Canterbury wins rep. tennis

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33154, 19 February 1973, Page 14

Canterbury wins rep. tennis

The Canterbury representative tennis team won its fourth fixture of the season when it beat North Otago by 13 matches to 3 at Wilding Park yesterday.

Earlier this season Canterbury had beaten South Canterbury, Hutt Valley and West Coast. Yesterday doubles were played first and Canterbury lost one women’s doubles, won the other and won both men’s matches. All four men won their singles, but North Otago won one women’s singles. At this stage Canterbury had an unbeatable 10-2 lead. It lost one mixed doubles.

Playing top for Canterbury, the young S. Burns, of North Linwood, attacked strongly with ground stroke and volley to beat M. Elliott, 6-2, 7-6.

Mrs K. Graham, who has also represented Otago, won the top women’s singles for Canterbury 1 when she placed with accuracy and length against Mrs B. MciCone.

The North Otago team was weakened by the unavailability of a number of leading players.

In junior events, the Canterbun- under 17 team was beaten by South Canterbury, 9-7, and the under 15 side beat South Canterbury, 10-6,

Results (Canterbury, names first).—

Men’s singles.—S. Burns beat M. Elliott, 6-2, 7-6; K. Ottley beat A. Knight; T. Ralfe beat O. Jones, 6-3, 6-2; S. Roberts beat M. McCone, 6-1, 7-6. Women’s singles.—Mrs K. Graham beat Mrs B. McCone, 6-3, 6-3; Miss S. Chapman beat Mrs J. Knight, 6-2, 6-3; Miss A. McQueen lost to Miss J. Willetts, 2-6 2-6; Miss A. Howman beat Mrs G. Pringle. 6-3, 6-4. Men’s doubles. —Burns and Rolfe beat Elliot and Knight. 7-5, 6-3; Ottley and Roberts beat Jones and McCone, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4. Women’s doubles. — Mrs Graham and Miss Chapman lost 'to Mesdames McCone and Knight, 15-7, 6-2, 5-7; Misses McQueen and i Howman beat Miss Willetts and 'Mrs Pringle, 7-5, 6-2. Mixed doubles. —Otjley and Mrs Graham lost to Elliott and Mrs I McCone, 4-6, 6-1, 4-6; Burns and ! Miss Chapman beat Knight and Mrs Knight, 6-7, 6-1. 6-4; Ralfe and Miss Howman beat Jones and Miss Willetts, 6-2. 6-0: Roberts and Miss McQueen beat McCone and Mrs Pringle, 3-6. 6-1. 6-1.

Canterburv won by 13 matches to 3.

Boys’ singles.—S. Dickson lost to Workman, 2-6, 6-7; G. Wilson beat M. Taylor, 6-4, 6-1; M. Nolan beat M. Nolan, 6-3, 6-4; B. Scott lost to G. Thompson, 5-7, 3-6.

Girls’ singles.—N. Thomas lost to L. Posa, 1-6, 0-6; J. Duggan lost to S. McCormack 5-7, 2-6; G. Palmer beat L. Davis, 7-5. 6-4; E. Coffey beat S. Davidson, 4-6, 6-1. 6-2. - ! Boys’ doubles.—Dickson and jWilson lost, to Workman and Taylor, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6; Nolan and Scott lost to Nolan and Thompson. 4-6, 3-6. Girls’ doubles. —Thomas and Duggan lost to Posa and McCormack. 4-6, 5-7; Palmer and Coffey beat Davis and Davidson, 6-4, 6-4.

Mixed doubles.—Dickson and Miss Thomas lost to Workman and Miss Posa. 4-6, 4-6; Wilson and Miss Duggan lost to Taylor and Miss McCormack, 5-7, 3-6; Nolan and Miss Palmer beat Nolan and Miss Davis, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4; Scott and Miss Coffey beat Thompson and Miss Davidson, 6-4. 5-7, 6-2. South Canterbury won by 9 matches to 7.

Under 15 Boys singles.—M. Mooney beat M. Tiffen, 6-0, 6-2; S. Harley [beat P. Miller, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; H. i Robinson beat G. Liddell, 6-0, 7-6; L. Walton beat N. Edmonds. 6-1. 6-3.

Girls’ singles.—V. Neave beat B. Fougere, 7-5, 6-4; W. Parish beat J. Davison, 7-5, 6-4: I. de Meyer lost to C. Kennedy, 2*6, 4-6; C. Gvlstra lost to D. Kay, 0-6, 2-6.

Boys’ doubles. —Mooney and Robinson beat Tiffen and Miller, 6-2, 6-2; Harley and Walton beat Liddell and Edmonds, 6-4. 4-6, 6-4. Girls’ doubles. —Neave and Gvlstra lost to Fougere and Davison. 4-6, 6-3, 2-6; Parish and de Meyer lost to Kennedy and Kay, Mixed doubles.— Mooney and Miss Neave beat Tiffen and Miss Fougere, 6-1, 7-5; Harley and Miss Parish lost to Miller and Miss Davison, 6-2, 2-6, 6-7: Robinson and Miss de Meyer lost to Liddell and Miss Kennedy, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6; Walton and Miss Gylstra beat Edmonds and Miss Kay, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. Canterburv won by 10 matches to 6.