First tournament for Jillian Oakley

Press, 24 March 1988, Page 46

First tournament for Jillian Oakley

Jillian Oakley will play her first squash tournament since moving to Christchurch when the Anderson land Hill preseason open is: contested this week-end. I 1. |. j . Oakley, formerly of Wellington, has been as high! as No, 4 on the national ranking list and was a member of the New Zealand side, which finished runner-up to England in the 1985 women’s | world teams’ event in Dublin. I She is attending the University of Canterbury and has joined the j Christchurch Squash Racket’s Club y/hic|i is organising this week-end’s tournament. I i . Oakley has |won the No. 1 seeding ahead of last year's top-ranked I; Canterbury woman, Justine Marriott, Freda Walker, and Leonie Ward, who has! moved: to Christchurch from Invercargill- J I I --!

Canterbury’s itop ranked man, Paul Viggers, will be seeking to repeat his 1987 victory with the hard-training Nigel Lloyd, soon heading for Lbndon, his likely opponent in the final. * The same pair met in the Richmond Working Men’s Club tournament final nearly three weeks ago; Viggers winning in straight games. : The other seeds are Craig Hibbert' and Michael Penman, two other players who have represented Canterbury. ! All the players in the men’s grade are B-graders or above while the women’s draw is also fairly strong with only two! C-graders. i I The tournament will begin tomorrow (Friday) evening With the open finals on Sunday; at 2.30 p.m. I (women) and 3.10 p.m, (men). ..