Hard-Court Tennis Seeds Delayed By Storm

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31653, 13 April 1968, Page 15

Hard-Court Tennis Seeds Delayed By Storm

(New Zealand Press Association)

CAMBRIDGE.

Canterbury’s seeded players in the New Zealand hard-court tennis championships, which began at Te Koutu Park yesterday, failed to appear for their opening matches. One of them, J. W. Mitchell, the third seed in the men’s singles, is having a race against time to attend the tournament.

The other, Miss J. Bishop, the No. 7 seed in the women’s singles, has been forced to withdraw from the championships.

Both had their travelling arrangements upset by the storm which swept Wellington and Canterbury on Thursday. Mitchell decided to make other arrangements to get to the championships, but has been delayed. His first-round [match against R. A. Woods, of , Waikato, has been held open ! until this morning. Five of the eight seeded [ men players reached the I singles quarter-finals yesteriday. But the fifth seed and 1967 New Zealand representative. H. Broun, who transferred recently from Auckland to Hamilton, did not survive the second round. Broun, who has had little match play in the last two

months, was hard-pressed to win his first match in three sets against L. B. Corbett, of Tirau, Then, in another three-set duel, he went down narrowly to the determined Aucklander, F. Schwanner, who played with admirable steadiness.

The top men’s seed, D. Simmonds, of Auckland, who had a bye in the first round.

easily won through the second round. Two of the eight seeded women could not play. Apart from Miss Bishop, Mrs E. Odgers, the former New Zealand junior champion, had to withdraw with a sprained ankle. The fifth seed, Miss M. McKegg, of Northland, was eliminated in the first round Results: Men's Singles First round. —H. Broun (Auckland) beat L. B. Corbett (Waikato), 1-6. 6-4, 6-3: F. Schwanner (Auckland) beat D. B. Mitchell (Waikato). 6-2, 6-2; L. M. Greene (Waikato) beat D. Harris (Auckland), 7-5, 7-5; J. Barry (Waikato) beat A. Guise (Auckland), 6-3. 6-0: R. Rae (Hutt Valley) beat O. Henderson (Waikato), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; A. Sutherland (Waikato) beat L. Cadman (Auckland), 9-7, 8-6; P. Thompson (Auckland) beat J. Simpson (North Shore), 6-3, 4-6, 6-0; R. Bird (Waikato) beat C. Webster (Wellington), 6-1. 9-7. Second round.—D. Simmonds (Auckland) beat G. Edge (Waikato), 6-1, 6-1; I. Beverley (Auckland) beat E. Lusk (Canterbury), 6-2. 6-3: Schwanner beat Broun, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Barry beat Rae, 6-0, 6-3; Thompson beat Sutherland, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1; K. O’Carroll (Northland) beat G. Snook (Auckland), 3-6, 6-2, 7-5; J. Lockington (Auckland) beat Bird, 6-3, 7-5. Women's Singles First round. —Miss B. Vercoe (Auckland) beat Miss M. Davies (Bay of Plenty), 6-2, 6-3; Miss A. Hodgson (Waikato) beat Miss M. McKegg (Northland). 6-2, 1-6. 7-5; Miss S. Collins (Southland) beat Miss M. Smith (Auckland). 6-4, 6-1; Miss P. Rogan (North Shore) beat Miss D. Faulkner (Bay of Plenty), 6-1, 6-0; Miss J. Chatfield (Auckland) beat Miss J. Bishop (Canterbury), by default; Miss B. Paterson (Waikato) beat Miss R. Glenie (Auckland), 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Mixed Doubles First round.—Simpson and Miss Chatfield beat Guise and Miss Glenie, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; M. Callard and Miss G. Houghton (Waikato) beat A. Drummond and Miss Davies (Bay of Plenty), 6-0, 6-4; O’Carroll and Miss Rogan beat Bird and Miss A. Scown (Waikato), 7-5, 6-1; Simmonds and Miss Collins (beat Sutherland and Miss Hodgson, 6-4. 7-5; Thompson and Miss McKegg beat Greene and Miss Paterson, 6-1, 6-4; Beverley and Miss Smith beat K. Lewis and Miss Faulkner (Bay of Plenty), 6-0, 6-2. Second round. Lockington and Miss J. Bloxham (Bay of Plenty) beat Beverley and Miss Smith, 6-2, 6-3.