Hayes squash champion

Press, 5 September 1988, Page 6

Hayes squash champion

Rod Hayes (Christchurch) and Justine Marriott (Sumner) are the Canterbury A grade closed squash champions for 1988. In the finals of the reinstituted Canterbury closed championships at the Christchurch club courts yesterday, Hayes had little trouble disposing of a half-hearted Paul Viggers, 9-5, 9-6, 9-1. The women’s A grade title was decided in a round-robin series and Marriott beat all three of her rivals, Carolyn Oakley, Freda Walker and Philippa Beams. The Sumner player was especially severe on Oakley, winning that contest, 9-0, 9-6, 9-0, while dropping one game in each of the others. Beams, still a junior, had collected good wins over Marriott and Oakley in a Canterbury selection tournament a few weeks ago but succumbed to them both this time. In the men’s B grade final, Tristan Franklin was far too good for his opponent, Wayne Seebeck, winning in straight games, but Leonie Ward had a tougher match with Karen Williams in the women’s section. Next year it is planned to

hold the closed tournament about a month earlier in

order to attract more entries. Results.— MEN A grade.— Semi-finals: R. Hayes beat M. Penman, 9-7, 9-0, 6-9, 9-4; P. Viggers beat C. Hibbert, 9-7, 9-6, 5-9, 9-4. Final: Hayes beat Viggers, 95, 9-6, 9-1. Third place playoff: Hibbert beat Penman, 94, 9-4, 9-3. B grade.— Semi-finals: T. Franklin beat P. Bremmers, 9- 7-9, 9-0, 9-2. W. Seebeck beat G. Cotton, 7-9, 10-8, 9-7, 10- Final: Franklin beat Seebeck, 9-7, 9-2, 9-3. Third place: Cotton Plate: E. Post. Consolation plate: F. Williams. Special plate: L. Skurr. C grade.— Semi-finals: M. Peacock beat G. Smith, 9-1, 92, 9-3; B. Marriott beat L. Courtis, 9-10, 9-7, 9-7, 9-5. Final: Marriott beat Peacock, 9-5, 3-9, 5-9, 9-7, 9-2. Plate: I. O’Rourke. D grade.— Semi-finals: M. Green beat W. Wood, 9-4, 9-3, 3-9, 9-0; B. Biddington beat D. Dobbie, 9-1, 9-5, 9-7. Final: Biddington beat Green, 5-9, 93, 9-4, 9-6. Plate: M. Irving. E grade.— Semi-finals: E. Williams beat M. Simcock, 49, 9-1, 4-9, 9-5, 9-2; R. Jones beat C. Nuih, 9-3, 9-6, 9-2. Final: Jones beat Williams, 9-

7, 9-6, 9-4. Plate: A. Hay. F. grade.— Final: M. Greenslade beat G. Read, 9-5, 9-3, 9-5. Plate: R. Pauls. WOMEN A grade.— Round robin: J. Marriott, three wins, 1; C. Oakley, two wins, 2; P. Beams, one win, 3. B grade.— Semi-finals: K. Williams beat T. Roughan, 108, 9-6, 9-5; L. Ward beat D. Maroulis, 5-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-1. Final: Ward beat Williams, 93, 9-2, 5-9, 9-3. Plate: K. Hargreaves. Special plate: Maroulis. C grade.— Semi-finals: M. Fitzmaurice beat K. Baird, 69, 9-5. 10-8, 9-0. A. Hindson beat J. Lamb, 9-6, 9-3, 9-6. Final: Fitzmaurice beat Hindson, 9-3, 1-9, 9-2, 5-9, 10-8. Plate: K. Gilray. D grade.— Semi-finals: K. Monk beat J. Fear, 9-6, 9-6, 93; J. Aitkinson beat C. Lamond, 10-8, 6-9, 10-8, 9-7. Final: Aitkinson beat Monk, 96, 5-9, 9-3, 9-4. Plate: N. Wynn. E grade— Round robin: J. Grant 1, J. Fridd 2, L. Marriott 3. F grade.— Semi-finals: R. Hobbs beat R. Herewini, 9-5, 9-5, 9-6; J. Shepherd beat C.

Wheatley, 9-6, 5-9, 9-10, 9-5, 9-5. Final: Hobbs beat Shepherd, 9-0, 9-0, 9-7. Plate: B. Inch.