Woolston’s Lead Now 27 Points In Tennis

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30978, 7 February 1966, Page 15

Woolston’s Lead Now 27 Points In Tennis

Woolston moved to a substantial lead again when sectional play in the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s senior men’s competition began at Wilding Park yesterday.

On Saturday at United,' when the last round of the preliminary play finished, Elmwood became the fourth I team in the top section when it beat Cashmere without the loss of a match in the crucial fixture. In the other matches on Saturday. Woolston beat North Linwood, 5 matches to 1, University beat Linwood Avenue, 9 sets to 6, and Edgeware, an improved team, gained its second win of the season when it beat Beckenham, 5 matches to 1. even though J. Mitchell had returned to the Beckenham side. The points after the seventh round were: Woolston 101, University 76, North Linwood 72, Elmwood 68, Cashmere 48, Edgeware 38. i Linwood Avenue 25. Beckenham 20. Sectional Results After the division into sec-' tions yesterday. Woolston beat! Elmwood, 4 matches to 2. andj University beat North Linwood.' ft sets to 6. in the ton section. In the bottom section. Cashmere beat Beckenham, 4 matches to 2. and Edceware beat Linwood Avenue by the same margin. The points now are (after the division teams retain only those f mints scored against the teams n the same section):— Section I.—Woolston 58. North Linwood 31. University 31. Elmwood 8. Section IL—Edgeware 48. Cashmere 45. Beckenham 18. Linwood Avenue 18. Hard-Fought Match The University-North Linwood encounter was the most hard fought yesterday and, at the end of a long singles between the second players. B. Payne (North Linwood) and J. Martin (University), each was even in matches but University won by 8 sets to 6. Martin lost to Payne but he gained a set and that helped to give his side success. However, those two teams are now equal on the points table. R. McCutcheon, top for University. had no trouble to beat P Angland. 8-3. 6-0. Angland lobbed well and drove his opponent back a number of times but he did not have the same attacking power. Martin and Payne battled it out for a long time. Martin began with some aggression but It went out cf him later as they began a driving duel. Payne retrieved magnificently and covered the court tenaciously, swinging the ball to the lines. Martin had his chances to win towards the end of the final set but he dropped his serve at a crucial time. It was an en- - thralling contest. The leading Woolston player. B Aldridge, had a good weekend and was in grand form. He boat Angland without the loss of a game on Saturday and J Duggan (Elmwood). 8-2, 6-2. yesterday. Well Worth Watching The week-end was also notable for the return of Mitchell and he was well worth watching. Although his team had little success. Mitchell himself was a polished olayer. On Saturday he heat L. W. Watkins (Edgeware). ’ 6-0. 6-3. and yesterday. J. Cullington (Cashmere). 6-0. 6-1. A fierce service was a prelude to beautiful backhand shots, toospun forehands, sizzling volleys, drop shots and almost everything else in the book. - In the other top singles. 1.1 Stanton, the young leader of then Linwood Avenue side, beat E. L Martin (Edgeware). 6-0. 8-6. It) was essentially a driving battle i .and although Martin had the' most attractive strokes, he was . not as consistent as his op-| ponent. Results: Elmwood v. Cashmere Singles.—J. Duggan beat J. Cullington. 7-5 (unfinished): W. Edgecumbe beat J. Griffiths. 6-0. 7-5: G. Rodley beat J. Dickie. 6-2. 6-4: L. Legge beat B. Judge, g-6. 6-2, 6-2. >• Doubles.—Duggan and Legge beat Griffiths and Cullington. --6-4. 7-5: Edgecumbe and Bodlev beat Dickie and Judge. 8-6, Elmwood won by 6 matches to Woolston v. North Linwood Singles.—B. Aldridge beat P. .Angland. 6-0. 6-0: M. Agar lost I 4o R. Payne. 3-6. 6-4. 3-6: R Neu-1 mann beat B. Crawford. 6-3, 6-2: I I Behrnes beat R. Bruce. 7-5.! ■6 2. Doubles. Aldridge and i Behrnes beat Angland and Payne. 6-2. 16-14: Agar and Neu- j mann beat Crawford and Bruce,! 11 9. 6 2.

Woolston won by 5 matches to 1. University v. Linwood Avenue Singles.—R. McCutcheon beat I. Stanton, 6-4. 7-5: J. Martin beat S. Molnar. 6-0, 6-3; M. Dow lost to L. Vallance. 6-4, 2-6, 4-6: J. Taylor beat B. Keeley. 6-3, 8-6. Doubles. —McCutcheon and Martin lost to Stanton and Molnar. 7-5, 4-6. 4-6: Dow and Taylor lost to Vallance and Keeley. 1-6. 6 2,2 6. University won by 9 sets to 6. Edgeware v. Beckenham Singles.—L. W. Watkins lost to J. Mitchell. 0-6, 3-6: E. L. Martin beat P. McGoldrick, 6-3, 6-1; B. W. Crofts beat W. Tuck, 8-6, 6-1: R. B. Pratley beat T. Bradbury, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles.—Watkins and Crofts beat Mitchell and Bradbury, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Martin and Pratley beat Tuck and McGoldrick, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Edgeware won by 5 matches to 1. SECTION I Woolston v. Elmwood Singles.—B. Aldridge beat J. Duggan, 6-2. 6-2; M. Agar lost to W. Edgecumbe. 2-6, 8-6, 3-6: R. Neumann beat G. Rodley, 6-0, 6-4; I. Behrnes lost to L. Legge. 3-6, 6-3, 4-6. Doubles. Aldridge and Behrnes beat Duggan and Legge, 6-0. 6-1: Agar and Neumann beat Edgecumbe and Rodley, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Woolston won by 4 matches to 2.

University v. North Linwood Singles.—R. McCutcheon beat P. Angland, 6-3, 6-0: J. Martin lost to R. Payne, 6-4. 5-7, 7-9; M. Dow beat B. Crawford. 7-5, 7-5; J. Taylor lost to R. Bruce, 7-9, 2-6. Doubles.—*McCutchcon and Martin beat Angland and Payne, 6-4, 6-2; Dow and Taylor lost to Crawford and Bruce, 6-4, 4-6. 4-6. University won by 8 sets to 6. SECTION II Cashmere v. Beckenham Singles.—J. Cullington lost to J. Mitchell. 0-6, 1-6; J. Griffiths beat P. McGoldrick, 6-1, 6-3; J. Dickie beat W. Tuck, 6-3, 6-0; B. Judge beat T. Bradbury, 6-1, 6-2. Doubles.—Cullington and Griffiths lost to Mitchell and Bradbury, 8-10, 4-6; Judge and Dickie beat McGoldrick and Tuck, 3-6, 9-7 6-3. Cashmere won by 4 matches to 2. Linwood Avenue v. Edgeware Singles.—l. Stanton beat E. L. Martin, 6-0, 8-6; S. Molnar lost to B. Crofts, 2-6, 3-6; L. Vallance beat R. Pratley. 6-4, 6-4; B. Leopold lost to G. Davey, 3-6, 4-6. Doubles. —Stanton and Molnar lost to Martin and Crofts, 2-6, 6-3, 2-6; Vallance and Leopold lost to Pratley and Davey, 3-6, 3-6. Edgeware won by 4 matches to 2.