Schools tennis championships

Press, 17 December 1986, Page 8

Schools tennis championships

The top-seeded Matthew Jenman was knocked out in the quarter-final round of the third form singles championship by the unseeded Duncan Macintosh, in the Racket and Restrings-Fisher Canterbury secondary schools tennis championships played at Wilding Park yesterday. Macintosh, after disposing of the favourite in two straight sets, continued his winning streak by beating his semi-final opponent, Robert McCarthy, 6-1, 7-6. In the open boys’ singles quarter-finals, a surprise win came from Brendon Furness, who ousted his doubles partner, Justin Russell, seeded fourth.

Rosina Brooks, from Timaru, almost managed to topple the third-seeded senior Elmwood player, Ann Culhane, in their open singles quarter-final, finally bowing out in three close sets.

But later that day Brooks more than made up for this loss, and, partnered by Mark Milburn, beat the secondseeded mixed combination of Joanna Lake and Hamish Jamieson in a very exciting match. Brooks and Milburn finally prevailed after a third set tie-breaker, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6.

The remaining uncompleted semi-final and finals matches will be played this morning. Open

Girls singles’.— Semi-final: L. Ratana beat J. Ceelan 6-2, 6-4.

Boys’ doubles.— Semifinals: J. Brightwell and H. Jamieson beat D. Feuchs and S. Green 6-3, 6-3; B. Furness and J. Russell beat M. Milburn and A. Bruce 6-0, 6-4.

Girls’ doubles. — Semifinals: Ratana and A. Culhane beat C. Armstrong and D. Hales 6-2, 6-1; J. Lake and C. McNee beat J. Parish and

Ceelan 6-2, 6-7, 6-1. Intermediate Boys’ singles (A grade).— Semi-finals: P. Burke beat P. Brightwell 6-3, 6-2; P. Burrows beat J. O’Malley 6-1, 6-2. Boys’ singles (B grade).— Semi-finals: C. Goodman beat N. Brockenshire 6-1, 6-4; D. Pratley beat S. Johansson 6-1, 6-3. Girls’ singles (A grade).— Semi-finals: V. Vaughan beat B. Johns 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; J. Connolly beat C. Inkson 6-0, 6-1. Girls’ singles (B grade).— Semi-finals: M. Lay beat D. Poole 6-3, 6-2; V. Clark beat A. Ryder 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. Boys’ doubles. — Semifinals: Brightwell and Burke beat M. McCaskey and P. Burrows 6-2, 6-2; A. Orangi and J. O’Malley beat Goodman and Pratley 6-4, 6-2.

Girls’ doubles:— Semifinals: Connolly and Vaughan beat R. Cochrane and C. Mabin 6-0, 6-1; B. Johns and C. Beagle beat Inkson and T. Croft 6-0, 6-3. Mixed doubles. — Semifinals: Burke and Vaughan beat C. Cockerill and Johns 60, 4-6, 6-1; O’Malley and Connolly beat Orangi and Inkson 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. Third form

Boys’ singles.— Semi-final: D. Macintosh beat R. McCarthy 6-1, 7-6. Girls’ singles — Semi-finals: B. Bennett beat S. Ormondy 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; A. Lewis beat R. Challies 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. Boys’ doubles— Semifinals: M. Jenman and A. Mehrtens beat R. Shearer and Macintosh 6-2, 6-2; G. Escott and M. Gray beat M. Kelleher and V. Stewart 6-7, 6-2, 6-3.

Girls’ doubles.— Semifinals: M. Prendergast and Bennett beat Ormondy and S. Castlelow 6-2, 3-1, (def.); A. Lewis and R. Challies beat H. Parish and J. Smith 6-0, 6-1.