Salient. The Newspaper of Victoria University College. Vol. 20, No. 8. September 14, 1956
Table tennis
Table tennis
VUC were little troubled in the table tennis to take 21 points against the second team's four points on the internal points table. In the teams knockout competition VUC defeated Massey without loss, defeated AUC 16-5 and defeated OU in the final 15-6.
Alan Robinson won the men's singles championship for the third straight year and was awarded a NZU Blue. In addition he partnered Elisabeth Lesser to win the mixed doubles; Elisabeth herself taking the women's singles and teaming with Marion Morrison to win the women's doubles.
Stan Catley reached the final of both mens and mixed doubles, but won neither. Jeff Thomas was Robinson's opponent in the all-VUC men's singles Anal. Robinson, Thomas and Miss Lesser all made the NZU side to play Canterbury.
Robinson beat both the top Canterbury men in this match, and Miss Lesser won one single—the highlights of an otherwise disappointing performance by NZU.