Croad begins tennis ascent

Press, 8 November 1978, Page 15

Croad begins tennis ascent

Results lived up to expects- i tions when the first round ofi tennis ranking matches was held Il at Wilding Park. ] The leading women players, | i Shirley Haig. Robyn Hunt and 1 Sally Chapman, all won com- ’ 1 fortably, and Alan Croad made ] a bold start in his bid for all t igher place on the men’s ladder < b\ drubbing Ken Elliott with 11 the loss of only one game. .! Warren Edgecombe lived up 1 to his reputation of being a I stout fighter under pressure by ; toppling Martin Searle in a: tight finish. But Edgecumbe’s ; young Elmwood colleagues, |: Khett Mason and Richard Dal- i man. failed to dislodge their I more experienced rivals, Stephen! Harley and David Hunt, respec* I tiv ely. i Results were:— Men A. Croad beat K. Elliott, 6-1,1:

6-0; S. Harley beat R. Mason, ■ 6-4, 6-4; W. Edgecumbe beat M. I Searle. 6-4, 7-6: D. Hunt beat R. i Dalman, 7-6. 6-4; P. Boatwood I beat A. Plank, 6-4, 6-3; B. Einch beat B. Knight, 6-4, 6-3; J. Dillon beat D, Flewellen, 6-0, 6-0; P, Beumelburg beat P Maciaszek, , 6-2. 6-2; R. Dillon beat C. Coffey, 16-2. 6-4; A. Chapman beat G. I Carnaby. 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; M. Purcell beat D. Lawn. 6-2, 6-2; S. Adair beat C. Abbott. 6-4, 6-2; K. Agar beat T. Wiki, 6-2, 6-0; G. McLean beat E. Jackson, 7-6, 7-5; P. Terrace beat D. Olley, 7-5. 6-3; M. Sibley beat R. Price. 6-2. 6-3; : N. Dillon beat S. Chambers, 7-5. 6-0. Women R. Hunt beat J. Verdellen, 6-2, 6-2; S. Haig beat J. Wilson. 6-1, • 6-0; I. de Meyer beat L. Brown, ; 6-4, 6-4; J. Mackie beat E. Smith, i 6-2, 6-0; S. Chapman beat L. ILewthwaite. 6-0, 6-1.