Next up, Gisborne club pairing Cameron and Lee lost their first game 21-15, settled down and took the second game 21-15, but couldn’t hold the opposition in the third, losing 21-14.
Cameron then partnered Bloomfield. They won the first game 21-18, let the opposition dominate the second, and fought hard but lost the third game 21-17.
North Harbour dominated the women’s doubles.
Exciting third gameRiwaka and Brown showed skill to win the first game 21-15, tried hard in the second but lost 24-22, and lost an exciting third game 21-17.
Brown then partnered White and they went down in two games.
Morley and Riwaka played the final doubles and also lost in two games.
After the doubles, the tie score was 5-1 to North Harbour.
In the mixed doubles, Cameron and Riwaka showed confidence and won their match in two games.
Lee and Morley also won their match convincingly in two games.
In the final match, Bloomfield and White were convincingly beaten by the North Harbour pairing, so the final score tie was 6-3 to North Harbour.
Later in the afternoon, Eastland played Waitakere (2).
Waitakere dominated the men’s and women’s doubles, taking all matches in two games.
In the mixed doubles, Cameron and Riwaka played a tactical match. Waitakere’s domination continued in the first game, the Eastland pairing showed determination and skill to win the next 21-18, but they couldn’t hold off their opposition and lost the third narrowly 21-19.
Lee and Morley couldn’t hold off their opposition and lost in two games.
Bloomfield and White were no match for their opposition and lost in two, as well.
The final tie score was 9-0 to Waitakere.
The super veterans’ team next fixture will be in Hamilton on June 25.
North Harbour (3) 6 Eastland 3
Doubles — Men: Tony Bloomfield/Robert Cameron lost to Graeme Smith/Geoff Burge 21-18 12-21 17-21; Kevin Lee/Robert Cameron lost to Graeme Smith/Graham Mullin 15-21 21-15 14-21; Tony Bloomfield/Tony Jackson def Graham Mullin/Ross Barnett 21-19 12-21 24-22.
Women: Helen Morley/Annabelle Riwaka lost to Phillipa Nash/Freda Pickard 14-21 17-21; Linda White/Kahu Brown lost to Phillipa Nash/Karen Willins 13-21 17-21; Annabelle Riwaka/Kahu Brown lost to Karen Willins/Julie Hemingson 21-15 22-24 17-21.
Mixed doubles: Tony Bloomfield/Linda White lost to Geoff Burge/Freda Pickard 6-21 12-21; Kevin Lee/Helen Morley def Graeme Smith/Julie Hemingson 21-13 21-15; Robert Cameron/Annabel Riwaka def Ross Barnett/Phillipa Nash 21-13 21-9.
Waitakere (2) 9 Eastland 0
Doubles — Men: Tony Bloomfield/Robert Cameron lost to Paul Shirley/Alan Whitehouse 11-21 13-21; Kevin Lee/Robert Cameron lost to Paul Shirley/Veen Smith 10-21 7-21; Tony Bloomfield/Tony Jackson lost to Alan Whitehouse/Veen Smith 6-21 6-21.
Women: Linda White/Annabel Riwaka lost to Pip Edwards/Cherie Roberts 6-21 3-21; Linda White/Kahu Brown lost to Pip Edwards/Dawn Fredatovich 6-21 14-21; Helen Morley/Kahu Brown lost to Cherie Roberts/Dawn Fredatovich 15-21 11-21.
Mixed doubles: Tony Bloomfield/Linda White lost to Paul Shirley/Dawn Fredatovich 8-21 6-21; Kevin Lee/Helen Morley lost to Alan Whitehouse/Pip Edwards 11-21 12-21; Robert Cameron/Annabel Riwaka lost to Veen Smith/Cherie Roberts 8-21 21-18 19-21.
