30 December 2004
The Men’s Open Singles title at the Taranaki Tennis Open, held at the Hawera grass courts was a thrilling three-set affair between the third seed, Daniel Baxter (Hutt Valley) and fourth-seed Ivan Mendoza (Hutt Valley). Played in blustery conditions, Daniel eventually triumphed over his friend 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(4).
In the semi-finals, Daniel overcame tournament top-seed, Oliver Petri, 6-1 6-4 whilst Ivan defeated fellow travelling companion, Andrew Walmsley, 6-1 7-5.
Defending champion, Gayle Tapper (Auckland) picked up the Ladies Open Singles title in a solid display over Taranaki’s top junior player, Nicole Koch. Again played in blustery conditions, Gayle won the match, 7-6 6-4.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the tournament happened in the Open Combined Doubles, where unseeded Peter Lehrke (formerly Stratford, now Auckland) and Deanne Werder (Hawera) combined to take the title. In their first match, they defeated Ladies singles champion, Gayle Tapper and son, Patrick, 6-4 6-3. In the semifinals, they defeated top-seeds, Max Ladame / Nicole Koch, 5-7 6-4 6-3, and in the final they were victorious over Kurt McNamara (Manawatu) / Alice Wiggin (Well.), 6-4 7-6. Peter’s last title at the Taranaki Tennis Open was in 1977 when he was half of the Junior Combined Doubles title winners and Deanne’s last title was in 1986 when she was part of the Open Ladies Doubles winning pair.
Wellington teenagers, Alice and Rheanna Wiggin, won the Ladies Open Doubles, whilst the Mens Open Doubles was a washout.
In the Boys age-group events, there were classy performances from Zac Wills (NP), winning the 16 Singles for the second year in a row, Sweden’s Rasmus Svard, winning the 14 Singles and Jacob Gopperth (Manaia) winning the 12 Singles title. In the Girls age-group events, Nicole Koch (Manaia) gained her second 16 Singles and Alesha Ford (Manaia) added the 14 Girls title to go with the B Grade Ladies title.
Taranaki Tennis Open - 27-30 December 2004
Singles - 16 Boys
1st Round
| Jordan Stayt | b | Vincent Baylis | 6-4 6-1 |
| David Geange | b | Ryan Stockman | 6-0 6-0 |
| David White | b | Ryan Bowater | 6-0 6-1 |
Q/Final
| Zac Wills | b | Jordan Stayt | 6-3 6-4 |
| David Geange | b | Sam Howard | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| Jonathan Ussher | b | David White | 6-0 6-2 |
| Cameron Koch | b | Kurt McNamara | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
S/Final
| Zac Wills | b | David Geange | 6-1 6-3 |
| Cameron Koch | b | Jonathan Ussher | 7-6 6-2 |
Final
| Zachary Wills | b | Cameron Koch | 7-5 7-5 |
Plate
| Vincent Baylis | b | Ryan Stockman | 6-3 7-6 |
| Kurt McNamara | b | Ryan Bowater | 6-1 6-2 |
| Sam Howard | b | Vincent Baylis | 7-5 6-0 |
| Kurt McNamara | b | Sam Howard | 9-7 |
Plate winner - Kurt McNamara
Doubles - 16 Boys
1st Round
| J.Stayt/T.Stayt | b | V.Baylis/R.Stockman | default |
S/Final
| Wills/Geange | b | J.Stayt/T.Stayt | 6-4 6-3 |
| J.Ussher/D.White | b | K.McNamara/R.Bowater | 6-2 6-7 6-2 |
Final
| Wills/Geange | b | J.Ussher/D.White | 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
Singles - 16 Girls
Q/Final
| Min Zimmerman | b | Meagan Brooks | 7-5 6-2 |
| Rheanna Wiggin | b | Min Zimmerman | 6-1 6-3 |
| Nicole Koch | b | Min Zimmerman | 6-1 6-1 |
| Rheanna Wiggin | b | Meagan Brooks | 6-2 6-2 |
| Nicole Koch | b | Meagan Brooks | 6-1 6-0 |
| Nicole Koch | b | Rheanna Wiggin | 6-2 6-0 |
Winner: Nicole Koch Runner-up: Rheanna Wiggin
Singles - 14 Boys
Q/Final
| Rasmus Svard (SWE) | b | Jacob Gopperth | 6-3 6-0 |
| Stuart Nairn | b | Reece Furness | 6-1 6-0 |
| Michael Boland | b | Reilly Quirk | 6-2 6-4 |
| Joshua Walden | b | Jack Smithers | 6-1 6-1 |
S/Final
| Rasmus Svard (SWE) | b | Stuart Nairn | 6-1 6-0 |
| Joshua Walden | b | Michael Boland | 6-2 6-4 |
Final
| Rasmus Svard (SWE) | b | Joshua Walden | 6-2 7-5 |
Plate Winner: Jacob Gopperth
| Jack Smithers | b | Reilly Quirk | 6-4 6-3 |
| Jacob Gopperth | b | Reece Furness | 9-6 |
| Jacob Gopperth | b | Jack Smithers | default |
Plate Winner - Jacob Gopperth
Doubles - 14 Boys
Round Robin
| R.Svard/R.Furness | b | M.Boland/J.Gopperth | 9-0 |
| R.Svard/R.Furness | b | J.Walden/J.Fleming | 9-5 |
| M.Boland/J.Gopperth | b | J.Walden/J.Fleming | 6-2 2-6 7-5 |
Winners
| Rasmus Svard/Reece Furness |
Singles - 14 Girls
Q/Final
| Alesha Ford | b | Miaana Walden | 6-0 6-2 |
| Hayley Bowater | b | Maree Gopperth | 6-1 6-2 |
| Nikaela Boshier | b | Jaimee Baylis | 6-0 6-2 |
| Shinae Bailey | b | Anita Abergoonesekera | 6-4 6-1 |
S/Final
| Alesha Ford | b | Hayley Bowater | 6-0 6-0 |
| Shinae Bailey | b | Nikaela Boshier | 6-3 6-1 |
Final
| Alesha Ford | b | Shinae Bailey | 6-1 6-1 |
Plate
| Miaana Walden | b | Maree Gopperth | 6-0 6-0 |
| Anita Abergoonesekera | b | Jaimee Baylis | 6-0 6-1 |
| Anita Abergoonesekera | b | Miaana Walden | 6-2 6-3 |
Plate Winner - Anita Abergoonesekera
Doubles - 14 Girls
| S.Bailey/A.Ford | b | J.Baylis/M.Gopperth | 6-0 6-1 |
| S.Bailey/A.Ford | b | N.Boshier/A.Abergoonesekera | 6-1 6-3 |
| S.Bailey/A.Ford | b | M.Walden/H.Bowater | 6-4 6-2 |
| N.Boshier/A.Abergoonesekera | b | J.Baylis/M.Gopperth | 6-2 6-2 |
| M.Walden/H.Bowater | b | J.Baylis/M.Gopperth | 7-6 6-2 |
| N.Boshier/A.Abergoonesekera | b | M.Walden/H.Bowater | 6-1 7-6 |
Winners
| S.Bailey/A.Ford |
Singles - 12 Boys
First Round
| Aled Jones | b | Thomas Brown | 6-2 6-3 |
| Jordan Fleming | b | Chris Baylis | 7-6 6-0 |
| Jason Brooks | b | Kody Murdoch | 6-1 6-0 |
| Michael Boland | b | Teihorangi Walden | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Tommy Death | b | Corey Furness | 7-5 6-0 |
| Alistair Nairn | b | Taylor Quirk | 6-2 6-4 |
| Jacob Gopperth | b | Jayden Ford | 6-1 6-1 |
Q/Final
| Melker Svard (SWE) | b | Aled Jones | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| Jordan Fleming | b | Jason Brooks | 6-3 6-4 |
| Tommy Death | b | Michael Boland | 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| Jacob Gopperth | b | Alistair Nairn | 6-3 6-2 |
S/Final
| Melker Svard (SWE) | b | Jordan Fleming | 6-2 6-2 |
| Jacob Gopperth | b | Tommy Death | 6-3 6-3 |
Final
| Jacob Gopperth | b | Melker Svard (SWE) | 6-1 6-3 |
Plate
| Kody Murdoch | b | Chris Baylis | 6-3 6-3 |
| Teihorangi Walden | b | Corey Furness | 6-3 6-0 |
| Taylor Quirk | b | Jayden Ford | 6-0 6-0 |
| Thomas Brown | b | Kody Murdoch | 6-3 6-1 |
| Taylor Quirk | b | Teihorangi Walden | 6-0 6-0 |
| Taylor Quirk | b | Thomas Brown | 6-3 6-3 |
Plate Winner - Taylor Quirk
Doubles - 12 Boys
Q/Final
| A.Nairn/T.Brown | b | K.Murdoch/J.Ford | 6-0 6-0 |
| J.Brooks/J.Fleming | b | T.Walden/T.Death | 6-4 7-6 |
| M.Svard/A.Jones | b | C.Baylis/C.Furness | 6-0 6-0 |
S/Final
| J.Gopperth/M.Boland | b | A.Nairn/T.Brown | 6-3 6-7 7-6 |
| M.Svard/A.Jones | b | J.Brooks/J.Fleming | 6-2 6-3 |
Final
| M.Svard/A.Jones | b | J.Gopperth/M.Boland | 9-5 |
Mixed Doubles - 16's
Final
| Cameron Koch/Nicole Koch | b | Jonathan Ussher/Min Zimmerman | 5-7 7-5 7-5 |
Mixed Doubles - 14's
Q/ Final
| J.Fleming/N.Boshier | b | T.Walden/S.Bailey | 9-5 |
S/Final
| C.Koch/A.Ford | b | J.Fleming/N.Boshier | 9-2 |
| J.Walden/M.Walden | b | J.Brooks/M.Brooks | 9-7 |
Final
| C.Koch/A.Ford | b | J.Walden/M.Walden | 9-3 |
Mens Open Singles
1st Round
| Mark Parsonage | b | David Geange | 6-3 6-4 |
| Jason Dreaver | b | Graham Hall | 6-1 6-2 |
2nd Round
| Oliver Petri | b | Simon O'Leary | 7-5 6-1 |
| Tristan Stayt | b | Jonathan Ussher | 6-4 6-1 |
| Chris Patten | b | Mark Parsonage | 6-1 6-1 |
| Daniel Baxter | b | Zac Wills | 6-2 6-4 |
| Ivan Mendoza | b | Sam Howard | 6-4 6-2 |
| Max Ladame | b | Jason Dreaver | 6-1 6-0 |
| Andrew Walmsley | b | Patrick Tapper | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
| Aaron Hine | b | Lukasz Klobukowski | 6-4 6-0 |
Q/Final
| Oliver Petri | b | Tristan Stayt | 6-1 6-2 |
| Daniel Baxter | b | Chris Patten | 6-4 6-0 |
| Ivan Mendoza | b | Max Ladame | 6-1 6-0 |
| Andrew Walmsley | b | Aaron Hine | 6-1 6-1 |
S/Final
| Daniel Baxter | b | Oliver Petri | 6-1 6-4 |
| Ivan Mendoza | b | Andrew Walmsley | 6-1 7-5 |
Final
| Daniel Baxter | b | Ivan Mendoza | 7-6 2-6 7-6 |
Plate
| Simon O'Leary | b | Jonathan Ussher | 6-1 6-1 |
| Zac Wills | b | David Geange | 6-0 6-1 |
| Sam Howard | b | Graham Hall | 6-4 6-1 |
| Lukasz Klobukowski | b | Patrick Tapper | 6-2 6-3 |
| Zac Wills | b | Simon O'Leary | 9-3 |
| Sam Howard | b | Lukasz Klobukowski | 6-2 6-4 |
| Zac Wills | b | Sam Howard | 9-2 |
Mens Open Doubles
1st Round
| D.Geange/S.O'Leary | b | M.Parsonage/J.Dreaver | 6-1 7-6 |
Q/ Final
| O.Petri/I.Mendoza | b | S.Howard/C.Koch | 6-1 6-2 |
| G.Gopperth/J.Moore | b | T.Stayt/P.Tapper | 6-3 6-4 |
| A.Hine/Z.Wills | b | D.Geange/S.O'Leary | 6-1 5-7 6-1 |
| C.Patten/M.Ladame | b | D.Baxter/A.Walmsley | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
S/Final
| O.Petri/I.Mendoza | b | G.Gopperth/J.Moore | 6-4 6-4 |
| b |
Final
| b |
All further play was rained out in the Mens Open Doubles.
Womens Open Singles
Q/Final
| Tracey Zimmerman | b | Carol Fergus |
S/Final
| Gayle Tapper | b | Moira Daly | 6-4 6-2 |
| Nicole Koch | b | Tracey Zimmerman | 6-0 6-0 |
Final
| Gayle Tapper | b | Nicole Koch | 7-6 6-4 |
Plate Winner: Carol Fergus
Womens Open Doubles
| A.Wiggin/R.Wiggin | b | L.Hughson/D.Werder | 1-6 6-4 6-4 |
| A.Wiggin/R.Wiggin | b | N.Koch/A.Murdoch | 6-2 6-3 |
| N.Koch/A.Murdoch | b | C.Fergus/M.Daly | 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
| L.Hughson/D.Werder | b | C.Fergus/M.Daly | 6-3 6-3 |
| Further play was rained out | |||
| WINNERS: A.Wiggin/R.Wiggin |
Open Mixed Doubles
Q/Final
| M.Ladame/N.Koch | b | S.Howard/A.Murdoch | 6-0 6-1 |
| P.Lehrke/D.Werder | b | P.Tapper/G.Tapper | 6-4 6-3 |
| K.McNamara/A.Wiggin | b | C.Patten/T.Zimmerman | 7-5 6-2 |
| O.Petri/J.White | b | R.Bowater/R.Wiggin | 7-6 6-3 |
S/Final
| P.Lehrke/D.Werder | b | M.Ladame/N.Koch | 5-7 6-4 6-3 |
| K.McNamara/A.Wiggin | b | O.Petri/J.White | 6-4 6-4 |
Final
| P.Lehrke/D.Werder | b | K.McNamara/A.Wiggin | 6-4 7-6 |
Mens B Singles
Q/Final
| Kurt McNamara | b | Mathew Parsonage | 6-2 6-0 |
| Darrell Bowater | b | Graham Hall | 6-2 6-0 |
| Cameron Koch | b | Scott Parsonage | 6-0 6-2 |
| Ryan Bowater | b | Andrew Powell | 6-1 7-6 |
S/Final
| Kurt McNamara | b | Darrell Bowater | 6-4 7-6 |
| Cameron Koch | b | Ryan Bowater | 6-4 6-4 |
Final
| Kurt McNamara | b | Cameron Koch | 6-3 6-1 |
Plate
| Graham Hall | b | Mathew Parsonage | default |
| Andrew Powell | b | Scott Parsonage | 9-0 |
| Andrew Powell | b | Graham Hall | 9-3 |
Plate Winner - Andrew Powell
Mens B Doubles
Q/Final
| A.Murdoch/W.Wills | b | G.Hall/A.Powell | 6-3 7-6 |
S/Final
| G.Gopperth/J.Gopperth | b | J.Dreaver/S.Parsonage | 9-3 |
| A.Murdoch/W.Wills | b | A.Baylis/M.Mead | 9-4 |
Final
| A.Murdoch/W.Wills | b | G.Gopperth/J.Gopperth | 9-7 |
Womens B Singles
Q/Final
| Shinae Bailey | b | Nikaela Boshier |
S/Final
| Alesha Ford | b | Meagan Brooks | 6-3 6-4 |
| Shinae Bailey | b | Min Zimmerman | 6-3 6-0 |
Final
| Alesha Ford | b | Shinae Bailey | 6-3 6-2 |
Social Combines
Q/Final
| M.Mead/C.Fergus | b | K.Stockman/B.Thomas | 7-6 6-2 |
| A.Powell/M.Powell | b | B.Stevenson/G.Death | 6-1 6-0 |
| A.Baylis/M.Daly | b | D.Bowater/H.Bowater | 6-3 6-1 |
S/Final
| G.Gopperth/M.Gopperth | b | M.Mead/C.Fergus | 6-0 6-3 |
| b |
Final
| b |
All further play was rained out.
Mens Social Doubles
| A.Baylis/M.Mead | b | K.Boland/M.Boland | 9-1 |
| A.Baylis/M.Mead | b | M.Parsonage/S.Parsonage | 7-6 6-3 |
| M.Parsonage/S.Parsonage | b | K.Boland/M.Boland | 9-2 |
| K.Stockman/A.Powell | b | M.Parsonage/S.Parsonage | 6-1 6-3 |
| K.Stockman/A.Powell | b | K.Boland/M.Boland | 9-1 |
| K.Stockman/A.Powell | b | A.Baylis/M.Mead | 6-2 6-2 |
Winners: Keith Stockman/Andrew Powell