Provincial ranking competition keen

Press, 20 February 1987, Page 20

Provincial ranking competition keen

In a season in which Canterbury junior tennis players won 10 individual and two team titles in national events, competition for places on the provincial ranking lists has been unusually keen. However, it is not surprising that Andrew Batie has been placed at the head of the 16-years boys’ list, after his New Zealand singles victory in that division and his second placing in the national 18-years grade singles and doubles. Nor is it a shock that Amanda Trail leads the field in both the girls’ 14 and 16yeafs groups after four national championship wins over three age groups, ranging from 14 to 18 years. As expected, Alistair Hunt is the leading boy in the 14years division, and the best of the 12-year-olds are Justin O’Malley, winner of two New Zealand titles in that grade as well as the national primary - school championship, and Catherine Parish. Although the junior season does not end until April, the junior tennis association decided to release the rankings now because many youngsters play in higher divisions at the Easter tournament The lists are:— Girls

16 years: Amanda Trail 1/ Ann ‘ Culhane 2, Catherine McNee 3, Joanna Ceelen 4, Joanne Parish 5, Rachel Ryan 6, Gretchen Loe 7, Joanne Fisher 8, Vanessa Vaughan 9, Cazna Ratana 10. 14 years: Amanda Trail 1, Cazna Ratana 2, Belinda Ben-

nett 3, Leanne Tomlinson 4, Pieta Johnson 5, Lisa McLaughlin 6, Meiusina Prendergast 7, Susan Cochrane 8, Rosemary Chailies 9, Joanna Cain 10. 12 years: Catherine Parish 1, Kirsten Scholes 2, Kate Lucy 3, Margaret Meskill 4, Adele Orangi 5, Kate Thompson 6, Tanya Amos 7, Nicola Flewellen 8, Bridget Bell 9, Aroha Hohepa 10. Bays 16 years: Andrew Batie 1, Brendon Furness 2, Julian Faults 3, Andrew Bruce 4, Michael Smith 5, Philip Burke 6, Alistair Hunt 7, Dominic Fuechs 8, Phillip Burrows 9, Stephen Green 10. 14 years: Alistair Hunt 1, Justin O’Malley 2, Aaron Orangi 3, Scott McCarthy 4, Matthew Jenman 5, Andrew Mehrtens 6, Jason Loveridge 7, Glenn Escott 8, Sam Mellor 9, Michael Gray 10. 12 years: Justin O’Malley 1, Christopher Small 2, Nicholas St John 3, Andrew Worley 4, Christian Cain 5, Andrew Leete 6, Johnathan McHarg 7, Barnaby Hawes 8, Simon Blunt 9, Andrew North 10. The Canterbury team to play against Hutt Valley, Marlborough and Nelson in a junior quadrangular tournament in Blenheim on March 6 to 9 is:

16 years.— Andrew,; Batie, Brendon' Furness, Andrew Bruce; Ann Culhane, Catherine McNee, Joanna Ceelen. 14 years.— Alistair Hunt, Justin O’Malley, Aaron Orangi; Cazna Ratana, Belinda Bennett, Leanne Tomlinson.