NO UPSETS IN SQUASH

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32036, 10 July 1969, Page 19

NO UPSETS IN SQUASH

The top four men’s and women’s seeds won their matches in the A grade of the New Zealand squash rackets championships in Christchurch yesterday.

Three of them were taken to four games. The top men’s seed, D. Burmeister (Palmerston North), kept an immaculate length for most of his match with J. H. N. Pine (Christchurch), keeping the ball down, so that Pine found few opportunities to volley. The most interesting firstround game was between G. L. Bird (Ashburton) and K. Wilton (Rotorua), a nominee for the New Zealand team. Bird was as usual a mixture of brilliant shots and careless errors. He recovered well from 3-7 down in- the first game. Strangely, he neglected to hit to a length in the second and third games which enabled Wilton to gain the position to hit many fine winners. Wilton, unlike a number of the other A grade players, was prepared to go forward and attack the ball. The Christchurch player, Mrs R. Woodhead, put up a great fight against Miss Lawes, winning the third game and narrowly losing the second at 9-7. Today in the men’s quarter-finals, the main interest will centre on the BirdGreen match. Green was not extended yesterday by R. M. Carrington (Auckland).

Results of the first rounds were:— MIN A Grade O. Burmeister beat J. H. N. Pine, 9-0, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4; M. McKenzie beat J. R. Taylor, 6-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-3; G. L. Bird beat K. Wilton, 9-7, 3-9, 7-9, 9-4, 9-3; S. P. O'Dwyer beat R. Sandllands, 4-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-6; D. Scott beat K. R. Green, 9-6, 9-7. 6-9, 8- 9-3; N. S. Barbour beat J. G. Foulds, 9-5, 9-4, 9-7; J. Stevens beat V. J. Hargreaves. 9- 9-1, 9-0; L. M. Greene beat R. M. Carrington, 9-4, 9-1, 9-2. ■ Grade D. P. Kennedy beat N. Rush, 10- 5-9, 9-3, 7-9, 9-2: M. O. Holdsworth beat R. D. Monk, 7-9, 9-4, 8-10, 9-3, 9-3; G. M. Bowen beat R. Taylor, 9-3, 2-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-4: J. Angus beat N. B. Ulrich, 10-8, 9-2, 9-1; G. R. Stewart beat G. Hargreaves, 5- 1-9, 9-3, 9-1, 9-4; A. E. Dunlop beat M. Day, 10-8, 2-9, 9-6, 9-3; J. W. Mitchell beat P. Gallagher, 9-2, 9-4, 9-6; B. Shute beat J. S. Crosbie, 9-10, 10-8, 9-5, 6- 9-2. C Grade J. Moseley beat N. W. Herd, 7- 0-9, 9-3, 9-5, 9-4; S. G.

Maister beat D. G. Quirk. 9-6. 9-3, 7-9, 5-9, 9-5; G. Keenan beat M. R. Blank, 9-1. 8-10, 9-1, 10-8; T. R. Reid beat R. McCutcheon, 9-0, 4-9, 9-6, 9-0; B. Prisk beat J. Robinson by default; M. P. Isaacs beat W. Thom, 9-3, 9-6, 9-6; R. G. Pattinson beat W. Savidan, 9-5, 9-6, 9-5; J. Martin beat B. J. Woodham. 90. 9-3. 9-4. O Grade S. C. Dixon beat K. Moore, 9-4, 9-2, 9-2; A. D. Dearsley beat A. Brocherie, 9-2, 9-4, 9-2; J. Patterson beat R. M. Frengley, 9-6, 2-9, 9-6, 9-6; G. H. Jenkinson beat G. Graham, 9-2, 9-7, 7-9, 9-6; D. Forbes beat S. Mayberry, 9-0, 9-4, 9-7; P. A. Liken beat P. Salt, 9-4, 5-9, 9-3, 9-3. G Grade G. Taylor beat D. Coulter. 9-5, 9-3, 9-2; J. F. Roberts beat D. R. McLennan, 6-9, 6-9 9-4, 9-2, 9-2; R. Comfort beat J. J. Conner, 9-2, 9-1, 9-6; A. Waters beat R. Ettrick, 10-9, 9-1, 9-7; B. T. Handisides beat G. Souter, 9-2, 9-1, 10-8; D. Peacock beat D. S. Johnston, 7-9, 9-1, 9-3, 9-10. 9-4; A. Robinson beat R. B. Williams by default; W. Meyer beat B. Miln, 9-2, 9-5, 9-6. WOMIN A Grade Mrs P. Buckingham beat Mrs M. Raggitt, 9-0, 9-3, 9-2; Miss J. D. Webster beat Mrs J. A. Barbour, 9-0, 9-2, 9-0; Miss A. Buscke beat Mrs H. Corporall by default; Miss T. Lawes beat Mrs R. Woodhead, 9-5, 9-7, 7-9, 9B Grade Miss J. W’ebb beat Mrs T. Rushton, 9-1, 9-0, ft-1; Miss B. Bowbyes beat Mrs V. Dempster, 10- 9-2, 9-5.