Hibbert wins squash open
Craig Hibbert (Linwood) overcame a slow start to beat John Oakley (Christchurch Football), 4-9, 9-5, 96, 9-6 in the Burnside open squash tournament yesterday. Hibbert won the fastmoving final in 53min. The women’s final was short — just 26min — but there was still a good supply of shot-making as Kathy Hargreaves, the top seed, beat her fellow Burnside club player, Susan Wasley, 2-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-2. Results:— MEN Open.— Quarter-finals: J. H. Christensen (Sumner) beat J. Knight (H. 5.0.8. 9-6, 5-9, 9-2, 10-8; J. B. Oakley (Christchurch Football) beat B. Gardiner (Marist), 9-1, 9-1, 0-9, 0-9, 9-6; L. C. Sparks (Marist) beat W. Seebeck (Christchurch), 1-9, 9-6, 9-1, 9-6. Semi-finals: C. Hibbert (Linwood) beat Christensen, 9-3, 9-6, 10-8; Oakley beat Sparks, 9-7, 8-10, 2-9, 9-6, 9-6. Final: Hibbert beat Oakley, 4-9, 9-5, 9-6, 9-6. Play-off for third: Sparks beat Christensen, 9-1, 4-9, 5-9, 10-8, 9-1.
Other open finals.— Plate: M. Morrison (Suburbs) beat G. McEwen (Burnside), 9-2, 9-7, 9-1. Consolation plate: I. Brooks (Football) beat T. Robinson (Nelson), 9-3, 9-1, 9-3. Special plate: Knight beat Gardiner, 9-6, 9-5, 7-9, 8-10, 9-1. Division one.— Final: T. George (H. 5.0.8. beat P. Monk (Football), 6-9, 9-1, 9-4, 5-9, 10-9. Play-off for third: B. Marriott (Sumner) beat W. Smith (Lancaster Park), 9-4, 09, 7-9, 9-7, 9-4. Plate: R. Syme (Linwood). Consolation plate: R. Leggat (H. 5.0.8. Special plate: S. O’Brien (Burnside). Division two.— Final: G. Franks (Lancaster Park) beat K. Lawler (Marist), 6-9, 7-9, 91, 9-3. Play-off for third: T. Sparks (Burnside) beat C. Power (Football), 9-1, 10-8, 910, 5-9, 9-0. Plate: M. Andrews (Burnside). Consolation plate: A. Carson (Burnside). Special plate: B. Thompson (Burnside). WOMEN Open.— Quarter-finals: K. Hargreaves (Burnside) beat R. Young (Linwood), 9-2, 9-0, 9-6;
J. Oakley (St Andrew’s) beat B. King (H. 5.0.8. 6-9, 7-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-4; F. Walker (Oamaruj beat V. Hillman (Greymouth), 9-3, 4-9, 9-4, 9-1; S. Wasley (Burnside) beat K. Gilray (Suburbs), 9-4, 9-5, 9-0. Semifinals: Hargreaves beat Oakley, 8-10, 9-6, 9-4, 9-4; Wasley beat Walker, 9-3, 9-7, 3-9, 2-9, 9-4. Final: Hargreaves beat Wasley, 2-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-2. Playoff for third: Oakley beat Walker, 9-3, 4-9, 9-4, 9-1. Other open finals.— Plate: M. Hunt (St Andrew’s) beat K. Pepper (Suburbs),- 4-9, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4. Consolation plate: C. Hewitt (Lancaster Park) beat T. Wemyss (Marist), 9-2, 9-6, 95. Special plate: King beat Gilray, 3-9, 9-6, 9-1, 7-9, 9-4.
Division one.— Final: B. Crump (Waimate) beat J. Abrahamson (Burnside), 9-4, 93, 9-1. Play-off for third: S. McKinnon (H. 5.0.8. beat P. Columbus (H. 5.0.8. 7-9, 10-8, 9-0, 9-7. Plate: L. Poulsen (Burnside). Consolation plate: B. Jesson (Christchurch). Special plate: P. Maxwell (Bumside).
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