Two Country Teams Succeed

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31921, 24 February 1969, Page 8

Two Country Teams Succeed

Country turns from the six Canterbury tennis sub*assoclatlons won two of their four matches against town teams at Wilding Park on Saturday. Country teams sometimes win four of these fixtures, often three and two was below average. The successful teams on Saturday were Malvern, which won for the third year in succession, and Hurunui. which had been beaten last year.

Malvern beat Town by 16 matches to 8; Hurunui won by 13 matches to 11; Town beat Mid-Canterbury by 18 matches to 6; beat Ellesmere by 13 matches to 11: beat North Canterbury by 16 matches to 8: and beat Banks Peninsula by 17 matches to 7.

Altogether 240 players from throughout Canterbury took part. Senior teams of six men and six women from each of the sub-associations and junior teams of four boys and four girls met similar teams from town.

Country teams have had a good record. North Canterbury won for seven years from 1957 to 1963 and again last year. In the same period Mid-Canterbury won five times, again in 1966 and again last year, Malvern four times and for the last three years in succession, Ellesmere five times to 1966, and Banks Peninsula once.

Hurunui, after not succeeding for many years won in 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, lost last year and has now won again.

The two winning country teams were well served by their women. The Malvern women won all six singles and three doubles and contributed to three mixed doubles wins. The Hurunui women won four singles and two doubles.

Four country players won top singles—Mrs N. Gilmour (Malvern) beat Mrs D. Macdonald, Miss J. Habgood (Ellesmere) a prominent Canterbury junior and senior representative, beat Mrs P. Boatwood, J. Allin (North Canterbury) beat P. Angland, a Canterbury Wilding Shield player, and Mrs S. Mehrtens (North Canterbury) beat Miss S. Bruce, ■who has also represented Canterbury. The tall red-headed Allin beat Angland, 9-6 in a long and hardfought match. His passing shots were very quick and his volleying and smashing were especially sound. Angland is never an easy opponent and it was a fine win for a country player.

A. Hewitt, top for Malvern and one of the most prominent country players over many years—he has been a semi-final-ist in the Canterbury championships—lost to J. Martin, second in Canterbury, 4-9. Martin served particularly well and won points down the sidelines. I. Stanton and N. Alexander (Ellesmere) had a hard match. Stanton broke Alexander’s first service to lead. 3-0, but the country player fought back and they traded services until 8-5 when Stanton broke again. Mr* 8. Dalzell, formerly Mis*

S. Elsom and a prominent Canterbury representative some years ago, still plays fine tennis and she took seven games from Miss G. Hampton, a present Canterbury Nunneley Casket player. Town v. Malvern Men’s Singles.—J. Martin beat A. Hewitt, 9-4; R. Pratley beat M. Begg, 9-6; L. Vallance beat R. Matson, 9-7; T. Tyler beat M. Wilson, 9-5; R. Stanton lost to R. Avery, 7-9; G. Dale lost to A. Swanson, 3-9. Women’s Singles.—Mrs D. Macdonald lost to Mrs N. Gilmour, 4-9; Miss J. Bell lost to Mrs H. Chapman, 3-9; Mrs K. Flans lost to Mrs C. Verdellin, 2-9; Miss M. Murray lost to Miss B. Jenkins, 4-9; Miss J. Clothier lost to Miss H. Macartney, 1-9; Miss L. Walker lost to Mrs P. Jenkins, 2-9. Malvern won two men’s doubles to one; all three women’s doubles; and three mixed doubles to three. Malvern won by 16 matches to 8. Town v. Hurunui Men’s Singles.—B. Aldridge beat T. Jordon, 9-2; R. Webster beat S. Anderson, 9-5; A. Ralfe beat A. Thorne, 9-7; W. Jamieson lost to B. Forbes, 3-9; I. Campbell lost to R. Wilding, 4- K. Murray lost to G. Twose, 3-9. Women’s Singles.—Miss G. Hampton beat Mrs S. Dalzell, 9-7; Miss G. Freear beat Miss C. Smith, 9-8; Mrs J. Curgenven lost to V. Ginders, 6-9; Mrs C. Atkinson lost to I. Allen; Miss L. Winter lost to K. Stace, 5-9; Miss D. Winter lost to I. Baker, 5Hurunui won two men’s Roubles to one, two women’s doubles to one and two mixed doubles to four. Hurunui won by 13 matches to 11. Town v. Mid-Canterbury Men’s Singles.—R. HcCutcheon beat S. Bennett, 9-5; N. Pattinson beat G. Long, 9-5; R. Tuck beat E. Bryant, 9-2; G. Chambers lost to A. Smith, 5-9; J. Simpson beat R. King, 9-8; M. Smart beat J. Easton, 9-8. Women’s Singles.—Miss R. Dillon beat Mrs P. Taylor, 9-2; Miss S. Field beat Miss G. Campbell, 9-2; Mrs D. Laycock lost to Miss M. Shearer, 4-9; Mrs F. Hindson beat Miss M. Keenan, 9-2; Miss L. Simpson lost to Miss J. Stewart, 7-9: Miss J. Sloper beat Miss A. Brookes, 9-6.

Town won two men’s doubles to one, all three women’s doubles and four mixed doubles to two. Town won by 18 matches to six. Town v. Ellesmere Men’s Singles.—l. Stanton beat N. Alexander, 9-5; D. Haworth beat R. Doak, 9-3; W. Browne beat S. Jordon, 9-3; M. Fearnley lost to G. Skilling, 6-9; G. Robertson beat B. Barclay, 9-6; R. Wilkinson lost to G. Craddock, 5-9. Women’s Singles.—Mr* P. Boatwood lost to Miss J. Habgood, 1-9; Miss A. Lawrence beat Mrs N. Skilling, 9-5; Miss H. Page beat Mrs L. Templeton, 9-4; Mrs M. Miller beat Mrs R. Pickering, 9-1; Miss S. Stokes lost to Mrs N. Jory, 0-9; Miss M. Shand lost to Mrs H. McCormick, 4-9. Town won two men’s doubles to one; one women's doubles to two; and three mixed doubles to three. Town won by 13 matches to 11. Town v. North Canterbury Men’s Singles.—P. Angland lost to J. Allin. 6-9; B. Crofts beat B. Forrest. 9-5; R. Treeby beat G. McGrath. 9-1; N. Dillon beat C. Lilley, 9-1; J. Moseley beat B. Cobden-Cox. 9-5; I. Harrison lost to N. Cornelius. 4-9. Women’s Singles.—Miss S. Bruce lost to Mrs S. Mehrtens, 6-9; Mrs L. Buxton beat Mrs B. Morgan, 9-2; Mrs L. Nation beat

Mrs K. Wood, 9-5; Miss C. Wadsworth beat Miss H. James, 9-3; Miss P. Gleeson beat Mrs F. Coates, 9-7; Mrs A. Beckett lost to Mrs E. Brocherie, 5-9. Town won one men’s singles to two; two women's singles to one and five mixed doubles to one. Town won by 16 matches to eight. Town v. Banks Peninsula Men's Singles.—J. Dickie beat W. G. Lewthwaite. 9-4; B. Smyth beat K. Ussher, 9-5; D. Macdonald lost to M. Ussher, 8-9; R. Moore lost to C. Vanstone. 8- R. Flaus beat W. Tini. 9-5; B. Walker beat A. Vanstone. 9-6. Women’s Singles.—Miss P. Bamford beat Mrs Craw. 9-4; Miss S. Moore beat Mrs Tainui, 9- Mrs P. Cox lost to Mrs Lewthwaite. 6-9; Mrs J. Campbell lost to Mrs Masefield, 2-9; Miss L. Hayward beat Mrs Black, 9-4; Miss M. Brown lost to Mrs Hutchinson, 4-9. Town won two men’s doubles to one; three women’s doubles and five mixed doubles to one. Town won by 17 matches to seven. JUNIOR Town beat Hurunui by 15 matches to 1; Town beat Mai vern by 11 matches to 6; Town beat Banks Peninsula, by 10 matches to ,6; Town beat Ellesmere by 12 matches to 4; To.wn beat North Canterbury by 9 matches to 7; Town beat MidCanterbury by 13 matches to 3.