Upset in squash titles
PA Palmerston North The Rotorua youngster, Susan Devoy, pulled off an upset during the third day of the Slazenger under-23 squash tournament in Palmerston North yesterday. The No. 3 seed, runner-up at the recent North Shore open, met the No. 2 seed, Karen Lever (Bay of Plenty), in an absorbing battle for a place in. today’s final. Miss Lever, often critic-
t ised for lapses in her game , that have stopped her finishi ing off important matches in t the past, suffered the same I affliction against Miss Dei voy.' She was eventually beaten 9-6,'6-9, 9-4, 9-6. * Miss Devoy, suffering from ; a heavy cold, meets the No. 1 , seed,- Joanne. Milne (South- , land), in the final; i Miss Milne gained her place with a 9-4, 9-2, 9-3 ■ victory over the fourth seed.
Sheryl Clarke (Central Districts). In the men’s fmai, however, it is a one-two affair. The top-seed, Stuart Davenport (Auckland), beat the No.'3 seed, Dean Lovett (Waikato), for his final,place, while the No. 2 seed, Paul Viggers (Hawke’s Bay-Gis-borne) got the better of his team-mate, Wayne Rowlaiids, 9-6; 9-4,'6-9,'. 9-2. ' "
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