Star left out of tennis team

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34032, 22 December 1975, Page 3

Star left out of tennis team

I Controversy sur I rounds the omission ol | the Canterbury singles champion, Sally Chap (man, from the New Zea (land girls’ tennis tean to contest the Wilsor |Cup series against Aust ralian state sides in Brisbane next month.

The national junior tennis (selectors (Messrs H. Dillon, (convener, J. Gilmour, and J. Roach) were yesterday accused by the Christchurch | professional coach. Mr S. F. C. Clarke, of making “a i serious error of judgment" in (omitting Miss Chapman from (the three-strong team. Asked for his reaction to the team, Mr Clarke, who has coached Miss Chapman since (she was 10, said he was “in- ' censed” by the non-selection of the 17-year-old Canterbury (singles champion. Miss Chapman was named •as the non-travelling reserve (to the team, which will consist of Brenda Perry, Sheryl Tebbutt, and Helen Harris. ’All three have played Wilson Cup tennis for New Zealand before. Three Canterbury players will form the national junior boys team to compete in the Linton Cup series, also in Brisbane. They are Peter Hampton, iwho is the new national junior champion, Stephen (Harley, and Michael Mooney. I Hampton was a member of last seasons Linton Cup team. The reserve player is Joe Harvey (Auckland). Also chosen yesterday were the national boys’ and (girls’ under-16 teams for the 'Wayne Reid series against (Australian state sides. The boys’ team consists of ( David Patterson (Wellington), Stephen Norman (Auckland), and Mark Lewis (Auckland), with another Aucklander, (Stephen Smith, as ieserve. Lewis is a younger brother (of Chris Lewis, the Wimbledon junior champion. The members of the girls’ team are Debbie Leat (North Shore), Gay Robinson (Otago), and Arlene Rolleston (Bay of Plenty), with Bronwyn Corson (Auckland) as reserve. The manager of the two girls’ team will be Mrs C. Newton (Canterbury). The Linton Cup team will be ini the care of Mr R. Turner: (Auckland), and the manager: of the Wayne Reid side will! be Mr E. Denford (Hawke’s; Bay). The teams will leave for Brisbane on January 3 and return to New Zealand on January 17. The Canterbury boys’ singles champion, Peter

- Hampton, made the most of fjhis last year in junior tennis ‘ranks by winning three titles in the Qantas New Zealand - under-19 championships at - Wilding Park at the week--1 end. Abbreviations used in the 1 - results are:— . A.. Auckland: Canterbury; Wk., Waikato; M.. Manawatu; 1 W.. Wellington; N.S.W.. New South Wales: S.C.. South Canterbury; S.. Southland: 8.0. P.. Ba\ ol Plenty; N.S.. North Shore; . H.V., Hutt Valley. ’ Results were:— BOYS' SINGLES Semi-finals.—M. Moonex <( . beat S. Harley IC.», 6-7. 6-2. 6-3; F. Hampton (C.j beat J. Harvev ((A.). 6-1. 4-6. 6-0. Final.—Hampton beat Moonet. 6-4. 3-6. 7-5. BOYS' DOUBLES Quarter-finals. —S. Dean and < . Pearce (A.) beat P. White iM.and M. Elley iW.L 3-6. 6-2, 7-5; IM. Moonex and D. Neilson (C.ibeat J. Watts and M. Eveington (N.S.W.h 7-6. 3-6, 6-1; G. Liddell (S.C.i and M. Turner (S.i beat D. Mustard and G. Young (A.>. , 6-4. 7-6; P. Hampton and S. Harley (C.i beat J. Whittred and S 1 Marquet (N,S’.W.), 6-3. 7-5. Semi-finals.—Dean and Pearce i beat Mooney and Neilson. 6-1. i 5-7. 7-5: Hampton and Harley beat Liddell and Turner, 6-4. 6-3. Final.—Hampton and Harley I beat Dean and Pearce, 6-1, 7-6.' GIRLS' SINGLES Semi-finals.—S. Tebbutt (Wk.,, j beat H. Harris (Wk.), 6-4, 5-7. 6-3; B. Perry (A.) beat J. Sim , (C.I. 7-6. 6-4. Final.—Miss Perry beat Miss | Tebbutt. 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. GIRLS' DOUBLES S’emi-finals.—S. Tebbutt and H. Harris (Wk.) beat A. Ngatai I j (8.0. P. and J. Oakley (H.V.), 6-1. ’6-2; S. Chapman and J. Sim (C.i j beat B. Perry and J. Goulding i (A.I. 6-0, 4-6. 6-2. Final.—Misses Chapman and* Sim beat Misses Tebbutt and • Harris, 6-3, 6-2. MIXED DOUBLES Quarter-finals.—S. Harley and S. ; Chapman (C.I beat G. Ryder and A. Pooley (A. I, 4-6, 7-6. 6-2; S. • Dean (A.) and H. Harris (Wk.»| beat P. Gibson (C.) and J. Gouldling (A.), 6-4, 6-2; C. Pearce and jB. Perry (A.) beat P. Collins I (N.S.) and J. Mackie (S.C.i. 6-2.! ? 7-5: P. Hampton (C.) and S’. Teb-i butt (Wk.) beat D. Neilson and J. Sim (C.), 6-1, 7-6. Semi-finals.—Harley and Miss I Chapman beat Dean and Missj Harris. 7-6. 6-3; Hampton and Miss Tebbutt beat Pearce and Miss I Perry, 6-3. 6-4. Final.—Hampton and Miss Teh • butt beat Harley and Miss Chap i j man, 6-2, 6-2. BOYS' PLATE Semi-finals.—F. Hodgson iWk.r ibeat J. Lawrence (A.i, 6-4, 7-6:1 P. Haves (N.S.W.i beat J. Colquhoun (N.S.W.). 6-2. 6-4. I Final.—Hayes beat Hodgson. !4-6, 6-4, 6-4. GIRLS' PLATE Semi-finals.—A. Pooley (A.»| beat P. Lewthwaite (C.), 6-4. 6-3: L. Harris (Wk.) beat C. Brymer (Wk.l. 6-2. 6-1. Final. —Miss Pooley beat Miss Harris, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.