Seeds scattered in junior tennis G.P.
John Honeywell gained an anticipated win in the open boys’ final, but not all the top seeded players were as fortunate in the Canterbury Junior Grand Prix tennis singles tournament at Wilding Park. As a member of the Canterbury Wilding Shield squad, it was not surprising that Honeywell beat Andrew Batie comfortably with his serve and volley game. However, the favoured player in the open girls’ division, Gretchen Loe, was beaten in the semifinals by Joanna Ceelan, who went on the claim the final. Another top seeded player, Justine Williams, went down to Rosemary Challies in the semi-finals of the 14 years girls’ grade, with Belinda Bennett prevailing in the final. David Inkson had a not-
able tournament, beating the 10 years boys’ top seed, Nicholas Johnson, in the semi-finals and then the second-seeded Richard Worley in the final. Two other tournaments in the series will be held on July 13 and August 10. They are designed to sharpen the skills of 100 top juniors, aged from nine to 18. Results.— Girls Open.— Semi-finals: Joanna Ceelan beat Gretchen Loe, 6-1, 6-1; Joanne Parish beat Nicola Holmes, 6-3, 6-1. Final: Ceelan beat Parish, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. 14 years.— Semi-finals: Rosemary Challles beat Justine Williams, 9-5; Belinda Bennett beat Lisa McLaughlan, 9-5. Final: Bennett beat Challies, 7-5, 6-3. 12 years.— Semi-finals: Kirsten Scholes beat Adelle Orangi, 9-6; Catherine Parish beat Kate Thompson, 9-3. Final: Parish beat Scholes, 67, 7-6, 6-2.
Boys Open.— Semi-finals: John Honeywell beat Stephen Green, 9-1; Andrew Batie beat Brendon Furness, 9-6. Final: Honeywell beat Batie, 6-2, 6-2. 14 years.— Semi-finals: Justin O’Malley beat Nicholas St John, 9-2; Matthew Jenman beat Andrew Mehrtens, 9-2. Final: O’Malley beat Jenman, 6-4 4-6, 6-2. 12 years.— Semi-finals: Simon Blunt beat Jeffrey Bennett, 9-5; Christian Cain beat Andrew North, 9-7. Final: Cain beat Blunt, 7-5, 62. 10 years.— Semi-finals: David Inkson beat Nicholas Johnson, 9-7; Richard Worley beat Julian Main, 9-5. Final: Inkson beat Worley, 6-0, 6-2. Plate finals.— Open boys: Alistair Hunt beat Michael Kirkpatrick, 9-5. Open girls: Gretchen Loe beat Michelle Tannock, 6-2, 6-2. Boys 14: Sam Mellor beat Vance Stewart, 6-4, 6-0. Girls 14: Tracy Croft beat Rachel Pearson, 75, 6-4. Boys 12: Cohan Glass beat Cameron Mulvey, 9-4. Girls 12: Margaret Meskill beat Tanya Scholes, 9-0.
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