N.I. Tennis Finals To Be Played Today

Chronicle (Levin), 5 January 1949, Page 7

N.I. Tennis Finals To Be Played Today

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W -fciljLiliN GTOiN, Jan. 4. The finals were reaehed in all events except the niixed doubles, when the North Island tennis ehampionships were eontinned at Mitehell Park, Lower Hutt, today. Surprise resuits ineluded R. V. Robb's . win over A. S.: Burns, . Robb being seeded .seventh and Burns" third; the very close run C. Angas, seeded eighth, gave O. M. Bold, seedecf second; afid the ease with which Robb and P. Nicholls beat Angas and J. Hamilton, a Wellington Wilding Shield pair. The finals tomorrow will be contested by J. E. .Robson and Bold (singles), RobsOn and Bold and J. A. Barry and A. S. Burns (doubles), Miss E. Attwood 'and Miss Beverley (singles), Misses Attwood and M. Kerr and Mesdames J. Robb and J. J. McVay (doubles;, and in the junior singles events by J, McDonald and W. Glass, both of Wellington and Miss J. Dudding, Hutt Valley, and Miss J. Burke, Taranaki. There are still several matches in the open mixed doubles event to be played before the finalists are found. , Men's Singles Quartex'-finals : Robson ueat -Barry, 5 — (>, 6 — 4; Rob beat Burns, 6 — 1, (i — 4. Semi-finals: Robson beat Robb, 6 — 3, 6 — 3; Bold beat Angas, 3 — G, G — 2, 6 — 4. Men's Doubles Quarter-finals: Bold and Robson bcal Mackie and Wetlierall, 6 — 1, Gt — .1; Becroft and Tills beat Taylor aiul Lauder, G — 1, 7—5; Bai-ry and Burns beat Brown and Lusk, G — 4, 4 — 6, 0—2; Robbs and Nicholls beat Angas and Hamilton, 6 — 0, G — 1. . Semi-finals:.. Bold and Robson beat Becroft and Tills, 6 — 1, 4 — G, G — 4; Barry and Burns beat Robb aud Nicholls, 7- — 5, 6 — 4. Women's Singles Quarter-finals: Miss Jolmson beat Miss Becroft, 6 — 4, 5 — 7, 6 — 4. Semi-finals: Miss Beverley beat Miss Kerr, G — 1, 7 — 5; Miss Attwood beal Miss Jolinson, G — 1, G — 2. Women's Doubles Quarter-finals: Mesdames Robb and McVay beat Mesdames P*les and An-

deraon, 6— -2, 6—41; Misses Beverley auct | Neave beat Misses Longton and Maegibbon, 5 — 7, 7—5, G — 2; Misses Attwood and Kerr beat Mrs. Graham and Miss Dudding, 6—1, 6 — 3; Misses Pyle and Robertson beat Misses Bayfield and Moo.re, 6—0 ,6 — -0. Semi-finals: Mesdames Robb and McVay beat Misses' Beverley and Neave, 6 — 2, 6—2; Misses Attwood and Kerr beat Misses Pyle and Robertson, 6 — 3, 6—1. Mixed Doubles ' Second-' rouhd: "Becroft and Miss Redwood beat Wade and Miss Robbins, 6—1, 8—6; Robson and Miss Kerr beat Perry and' Miss Boslier by default; Burns and Miss Burke beat BurtheMique and Miss Pyle, 6 — 1, 6—0 ; Brown and Miss Becroft beat Smith and Miss Robertson, 6 — 4, 6 — 2; Willis and Mrs. Gyles beat Benstead and Miss I. Maedonald; 6 — -1, 6—2. Third round: Robson and Miss Kevr beat Nicholls and Miss-Macken, 6—3, 6 — 3 ; Angas and Miss Pleming beat MeDonald and Miss Dudding, 6 — 1, 6 — 1; Robb and Mrs. Robb beat Becroft and Miss Redwood, 6 — 2, 6 — 2; Painter and Mrs. McVay beat Maekie and Miss Neave, 6 — 2, 6 — 2; Ferkins and -Mrs. Graham beat Willis and Mrs. Gyles by default; Brown and Miss Becroft beat Tills and Miss Johnson, 6 — r2, 6 — 2; Lusk and Miss Beverley beat Burns and Miss Burke, 6 — 8, 5 — 7, 6 — 1; Bold and Miss Longton beat Roussell and Mrs. McGregor, 6 — 2, 7 — 5. Quarter finals: Painter and Mrs. McVay beat Ferkins and Mrs. Graham, 6 — 3, 6 — 3; Robson and Miss Kerr beat Angas, and Miss Fleming. 6— -2; 6 — 2. '