Rain stops tennis titles

Press, 29 December 1979, Page 4

Rain stops tennis titles

PA Hamilton 1 The weather continued to play J havoc with the T.A.A. national ’ age tennis titles at Hamilton yesterday. ! Only one match was played on ■ a grass court, the first time in ! two days, before rain again interrupted play late in the day. i The under 17 boys’ singles ;were completed to the first round on hard courts, but only one match was played in the second round before play was called off for the day with all eight seeds still in contention. Only two seeds have departed from the under 17 girls* singles, both due to injury problems. The fourth seed. Crista Pickwick (Auckland), was beaten in Thursday’s first round by Debbie Hills 'Canterbury*. 3-6. 6-1, 6-1. and xesterday withdrew from the doubles because of a nagging injury. The No 7 seed. Jane Clarke ! (Canterbury), was forced to con- ! cede her first round preliminary i match against Diane Jones | 'North Shore) after being advised i by a doctor to rest a sprained ! shoulder muscle i The rest of th? seeds came ’ through the second round com-

fortably Waikato's Lynette Farrell taking the place of Miss Clarke after beating Miss Jones in the second round. 6-1, 6-3. There were no upsets in the under 15 boys’ singles. Only one seed. Linda Ferkins (Kapi Mana), who was seeded No. 7. was beaten in the second round of the under 15 girls’ singles.

The fourth seeded combination in the under 15 girls’ doubles. D. O’Malley and R. Pearse (Canterbury) were the only other seeds to be beaten. Abbreviations: Australia (Aust.), Northland (Nj. North Shore (N.S.I, Auckland (A.), Waikato (WJ. Bay of Plenty (8.0. P. Western 8.0. P. (W.8.0.P.), Poverty Bay-East Coast (P B.E.C ). Hawke’s Bay (H. 8. Taranaki (T.). Wanganui <Wg.), Kapi Mana (K.M.). Hutt Valley (H.V.), Wellington (Wm. Canterbury it'.). South Canterbury (S.C.), Otago (Chi, Southland (Sj. Results: —

Under 17 girls.-—First round: I. Watson (C.i heat P Lornie 'W.i. 6-7 6-3. 6-3: B. Hyde -A.) beat J. Bennett (C.L 6-1. 6-1; D. McNaughton »C.) heat S. Walden (Wm. 6-2. 6-0: R. Adams (A.) ’beat S. Vandenberg (C.t, 6-2. 6-4;

B Skjellerup iC.) beat M Collins «Aj 6-4. 3-6. 63: M Flesher (C,) beat M. Wetere <\\. . 6-1. 6-2; C. van der Linden A j beat P Dawson (C j. 6-3. 6-4. I. Sinel <A.) beat J. Wilson . 6-4. 6-2. Second round—M. Cairns Nelson iW.) beat K. Drev.ctt (C.); J. Taylor iCj beat Jeffries (W.». 6-1. 6-2: J. Hibbr t (C.) beat D. Scot I iW.j, 6-1. 6-2: D. Hills (Cj beat < . Pickwi- k (A.). 3-6. 6-1, 6-1; L. Meachen (H.V.) beat. J. Pickering iC.i, 6-” 6-1.

Under 15 boys' singles.— Second round: A. Adair )(_'.• be t V. Aubrey (Cj. 6-1. 6-0: G. Ilana* ford <A.) beat J. Miller (C.i, 6 2. 6-1; A. Lobb iA.i beat G. Laws n (Cj. 6-3, 3-6. 6-2; S. Pearson (( > beat M Cosier (A). 6-3. 6-0.

Under 15 girls' singles Second round: E Daly <S.) beat W. Hearn (C.). by default; R. Pearse (C.i beat I. Ferkins ■ K.M.). 6-2. 6-4: H McGilvray )A > beat L. Mason (C.). 2-6. 7-5, 6 J. Richardson (A.) beat S. McCormick (Cj. 6’. 60; J Hou* (Tj beat J. Tanner (Cj. 6-1. 6-4. H Barlow (CJ beat I Waikaira <N.I. 6-4. 6-3: A Barlow (CJ beat V. Ratana (Cj, 6-2. 6-3