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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Tennis : WEST END CUP HEATS UP

The weather wasn't the only thing heating up at the West End Cup NZMT4 in association with Configure Express with all top seeds taking the court . There were some expected wins but also some upsets along the way.

Top seed Kairangi Vano had a tough three setter against former pro Pavlina Nola taking over two hours before advancing. Fourth seed Dianne Hollands and second seed Leanne Baker had straight set wins in their quarterfinals. Junior Tanya Samodelok continued her strong run taking out number three seed Shona Lee 7/5 7/6.

In the men's quarterfinals third seed James Shortall went down to James Meredith 6/2 6/4. Second seed Mark Nielsen and fourth seed Matt Prentice had straight set wins over former Davis Cup team member Robert Cheyne and eighth seed Jackson Bodle. Top seed Adam Thompson had a shaky start in his quarters losing the first set 6/1, but then went on to beat Steven Downs in three.


Quarterfinal Results
(2) Mark Nielsen d. (6) Robert Cheyne 6-3;6-2
James Meredith d. (3) James Shortall 6-3;6-4
(4) Matthew Prentice d. (8) Jackson Bodle 6-2;6-2
(1) Adam Thompson d. (7) Steven Downs 1-6 6-4 6-2

(2) Leanne Baker d. (8) Alice Laing 6-1;6-2
(6) Tanya Samodelok d. (3) Shona Lee 7-5;7-6;7-6(11-9)
(4) Dianne Hollands d. Taylor Douglas 6-2;6-0
(1) Kairangi Vano d. (5) Pavlina Nola 5-7;6-4;6-2

Full results http://tennisnz.infonetwork.com/tournaments/draws.asp?tid=5185881

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