September 2004
Steve Thwaites (Christchurch) 1;
Georgio Vakauta (Victoria Park) 2;
Murray Porter (Bay View), Neil Satherley (Christchurch) 3 equal;
Tony Chin (Khandallah), Oskar De Jong (Kapiti), David Lippard (Herne Bay), Dirk Winnie (Khandallah) 5 equal;
Claire Bradburn (Silverstream), Sharon Cannon (Bay View), Ernie Chu (Kapiti), Rex Hayes (Kapiti), Andrew Joe (Hataitai), Warren McConnell (Caversham), Graeme Morris (Masterton), John Yellowlees (Christchurch) 9 equal.
Michael Rocks (Khandallah) 1;
Andre Noel (Kennedy Park) 2;
Craig McKenzie (Christchurch), Trevor Neilson (Rotorua) 3 equal;
Danila Carducci (Kapiti), Branko Cvjetan (Caversham), Malcolm Pfahlet (Christchurch), Tom Van Bodegraven (Masterton) 5 equal;
Morgan Bradley (Caversham), Les Clearwater (Christchurch), Jean-Pascal Cuer (Christchurch), Robert Cumming (Christchurch), Lorraine Gibbons (Masterton), Jared Handford (Christchurch), Sue Neilson (Rotorua), Nikki Winnie (Khandallah) 9 equal.
Andrew Findlay (Christchurch) 1;
Reed Jamieson (Christchurch) 2;
Pat Jamieson (Christchurch), Ruby Vakauta (Victoria Park) 3 equal;
Myles Cowper (Hataitai), Peter Dennett (Hataitai), Joanne Evans (Herne Bay), Janet Goodin (Caversham), Neville Goodin (Caversham), Barbara Johnston (Masterton), Jamie Richardson (Caversham), Elizabeth Rocks (Khandallah) 5 equal.
24 & 25 October 2004
Showing the benefits of a four month training programme and a week of hard competition in France at the World Championships, Herne Bay club mates Ian Baker and Richard Swaney battled their way to their first National Doubles title over the weekend.
At times they struggled with the testing conditions at the Aorangi Domain (Paraparaumu) terrain, as they ground out narrow 13-12 wins against Ted Burr and Margaret Mordecai (Otaki) in the last qualifying game of round one, the barrage game against Denise Bavidge and Geoff Greer (Bay View) in round two and the quarter-final match against Brian Smith and Dirk Winnie (Khandallah).
In the semi-finals, Baker and Swaney defeated the 2001 champions Christian Fouquet (Herne Bay) and Georgio Vakauta (Victoria Park), while the dream run of Khandallah pairing of Doug Hay and Peter van Heusden was ended in emphatic fashion by David Lippard and Niau Ruta (Herne Bay).
In the final, Lippard and Ruta started tentatively and were always playing catch-up. A late rally saw them reach double figures but the result was never in doubt.
Due to the severe weather on day two of the tournament the Plate and Bowl competitions were abandoned.
Ian Baker/Richard Swaney (Herne Bay) beat Brian Smith/Dirk Winnie (Khandallah) 13 - 12;
Christian Fouquet (Herne Bay)/Georgio Vakauta (Victoria Park) beat John Maxwell/Kevin Rouse (Hawke's Bay) 13 - 5;
David Lippard/Niau Ruta (Herne Bay) beat Myles Cowper/Oskar de Jong (Kapiti) 13 - 4;
Doug Hay/Peter van Heusden (Khandallah) beat Claire Bradburn (Silverstream)/Peter Dennett (Park Avenue) 13 - 0.
Ian Baker/Richard Swaney beat Christian Fouquet/Georgio Vakauta 13 - 11;
David Lippard/Niau Ruta beat Doug Hay/Peter van Heusden 13 - 0.
Ian Baker/Richard Swaney beat David Lippard/Niau Ruta 13 - 10
Ian Baker/Richard Swaney (Herne Bay) 1;
David Lippard/Niau Ruta (Herne Bay) 2;
Christian Fouquet (Herne Bay)/Georgio Vakauta (Victoria Park), Doug Hay/Peter van Heusden (Khandallah) 3 equal;
Claire Bradburn (Silverstream)/Peter Dennett (Jenkins Estate), Myles Cowper/Oskar de Jong (Kapiti), John Maxwell/Kevin Rouse (Hawke's Bay), Brian Smith/Dirk Winnie (Khandallah) 5 equal;
Denise Bavidge/Geoff Greer (Bay View), John Greig/Rosie Muir (Hibiscus Coast), Murray Porter (Bay View)/Chris Priestley (Atomic Cafe), Elizabeth Rocks (Khandallah)/Ruby Vakauta (Victoria Park) 9 equal;
Tony Chin (Khandallah)/Anthony Yee (Park Avenue), Neil Dykes/Marcus Smith (Windy Hills), Pat Jamieson/Reed Jamieson (Christchurch), Margaret Roberts/Neil Roberts (Caversham) 13 equal.
Ian Baine/Jean Baine (Park Avenue), Fiona Browne/Lee Taffard (Napier), Maurice Belz (Hawke's Bay)/Marie Fenton (Napier), Clem Boer/Laurel Priestley (Atomic Cafe), Charles Brock/Bill Peachey (Kennedy Park), Sharon Cannon (Bay View)/Bethne Rouse (Hawke's Bay), Danila Carducci/Margaret Fleck (Kapiti), Ernie Chu/Andrew Joe (Kapiti), Ann Clayworth/Claire Matthews (Northcote), Ann Dawson/Terry Dawson (Kapiti), Joanne Evans/Kula Ruta (Herne Bay), Rex Hayes/Shirley Hayes (Kapiti), Sebastian Merval/Louis Mesnage (Hibiscus Coast), Joan Miller/Claire Wilson (Masterton), Dean Norman/Susan Norman (Windy Hills), Michael Rocks/Roy Zeier (Khandallah).
Roger Ball/Tom Van Bodegraven (Masterton), Morgan Bradley (Caversham)/Colin Gooch (Upper Hutt), Lorraine Brock/Ella Harris (Kennedy Park), Graeme Burnard (Masterton)/Bernadette Lawton (Kapiti), Ted Burr/Margaret Mordecai (Otaki), Roberta Campbell/Philippa McNiven (Bay View), Les Clearwater (Christchurch)/Helene Hay (Khandallah), Alain Coulomb/Lynette Mesnage (Hibiscus Coast), Allan Dighton/Dave Kitchner (Kapiti), Fay Doyle/Harl Stevens (Kapiti), Julie Edwards/Colin Johnston (Putaruru), Lorraine Gibbons (Masterton)/Jeanne Zee (Upper Hutt), Andy Gilbert/Jane Gilbert (Rotorua), Desmond Grant/Sarah-Jane Wright (Northcote), Pauli Jalava/Arnold Lander (Rotorua), Barbara Johnston/Graeme Morris (Masterton), Catherine Maher (Jenkins Estate)/Margaret Maher (Northcote), John Mason/Peter Williams (Kapiti), Karepa Mataira/Enoka Smiler (Park Avenue), Jan McHardy/Pat Scholes (Kapiti).
2 & 3 April 2005
Played at Park Avenue
Ian Baker/Christian Fouquet/Richard Swaney (Herne Bay) 1;
Allan Fletcher/David Lippard/Chris Priestley (Herne Bay) 2;
Denise Bavidge/Sharon Cannon/Geoff Greer (Bay View); Graeme Burnard/Ralph Priddle (Masterton)/Doug Hay (Khandallah) 3 equal;
Michael Rocks/Brian Smith/Dirk Winnie (Khandallah); Terry Dawson/Oskar de Jong (Kapiti)/Neil Dykes (Windy Hills); Julie Edwards/Colin Johnson/Alan McIndoe (Putaruru); Tony Chin/Anthony Yee (Khandallah)/Gordon Dykes (Windy Hills) 5 equal.
Peter Dennett (Jenkins Estate)/Dean Norman (Windy Hills)/Steve Thwaites (Canterbury) 1;
John Maxwell/Bethne Rouse/Kevin Rouse (Hawke's Bay) 2;
Murray Porter (Bay View)/Ron Sandilands (Cockle Bay)/Ken Stentiford (Hamilton); Jean-Marie Deguelgre/Pauli Jalava/Arnold Lander (Rotorua) 3 equal;
Danila Carducci (Kapiti)/Elizabeth Rocks/Roy Zeier (Khandallah); Clem Boer/Michael Emerson/Terry Lambert (Herne Bay); Leon Crosse/Peter Crosse, Laurel Priestley (Herne Bay); Rex Hayes/Shirley Hayes/Jan McHardy (Kapiti) 5 equal.
Margret Fleck/Richard Lawson (Jenkins Estate)/Susan Norman (Windy Hills) 1;
Fiona Browne/Marie Fenton/Robert Wilson (Napier) 2;
Dene Futcher/Yvonne Futcher/Craig Kemp (Wanganui East); Maurice Belz (Hawke's Bay)/Roberta Campbell/Phillipa McNiven (Bay View) 3 equal;
Margaret Roberts/Neil Roberts/Robbie Sihamau (Caversham); Myles Cowper (Kapiti)/Desmond Grant (Hibiscus Coast)/Sebastian Merval (Northcote); Andy Gilbert/Jane Gilbert (Rotorua)/Nikki Winnie (Khandallah); Joanne Evans (Herne Bay)/Sue Neilson/Trevor Neilson (Rotorua) 5 equal;
Barbara Johnston/Joan Miller/Claire Wilson (Masterton); Lorraine Gibbons/Graeme Morris (Masterton)/Jeanne Zee (Upper Hutt); Les Clearwater/Robert Cumming/Andrew Findlay (Christchurch); Warren McConnell/Jamie Richardson/Mark Richardson (Caversham); Ann Dawson (Kapiti)/Karepa Mataira/Tommy Werry (Park Avenue); Roger Ball/Tom van Bodegraven (Masterton)/Claire Bradburn (Silverstream); Jean-Pascal Cuer/Pat Jamieson/Reed Jamieson (Christchurch); Fran Beach (Upper Hutt)/Bernadette Lawton (Kapiti)/Don Pettett (Jenkins Estate); Nick Jegousse/Enoka Smiler (Park Avenue)/Peter Van Heusden (Khandallah); Ken Heywood/Jeff Jackson/Maree Toyne (Wanganui East) 9 equal.