Top seeds breeze in 65s

NEWPORT BEACH - The National Senior Women’s 65 & 75 Hardcourt

Tennis Tournament finished its second day at Newport Beach Tennis Club,

with top seeds in the 65 division all doing well.

The 75 division saw two of its top seeds defeated.

Jerry Golding of Utah defeated secnd-seeded Virginia Krebs of Seattle,

and Eleanor Harbula of Sylmar upset Lucy Dettmer of Palo Alto, both in

three hard-fought sets.

The top three seeds in the 65 division won handily.

Julie Hayward of Newport Beach defeated fifth-seeded Peggy Winningham,

1-6, 6-2, 6-3, and Dottie Knode of Huntington Beach def. Laura Kunnen,

4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Top-seeded Bev Winans of Newport Beach and Jane Buffington of Carmel

easily advanced to the semifinals.

Julie Hayward and Georgia Turner of El Cajon will compete in the other

semifinals.

Play continues through Saturday.

Women’s 65 Singles

First round: Anneke Balics def. Jackie Cooper, 6-1, 6-0; Sue Rogers

def. Joan Hirsch, 6-1, 6-1; Nora Bigelow def. Rita Price, 7-5, 6-1;

Claire Zoeller def. Marion Petersen, 6-4, 6-2; Harriett Somerville def.

Sally Utiger, 6-0, 6-0; Julie Hayward def. Joan Nessler, 6-1, 6-1; Laurie

Leach def. Jayne Seyster, 6-2, 6-1; Dorothy Knode def. Susan Templeton,

6-3, 7-5; Cathie Hall def. Marilyn Van Der Velde, 6-2, 6-3.

Second round: Ada Cowan def. Balics, 6-1, 6-2; Bigelow def. Rogers,

6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Zoeller def. Zoe Williams, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Somerville def.

Margaret Anderson, 6-0, 6-1; Hayward def. Peggy Winningham, 1-6, 6-2,

6-3; Betsy Roberti def. Leach, 6-4, 6-1; Knode def. Laura Kunnen, 4-6,

6-1, 6-4; Georgia Turner def. Hall, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.

Women’s 75 Singles

First round: Betty Eisenstein (Washington, D.C.) def. Ruth Knight

(Seattle), 6-1, 6-2; Margaret Wickham (Cameron Park) def. Muriel Bard

(Laguna Woods), 7-6, 6-2; Lucy Dettmer (Palo Alto) def. Mildred Miller

(Chandler, Az.), 6-1, 6-0; Eleanor Harbula (Sylmar) def. Jean Harris

(Carmel), 7-5, 6-0; Phyllis Adler (Studio City) def. Mary Mentzer (Fort

Myers, Fl.), 6-1, 6-1; Carolyn Henry (Jackson, Miss.) def. Ilse Jobson

(Normal, Ill.), 6-1, 6-1; Jerry Golding (Spring City, Ut.) def. Lola

Bartol (Yakima, Wa.), 7-5, 6-2; Virginia Krebs (Seattle) def. Marion

Tyrell (Temple City), 7-6, 6-4.

Quarterfinals: Eisenstein def. Wickham, 6-1, 6-0; Harbula def.

Dettmer, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6; Henry def. Adler, 7-6, 6-2; Golding def. Krebs,

6-2, 3-6, 7-6.

Women’s 65 Doubles

First round: Cowan-Roberti def. Philpot-Prigge, 6-1, 6-0; Jones-Totten

def. Anderson-Petersen, 6-3, 6-1; Kunnen-Winningham def. Lott-Martin,

6-3, 0-6, 6-2; Linn-Somerville def. Rogers-Zoeller, 6-0, 6-0; Ray-Mitcham

def. Armstrong-Hall, 6-0, 6-2; Price-Seyster def. Nessler-Templeton, 7-6,

6-2; Buffington-Winans def. Bigelow-Hirsch, 6-1, 6-1.

Second round: Cowan-Roberti def. Jones-Totten, 6-1, 6-3;

Hayward-Turner def. Kunnen-Winningham, 6-3, 6-2; Ray-Mitcham def.

Linn-Somerville, 6-1, 6-2; Buffington-Winans def. Price-Seyster, 6-0,

6-0.