EXCITING FINISH

Press, Volume C, Issue 29467, 20 March 1961, Page 18

EXCITING FINISH

Reserve Grade Section

When senior reserve tennis grade section winners were found at Wilding Park on Saturday for the play-off next Satu£da J' section I had a most exciting finish. North Linwood II had beaten Cashmere II to become the section II winner and there was a possibility that two North Linwood teams would play the final North Linwood I and St. Albans, both on eight points, met in section I. St. Albans won by 54 games to 52. The contest went right to the last set. North Linwood I led by 3 matches to 2 when I. Laoy (St. Albans) and M. Munnerley (North Linwood) were playing the last match. La by won the first set and it was Known that he had to win the second set at 6-4 or better for St. Albans to win the cones. Labv was 0-3 down in the second set but he played carefully and fought back magnificently to take the set at 6-3 and give his team the win St. Albans is now likely to win the final for it will be playing the second North Linwood team after beating the top team. Final section points are:—Section I; St. Albans 9. North Linwood I 8, Fendalton 7, Cashmere I 5, Beckenham 5. Edgeware I 4, Avonside 3. University 2. Elmwood 1. Opawa I 1. Section II: North Linwood II 8. Cashmere II 7, South Brighton 6. Shirley 4. Opawa II 2. Edgeware II 2 Aranui 1. Woolston 0. Woolston won the first section of the first grade mixed competition after beating Waimairi by 7 matches to 1 in the last round. It has qualified to meet Elmwood 11, the section II winner, in the play-off next Saturday. Points in section I are:— Woolston 7. Cashmere 6. Opawa 5 Waimairi I 4, Beckenham 3. South Christchurch 2. Barrington 1. North Linwood 0. SENIOR RESERVE Section I Cashmere I beat Opawa by 5 matches to 1; Edgeware beat University by 6 matches to 0; St. Albans beat North Linwood I by 54 games to 52; Fendalton beat Beckenham by 5 matches to 1; Elmwood beat Avonside by 59 games to 56. Section IT North Linwood II beat Cashmere II by 4 matches to 2. FIRST GRADE Section I Opawa beat South Christ-i

church by 10 matches to 6: Barrington beat North Linwood by 10 matches to 6; Woolston beat Waimairi I by 14 matches to 2; Cashmere beat Beckenham by 10 matches to 6.