Five Canterbury teams in N.Z. tennis finals

Press, 10 December 1979, Page 29

Five Canterbury teams in N.Z. tennis finals

Canterbury will be widely represented at the national finals of the Skellerup junior tennis teams’ competition at North Shore next month. Five Canterbury sides qualified from zone eliminations last week-end, and one other team might yet join this group. The under 19 boys’ No. 2 team was unable to complete its assignment in Invercargill because of bad weather. But it is unbeaten so far, and it will Slay South Canterbury, which as one loss, next week-end. In Blenheim the Canterbury under 16 boys’ No. 2 team fought its way into the final by the narrowest of margins — one set. All the No. 1 teams had relatively easy wins in their zone eliminations. Results, with Canterbury names first, were:— Under 19 boys No. 1 team at Greymouth.— Beat Marlborough, 3-0: R. Mason beat C. Morris, 64), 6-7, 8-6; A. Chapman beat S. Folster, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Mason and Chapman beat T. Devine and Folster, 7-5, 6-0. Beat West Coast, 3-0: Mason beat K. Bebon, 6-1, 6-1; P. Beumelberg beat B. Hunter, 6-1, 6-1; Chapman and Beumelberg beat Hunter and M. Waghorn, 6-2, 6-0.

No. 2 team at Invercargill.— Beat Otago, 2-1: B. Skjellerup lost to J. O’Malley, 6-2, 3-6, 6-8; D. McKlnnell beat M. Kerr, 6-2, 6-3; McKlnnell and T. Brosnahan

beat O’Malley and Kerr, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. Beat Southland, 2-1: Skjellerup lost to S. Jackson, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6; McKlnnell beat B. Stewart, 6-3, 7-6; McKlnnell and Brosnahan beat Stewart and Stevens, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Under 19 girls No. 1 team at Timaru.—Beat Marlborough, 3-0: L. Cowie beat beat C. Holden, 6-1, 6-1; Hibbert beat C. Holden, 6-1, 6-1; Hibberd and J. Clarke beat King and S. Hogg, 6-2, 6-2. Beat South Canterbury, 2-1: Cowie lost to A. Miller, 3-6, 5-7; Hibbert beat D. Miller, 6-2, 6-2; Hibbert and Clarke beat A. Miller and C. Griffen, 6-0, 6-2. No. 2 team at Christchurch.— Lost to Otago, 1-2; S. Hughey lost to R. Seeman, 3-6, 0-6; A. Brading beat R. Turner, 6-1, 6-0; Hughey and Brading lost to Seeman and Turner, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6. Beat Southland, 3-0: Hughey beat J. Reinke, 6-0, 6-1; Brading beat J. Smellie, 6-2, 6-4; Hughey and Brading beat SmelUe and J. Patterson, 6-4, 6-3. Under 16 boys No. 1 team at Oamaru.—Beat North Otago, 3-0: A. Adair beat R. Duncan, 6-0, 6-0; P. Dawson beat G. Johnston, 6-1, 6-2; Dawson and D. McNaughton beat Duncan and Johnston, 6-3, 6-3. Beat Otago, 3-0: Adair beat A. Musgrave, 64), 6-0; McNaughton beat M. Huben, 6-0, 6-2; Dawson and McNaughton beat Musgrave and Huben, 6-1, 6-1. Beat Southland, 34): Adair beat P. Corkery, 6-1, 6-3; Me-

, Naughton beat J. Clark, 7-5, 6-2; Adair and Dawson beat Corkery , and S. Anderson, 61, 6-0. No. 2 team at Blenheim.—Beat Marlborough, 2-1: I. Watson beat W. Turnham, 6-4, 6-1; J. Robinson beat C. Scholium, 6-2, 6-1; Watson and M. Flesher lost to ; Scholium and P. Weaver, 2-6, ■ 3-6. Lost to Wellington No. 2, ■ 1-2: Watson lost to T. Jefferies, 5- 3-6; Robinson beat C. Motu, 7-5, 7-5; Watson and Flesher lost to Motu and T. Mclntyre, 6-1, 4-6. Beat South Canterbury, 34): Watson beat S. Tomsett, 6-3, 64); Robinson beat J. Honeywell, 6-4, 6- Watson and Flesher beat Honeywell and K. Allison, 6-0, 6-0. Under 16 girls No. 1 team at Dunedin.—Beat North Otago, 3-0: J. Taylor beat J. Alderley, 6-2, 6-0; J. Howe beat C. Aitken, 6-1, 6-1; Taylor and J. Pickering beat Aldersley and Aitken, 6-0, 6-2. Beat Otago, 3-0: Taylor beat T. McCarthy, 6-1, 6-1; Howe beat C. Peterson, 6-2, 6-1; Pickering and Taylor beat McCarthy and Peterson, 6-3, 6-4. No. 2 team at Christchurch.— Lost to Southland, 1-2: K. Drewett lost to E. Daly, 0-6, 3-6; , H. Barlow beat L. Horrell, 6-7, 6-1, 6-2; Drewett and A. Hughey lost to Daly and Horrell, 2-6, 2-6. , Beat South Canterbury, 2-1: Drewett lost to A. Richards, 4-6, , 2-6; Barlow beat A. Lyon, 3-6, 1 4-6; Barlow and Hughes lost to . Richards and Lyon, 6-1, 6-7, 4-6.