Casket Side Wins Comfortably

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31543, 4 December 1967, Page 20

Casket Side Wins Comfortably

The Canterbury women’s tennis representatives won their first zone match, against Marlborough at Blenheim on Saturday.

Canterbury will play the winner of the other fixture in the zone, between Nelson and Southland, to see which province will challenge the holder, Northland. It is hoped to hold the NelsonSouthland match in Christchurch on February 10 and the winners’ play-off the next day.

Only nine of the scheduled 12 matches were played at Blenheim before rain stopped but they were enough to give Canterbury a decisive lead of 8 matches to 1 so that it could not lose.

Not played were the singles between the two top players, the singles between the second players and one doubles. Canterbury’s only defeat was suffered by Miss J. Bishop, the fourth woman, when she was beaten by Miss H. Blick, 7-5, 6-4. A senior club player in Christchurch several years ago.

Miss Blick has recently returned from a visit to Japan and she has not had a great deal of tennis. However, her consistent game was enough to upset Miss Bishop to cause this surprise. Miss Blick also played well in the first set of her match with the third Canterbury woman Miss C. Andrew. Miss Andrew won the first set, 8-6, but she had to struggle for it. As against Miss Bishop, Miss Blick got almost everything back and Miss Andrew was not able to sustain her attack. After a break during rain. Miss Andrew came out and won the second set with the loss of only one game. Canterbury’s top woman, Miss R. Legge, began slowly and lost the first set to Miss R. Smith before she produced her true form and showed better control to win the next two easily. Miss R. Dillon was not troubled to beat Mrs J. Wass, the top Marlborough woman, with the loss of only two games by driving hard and accurately. Results (Canterbury names first)Singles Miss R. Legge v. Mrs J. Wass, not played; beat Miss R. Smith. 5- 6-0, 6-3. Miss R. Dillon v. Miss Smith, not played; beat Mrs Wass, 6-2, 6-0. Miss C. Andrew beat Miss H. Blick, 8 : 6, 6- beat Miss A. Fowler, 6-2, 6-2. Miss J. Bishop beat Miss Fowler, 6-2, 6-0; lost to Miss Blick, 5-7, 4-6. Doubles Misses Legge and Dillon beat Mrs Wass and Miss Smith, 6-4, 6-1; beat Misses Blick and Fowler, 6-3, 6-3. Misses Andrew and Bishop v. Misses Blick and Fowler, nbt played; beat Mrs Wass and Miss Smith, 6-2, 6-0. Canterbury won by 8 matches to 1.