Miss Goolagong out

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32777, 30 November 1971, Page 30

Miss Goolagong out

(By A. M. MENZIES)

The Wimbledon chant- Goolagong could not play in pion, Miss E. Goolagong, Christchurch, not just be- ; re,, 7” cause they were both keen to will be unable to play in visit New Zealand> but fo. the Benson and Hedges cause he felt the competition women’s tournament in would have been the best Christchurch this week, available. However, both Messrs EdShe is still in bed in. Syd- wards and Brown decided it ney with the influenza and would have been unfair to bronchitis she developed ask Miss Goolagong to play after she left Britain to re- in such a strong field unless turn to Australia last week, she was perfectly fit, even Miss Goolagong’s coach, though it would have been Mr V. Edwards, told the Can- possible to delay her appearterbury Lawn Tennis Asso- ance until Friday, ciation yesterday that she STILL KEEN had been advised by a doc- The C.L.T.A and Mr Edtor not to travel this week, wards are still keen that Miss It is even doubtful whether Goolagong play in Christshe will be able to play in church some time this seathe Queensland champion- son. Wilding Park was the ships next week. scene of her success in the It was the Australian Lawn New Zealand Championships Tennis Association’s ' insis- last January. She will be fully tence that she play in the engaged until about March, Queensland tournament but there may be a chance which made her unavailable of a Visit then. for the Benson and Hedges Miss Goolagong’s withtoumament in Auckland next drawal has left nine overweek. seas players in the field— Mr Edwards told the chair- eight of them members of man of the management com- Mrs Gladys Heldman’s group mittee of the C.L.T.A. (Mr —and another New Zealander R. B. Brown) that he was has been added to the six deeply disappointed that Miss already included to make up

the draw of 16. She is Mrs M. Rennie, of Otago. Alterations to the seedings and draw for the Wilding Park tournament have been necessitated but they have been kept to a minimum. TOP SEED In the seedings Mrs B. J. King becomes top seed and the rest move up a place, allowing Miss K. Kemmer in at eighth. The seedings now are.—Mrs King 1, Miss R. Casals 2, Miss F. Durr 3, Miss K. Melville 4, Mrs J. Dalton 5, Miss L. Hunt 6, .Miss V. Ziegenfuss 7, and Miss Kemmer 8. Mrs Rennie becomes Miss Kemmer’s first-round singles opponent instead of Miss Goolagong.

In doubles Mrs Rennie will take Miss Goolagong’s place as a partner for Miss M. Struthets, the American who is the only Visitor who is not a member of the Heldman group. The doubles seedings are.— Mrs King and Miss Casals 1, Mrs Dalton and Miss Durr 2, Misses Melville and Hunt 3, Misses Kemmer and Ziegenfuss 4.

There has been another change from the original draw in doubles. Misses Melville and Durr and Mrs Dalton and Miss Hunt had been paired together. However, Mrs Dalton plays with Miss Durr, and Miss Melville with Miss Hunt. So the programme for the first two days now is:—

„ Wednesday ..Court, 1: 2 p.m., Miss Hunt (Australia) v. Miss R. Legge (Canterbury); 3 p.m., Miss M. 5, ryde Wellington) v. Miss Ziegenfuss (United States). Court 2:2.30 p.m., Mrs C. Armitage (Canterbury) v. Mrs King (United States); 3.30 p.m , Mis! Durr (France) v. Miss C. Fleming (Auckland). * „? ou , b . les: 4 . pm - Mis 3“ Melville (Australia) and Hunt (Australia) V. Mrs Armitage and Miss Legge.

Thursday Court 1: 2 p.m., Mrs J. Langford (Canterbury) v. Miss Melville; 3 p.m., Miss Struthers v. Mrs Dalton (Australia). Court 2: 2.30 pan., Miss S. Armstrong (Otago) v. Miss R. Casals (United States); 3.30 p.m.. Mrs Rennie v. Miss Kemmer (United States). Doubles: 4 p.m.. Miss Armstrong and Mrs Langford v. Mrs King and Miss Casals. The other first-round doubles to be played on Friday are Misses Fleming and Pryde v. Misses Kemmer and Ziegenfuss; Miss Struthers and Mrs Rennie v. Mrs Dalton and Miss Durr.