother David; and Duckmanton combined with his mother. Pat, to beat Mark Reid and Fiona Pizzey. after losing the first set The closest contest of the round was won by South Brighton 11, 5-3. over Hagley n. Its men. Shane Tetai and Paul Boatwood, lost a lengthy doubles match to Peter Whiting and Gary Paskell. and Tetai went down to Whiting. The other loss was that suffered by Boatwood and Adrienne Williamson. to Paskell and Tonia Watts. South Brighton H 5, Hagley II Singles.—S. Tetai lost to P. Whiting, 3-15. 0-15; P. Boat-

wood beat G Paskell 15-12.15-8: Miss A. Williamson beat Miss T. Watts. 11-3. 11-9: Mrs J. Banburv beat Miss M McMullan. 11-3. 11-6. Doubles.—Tetai and Boatwood lost to Paskell and Whiting. 2-15. 17-14. 10-15: Miss Williamson and Mrs Banbunbeat Miss Watts and Miss McMullan. 15-9. 15-1; Tetai and Mrs Banburv beat Whiting and Miss McMullan. 15-10, 15-11; Bcatwood and Miss Williamson lost to Paskell and Miss Watts, 10- 11-15. Hagley I 8. South Brighton I 0 Singles.— B. Williamson beat K. Tibble. 15-3. 15-6; D. Bell beat G. Barker, lu-4. 15-3: Miss A. Ross beat Miss R. Adam, 11- 11-3: Miss J. Hood beat Mrs B. Thorpe. 11-3. 11-5. Doubles.—Williams and Bell beat Tibble and Barker. 15-3, 15-8: Miss Ross and Miss Hood beat Miss Adam and Mrs Tnorpe. 15-4. 15-9: Williams and Miss Ross beat Tibble and Miss Adam. 15-6. 15-3; Bell and Miss Hood beat Barker and Mrs Thorpe. 15-6. 15-9. Railway 7. Bryndwr I 1 Singles.—G. Sercombe beat S. Chambers. 15-3. 15-10; G. Miller beat B. Meek. 15-2. 15-3; Miss J. Clarke beat Mrs W. Duder. 11-3. 11-2 Mrs R. Stanton lost to Miss P. Thorpe. 117. 7-11. 9-11. Doubles.—Sercombe and Miller best Chambers and Meek. 15-7. 15-6: Miss Clarke and Mrs Stanton beat Mrs Duder and Miss Thorpe. 15-6, 15-3. Miller and Mrs Stanton beat Chambers and Mrs Duder. 15-6. 15-11: Sercombe and Miss Clarke beat Meek and Miss Thorpe. 15-8. 15-5. Christchurch 8, Bryndwr U 0 Singles.—A. Duckmanton beat M. Reid. 9-15. 15-9, 15-8: J. Fletcher beat D. Reid. 15-7. 1511: Mrs T. Perry beat Miss F. Pizzey. 11-6. 12-10; Mrs P. Duckmanton beat Miss L. Whittaker. 11-1. 11-1. Doubles.—Duckmanton and Fletcher beat D. and M. Reid, 15-17. 15-10. 17-15; Mrs Duckmanton and Mrs Pern- beat Miss Pizzey and Miss Whittaker. 15-10.’ 15-10: Duckmanton and Sirs Duckmanton beat M. Reid and Miss Pizzey. 11-15, 15-10. 15-7; Fletcher and Mrs Perry beat D. Reid and Miss Whittaker. 15-4. 15-7.