Casket trophy to Canterbury

Press, 1 March 1982, Page 3

Casket trophy to Canterbury

PA Wellington The Wellington men's team completed a convincing win in the Wilding Shield tennis tournament yesterday, while the Canterbury women's team just as convincingly took the Nunneley Casket.' Impressive throughout the tournament was Wellington’s David Patterson. He generally had comfortable wins, although he was extended on Saturday by Central’s Graham Thomas before winning 7-5, 7-6. Canterbury's Sally Chapman also had a good tournament, beating Belinda Cordwell, Helen Litt and Leanne Karatau. Canterbury took the casket title from Auckland, which won in comfortable fashion last year. Wellington's shield win is its first in two years. Results: Men's round three: Wellington 5, Canterbury 1 (Wellington names first): D.

Patterson b M. Mooney 6-2. 6-1: J. Dunphy lost to B. Hibbert 0-6. 2-6: N. Carter b H. Robinson 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; G, Callender b R. Mason 7-6, 61; Patterson and Carter b Mooney and Hibbert 7-5. 6-2; Dunphy and Callender b Robinson and Mason , 6-4, 6-2. Round 4: Canterbury 5. Northern 1. (Canterbury' names first): M. Mooney b P. Hampton 6-3, 7-5: B. Hibbert b D. Hawkes 4-6? 6-1, 6-1; H. Robinson b A. Sutherland 7-5, 6-4: R. Mason b T. Pettit 6-4, 6- Mooney and Hibbert b Hampton and G. Merchant 76. 2-6, 6-4: Robinsdn and Mason lost to Hawkes and Sutherland 4-6, 6-7. Wellington 6. Central 0. (Wellington names first): D. Patterson b G. Thomas 7-5. 7- J. Dunphy b M. Beaumont 6-2. 6-3; N. Carter b M. Denby 6-1, 6-3; J. Grubi b C. Denby 6-4. 0-6. 6-0; Patterson and Carter b Thomas and Beaumont 6-2. 6-4; Dunphy and G. Callender b Denby and Denby 6-1. 6-3.