Sally Chapman has upset tennis win
]PA Wellington Sally Chapman of Canterbury, made the breakthrough she has been seeking against her experienced provincial team-mate, Robin Hunt, at Central Park, Wellington, yesterday. The much-improved 18-year-old, still qualifying for the juniors, held her serve in the third set to beat Mrs Hunt, a former national singles champion and second seed, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1. and caused the first major upset of the Wellington open tennis championship. sponsored by C. B. A. Marac.
Miss Chapman, ranked ninth in the country, said: “I’ve been up in matches against Robin before, and even though I’ve got close, I have lost every time.” In the other section of the women’s draw the correct seeds came through, with the favourite, Pauline Elliott, having another straight-set win, this time over Sheryl Tebbutt. Shelley Monds had a sound win over Christine Newton (Canterbury). In a gusting wind, the quar-ter-final matches amongst the strong-hitting men rested on accuracy and strength of the serve and volley game. Although competition was
strong, with play at times I brilliant, the four top seeds I came through and today Chris Lewis meets Peter j Langsford, while Russell; Simpson plays the only sue- : cessful overseas player, Jona- ! than Smith, of Britain. David Simmonds (WellingIton), took Simpson to three: sets, but Simpson has yet' to hit top form after being | weakened by a virus infection picked up in India. Results were:— MEN'S SINGLES Quarter-finals.—C. Lewis (Auckland) beat J. Mills (Auckland), 1 6-2, 6-2; P. Langsford (Auckland) beat W. Cowley (Aust.), 6-4, 6-4; j J. Smith (Great Britain) beat R. ■ Hawkes (Wellington), 7-5. 6-4; 1 R. Simpson (Auckland) beat D. Simmonds (Hutt Valley). 4-6, 6-4, " '' MEN'S DOUBLES I Lewis and Simpson beat P. > Hampton (Canterbury) and R. Genege (Aust.), 7-5. 6-2; G. Oliver ! (Auckland) and Mills beat I. ( Beverley and G. Slater (both ■ Auckland), 7-6, 6-3. WOMEN'S SINGLES Quarter-finals. — P. Elliott * (Waikato) beat S. Tebbutt (Waikato), 6-3, 6-2; S. Monds i (Auckland) beat C. Newton (Can- < terbury ), 6-3, 6-3; B. Perry (Auck- 1 land) beat J. Phillips (Canter- 1 bury), 7-5, 6-7, 6-1; S. Chapman (Canterbury) beat R. Hunt (Can- , terbury). 6-3. 6-7, 6-1. WOMEN'S DOUBLES J Monds and Perry beat H. 1 Harris (North Shore) and Teh- f butt, 6-3, 6-7, 6-0; Hunt and f Chapman beat P. Dyer (Wellington) and S. Silcott (United ; States), 6-2, 6-4: Phillips and J. f
[Sim (Taranaki) beat. D Scott (Hutt Valley) and S. Fleming (Wellington). 6-4. 7-5.
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