Canterbury tennis team beats North Otago

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32860, 8 March 1972, Page 21

Canterbury tennis team beats North Otago

A Canterbury representative tennis team beat North Otago by 20 matches to 4 at Oamaru on Sunday. The Canterbury team was selected from outside the top players, some of whom were playing in Wilding Shield and Nunneley Casket, and it was significant that among the four matches North Otago won were the two top singles.

Results:— Men’s singles.—D. Haworth lost to M. Elliott, 4-6, 7-9; T. Mooney beat D. McMaster, 6-3, 6-4; T. Ralfe beat A. Knight, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0; B. Morrison beat G. McIntyre, 6-1, 6-0; S. Burns beat O. Jones, 6-2, 4-6. 6-2; R. Avery lest to M. McCone, 10-8, 4-6, 2-6.

Women’s singles.—Miss P. Bamford lost to Miss B. Borrie, 3-6, 3-6; Miss S. Moore beat Miss J. Willetts, 6-2, 6-0; Miss C. Ralfe beat Miss P. Eckhardt, 6-0, 6-0; Miss G. Iredale beat Mrs G. Pringle. 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Miss P. James beat Mrs N. Wilson, 6-3,

6-2; Miss E. Smith beat Mrs M. Malcolm, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3.

Men’s doubles.—Haworth and Mooney beat Elliott and Knight, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Ralfe and Morrison beat McMaster and McCone, 6-3, 6-4; Burns and Avery beat Jones and Mclntyre, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.

Women’s doubles. — Misses Bamford and Moore beat Misses Borrie and Willetts, 6-3, 5-7, 8-6; Misses Ralfe and Iredale beat Misses Eckhardt and Pringle, 6-2, 6-1; Misses James and Smith beat Mesdames Malcolm and Wilson, 6-3, 6-4.

Mixed doubles.—Haworth and Miss Bamford lost to Elliott and Miss Willetts, 1-6, 6-1, 4-6; Mooney and Miss Moore beat McMaster and Miss Borrie, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Ralfe and Miss Ralfe beat Knight and Miss Eckhardt, 6-3, 6-4; .Morrison and Miss Iredale beat Mclntyre and Mrs Pringle, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Burns and Miss James beat Jones and Mrs Wilson, 6-2, 6-3; Avery and Miss Smith beat McCone and Mrs Malcolm, 6-3, 7-5.

Canterbury won by 20 matches to 4.