Miller, Erikson top seeds in badminton

Press, 24 April 1980, Page 32

Miller, Erikson top seeds in badminton

I Geoff Miller and Diane Erikson, both runners-up . in i [last year’s Anzac tourna- * ment, have an excellent op- i portunity to . go -one better : when this season’s event < begins at the- Skellerup Hall i on Friday. < Both are top seeds in the 1 two singles contests and 1 should have no difficulty in , reaching the final stages. ■ But there Miller is likely to be confronted by the deter- I mined and super-fit Warren • who beat Miller : in the opening, round of the 1 inter-club competition a fort- , night ago. Last season, Miller was beaten in the final by the outstanding Otago , inter- ' national, Steve ' Wilson, while Miss Erikson, who made her New Zealand debut last year, was beaten : by Alison Ross, now over- ; seas. J

The tournament, the first contest of any. importance on the .Canterbury badminton calender, has surprisingly drawn, no entries from outside Christchurch. The men’s singles have drawn 22 entrants and the women’s singles have attracted ‘2O players. ’ ■ The finals will be held'on Saturday evening. , The seedings for the . tournament are.—Men's singles: G. A. Miller 1, W. D. Edgeciimbe 2. D. Ross 3. M. Nolan 4.‘ Doubles: Miller and Nolan 1, Edgecum.be and E.; Kirkland 2, R. 1 Campbell and P. Gulasekharam 3, M. Stossel and L. Robinson 4' . . Women’s singles; D. Erikson 1, J. Clarke 2. R. Erskine 3, K. Rogers 4. Doubles: Miss Erikson and J. Miles 1, N. Jacobs and Mrs Erskine 2. J. Hood and C. Austin 3, Mrs Rogers and R. Kerr 4. Mixed doubles: Miller and Miss Erikson 1, Edgecumbe and Miss Miles 2, Campbell and C. Campbell 3, Nolan and Mrs Erskine 4.