Avonside sets pace
The top-seeded Avonside No 1 team confirmed its strong favouritism to retain its A grade title when the first round of the Canterbury table tennis inter-club competition was played. The South Island women’s and men’s champions, Jan Morris and Maurice Burrowes, supported by Burrowes’s brother, Michael, were too strong for Riccarton’s Lockhart brothers, 111. The second seeded player of last season, Michael Hamel, displayed good early season form to lead Linwood to an 8-4 victory over Avonside 111. However, Mike Warren provided him with stout opposition, and went down by the narrow margin of 20-22 in the deciding third set. Others to open their season on a high note with three singles wins were Riccarton’s Grant McCarroll, John Armstrong, and Alan Alabaster. This augurs well for McCarroll, who leaves this week for Perth as a member of the New Zealand junior team. Results were:— Avonside 111, Riccarton 111 1 Michael Burrowes beat Blair Lockhart, 21-13, 21-18; beat Mark Lockhart 21-17, 21-15; lost to Steven Lockhart, 14-21, 21-12, 17-21. Jan Morris beat
M. Lockhart 21-0. 21-7; beat S. Lockhart. 21-11. 21-12; beat B. Lockhart 21-14, 21-13. Maurice Burrowes beat S. Lockhart 2114, 21-6; beat B. Lockhart 21-8, 21-12. Avonside won doubles 30. Riccarton 1 7, Dalllngton 5 John Armstrong beat P. Shadbolt, 21-18, 21-17, beat Jongenburger. 21-13, 21-18; beat Mahmud, 21-13, 18-21, 21IX A. Alabaster beat Jongenburger, 21-18, 21-19; beat Mahmud, 21-18, 17-21, 21-19; beat Shadbolt, 14-21, 21-10, 21-11. Tipper lost to Mahmud 21-16, 19-21, 18-21; lost to Shadbolt, 18-21, 20-22, lost to Jongenburger, 21-13,18-21, 20-22. Dallington won doubles 2-1. Riccarton II 8, Avonside II 4 G. McCarroll beat L. Stewart, 21-18, 21-17; beat L. White, 17-21,21-18,21-19; beat J. Richards, 21-8, 21-13. John G. Armstrong lost to Richards 21-13,14-21,17-21; lost to Stewart, 14-21, 18-21; lost to White, 17-21,21-14,16-21. G. Lamb lost to White, 17-21, 21-23; beat Richards, 21-14, 17-21, 21-17; beat Stewart, 19-21, 21-18, 21-15. Riccarton won doubles 3-0. Linwood 8, Avonside 111 4 M. Hamel beat K. Entwistle, 21-13, 21-19; beat B. Wilson, 219, 21-11; beat M. Warren, 14-21, 21-15, 22-20. R. Dixon lost to Warren, 21-18, 19-21, 14-21; lost to Entwistle 18-21, 23-21, 23-21; beat Wilson, 21-18, 21-18. Dixon beat Wilson, 19-21, 22-20, 22-20; beat Warren, 21-17, 21-15; lost to Entwistle, 19-21, 21-16, 9-21. Linwood won doubles, 2-1.
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