Schools Tennis

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 306, 17 March 1928, Page 13

Schools Tennis

FINALS PLAYED TO-DAY MISS NEWTON WINS SINGLES Primar and secondary schols tennis championships of Auckland were continued to-day at Remuera courts. Miss Delia Newton (Technical College), the school girl who plays for Eden and Epsom’s second team, had a tussle in the lna.l of the secondary schols singles, in which she beat Miss R. Taylor (St Cuthbert’s). Playing her forehand aggressively, Miss Newton, who was last year’s runner-up, let 2—l and 5—2, but lost conldence and the set 5—7. In the next two sets, however, she showed decided superiority over a less-conldent opponent. The tennis was of good standard. B. Chalmers (Takapuna), a son of the Parnell player, C. C. Chalmers, is the lrst holder of the primary schools title. He showed a much better knowledge of strokes and court craft than .the other lads. In the final he met Cochrane (Otahuhu), who nearly won the second set, after leading 3—l and 4 —3. Results of to-day’s play: SECONDARY SCHOOLS Girls’ Singles.—Final: Miss T. D. Newton beat Miss R. Taylor, 5—7, 6—3, 6—4. Girls’ Doubles. —Third Round: Misses La Roche and Griffiths beat Misses Conway and Singleton, 9—3. Fourth round: Misses La Roche and Griffiths beat Misses Kissling and Moloney, 9—3; Misses Rukutai and Newton beat Misses Littleproud and Rennie, —l. Semi-final: Misses Rukutai and Newton beat Misses La Roche and Griffiths, 9—3. PRIMARY SCHOOLS Boys’ Singles.—Fourth round: Chalmers beat Gunn, 7—5; Hedge beat Thompson, 7—3; Cochrane beat Roberts, 7—o; Docherty beat Kerr, 7—3. Semifinal: Chalmers beat Hedge, 9—2; Cochrane beat Docherty, 9—o. Final: Chalmers beat Cochrane, 6—3. 6—5. Boys’ Doubles. —Third round: Gunn and Kerr beat Parry and Norris, 7—4; Butler and Mains beat Chalmers and Horden, 7—6; Lewisham and Lewisham beat Bond and Thompson, 7—5; Hedge and Cochrane beat Rendell and Montgomery, 7 —2. Semi-final: Gunn and Kerr beat Butler and Mains, 9—5; Hedge and Cochrane beat Lewisham and Lewisham, 9—4. Girls’ Singles.—Fourth round: A. Grange beat P. Ellerington, 7—3: B. Griffiths beat G. Walker, 7— 4; D. Peters beat M. Taylor, 7—l; B. Gardner beat B. Lane, 7 —2. Semi-final: D. Peters beat B. Gardner, 9—2. Girls’ Doubles.—Third round* A. Grange and B. Hill beat L. Goddard and W. Allmutt, 7—3; M. McLeod and O. Rowe beat D. Bailey and N. Double, 7—3; D. Peters and J. Biss beat B. and J. Goodwin, 7—o. Semi-final: B. Hill and A. Grange beat M. McLeod and O. Rowe, 9 — 6.