Squash to Australia
P A Gisborne Australia won the second women’s squash test match, and the series, with a 3-0 clean sweep over New Zealand at Gisborne on' Saturday. However, Manurewa’si Jenny Webster, New Zea-I land’s number one, put up al great fight against her counterpart, Margaret Zach-: ariah, the world’s leading; woman player, to salvages some credit for the home side. Webster took the first two
sets, 9-3, 9-5, but the Australian then got on top, winning the next three 9-7, 9-5, 9-2. The other games ended: Pam Buckingham (Remuera) i lost to Vicki Hoffman, 9-6, 19-6, 7-9, 9-5 and Robin Davis '(Henderson) lost to Anne Smith, 1-9, 2-9, 0-9. The number four-ranked' • players in both teams also: met in a game that did not! ; count towards the test. This! jresultedin Australia’s] ! I Rhonda Shapland beating slane Wood (Waitkato) 9-6,' i. 6-9, 9-6, 7-9, 9-5.
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