PARUN EARNS A PLACE IN LINTON CUP TEAM

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30933, 14 December 1965, Page 23

PARUN EARNS A PLACE IN LINTON CUP TEAM

(N.Z. Preu Auociation) WELLINGTON. O. Parun, the 18year - old Wellington tennis player, played his way into the New Zealand Linton Cup team for Australia with two fine wins in trials at Central Park yesterday.

Parun beat D. Cassidy, of Auckland, 11-9, 9-7, and then G. Eliott of North Auckland, 7-5. 14, 6-3. Cassidy and Eliott were members of last season’s Unton Cup team. Eliott woo the New Zealand under-19 singles beating Paran In taro seta. The trials for the Union

Cup and for the Wilson Cup team—for girls—end today and the team will be announced this evening. Paran’s sustained aggression was the deciding factor in his match against Cassidy. Eliott survived six match paints. J. Mitchell, of Canterbury, had a mixed day, losing to Eliott in three sets after taking the first without dropping a game and then being taken to three sets by the stronghitting Hutt Valley lad, K. Woolcott B. Fairiie, who is not playing in the trials, is regarded as a certainty for the Unton Cup teem, and Parun has played Ha way in. In spite of Mitchell's lorn to EHott, the Canterbury 17-year-oid must be ftvoored ■qua., Mo- BiB;-3oiq.4aafiiuiiae

from Australia where the further experience he has gained of the opposition the team will meet will stand Mm in good steed. This leeves Cassidy, Eliott and Woolcott to fight out the fourth position. A 15-yeer-old girt from Southland, Shirley Collins, was prominent in the Wilson Cup trials. She saved one match point and had four before beating top Canterbury girl, Jan Bishop, in three bard sets. She then led New Zealand junior champion, Beverley Verroe, in the first set before going down. Beverley‘ Vercoe seems ramrod of selection, and Deidre Kerr-Tiyior is a strong candidate. The other two positions yeee probiema with ktinraNMk'