Top Seeds In Men’s Tennis Final

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31031, 11 April 1966, Page 11

Top Seeds In Men’s Tennis Final

The top-seeded pair, J. Mitchell and R. McCutcheon, will meet today in the men's singles final of the Canterbury Easter tennis tournament at Wilding Park. They won through after some hard competition in the quarter- and semi-finals.

In a hard-fought first set the first seed. Mitchell, beat L. Legge, 9-7, after some splendid rallies. Mitchell took the second set 6-3. Mitchell’s next opponent was D. Hawkes in a semi-final and although Mitchell took the first set, 6-1, Hawkes fought back in the second. After being down 1-5. Hawkes battled through four more games, all but one of them going to deuce. Mitchell finally won the match. 6-1, 6-4.

McCutcheon had a hardhitting battle with I. Stanton in a semi-final before winning 7-5, 6-3.

Perhaps the best game of the day was the women’s singles final between the 15-year-old Miss S. Collins, from Southland, and Miss S. Field, of Christchurch.

Long rallies were the main feature of the match and Miss Collins seemed to have an answer to most Shots that Miss Field played. But her service let her down, lacking the power of Miss Field, who won, 64, 2-6, 6-3. Results: MEN'S SINGLES Round 1. —R. Newman beat G. Ellis. 6-3. 6-3; R. Miller beat B. A. lisherwood, 6-1, 6-3; W. E. Smith beat D. Meredith, 5-7, 6-3. 6-4; D. Hawkes beat D. Archer, 6-1, 6-1; 1. Stanton beat G. McEachren. 6-4, 6-2: I. Craig beat G. Chambers, 6-4, 6-0; M. C. Healey beat L. Rogers. 6-2, 6-2; B. Ward beat J. Anderson, 3-6. 7-5, 6-4; J. Griffiths beat D. MacDonald, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; B. Knight beat A. Renwick. 6-2, 6-3. Round 2.—L. Legge beat Miller, 7-5, 6-2; R. McCutcheon beat Knight. 6-3, 6-0; Smith beat G. D. .Tory, 6-1, 6-0; J. Mitchell beat Newman, 6-4, 6-3; Healey beat Ward, 6-3, 6-3; Stanton beat Craig, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Hawkes beat B. Keeley, 6-1. 6-0. Round 3.—McCutcheon beat Griffiths, 6-1, 6-4; Stanton beat Healey, 6-2, 6-0; Hawkes beat Smith, 6-2, 6-0; Mitchell beat Legge, 9-7, 6-3. Semi-final: McCutcheon beat Stanton, 7-5, 6-3; Mitchell beat Hawkes, 6-1, 6-4. MEN’S DOUBLES Round I.—J. Anderson and M. C. Healey beat G. McEachren and B. Ward, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; W. E. Smith and R. Newman beat B. A. Isherwood and A. Renwick, 6-0, 6-0; D. Hawkes and I. Craig beat G. D. Jory and D. Archer, 6-2, 6- I. Stanton and B. Keeley beat L. Rogers and B. Knight, 7- 8-6; G. Chambers and R. Hoffman beat D. MacDonald and R Mliililer, 6-4, 6-4; J. Griffiths and L. Legge beat B. Crofts and J. Taylor, 7-5, 5-7, 8-6. Round 2.—Smith and Newman beat G. Ellis and J. Meredith, 6-0, 6-4; R. McCutcheon and J. Mitchell beat Chambers and Hoffman, 6-3, 6-4: Griffiths and Legge beat Anderson and Healey, 6-4, 6-1: Hawkes and Craig beat G. D, Jory and D. Archer. 6-2, 6-0, WOMEN’S SINGLES Round I.—Miss S. Collins beat Mrs D. MacDonald, 6-4, 6-1; Miss S. Field beat Miss J. Shadbolt, 6-2, 6-0. Semi-final.—Miss Collins beat Miss J. Habgood, 6-3, 6-0; Miss Field beat Miss R. Dillon, 6-3, 6-3, Final.—Miss Field beat Miss Collins, 6-4, 2-6 ,6-3. MIXED DOUBLES Round 1. —R. McCutcheon and Miss S. Collins beat D. MacDonald and Mrs D. MacDonald, 6-3 6-2; J. Mitchell and Miss R - Dillon beat B. Isherwood and Miss J. Shadbolt, 6-2, 6-1: D Hawkes and Miss J. Ray beat I. Craig and Miss J. Banfteld, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; I. Stanton and Miss J. Habgood beat G. Chambers and Miss G. Palliser, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. BOYS' SINGLES Under 13.—Round 1: S. Robertson beat P. Lanyon, 9-6; B. Ching beat P. Davey, 9-4; K Rowe beat C. Allen, 9-1; N. Harris beat C. Darby, 9-3; R. Healey beat W. Keeler, 9-2; M. Barton beat N. Thom, 9-1; I Leckie. beat R. Versteeg, 9-1; P. Cullen beat J. Dickson, 9-0: K. Fahey beat N. Blackburn, 9-4. Round 2: R. Dillon beat Robertson, 9-1; Ching beat Rowe. 9-2; Healey beat Harris, 9-8; G. Banfield beat T. Fowles, 9-3; T. Wilson beat I. Jacobs, 9-4; Leckie beat Barton, 9-3; K. Fahey beat Cullen, 9-1; P. Mitchell beat M. Davenport, 9-4. Round 3: Wilson beat Leckie. 6-0, 6-3; Healey beat Banfield, 6-0, 6-4; Dillon beat Ching, 6-1, 6-3; Mitchell beat Fahey, 6-2, 5- 6-4. Semi-final: Wilson beat Mitchell, 6-4, 6-1; Dillon beat Healey, 6-4, 6-3. Under 15.—Round 1: R. Webster beat G. Anderson, 9-0; B. Smyth beat D. Bowlck, 9-2; D. Schroeder beat R. Adams, 9-2: B. Morrison beat N. Dillan, 9-4: R. Tuck beat D. Brady, 9-5; F. Versteeg beat J. Sheehan, 9-3: M. Heenan beat P. Healey, 9-0: I. Webster beat D. Williamson, 9-1; M. Day beat C, Tuck, 9-0: S. Mitchell beat S. Simmons, 9-7: M. Beaumont beat M. Peacock, 9-3; G. Clifford beat D. Mitchell. 9-4; G. Stocker beat L. Ellis, 9-0; K. Lewis beat P. Buxton, 9-0; K. Wilson beat B. Malone, 9-2. Round 2: Morrison beat Schroeder, 9-7; Beaumont beat Mitchell, 9-7; Wilson beat Lewis, 6-1, 6-1; Webster beat Smyth. 6-2, 6-0; Clifford beat Stocker, 6-2, 6-1; Heenan beat D. Findlay, 9-8: Webster beat Day. 6-3, 6-1; Tuck beat Versteeg. 5-6, 6-3, 6-1. Round 3: Webster beat Morrison, 6-0, 6- Tuck beat Heenan, 6-0. 6-3; Webster beat Beaumont. 6-5, 6-3; Wilson beat Clifford, 6-0, 6-4. Under 17.—Round 1: L. Haines beat P. King, 9-5; L. Wheal beat G. Archer, 9-6. Round 2: J. Steel beat M. Louisson, 6-3, 6-2: J. Mercer beat K. Smith, 6-1, 6-2; K. Radcliffe beat Wheal, 6-4, 6-3: S. Cowie beat Haines, 6-4, 6-5: T. Ralfe beat O. Mitchell, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; T. Guthrie beat G. Carnaby, 6-2, 6-4. Round 3: Cowie beat Mercer, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Steel beat Russell. 5-6, 6-1. 6-4; Radcliffe beat Jackson. 6-5, 2-6, 7-5; Guthrie beat Ralfe. 6-2, 3-6, 11-9. BOYS' DOUBLES Under 13.—Round 1; K. Rowe and N. Blackburn beat P. Cullen and R. Healey. 9-8: P. Davey and B. Ching beat W. Keeler and N. Harris. 9-7. Round 2: T. Wilson and J. Dickson beat P. Lonyon and I. Leckie. 9-6: M. Davenport and G. Banfield beat Rowe and Blackburn, 9-6: P. Cullen and R. Healey beat T. Fow’.es and K. Fahey, 9-3; P. Mitchell and R. Dillon beat Davey and Ching, 9-1. Semifinal: Mitchell and DiHon beat WKson and Dickson. 9-4; Cullen and Healey beat Davenport and Banfield. 9-4.

I Under 15. —Round 1: B. Morrisen and K. Chapman beat P. I Healey and D. Bowlck, 9-4: L. Eltis and S. Robertson beat G. Anderson and S. MilcheX. 9-5: K. Lewis and M. Beaumont beat J. Sheelian and D. Williamson. 9-5; R. Tuck and R McGimpsey beat G. Stocker and B. Malone. 9-5. Round 2: Mitchell and Pattinsou beat Simmons and Fraher, 9-1: P. Buxton and Smyth beat Veersteg and Tuck. 9-3: Dillon and Findlay beat Ellis and Robertson. 9-2; Day and Foley beat Schroeder and Bishop. 9-7; Webster and Wilson beat Tuck and McGimpsey. 9-2; Webster and Clifford beat Morrison and Chapman. 9-6. Round 3: Webster and Witson beat Day and Foley, 9-0; Lewis and Beaumont beat Brady and Adams. 9-2: Dilion and Findlay beat Buxton and Smyth, 9-4: Mitchell and Pattinson beat Webster and Clifford, 6-4. 7-3. Semi-final: Webster and Wilson beat Lewis and Beaumont, 6-2. 6-3: Dillon and Findlay beat Mitchell and Pattinson. 7-5, 6-3. Under 17.—Round 1: L. Haines and K. Radcliffe beat G. Carnaby and G. Higgins. 6-4. 6-2: T. Ralfe and S. Cowie beat T. Jackson and C. Tuck. 6-0, 6-1; P. King and G. Archer beat K. Smith and O. Mitchell, 6-3. 6-4; J. Steel and G. Deans beat L. Russell! and J. Mercer, 5-6, 6-5. 6-3. Semi-final: Haines and Radcliffe beat Ralfe and Cowie, 6-4 2-6, 6-3: King and Archer beat Steel and Deans. 7-5, 6-2. GIRLS' SINGLES Under 13.—Round 1: E. Dunne beat N. Brosnahan, 9-0; P. Smitheram beat S. Kitchingham, 9-6: A. Meates beat S. Glasson. 9-0; P. Bamford beat P. Barlow. 9-7; S. Moore beat L. Livingstone, 9-0; J. Wilson beat L. Lewis, 9-6; J. Brook beat W. Ralfe, 9-8. Round 2: Moore beat Wilson, 6-0, 6-1: Bamford beat Skinner, 6-0, 6-1; Meates beat Smitheram, 5-6, 6-5, 6-2; Brook beat Dunne, 3-6, 6-5, 9-7. Semi-final: Moore beat Brooke, 6-1, 6-0; Meates beat Banford. 6-0, 6-0. Under 15.—Round 1: D. Banfield beat C. McPhail, 9-2; J. Hudson beat K. McAuliffe, 9-0: K. Davey beat M. Meates, 9-2; H. Roche beat N. Wilson, 9-3: E. Price beat R. Welham, 9-4; H. Leadbetter beat M. Marron. 9-2; C. McCurdy beat K. Gillespie, 9-0. Round 2: S. Sanson beat Banfield, 9-4; Hudson beat A. Fowlr, 6-1, 6-0; Davey beat M. Haines, 9-4; C. Ralfe beat C. Fraser, 9-0; Price beat J. Coffey. 9-0; McCurdy beat Leadbetter. 9-2; C. Ireland beat Roche, 9-2; G. Iredale beat M. Manion, 6-3, 6-3. Round 3: Sanson beat Hudson, 6-1, 6-1; Iredale beat McCurdy, 6-2, 6-3; Ralfe beat Price, 6-3, 6-4; Ireland beat Davey. 3-6, 6-5, 6-2. Semi-final: Sanson beat Ireland, 6-1, 7-5; Ralfe beat Iredale, 7-5, 6-4. Under 17.—Round 1; B. Nurse beat C. Dunne, 9-0; J. Banfield beat J. Birch, 9-3; A. McQueen beat C. Davey, 9-7: R. McCurdy beat S. Tyler, 9-4. Round 2: Banfield beat J. Roy. 6-3, 6-0: S. Collins beat Nurse, 6-1, 6-0; J. Habgood beat McQueen, 6-5. 6-2; R. Dillion beat McCurdy, 6-0, 6-0. Semi-final: Dillon beat Habgood, 6-4, 6-4. GIRLS’ DOUBLES Under 13.—Round one: J. Wilson and P. Smitheram beat G. de Boer and B. Doherty, 9-0. Round two: E. Dunne and P. Bamford beat P. Barlow and S. Glasson, 6-3, 6-3; J. Brook and A. Meates beat P. Fraser and A. Skinner, 9-1; S. Moore and P. Brosnaham beat S. Kitchingiham and L. Lewis, 9-7; Wilson and Smither am beat J. Glasson and L. Livingstone, 6-0, 6-0. Semi-final: Moore and Brosnaham beat Willson and Smitheram, 9-6: Dunne and Bamford beat Brook and Meates. 9-6. Under 15.—Round one: M, and M. Manion beat A. Fowler and H. Wilson, 9-4; M. Meates and K. ■f.ng beat C. Fraser and J. Coffey, 9-2; K. McAuMffe and B. Welham beat C. McPhail and H, Leadbetter, 9-0: J. Hudson and E. Price beat M. Roche and K. GliUesipie, 9-1. Round two: M. Maines and C. Ralfe beat M. and M. Manion, 9-3: D. Banfield and S. Sanson beat Meates and King, 9-1; G. Iredale and C. Ireland beat McAuliffe and Weiham, 9-3; Hudson and Price beat K. Davey and C. McCurdy. 9-8. Semi-final: Ireland and Iredale beat Hudson and Price, 9-4; Maines and Railfe beat Banfield and Samson, 9-5. Under 17.—Round one: R. Dillion and J. Habgood beat N. Williams and R. McCurdy, 6-0, 6-2; B. Nurse and C. Davey beat S. Berry and E. Buchanan, 6-1, 6-1. Semi-final: Difflon and Habgood beat Nurse and Davey, 6-1, 6-0; S. Collins and J. Rav beat Banfield and McQueen, 6-2, 6-0.