UPSET IN TENNIS
(N.Z. Press .Assoctattoti) WELLINGTON. The unseeded Hutt Valley pro. fessiona) coach, Dave Simmonds, stole the limelight at the Wellington lawn tennis champion ships yesterday when he disposed of the fourth seed. Richard Hawkes (Wellington), 7-6. 6 7. 7-5. in a tense quarter-final of the men’s singles. On Saturday Simmonds beat the fifth seed. Bill Lofgren, of America, 6-4. 3-6, 6-2 Simmonds now meets the top seed, Brian Fait-lie. in a semifinal next Saturday. Open results:— Men’s singles—Quarter-finals: Simmonds beat Hawkes. 7-6. 6-7. 7-5; R Simpson (North Shore: beat G. Amoya (United States:, 6-2, 6-4; C. Lewis (Auckland! beat P. Langsford (Auckland , 4-6. 6-3. 6-3. Women's singles.—Quarterfinals: M. Law .Wellington) beat C. Newton (Canterburyi, 6-3, 6-3, J. Phillips .Canterbury! beat S Meachen (Wellington), 6-0. 6-4, P Elliott (Waikatol beat B, Bridger (Hutt Valley), 6-2 6-0.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34026, 15 December 1975, Page 18
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