N.Z. wins tennis

Press, 29 November 1978, Page 6

N.Z. wins tennis

. NZPA Melbourne [ The English-based New [Zealander, Judy Chaloner, yesterday outlasted the Canadian. Marjorie Blackwood, to give New Zealand a hard- [ fought entry into the second round of the Colgate Federation Cup a l . Kooyong. Chaloner, 24, battled back after dropping the first set : to defeat Blackwood, 5-7. 6-4. 7-5. Earlier. New Zealand’s 21-year-old Brenda Perry sealed a marathon 3h match against Canada’s Wendy Barlow, 4-6. 11-9, 6-2. New Zealand’s moment of [glory should end abruptly in the second round, when it faces the might of America. “It will be a great experience to meet them and probably win a game or two,” said Chaloner. Chaloner heat the Canadian in straight sets in I Christchurch last week during the Colgate tournament | but said yesterday that Blackwood had been upset by the wind at Christchurch and she knew she would be

facing a different Blackwood .in Melbourne. I Chaloner fought her way to victory after a tense third set. After Blackwood went 'to a 5-4 lead, Chaloner saved the vital points to level at 5-all. The New Zealander then snatched a 6-5 lead and lost one match [point before clinching the match. | Later Chaloner and Christline Newton beat Wendv Barlow and Lise Senn (Canada), 6-4, 6-3, to give New Zea- | land a clean sweep over Canada. The seventh seed Rumania, was given a kingsized scare by a plucky Italian team yesterday. The Rumanians came from behind to beat Italy, 2-1 after Italy’s No. 2 player, Daniela Porzio, scored a (brilliant singles victory over Forenza Mihai to give the Italians a 1-0 lead in the rubber. In other first-round matches Czechoslovakia beat | Portugal. 3-0. Switzerland ’beat Ireland, 3-0, Yugoslavia beat Norway, 3-0, and Rusjsia accounted for Austria. 3-0, Britain beat Spain 3-0.