TENNIS PRODIGY.
TWO MORE WINS FOR JEAN NICHOLL. Independent Cnble Service. LONDON*, June 11. The lt>-\ ear-old piil, Je.in Xicholl, whose tennis form clitic* rcu'aid as outstati'linil, ciwily deieiiif.l li.ttv Xiithiill .(> •_>. o -j.) in the final oi llie St. Ueorge'e Hill tournanieiit.
Slie then partnered Alice Marble fl'uited State-i chainpion when they won the doubles final, defeating' Mrs. M. R. King and -Miss Harvey, t>—3, 3 0, 6—l. With her fine stroke equipment, baikefl by robust physiciue. .lean Niclmll last year won the British junior championship without loss of n set. In tlie linal she runreded only one Kanie. the srore against M. T. Harris being; (i 0. 0-1. Tlipw two (tirls won the doubles and Mi«s Xicholl, with her brother, was also successful ill the mixed doubles championship.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 136, 12 June 1939, Page 16
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