TWO TITLES WON BY WHAKATANE IN SCHOOL TENNIS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 77, 16 December 1949, Page 6

TWO TITLES WON BY WHAKATANE IN SCHOOL TENNIS

Featuring devastating strokes from a two handed backhand R. Mahy, Whakatane, proved to be the outstanding player in the annual Bay of Plenty secondary schools championships held at Whakatane. Still under 15 years of age Mahy went through the tournament undefeated aryl in the senior boys’ singles final he ' defeated B. Gray, Te Puke, convincingly 9/3. Players from the Whakatane District High School competed in all the competitions and were successful in taking two titles. Beside winning the senior boys’ singles the school took the senior boys’ doubles when R. Heta and J. Wano beat M. Reed and H. Grady, Waihi, 9/4. Whakatane players also reached the finals of> the junior boys’ doubles, the senior girls’ singles and doubles and the junior girls’ singled. i ■ '

The schools sending representatives to the tournament were: Tauranga College (T), Waihi High School (Wai), Te Puke (TeP), Whakatane (Wh), Katikati (K) and Opotiki (O) District High Schools. Well over one hundred competitors took part in the championships which were most successfully conducted.' Detailed results of the tournament., were:—

Senior boys’ singles: (First round) C.- McCormack (Wai) defeated S. Pene i(O) 9/7, 8., Gray (TeP) defeated R. Sharplin (T) 9/,4; (second round) R. Mahy (Wh) defeated C. McCormack (Wai) 9/2, Bl Gray (TeP) defeated L. Bakewell (K) 9/3; (filial) R. Mahy defeated B. Gray 9/3. Senior boys’ doubles: (First round) L. McCarthy and R. Lipscombe (K) lost to J. Roe and F. Amoamo (O) 6/9, M. Reed and H. Grady (Wai) defeated D. Burnett and J. McCulloch (T) 9/8; (second round) R. Heta and J. Wano (W) defeated J. Roe and F. Amoamo (O) 9/4, M. Reed and H. Grady (Wai) defeated A. and H. P.uatu (TeP) : 9/8; (final) R. Heta and J. Wano defeated M. Reed and H. Grady 9/4. Junior (First round) L. Allely (Wh) lost to T. Hiini (TeP) 6/9, F. C!raid (O) defeated J. Robinson (Wai) 9/2; (second round) T. Polley (K) defeated T. Hiini (TeP) 9/6, J. Nicoll (T) defeated R. Craig (O) 9/2; (final) J. Nicoll defeated T. Polley 9/2. ' ( Junior boys doubles: (First round) D. Harris and J. Sunderland (K) lost to R. Spring and J. Hankins (Wh) 4/9, J. Carter and M.v Hague (O) defeated McCausland and I. Robinson (TeP)'9/1; (second round) T. Roberts and B. Hunter (Wai) lost to Spong and Hawkins (Wh) 4/9, B. Baxter and D. Cochane (T) defeated J. Carter and M. Hague (G) 9/6; (final) B. Baxter and D. Cochrane defeated R. Spong and J.'Hawkins 9/2. Senior girls’ singles: (First round) G. Ngawhika (TeP)j lost ’to L. Rauley (K) 3/9, I. Grant (Wh) defeated K. Rangi (O) 9/5; (second round) K. Christie (T) defeated L. Rapley (K) 9/2; I. Grant (Wh) defeated A. Alcock (Wai) 9/1; (final) K. Christie defeated I. Grant 9/8. Senior girls’ doubles: (First round) M. Baigent and B. Rapley (K) defeated M. Clarke and I. Rota (TeP) 9/4; (second round) M. Raureti and D. Harawira (Wh) defeated M. Baigent and B. Rapley (K) 9/4;' C. Parkinson and A. Newland (T) defeated R. Andrews and N. Rewharewha (O) 9/4; (final) C. Parkinson and A. Newland defeated M. Raureti and D. Harawira 9/6. Junior girls’ singles (First round) A. Brake (K) defeated M. Ellery (Wai) 9/7, E. Borell (T) defeated V. Mclntosh (TeP) 9/0; (second found) M. Pithie (Wh) defeated M. Brake \(K) 9/3, J. Ball (O). defeated E. Borell (T) *9/7; (final) J. Ball defeated M. Pithie 9/8. Junior girls’ doubles: (First round) C. Smith and P. Gardiner (T) defeated C. Reid and N. Perfect (OX 9/1; (second round) T. Bryers and J. Shaw (Wh) lost to C. Smith and P. Gardiner (T) 1/9, L. Snow and J. Naera (TeP) defeated B. Birss and J. Murdoch (Wai) 9/6; (final) C. Smith and P. Gardiner defeated L. Snow and J. Naera 9/3. ■/.