LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 88, 15 April 1939, Page 18

LAWN TENNIS.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. TOURNEY AT WINDMILL ROAD AND MOUNT EDEN. The annual championship tournament of the Auckland Primary Schools' Tennte Association was commenced yeaterday. A large number of players representing all the primary schools in Auckland took part and the very high standard of play witnessed was particularly gratifying to the coaches and the officials in charge of the tournament. The boys' competitions were held at the Windmill Road courts, while the girls' matches were contested at the Mount Eden Club's courts. The eemi-finals and finals of all the events were arranged for Windmill Road courts this morning. Buttons will be presented to the winners and the runnersup after the matches. Chief results of yesterday's contests:— BOYS' SINGLES. Quarterfinals: A. Pert (Meadowbank) beat R. Mitchell (Meadowbank), 5 —2; H. Grinter (Mount Roskill) beat L. Morton (Meadowbank), s—l; S. Davenport (St. Helier's) beat J. Fisher (Meadowbank), s—l; J. Curson (Maungawhau) beat R. Hopper (St. Helier's), 5 —2. BOYS' DOUBLES. Qualifiers for semi-finals won their three matches by. the following margins: A. Pert and R* Mitchell (Meadowbank), s—l, s—o. 0—0: Duffln and Noad (Cornwall Park), 5—3. 5 —2, 5—2; D. Pert and N. Mitchell (Meadowbank). 5 —2 s—o,5 —0, s—l;5 —1; Grinter and White (Mount Roskill), s—l, s—o,5 —0, 5—4. — GIRLS' SINGLES. Quarter-finals: V. Mandcno (Takapuna) beat M. Lornie (Meadowbank), s—o;5 —0; J. Anderson (Meadowbank) beat M. Noad (Cornwall Park). 5 —4; H. Redwood (Bayfield) beat P. Bcatts (Takapuna), s—o; M. Elliott (Meadowbank) beat J. Davies (Takapuna), 5—3. GIRLS' DOUBLES. Quarterfinals: J. Davies and G. Gilbert (Takapuna) beat M. Fountain and M. Lornie (Meadowbank), 5—2; L. Lardner and 11. Cartwright (Maungawhau) beat V. Norden and W. Anderson (Takapuna), 5—2; A. Harland and O. Brasswel! (Maungawhau) beat A. Merson and V. La vers (Meadowbank), 5—2; S. Webster and N. Barnes (Meadowbank), 5—4.