Canterbury Junior Tennis Seedings

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30348, 25 January 1964, Page 8

Canterbury Junior Tennis Seedings

One hundred and ninety players have entered for the Canterbury junior tennis championships, to be held at Wilding Park from January 29 to February 1. This is 30 less than last year when the tournament was held the week before the New Zealand junior championships in Christchurch. Representatives of every South Island association have entered although as yet there are no North Island entrants. Southland has 30 players. A. Brooks, the Auckland junior champion, has been seeded first, ahead of the South Island champion, R. McCutcheon. Last year McCutcheon beat Brooks in the final of this tournament. The seedings (all players from Canterbury unless otherwise stated) are:— BOYS Under 19.—Singles: 1 A. Brooks. 2 R. McCutcheon. 3 J. Mitchell, 4 C. Hunt (Nelson). Doubles; 1 I. Mitchell and A. Brooks, 2 J. Martin and R. McCutcheon, 3 P. Clark and R. Rodgers, 4 I. Stanton and S. Molnar. Under 17.—Singles: 1 J. Mitchell, 2 C. Crow (Nelson), 3 W. Davis. 4 I. Behrnes (Ashburton), 5 L. Legge, 6 D. Bruce (Ashburton), 7 D. Meredith, 8 A. Wright (Nelson). Doubles: 1 W. Davis and C. Crow, 2 I. Behrnes and D. Bruce, 3 L. Legge and J. Griffiths, 4 L. Thom and P. Glasson, 5 D.

Merdeith and W. Tuck. 6 A. Cronin and P. McGoldrick. Under 15.—Singles: 1 L. Sherwin, 2 A. Wright (Nelson), 3 D. Archer (Ashburton). 4 K. Rohan (Southland), 5 K. Ussher (Ellesmere), 6 P. King (Southland), 7 R. Collelo (Nelson), 8 D. Blackwell. Doubles: 1 A. Wright and R. Collelo, 2 L. Sherwin and O. Mitchell, 3 D. Blackwell and R. Griffiths. 4 W. Ussher and M. McDowell (Southland). 5 L. Martin and L. Wheal, 6 G. Heenon and K. Rohan (Southland). 7 R. Petherick and P. King (Southland), 8 D. Archer and G. Archer (Ashburton). GIRLS Under 19.—Singles: 1 C. Andrew. 2 M. Hamilton (Otago). 3 D. Hopping, 4 S. Mackay. Doubles: I C. Andrew and D. Hopping, 2 J. Coombs and S. Mackay. Under 17.—Singles: 1 M. Hamilton (Otago), 2 R. Walls (Ashburton), 3 J. Coombs, 4 P. Gleeson, 5 H. Caldwell, 6 M. Blakely (Otago), 7 M. Dyhrberg, 8 D. McKee (Ellesmere) Doubles: 1 R. Walls and J. Coombs, 2 M. Hamilton and J. O'Gorman (Otago), 3 P. Gleeson and M. Dyhrberg. 4 H. Caldwell and P. Dickey. Under 15.—Singles: 1 P. McLean, 2 J. Bishop, 3 R. Vintiner (South Canterbury), 4 S. Bruce, 5 L. Edwards (Southland). 6 M. Bignell, 7 S. Collins (Southland), 8 J. Habgood (Ellesmere). Doubles: 1 P.

McLean and M. Bignell. 2 R. Vintiner and S. McGillivray (South Canterbury), 3 S. Bruce and I. Neill, 4 S. Collins and L. Edwards (Southlandl, 5 J. Habgood and K. Montgomery (Ellesmere), 6 S, Blakely and i. Hamilton (Otago). MIXED DOUBLES Under 19.—1 McCutcheon and C. Andrew, 2 Hunt and D Hopping, 3 Martin and S. Mackay. Under 17.—1 I. Behrnes and R. Walls, 2 L. Legge and M Hamilton, 3 C. Crow and G. Campbell, 4 D Meredith and R. Vintiner (South Canterbury). 5 D. Bruce and H. Caldwell. 6 W. Tuck and M. Dyhrberg. Under 15.—1 A. Wright and M. Bignell, 2 R. Collelo and P. McLean, 3 K. Rohan and S. Edwards. 4 L. Sherwon and L. Neill, 5 K. Ussher and J. Habgood. 6 B. McDowell and K. Montgomery, 7 P. King and S. Collins, 8 K. Stevenson and J. Hamilton.

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