Tennis treat for top juniors

Press, 2 October 1979, Page 34

Tennis treat for top juniors

By

JOHN BROOKS

Two top tennis juniors have been chosen to accompany the famed Australians, Ken Rosewall and Tony Roche. on their barnstorming tour of New Zealand next month. Bruce Deriin (Auckland) and James Dunphy (Hutt Valley) are the fortunate young men who are bound to benefit from the rare experience of playing with and against the world class visitors on this intensive Skellerup all star tennis promotion.

Christchurch will be one th , of six centres which will It ’ make up the itinerary. The|c matches will be held at|( ; Wilding Park on the after- < noon of November 24, after 5 a junior coaching clinic in|c the morning. J The highlight of the after- t ; noon will be a three-set 1 »! singles between Rosewall t rand Roche. Each of the Aus- f Jtralians will also play a one- f [lset singles against a New I . Zealand junior, and the four c .iplayers will participate in alt match. T I A celebrity doubles matchi

between contestants yet to oe announced will also be on the programme. The Canterbury Junior LTA will choose a group of promising youngsters for the coaching clinic. The idea of making the tour came from Roche when he was in Christchurch for the Davis Cup eastern zone final earlier this year. The format follows one which Rosewall and Roche have developed and which has nroved successful in Austra,ian states. At 44 years of age thi

dapper Rosewall remains m excellent physical shape, and is still capable of beating the best in the world. Roche has been one of the strengths of Australian Davis Cup play in recent years, and his pugnacious approach, especially when in a tight corner, is widely rec-; ognised. Nelson. Rotorua, Dune-1 din, Auckland, and a i Hawke’s Bay centre are also! on the itinerary, and in some venues the matches' will be played indoors, at ’ night. _ I