JUNIOR TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 January 1939, Page 6

JUNIOR TENNIS

NX CHAMPIONSHIPS PLAY AT WANGANUI. A NUMBER OF SURPRISES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI. January 19. Play in the third round of the boys and girls’ singles provided surprises and tennis of a high standard today in the New Zealand junior tennis championships in Wanganui. In the singles championships 'eight players are left in each event, Results:— BOYS’ PLATE. '* First round: Kidd beat McDonald, 9-7; Webster beat Sheppard, 9-0; P. Smith beat Dunning, 9-4; Tree beat Nash, 9-6; Benning beat Hoare, 9-2; Winstanley beat Rountree, 9-7; Payne beat Lull'. 9-4; Welsh beat Thompson, 9-8; Feaver beat Roach, 9-7; Blenkhorn beat Harland, 9-0; Perry beat Stewart, 9-6; Barrance beat Taylor, 9-3: Gollan beat Sisley, 9-2; Kitt beat Boosey, 9-7: Dunn beat McCracken, 9-5. Second round: Kidd beat Reid, 9-3; P. Smith beat Webster, 9-7; Free beat Benning, 9-6; Payne beat Winstanley. 9-G. GIRLS’ PLATE. First round: Miss Murphy beat Miss Piper, 9-5; Miss Gray-Young beat Miss Paul, 9-7: Miss Jones beat Miss Dustin 9*l; Miss Burrell beat Miss Frankish, 9-0; Miss Dickie beat Miss Alexander, 9-1; Miss Thompson beat Miss Watt, 9-6; Miss Newman beat Miss Best, 9-6; Miss Evans beat Miss Riddell, 9-7; Miss O'Neill beat Miss Dunn, 9-4; Miss Sexton beat Miss Holland, 9-4; Miss Todd beat Miss Board. 9-2; Miss Ludlow beat Miss Izard, 9-8. Second round: Miss Fleetwood beat Miss Murphy, 9-4: Miss Jones beat Miss Gray-Young,' 9-1; Miss D'Ath beat Miss C'Neill, 9-1; Miss Tvlerrie beat Miss Thompson, 9-0; Miss Evans beat Miss Newman, 9-3. BOYS’ SINGLES. Third round: A. Burns (Auckland) beat J. Barton (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-2; R. Stevens (Otago) beat N. Dix (Wanganui), 6-3, 6-4; B. Kelly (Wellington) beat H. Johnson (Waikato), 6-3, 6-2; F. Haddock -(Waikato) beat J. Walker (Wellington), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; D. Smith (Wellington) beat A. Johns (Manawatu), 6-4, 6-3; R. McKenzie (Welling;toii) beat J. Smith (North Auckland), 9*7, 6-3; R. Forsyth (Marlborough) beat A. Daly (Wellington), 5*7, 6*l, 6*2; R. Secorcl beat O. McKlisky (Wangg* nui), 6-1, 6*l.

Quarter-final: Burns beat Stevens, 6-0. 6-4. BOYS’ DOUBLES. Third round: Thomson and Johnston beat Kelly and Johns, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; Burns and J. Smith beat Blenkhorn and Benning, 6-0, 6-1; Secord and Barton beat Roach and Haddock, 6*2, 6-3. GIRLS' SINGLES. Third round: Miss B. Warren (Taranaki) beat Miss M. Hodges (Auckland). 1-6, 6-4, 6-4; Miss B. Potter (Auckland) beat Miss E. Gilmour (Wellington), 6-1, 6-0; Miss J. Nicholls (Wellington) beat Miss W. Smith (North Auckland), 5-6, 6-1, 8-6; Miss J. Wallace (Auckland) beat Miss C. Chester (Canterbury), 6-4, 5-6, 6-2; Miss R. Hodges (Auckland) beat Miss C. Jacobs (Manawatu), 6-1, 6-4; Miss D. Elsom (Canterbury) beat Miss L. Lloyd (Marlborough), 6-3. 6-8; Miss J. Carrell (Wellington) beat Miss J. Wilson (Wellington, 5-6, 6-0, 6-1; Miss N. Symes (Auckland) beat Miss P. Monkman (Wellington), 6*o, 6’4. GIRLS' DOUBLES. Third ijound; Misses Elsom and Fleetwood beat Misses Izard and Sutherland, 5-6, 6-1, 6-2; Misses Monkman and Nicholls beat Misses Piper and Newman. 6-3, 6*3. MIXED DOUBLES. ■

Third round: Barton and Miss Elsom beat Blenkhorn and Miss Jacobs. 6-5, 6-4; A. Burns and Miss M. Hodges won from D. Feaver and Miss H. Howie by default; Barrance and Miss C. Chester beat Sisley and Miss M. Thompson, 6-0; 6-1; Walker and Miss E. Gilmour beat Benning and Miss E. GrayYoung, 6-0, 6-3; B. Kelly and Miss. J. Nicholls won from D. Smith and Miss N. Huso by default: A. Johns and Miss R. Hodges beat Thompson and Miss B. Sutherland. 6-4, 4-6. 6-1; Blenkhorn and Miss C. Jacobs won from McGirr and Miss D. Murphy, by default; K. Bar. ton and Miss Elsom beat. Daly and Miss J. Elsom. (j'-O. 6-1: P. Smith and Miss M. O’Neill beat Hoare and Miss H. Todd, 6-3, 6-5; Secord and Miss M. Burrell beat Kidd and Miss B. Holland. 6-1, 6-3: Kitt and Miss D. Dickie beat Rountree and Miss J. Piper. 6-3. 6-2; Forsyth rind Miss Lloyd beat Gollan and Miss Riddell, 6-4. 6-1; J. Smith and Miss W. Smith beat McKenzie and Miss Ludlow, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; McCracken arid Miss Warren beat Reid and Miss Smith. 6-2, 6-2: Haddock and Miss Potter beat Sheppeid and Miss Jones, 6-1. 6-0.

PLAY CONTINUED TODAY. MANY INTERESTING GAMES. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association, i WANGANUI. This Day. The N.Z. junior championships are being continued today when many interesting games were played. The following are the results: — MIXED DOUBLES. Third round.—Burns and Miss Hodges boat P. Smith and IV). O'Neill 6 0. 6/2; Forsyth and Miss Lloyd beat Secord and Miss Burrell. 6/4. 6/3; Smith and Miss Smith boat Dusin and Miss Morkman. 6/4, 6'2. BOYS' SINGLES. Quarter final. —R. Secord boat R. Forsyth. 0/3. 7/5; B. Potter beat B. Warren, 3 '6. 6'2. 6/3. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Fourth round.—Miss D. Elsom beat Miss R. Hodges, 6/5, 6/4; Miss N. Symes beat Miss J. Canell. 6/1. 6'3.