TABLE TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 219, 16 August 1937, Page 8

TABLE TENNIS

HUTT BEAT MANAWATU. A Manawatu Table Tennis Association team was well beaten in a match with the Hutt Valley association’s representatives at Lower Hutt on Saturday, taking only four matches to Hutt’s 40. The outstanding player for Manawatu was Miss L. Hughes, who won three of her four matches. The only other Manawatu player to win a match was Miss F. Leask. Results were as follow, with Manawatu players given first: Women’s Singles.—Miss Hughes beat Miss Tustin, 18 —21,228,1 —8, 21 —l4, beat Miss Walsh 21—17, 21—16, beat Miss Valk, 21—16, 21—10, lost to Miss Strang 18—21, 21—11, 18—21; Mrs New lost to Miss Tustin 12 —21, 10 —21, to Miss Strang 14 —21, 6—24, to Miss Walsh 21—19, 13—21, 9—21, to Mrs Valk 21—23, 16—21; Miss F. Leask beat Miss Walsh 21—14. 17—21, 21—18 lost to Miss Tustin 11—21, 19 — 21, to Mias Strang, 13 —21, 16 —21, to Mrs Valk 10—21, 4—21; Miss S. Leask lost to Miss Tustin 12 21, 15 — 21, to Miss Strang 13—21, 11—21, to Miss Walsh 16—21, 10—21, to Mrs Valk B—2l, 6—21. Women’s Doubles.—Miss Hughes and Mrs New lost to Misses Tustin and Walsh 15—21, 16—21, to Miss Strang and Mrs Valk 21 —15, 13 —21, 15—21; Misses F. and S. Leask lost to Mi6ses Tustin and Walsh 15 —21, 16-21, to Miss Strang and Mrs Valk 15—21, 13 —21. . , , Men’s Singles.—Sweetman lost to Hughes IT—2l, 6— 21 lost to Pyne 17—21, 20—22, lost to Corbett 19—21, 16— 21, lost to Croudis 15 —21, 1/ 41, Quigan lost to Hughes 14—21, 12—21, lost to Pyne 9 —21, 16 —21, lost to Corbett 13—21, 16—21, lost to Croud is 13— 21—13, 19—21; Rowlands lost to Hughes 13—21, 13—21. lost to Pyne 14— 21—18, 13—21, lost to Corbett 18—21, 17—21, lost to Croudis 13—21, 11—21; G. Sykes lost to Hughes 12-21. 18-21 lost to Pyne 4—21, 10—21, lost to Corbett 10—21, 2i_iß, 18—21, lost to Croudis 18—41, g 21 Men’s Doubles—Rowlands and Quigan lost to Hughes and Pyne 14 , 17— lost to Corbett and Croudis 20— 19—21; Sweetman and »yfa<; s lost to Hughes and Pyne 14—41, 17 — 21 lost to Corbett and Croudis 16—21,’ 16—21. tt Mixed Doubles.—Miss Hughes and Quigan lost to Miss Tustin and Hughes 18— 13—21; Mrs New and Sweetman lost to Miss Strang and Pyne 21— 19 10—21 10—21; Miss F. Leask and Rowlands lost to" Miss Walsh and Corbett 21-15. 15-21 12-21; Miss S. Leask and Sykes lost to Mrs Valk and Croudis, 14—21, 18—21. In last year’s match between the teams the singles were halved but Hutt Valley took the honours with definite superiority in doubles matches.