Sumner favourite for squash trophy

Press, 14 June 1984, Page 27

Sumner favourite for squash trophy

Vistalite Sumner I is now favoured to win the Blank Trophy after its whitewash of Christchurch Football in the latest round of the New Zealand Permanent men’s division one inter-club squash competition.

With three weeks remaining in the first competition round Sumner has a six-point lead, but it may yet come down to the final contest — against Hunter Lounge Suites Linwood on July 3. On Tuesday evening Sumner was a little fortunate to win in the No. 3 position with the junior, Steven Wren, down, 2-8, in the fifth against Steve McDonald (Football) and having to survive four match balls.

In another contest Burnside I had its second win on end and the fifth clean sweep of the evening though Michael Allred was in dire straits against Ron Marshall after dropping the first two games and ’ trailing, 4-8. in the

third. The start of the new women's competition round was marred by a bad injury suffered by a prominent Canterbury player, Mary Hunt (St Andrew’s), who snapped an achilles tendon in the fourth game of her match against Carolyn Viggers (Mount Pleasant.) Hunt, the third women’s division one player to suffer such a fate this season, will probably miss the rest of the competition. Result:— WOMEN Mount Pleasant 10, St Andrew’s 0 C. Viggers beat M. Hunt, 9-7, 9-6, 6-9, 6-4 (default); M. Holland beat S. O'Brien. 9-3, 9-3, 9-6; E. Hensley beat R. Megget, 9-2, 9-4, 9-2; S’ Mullaly beat M. Eagle, 9-2, 9-7, 9-5. Donnell Jewellers Christchurch 2, Lancaster Park 8 P. Idour beat W. Thompson, 9- 9-3, 9-3; A. Huriwai lost to K. Gilray, 9-1, 6-9, 4-9, 4-9; J. Little lost to J. Adams, 4-9. 10- 9-1, 6-9, 2-9; R. O’Sullivan lost to B. Donovan, 1-9, 5-9, 3-9. Vistalite Sumner 0, Hunter Lounge Suites Linwood 10 J. Marriott lost to F. Walker. 4-9, 9-6, 5-9, 9-0, 7-9; S. Lane lost to D. Church, 9-4. 10-8, 9-10, 1-9. 6-9; C. Winterbourn lost to C. Wood, 3-9, 7-9. 2-9; S. Shannon lost to D. Bankier, 4-9, 1-9. 9-1, 7-9. Businessworld Lincoln 10. Burnside 0

R. Tola beat S. Wasley. 9-1, 9-1, 9-0; R. Young beat A. Hooper, 9-0, 9-0. 9-1; L. Marshall beat C. Thompson, 9-1. 9- 9-1; B. Rickerby beat J. Abrahamson, 8-10, 6-9, 9-6, 9-2, 10-

Points.—Kathy Hargreaves Shield: Mount Pleasant 10, Lincoln 10, Linwood 10. Lancaster Park 8. Christchurch 2. Sumner 0. Burnside 0. St Andrew’s 0. New Zealand Permanent Building Society trophy: Mount Pleasant 70, Linwood 60, St Andrew’s 44, Lincoln 39, Lancaster Park 36, Sumner 32. Christchurch 20, Bumside 19. MEN Vistalite Sumner I 10, Christchurch Football 0 P. Viggers beat J. Oakley. 9-0, 9-3, 9-0; B. Michelson beat

E. Smail. 5-9, 9-4, 9-0. 9-5; S Wren beat S. McDonald. 9-10. 7-9, 9-2, 9-0, 10-9; J. Christensen beat T. Cook, 10-8. 5-9, 9-3, 9-5. High School Old Boys 10, Suburbs 0 L. Skurr beat M. Morrison. 7-9. 7-9, 9-0, 9-4, 9-6; J. MacKinlay beat S. Hargreaves. 9-2, 9-4. 9-3; J. Tolchard beat D. Gray, 9-3, 9-3, 9-1; A. Lowe beat W. North, 4-9. 9-2, 9-5, 9-1. Hunter Lounge Suites Linwood 10, Burnside II 0

C. Hibbert beat A. Smith. 3-0; R. Burnett beat C. Campbell, 3-1; G. Monk beat S. O'Brien, 3-2; J. Knight beat G. Peacock, 3-0.

Donnell Jewellers Christchurch I 10, Marist 0

W. Seebeck beat L. Sparks, 3-1; A. Casey beat B. Gardiner, 3-2; G. Cotton beat C. Wasley, 3-1, F. Young beat P. Hayes,

3-2. Donnell Jewellers Christchurch II 6 (8 games), Ashburton 4 (7 games) M. Mcßain lost to M. Thomson, 1-3; L. Wilson beat J. Stara, 3-1; E. Post beat C. Knox, 3-0; G. Foulds lost to G. Stratton, 1-3. Burnside I 10, Vistalite/Sumner II 0 M. Crosbie beat B. Marriott, 9-5, 5-9. 9-3. 9-3; M. Allred beat R. Marshall, 0-9, 3-9, 9-8, 10-8, 9-7; A. Lloyd beat P. Monk. 7-9, 9-7, 9-2, 9-2; I. Charlton beat S. Doak, 9-8, 4-9, 9-7, 4-9, 9-5. Points: Sumner I 76, Linwood 70, Christchurch Football 64. Christchurch I 50, Christchurch II 44, Marist 42, Ashburton 30, High School Old Boys 28. Sumner II 28. Burnside I 26. Burnside II 12. Suburbs 12.