N.Z. title to O’Brien

Press, 14 July 1980, Page 25

N.Z. title to O’Brien

Sean O’Brien (Burnside) won the boys’ under-13 title in the New Zealand under-age squash championships held at the Remuera and College Rifles club.

O’Brien beat R. Clark (College Rifles) in a five-game final, 9-3. 9-7, 4-9, 6-9, 9-4. Two other players from the province made the finals. Mark Crosbie (Burnside) was beaten in straight'games, 6-9, 6-9, 8-10, by Hugh Leabourne (Panmure) i nthe boys’ under--17 section and Sheryll Havill (Westport) lost to A. Bennett (Tauranga), 3-9, 3-9, 2-9, in the under-15 girls’ final. Winning plate finalists were

John Tulloch (Christchurch), boys’ under-19 special plate; Andrew Smith (Burnside), boys’ undef-17 special plate; Steven Wren (Sumner), boys’ under-15 special plate; Michael Allred (Burnside), boys’ under-15 special plate; Julie Quinn (Bumside), girls’ under-19 consolation plate; Christine Conaghan (Burnside), girls’ under-17 consolation plate. The following Canterbury junior rankings have been announced:— Junior men. — Under-19: Jamie Bushell 1, Grant Utteridge 2, John Tulloch 3, Richard McKendry 4. Under-17:

(Mark Crosbie 1, Andrew Smith 2. Rodney Heinz and Brent Marriott equal 3. Under-15: Steven Wren 1, Nicky Smith 2, Geoffrey Cotton 3. Grant Davis 4. Under--13: Sean O’Brien 1, Hamish Redfern 2, Grant Michelson 3, Andre Cotton 4. Junior women. — Under--19: Suzanne Davies 1. Julie Quinn 2, Adele Ellery 3, Kay Monk and Leslie Egnot equal 4. Under-17: Susan Wasley 1, Christine Conaghan 2, Vicki Hillman 3, Tanya Ward 4. Under-15: Sheryl Havill 1, Justine Marriott 2, Dianne Hartland 3, Dianne Steele 4.