Men’s seeds tumble in senior titles

Press, 10 January 1987, Page 22

Men’s seeds tumble in senior titles

Three of the six favourites for the men’s singles crown suffered upset defeats on the first day’s play ef the Skel- : lerup All Star Canterbury sealer tennis championships played at Wilding Park yesterday. ! The most surprising result was the defeat ef the second seed, Phillip Seeman, who was beaten by a wild card entry, Canterbury’s Peter Hampton, In three sets. Seemaa is back la New Zealand taking a break from coaching and playing in West Germany. Hampton began confidently, utilising a handy break in service to capture the first set, 64. Seeman fought back diligently, and after winning the second set tie-breaker, the stage was set for a close third set However it was not to be, as Hampton turned on a dazzling performance in the decider, whitewashing his opponent, 64, to secure the win. Hamish Fauils eliminated the sixth seed, Vernon Aubrey, in two sets, and then took a set off the fourth seed, Rhett Mason, in their quarter-final clash before finally bowing out 6-1, in the third set The other seed to fall was

the third favourite, Brett Hibbert, whe retired in Ms third round match against Weliingtoa’s Paul Grubi after having wen the tint set 6-1 Hibbert to suffering from a viral infection, but managed te return later in the day te successfully team with Hampton in the quar-ter-finals of the men’s doubles. In the women’s section, all four seeded players made it through to the semi-finals without lorn of a set. The hot favourite for the title, Liz Daly, showed good form to beat a much-im-proved Rachel Wilson, 6-2, 76. Daly haS just forgone her university tennis scholarship at a college in the United States to concentrate on ten- ' nis full-time, and intends to play the Women’s overseas circuit this year, starting In Australia in a few weeks. She will meet Robin Hunt in one semi-final while the current national 16s champion, Claudine Toleafoa, .will meet Canterbury’s No. 1, Sally Moorfield, in the other. Results.— MEN Singles.— Third round: M. Maiden beat R. Dalman 64, 64; J. Honeywell beat C. Bell 6-2, 6-3; K. Carroll beat A. Hunt 7-6, 64; P. Grubi beat

B. Hibbert 24, ret; R. Masonbeat J. Robinson 64, 74; H.* Faaito beat V. Aubrey 34, 7-* S, 64; P. Hampton beat ,1. Brookman- 6-1, 64; P. See-' man beat L. Glam 64, 6-1. Quarter-finals: Maiden beats HeneyweU 6-1, 64; Carroll., beat Grubi 74, 64; Maser* beat Fanils 6-4, 14, 6-l£ Hampton beat Seeman 44,7- •» 64 ■■■■ . -• Deublea.—. quarter-finator’ Seemaa and' G. Webb beat* Carroll and Glam 64, 64;' Hibbert and Hampton beat" Bell and Honeywell 74, 64.* Singles.—Third round: E. Daly beat K. MeLevie 64, 66; R. Wilson beat D. O’Malley 6-1 74; J. Phillips beat C Vlggers 74, 64; R. Hunt beat CT Armstrong 64,64; C Toleafea beat R. Thompson 6-% 64; A. Tate beat P. Lewthwalte'6-1, 64; S. Green beat A Field 64, 64; S. Moorfield beat J. Morris 64, 64. Quarter-finals: Daly beat Wilson 64, 6-1; Hunt beat Phillipa 64, 64; Toleafea beat Tate 6-1, 74; Moorfield beat Green 64, 6-1. Doubles.—Third round: MeLevie and Morris beat Field and K. Bond 44, 64, 62. Quarter-finals: Tate and Toleafoa beat Viggers and O’Malley 64, 64; Daly and Green beat. Lewthwaite and L. O’Dell 6-2, 6-2.