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CLUB TOURNAMENT
First event of the
Club's annual tournament this year was the Purkiss Robinson Doubles on
Monday 23 June. Attracting a massive entry of 38 members the event was
also a first for the Club's new Social Secretary, 17 year old Ryan Pitt.
And what an excellent job he made of the organisation. Unusually playing
the doubles tournament on a handicap basis there were some fine matches. A
summary of the results and a few pictures are given below. A full report
will be published at a later date.
For the main
event, the Tom Burns trophy, go to: NEXT
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PURKISS ROBINSON
DOUBLES
PRELIMINARY ROUND
| Michael Rostoft/Laura
Pyman |
bt |
Tom Miles/Chris High |
13,21 |
| Ryan Pitt/Sam Pitt |
bt |
Frank Neill/Mike
Pitt |
21,14 |
| John Robinson/Norman
Purkiss |
bt |
John Patman/Eric
Clift |
16,14 |
The doubles brought
together some interesting pairings,
a couple are shown below
Michael
Rostoft (right) paired with14yr old Laura Pyman. Laura was one of
just 2 juniors who made it through to the semi-finals of the
competition. And as doubles is very much a team game it shows just
how valuable her contribution was. Laura's attacking style taking a
number of her opponents by surprise. |
New boy, Bill
Chester (right) with 16yr old Martyn Chattey looked a very strong
pairing. But they were edged out 22:20 in the third by Laura and
Michael in one of the evenings closest matches. |
FIRST ROUND
| Rostoft/Pyman |
bt |
Waseem Qureshi/Matt
Skeoch |
6,19 |
| Bill Chester/Martyn
Chattey |
bt |
Gareth Joice/Steve
Clift |
20,20 |
| Ron Arthur/Bob
Francis |
bt |
Graham Turner/Adam
Pitt |
20,-17,15 |
| Alastair Piper/David
Gatheral |
bt |
Ryan Pitt/Sam Pitt |
17,-18,17 |
| Purkiss/Robinson |
bt |
Neil Gooday/Ed Miles |
11,10 |
| Mark Patman/Diane
Pitt |
bt |
Peter Revell/Rykki
Vansertima |
9,18 |
| Richard Upson/Fred
Henwood |
bt |
Rob Armstrong/Ralph
Turbin |
-14,11,9 |
| Geoff Morris/Haydn
Upson |
bt |
Adrian & Hannah
Pitt |
-15,15,14 |
QUARTER FINAL
| Rostoft/Pyman |
bt |
Chester/Chattey |
15,-17,20 |
| Arthur/Francis |
bt |
Piper/Gatheral |
10, 13 |
| Purkiss/Robinson |
bt |
M Patman/Diane Pitt |
18, 12 |
| Morris/H Upson |
bt |
R Upson/Henwood |
13,-16,16 |
SEMI FINAL
| Arthur/Francis |
bt |
Rostoft/Pyman |
-24,20,16 |
| Morris/H Upson |
bt |
Purkiss/Robinson |
19,-17,19 |
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All
smiles as the 4 competitors prepare for the final. 12 yr old Haydn
Upson (centre) showing no sign of nerves for this first big
occasion. |
FINAL
| Geoff Morris/Haydn
Upson |
bt |
Ron Arthur/Bob
Francis |
13,12 |
| Haydn
Upson & Geoff Morris receive their Purkiss Robinson Doubles
Winners trophy from Chairman Peter Revell after a comprehensive, and
perhaps surprising, victory over Bob Francis and Ron Arthur in which
Haydn played a major role, especially with some fine returns of
service |
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There is a separate page
covering the Tom Burns & Ted Harris Youth Trophy [ see NEXT PAGE]
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