Tennis Championships Reach Finals
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•WELLINGTON, Jan. 13. A splendid two-set victory in' the seml-finals over tlie women 's >singles champion, Miss E. G. Attwood (Auckland), by Mrs. J. J. MeVay (Welling ton) was the highlight of today 's play iix the national tennis chanxpionships. In the other women 's scmi-finals Mrs. E. Anderson (Wellington), ufeseed'ed player, took Miss M. Ker'r (Otago) to the third set before Miss Kerr woa, The nxep's •championship titi e holder, R. S. McKenzie (Wellington) move'ci iixto the final with an easy win over A. S. Burns (Auckland) but the other1 finalist, J. E. Robson (Otago), only beat O. M. Bold (Hutt Yalley) in the; fifth set after having nxatch point held against him in the fourth. A further minor surprise occurred in tlxe semi-finals of the mixed doubles when the champiofis, •McKenzie ana Mrs. McVay, lost a set to Burns and Miss J. Burke (Taranaki). Thoxigli the courts were comparatively well sheltered. from a southerly wind, enough gusts got through to be very troublesome from time to time. The gate takings also suffered a littlcbecause of the overcast and windy conditions and totalled between £70 and £80 — the lowest. Results; — Meji's Singles ^ Semi-finals: Robson beat Bold 1—6, 4—6, 6—3, 10—8, 6—2; McKenzie beat Burns 6 — 4, 6 — 4, 6—0. Men's Doubles • Quarter-finals; Becroft and Tills beat H. Launder and Taylor 6 — 2, 6—3, 4 — 6, 6—4. Women's Singles Semi-finals: Miss Kerr beat Mrs.! Anderson 4—6, 6 — ;3, 7—5; Mrs. McVay beat Miss Attwood 7—5, 6 — 3. j Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals: Burns and Miss Burke b.eat Robb and Mrs. Robb 6 — 1, 6 — 3r > - Semi-fianl: McKenzie and Mrs/ McVay beat Burns and Miss Burke 6 — 0, 4 — 6, 6—4. PLATE EVENTS Men's Singles Third. round: Wetherall beat Penfold 6—3, 1—6, 6 — 4, 8- — 6; Nicliolls beat White 6—4, • 6-^-4, 6 — 4. Quarter-finals: McOardle beat Childs 6—8, 6—2, 2—6, 6—3, 7—5; M. Souter beat Borougl/6— -3, 6—2, 6*-4. Women's Sin|tes Serni-final: .Mrs. GraJmm (Rutf Vailey) beat Mrs. Lawrence (Canterbury) 16 — 4; 6—2. \
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1949, Page 5
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338Tennis Championships Reach Finals Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1949, Page 5
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