Squash standings

Press, 11 May 1989, Page 30

Squash standings

Scott Harrison (Ponsonby) and Lynora Hati (Geyser City) head the standings after two events in the Moro national squash circuit. Two players further down the list, Stephen Cunningham and Susan Devoy, should make a considerable advance after contesting the next event, the Bay of Plenty Open in Rotorua, this week-end. Devoy, still the world No. 1, will be playing in front of her old hometown crowd. The top seeds for the Bay of Plenty tournament are:— Men: Cunningham (College Rifles) 1, Harrison 2, Patrick Coll (Hong Kong) 3, M. McSherry (Titirangi) 4. Women: Devoy (Henderson) 1, D. Newton (Remuera) 2,

M. Pearson (Manurewa) 3, Hati 4. Canterbury’s Rod Hayes, a former New Zealand representative, will be making his first North Island appearance on the circuit for some time. Hayes has been seeded sixth and a provincial team-mate, Michael Penman, eleventh. Meanwhile Devoy, six times the British Open champion, has confirmed her entry in the $4OOO Canterbury Open at the Christchurch club courts from June 8 to 11. The tournament, the fifth on the 10-tournament circuit, has attracted new sponsors this year in Classic Hits Radio Avon and Honda Cars. Progress points in Moro series are:— Men: Harrison, 2 tourna-

ments played, 76 points 1; Coll, 2, 69, 2; McSherry, 2, 64, 3; R. Espie (Remuera), 2, 58, 4; P. Wallace (Remuera), 2, 51, 5; T. Choi (Hong Kong), 2, 50, 6; R. Cartmill (Titirangi), 2, 43, 7; Cunningham, 1, 40, 8; G. Katterns (Titirangi), 2, 30, 91; G. Wilson (Royal Oak), 1, 29, 10., Women: Hati, 2, 71, 1; F. Townsend (Remuera), 2, 63, 2; J. Burgess (Remuera), 2, 49, 3; T. Robinson (Ponsonby), 2, 46, 4; D. Olsen (Hong Kong), 2, 44, 5; Devoy, I, 40, 6; Newton, 1, 36, 7; J. Williams (Eden-Epsom), 1, 33, 8; K. Collins (Cambridge) and J. Smith (Auckland), 1, 29, equal 9. Also: P. Beams (Christchurch), 1, 24, equal 11.