Rain halts closed tournament
Competitor* in the Farmers and Haywrights Canterbury closed tennis championships will have to wait until next week-end at least before they finish their quest for the titles. . Yesterday's ra.n forced the abandonment of the tournament, after excellent progress .‘■.ad been made in all events- on the firsttwo days. A handful of officials kept a damp vigil, at Wilding Park-before surrendering to the elements soon after noon. , 1 It is likely that the championships will be resumed next Sunday afternoon. At that stage three A-grade players will be Im the running for dual successes —i Brett Hibbert in the men’s section, and Robyn Hunt and Sally, Chapman in the women’s. I The top-seeded Hibbert recov-; ered from a one-set deficit to! eliminate Ralph Webster on-Sat-i urday, while Hugh Robinson : atopp'ed the. giant-killing progress I of Alistair Chapman in two sets, j Hibbert qualified for his second i final when, with his Shirley clubmate, Bruce Clark, be beat Webster and Stuart Chalmers in an ebsorblng match. But Robinson " as not as fo’tunate; he and Ken j Elliott went down in three sets i to Rhett Mason and Richard Dal-• man. Mrs Hunt and Miss Chapman' will be rivals and allies in the , two A-grade women’s finals.) They will face each other across the net in the singles, after con. vincing semi-final victories, and I
sithey will team up in the doubles ..‘to meet the youthful challenge , from-Jane Clarke and ahi h.vI bert. .. < i - This Shirley club combination - scored, a ' dramatic 'upset win against the experienced Avons.ue 'pairing of Dianna McKinnel and ' Judy Phillips. The Shirley girts ’ won the first and third sets in , tie-breakers, and lost the second , heavily. " The North Linwood doubles ’ partners, Mike Purcell and Barry ■: Finch, advanced to the final of I the men’s B grade singles. The ■'women’s B grade -singles final - will be disputed'by two juniors, i,Wendy Bryan and Debbie Hills. ii _ . Results were:— • MEN 4 A Grade I Singles — .Semi-fliials: b. Hib■J.bert beat R. D. Webster, 4-6, 8-4, >;6-l; H. Robinson beat A. Chap- • man, 6-2, 6-3. II Doubles. — Quarter-finals: R. : I Mason and R. Dalman beat B. • I Finch and M. J. Purcell, ,6-3. 6-1; I-Robinson and K.-J. Elliott beat • N. R. Dillon and B. T. Knight,, 6-2, 6-2; Webster and S. Chilmers, i beat W. Thom and C. A. Hunt,; 4-6, 6.4, 7-5; Hibbert and B. K. ; iClark beat R. G. Pattinson and i A. L. Blackwell, 7-6, 6-4. Semi-1 •finals: Mason and Dalman beat: I Robinson and Elliott, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; < Hibbert and Clark beat Webster: and Chalmers, 6-4, 6-4. | B Grade I Singles. — Semi-finals: Finch) Jbeat B. Skjellerup, 6-4. 6-2; Pur-i I cell beat D. Chapman, 6-4, 7-5. I
s Doubles. — Semi-finals: D. » McNaughton and G. Rodiey beat - S. Jamieson and G. Bryan, 7-5, 6.4; G. Main and C. Munden beat t P. Maclaszek and E. Jackson, 6-1, t 6-2. e . ■ C Grade I Singles.— Semi-finals: Main s beat D. Oiley, 7-5, 6-0; T. Brosnanan 'beat D. Kingston, 1.6-3, 7-5. , D Grade s Singles. — Semi-finals: C. Rob- •’ erts beat M. Haines, 6-2, 7-5; A. f de Zwart beat R. Jones, 6-3, 6-3. :i WOMEN II A Grade Singles. — Semi-finals: S. E. , Chapman beat C. Oakley, 6-16-1; IR. R. Hunt beat J. M. Phillips, 6-1, 6jl. . ' Doubles. — Quarter-finals: Mrs Hunt and Miss Chapman beat J. Macdonald and J. E. Wilson, 6-1, , 6-0; J. Howe and W. Bryan beat • L. Cowie and A. Brading, 6-1, 6-4; J. Clarke and J. Hibbert beat D. .'.Mathleson and J. Culhane, 6-3, . 6-0; Miss Phillips and D. McKin- ; nel beat V. and M. Ratana, 6-0, ; 6-l. Semi-finals: Mrs Hunt and , I Miss Chapman beat Misses Howe Hand Bryan, 6-4. 6-3; Misses Clarke ~and Hibbert beat Miss Phillips . 'and 'Mrs McKinnel, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6. I B Grade •1 Singles. — Semi-finals: Miss /Bryan beat Miss Mathleson, 6-2, . '6-2; D. Hills beat E. Smith, 6-2, ■‘3-6, 6-1. I C Grade Singles. — Semi-finals: M. Clapi shaw beat D." O’Malley - , 6-2, 6-4; -i.V. Ratana beat ’R.. Pearce, 6-3, 6-3.
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