Christchurch keeps handy men’s squash lead

Press, 16 July 1987, Page 31

Christchurch keeps handy men’s squash lead

Christchurch maintained a handy lead in the Wilson Shield competition when it took maximum points against Burnside in the latest round of men’s open grade squash on Tuesday evening. Lancaster Park, the Blank Trophy-round winner, also had a clean sweep in a match against Ashburton and the gap between the two top teams remained at six points with two weeks of the competition remaining.

In other matches Linwood overcame a depleted High School Old Boys side in spite of John Knight’s surprise loss to Alan Lowe and Sumner also picked up eight points in its contest against Christchurch 11. The tall Christchurch lefthander, Ed Post, and the junior, Tristan Franklin

(Sumner), prolonged battle, Post scraping home, 10-8, in the fifth. The women’s open grade has spilt into two pools with three weeks of completition before final play-offs. Richmond W.M.C. and Marist were promoted to expand the competition to eight teams. Of merit was Sharyn Lane’s four-game win over Lorraine Cowan (Lancaster Park I) for Sumner. This was a reversal of their previous interclub meeting. Results:MEN Christchurch I 10, Burnside 0 R. Hayes beat N. Lloyd, 9-2, 9-2, 9-4; E. Jones beat K. Quinn, 9-7, 9-3, 9-2; W. Seebeck beat G. Peacock, 9-2, 96, 9-6; F. Williams beat B. Gardiner, 9-4, 9-3, 1-9, 9-7. Linwood 8, High School Old Boys 2 C. Hibbert beat J. Tolchard,

9-2, 9-2, 9-10, 9-6; G. Monk beat S. Mitchell, 5-9, 9-2, 7-9, 9-6, 9-2; J. Knight lost to A. Lowe, 9-10, 2-9, 9-7, 5-9; G. Egan beat M. Rykers, 7-9, 9-4, 9-7, 10-8. Sumner 8, Christchurch II 2 B. Michelson beat G. Cotton, 9-2, 10-8, 9-4; T. Franklin lost to E. Post, 7-9, 10-8, 7-9, 9-7, 8-10; J. Christensen beat D. Preston, 9-5, 9-5, 9-0; S. Doak beat F. Young, 9-3, 9-2, 9-6. Lancaster Park 10, Ashburton 0 P. Viggers beat M. Thomson, 4-9, 3-9, 9-5, 9-5, 9-6; R. Burnett beat D. Sewell, 10-8, 9-7, 5-9, 9-4; B. Hibbert beat J. Stara, 9-1, 9-0, 9-7; M. Penman beat C. Hart, 9-6, 9-5, 9-3. Points: Christchurch I 46, Lancaster Park 40, Sumner 28, High School Old Boys 26, Burnside 22, Linwood 22, Christchurch II 16, Ashburton 0. WOMEN Pool A St Andrew’s 10, Richmond W.M.C. 0 F. Walker beat S. Cassidy,

9-3, 9-2, 9-5; D. Church beat D. Steele, 9-7, 9-4, 10-8; C. Wood beat N. Gunn, 9-7, 9-0, 9-1; J. Quinn beat S. Bellamore, 9-1, 9-3, 9-1. Sumner 8, Lancaster Park I 2 J. Marriott beat T. Bird, 69, 9-2, 9-4, 9-0; S. Lane beat L. Cowan, 5-9, 9-5, 9-5, 9-7; S. O’Brien beat C. Cumming, 9-0, 9-4, 9-6; C. De Courcy lost to T. Roughan, 7-9, 9-5, 4-9, 5-9. Pool B Christchurch 8, Lancaster Park II 2 G. Maaka beat T. Baldwin, 4-9, 9-5, 9-5, 9-1; J. Edwards beat B. Saunders, 6-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-1; G. Munnerley beat M. Worsfold, 9-1, 9-1, 9-4; A. Huriwai lost to C. Sowden, 79, 6-9, 6-9. Mt Pleasant 10, Marist 0 C. Viggers beat S. Mackinnon, 9-4, 9-2, 9-2; A. Harliwich beat D. Hopkins, 5-9, 9-5, 9-0, 9-3; M. Holland beat R. Kilgour, 9-4, 10-9, 9-1; J. Belmore beat J. Durey, 9-7, 9-7, 9-6.