Table tennis title decided

Press, 10 August 1985, Page 15

Table tennis title decided

The strong ABL Riccarton beat the third-placed Merivale Pharmacy Riccarton side, 1-2, in the penultimate round of the A grade inter club table tennis competition on Wednesday, night, to place itself in an unbeatable position at the top of the table.

The hard-hitting junior, Grant McCarroll, ana the former South Island and Canterbury champion, Ling Nan Ming, each recorded straightset victories to decide the championship. The former Canterbury champion, Mike Hamel, made a return to the A grade competition, for the first time this winter. His three wins helped Avonside II pull off a surprise 10-2 win over Auto Centre Avonside, which is second on the table.

Richard Dixon also picked up three wins for the Avonside

111 team. Dallington containued its steady climb, with an 8-4 win over Printshop Avonside. Les Stewart was the outstanding individual player, but his three singles wins did not prevent his team going down. In a bottom-of-the table clash, Riccarton Evergreens narrowly edged .out Riccarton Rovers, 7-5. Points.—AßL Riccarton 111, Auto Centre Avonside 98, Merivale Pharmacy Riccarton 88, Dallington 85, Printshop Avonside 80, Avonside HI 62, Riccarton Rovers and Riccarton Evergreens 50. Results.—Printshop Avonside 4, Dallington 8 Singles.—J. Richards lost to D. Kalin, 11-21, 21-19, 22-24; lost to N. Maynard, 10-21, 1121; lost to R. Jongenburger, 821, 10-21. L. Stewart beat Maynard, 30-28, 21-17; beat Jongen-

burger, 21-19, 21-15; beat Kalin, 21-16,15-21, 21-19. B. Thompson lost to Jongenburger, 14-21,19-21; lost to Kalin, 24-26, 10-21; lost to Maynard, 21-13, 15-21, 21-17. Dallington won the doubles, 2-1. ABL Riccarton 10, Merivale Pharmacy Riccarton 2 Singles.—Ling Nan Ming beat A. Alabaster, 21-10, 21-19; beat T. Sarg&t, 21-19, 21-19; beat J. Armstrong, 21-12, 21-6. G. McCarroll beat Armstrong, 21-14, 21-14; beat Alabaster, 2114, 21-11; beat Sargent, 21-16, 21-14. G. Lamb lost to Sargent, 9-21, 16-21; lost to Armstrong, 21-17, 14-21, 4-21; beat Alabaster, 23-21, 21-19. ABL Riccarton won the doubles, 2 : 1. Riccarton Rovers 5, Riccarton Evergreens 7 Singles.—B. Lockhart beat J. G. Armstrong, 21-18, 22-20; beat C. Tipper, 21-18,10-21, 2116; lost to Miss B. Martinsson, 12-21, 21-18, 6-21. C. B. Lockhart lost to Martinsson, 12-21, 21-23; lost to Armstrong, 15-21, 21-11, 18-21; lost to Tipper, 2116, 19-21, 12-21. M. Lockhart lost to Tipper, 21-16, 16-21, 1921; lost to Miss Martinsson, 1721, 16-21; beat Armstrong, 2422, 21-19.

Rovers won the doubles, 2-1. Auto Centre Avonside 2, Avonside IO 10

Singles.—K. Entwistle lost to M. Hamel, 13-21, 17-21; lost to R. Dixon, 18-21, 21-15, 14-21; beat G. Rhind, 21-19, 18-21, 2115. P. de Boer beat Rhind, 2112, 24-26, 21-15; lost to Hamel, 21-23, 13-21; lost to Dixon, 1121, 21-15, 7-21. D. Entwistle lost to Dixon, 14-21, 16-21; lost to Rhind, 18-21, 11-21; lost to Hamel, 21-18, 5-21, 7-21. Avonside 111 won the doubles, 3-0.