McQueen, Blackwood head squash circuit

Press, 26 May 1984, Page 21

McQueen, Blackwood head squash circuit

In spite of being losing finalists in the Bay of Plenty championships at Rotorua last week-end, Danny McQueen (Geyser City) and Robyn Blackwood (North Shore), are the points leaders on the Adidas national squash circuit. In the Bay of Plenty tournament, the third on the circuit, .Anthony McMurtrie (Hamilton) beat McQueen, 9-6, 5-9, 0-9, 9-3, 10-8, in the men’s final, and the British open champion, Susan Devoy (Hamilton), defeated Blackwood, in straight games, 9-3, 9-6. 9-2, in the women’s final. The next circuit tournament is the $2OOO Northland Open at the Whangarei Squash Rackets Club this week-end. This will be followed on successive week-ends by the $3OOO North Island championships at Hamilton and the $2OOO Canterbury championships in

Christchurch. Progress points:— Men: D. McQueen (Geyser City), 3 tournaments, 300 points, 1; A. McMurtrie (Hamilton), 2, 180, 2; J. Mills (Khandallah) 3, 174, 3; P. Viggers (Sumner) 1. 150, 4; C. Hibbert (Linwood) 1, 78, 5; J. Devoy (Geyser City) 2, 72, 6; H. Leabourn (Remuera) 2, 68, 7; C. Blackwood (Eden-Epsom) and K. Kennedy (Timaru Celtic) 1, 60, equal 8; G. Getty (Royal Oak) 2, 60, 10. Women; R. Blackwood (North Shore) 2, 180, 1; J. Oakley (Mitchell Park) 2. 172, 2; R. Hadfield (Marlborough) 1, 150, 3; D. Gurran (Remuera) 2, 140, 4; S. Devoy (Hamilton) 1, 100, 5; P. Doddrell (Thames) 3, 100, 6: C. Viggers (Mount Pleasant) 1, 90, 7; J. Burgess (Remuera) 2, 88, 8; C. Butler (Geyser City) 2, 80, 9; F. Walker (Linwood) 1, 78, 10.