School players justify seedings

Press, 17 December 1984, Page 36

School players justify seedings

The top seeds, Gregory Young and Rachel Wilson, justified their rankings by winning the open singles titles at the Court and Field Fischer Canterbury secondary schools’ tennis championships at Wilding Park last Friday. Young comfortably accounted for the second seed, Jeffrey Brightwell, 6-1, 6-3, and Wilson also conceded only four games when beating the second seed, Lani Ratana, 6-3, 6-1. Results.— Open Boys’ singles.— Semi-finals: G. Young beat M. Young, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; J. Brightwell beat J. P. Andre, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Final: Young beat Brightwell, 6-1, 6-3. Boys’ doubles.— Semi-finals: G. Young and Andre beat Brightwell and H. Jamieson, 62, 6-7, 6-3; A. Chesterton and R. Gray beat T. Howe and G. Beattie, 6-4, 6-4. Final: Chesterton and Gray beat Young and Andre, 6-1, 6-3. Girls’ singles.— Semi-finals: R. Wilson beat K. Young, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4; L. Ratana beat M. J. Burke, 6-2, 6-3. Final: Wilson beat Ratana, 6-3, 6-1. Girs’ doubles.— Semi-finals: L. Rata and J. Lake beat M. J. Burke and F. Howard, 6-3, 6-2; J. Lavender and R. Wilson beat K. Mellish and M. J. Burke, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6. Final: Ratana and Lake beat Lavender and Wilson, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6.

Mixed doubles.— Semifinals: D. Sandford and J. Lake beat Brightwell and Ratana, 76, 7-5; G. Young and Wilson beat T. Howe and Burke, 6-1, 6- Final: Young and Wilson beat Sandford and Lake, 4-6, 76, 6-4. Intermediate Boys’ singles.— Semi-finals: A. Batie beat M. Bewley, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6; M. Granger beat M. Fox, 6-0, 6-2. Final: Batie beat Granger, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. Boys’ doubles.— Semi-finals: Granger and P. Brightwell beat K. Tonkin and D. Clarke, 7- 6-2; S. Hanna and Fox beat R. Brush and Batie, 2-6, 6-3, 63. Final: Granger and Brightwell beat Hanna and Fox, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. Girls’ singles.— Semi-finals: L. Allan beat V. Michael, 7-5, 6-3; S. Chesterton beat C. Armstrong, 6-4, 6-1. Final: Allan beat Chesterton, 6-3, 6-1. Girls’ doubles.— Semi-finals: Chesterton and Allan beat Michael and P. Galvin, 6-2, 6-1; N. Holmes and M. Tannock beat C. Armstrong and T. Askin, 6-3, 6-3. Final: Chesterton and Allan beat Holmes and Tannock, 6-0, 6-1. Mixed doubles.— Semifinals: Batie and Allan beat Granger and Chesterton, 6-1, 64; Brightwell and Armstrong beat Bewley and Michael, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5. Final: Batie and Allan beat Brightwell and Armstrong, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Third form Boys’ singles.— Semi-finals: M. Smith beat S. Green, 7-6, 46, 6-4; B. Furness beat D. Hatipov, 6-0, 6-0. Final: Smith beat Furness, 6-2, 6-2. Boys’ doubles.— Semi-finals: Furness and A. Bruce beat Green and B. McLean, 6-4, 6-1; P. Burke and A. Coull beat A. Johnson and Hatipov, 6-3, 6-2. Final: Furness and Bruce beat Burke and Coull, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Girls’ singles.— Semi-finals: A. Culhane beat J. Parish, 6-0, 6-0; J: Loe beat J. Fisher, 7-6, 6-2. Final: Culhane beat Loe, 61, 6-0. Girls’ doubles.— Semi-finals: Culhane and Loe beat C. McNee and B. McKenzie, 6-1, 6-1; D. Hales and J. Ceelen beat C. McKenzie and J. Fisher, 6-4, 7-5. Final: Culhane and Loe beat Hales and Ceelen, 6-4, 7-5. Mixed doubles.— Semifinals: Furness and Culhane beat Hatipov and Ceelen, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0; Bruce and McNee beat Green and Loe, 6-2, 7-5. Final: Furness and Culhane beat Bruce and McKenzie, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.