SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ MATCHES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22344, 7 March 1938, Page 4

SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ MATCHES

TOURNAMENT BEGUN ON SATURDAY Bright tennis was played at the secondary schools’ tournament on Saturday morning, when more than 250 competitors representing every secondary school m Christchurch, as well as Rangiora and Amberley, took part. The girls’ matches were played at Wilding Park, and the boys at Linwood. The third round was reached in some of the girls’ events. The results are as follows: — GIRLS’ SECTION Senior Championship Singles D. Elsom beat H. Smith, 9-0; G. de Thier beat N. Hubbard, 9-2; F. Fleetwood beat P. Cuddon, 9-2; P. Cramp beat L. WynnWilliams, 9-2; Barbara Firth beat K. Sheehan, 9-0; C. Chester beat S. O'Donnell, 9-1; J. Wood beat M. Pepper, 9-4; F. Gould beat P. Sheffield, 9-1; P. Vercoe beat H. Butler, 9-4; M. Burrell beat G. Round by default. Second Round M. Gill beat R. Delahunt, 9-1; W. Murray beat A. Wright, 9-5; J. Hughes beat P. Christensen, 9-8; P. Donaldson beat J. Tait, 9-6; J. Linday beat J. Gowenlock, 9-4; J. Poison beat C. Rutherford, 9-6, T. Turnbull beat L. Ardath, 9-2; Burred beat M. Murray, 9-2; Elsom beat Vercoe, 9-3. Junior Championship Singles R. Clarke-Hall beat M. McKenzie, 9-3; P. Webb beat N. Waghorn by default; »■ Mann beat P. Taylor, 9-4; S. Lucas beat N. Barr, 9-0; T. Saunders beat H. Coles, 9-8; J. Lowry beat S. Marsh by default; M. Gabites beat J. Fraser, 9-2; M. Taylor beat J. Baker, 9-6; S. Brown beat M. Lynsk'ey, 9-6; M. Evans beat N. Noonan, 9-6; A. Hurstone beat G. Hamilton, 6-0; M. Pairman beat E. Barker, 9-4; P. Stevens beat T. Cullen, 9-0. Second Round D, Gardiner beat R. Noonan, 9-5; D. Milliken beat S. Montgomery, 9-1. Third Round Feron beat Saunders, 9-4. Senior Championship Doubles R. and R. Delahunty beat P. Donaldson and P. Sheffield, 9-7; T. Turnbull and C. Rutherford beat P. Cuddon and S. Sandston, 9-4; J. De Thier and J. Poison beat P. Vercoe and H. Kirby, 9-7; M. Ward and A. Sandston beat P. Christensen and E. Cattell, 9-8; M. Peppier and P. Cramp beat H. Greenwod and M. Senior, 9-6; M. Burrell and J. Lindsay beat D. Harris and K. Suckling, 9-2; A. Wright and J. Hughes beat J. Wood and N. Francis, 9-3; B. Wreaks and B. Day beat N. O’Boyle and N. Hawkins, 9-5; J. Hamilton and L. Wynn-Williams beat M. Archer and M. Lynskey, 9-1; F. Fleetwood and C. Chester beat N. Hubbard and B. Lewthwaite, 9-1; M. and N. Murray beat N. Waghorn and V. Rainey, by default.

Second Round Gould and Robb beat Hamilton and Wynn-Wllllams, 9-4; Fleetwood and Chester beat Ward and Sandston, 9-0; Wright and Hughes beat Gowenlock and Kempthorne, 9-6. Third Round Turnbull and Rutherford beat Burrell and Lindsay, 9-8. Senior Handicap Doubles

M. Little and P. Tipping beat D. Foster and A. Kay, 6-5; I. Martin and N. Neave beat D. Wood and L. Allen, 6-5: B. McFarlane and M. Macdonald beat J. Anderson and A. Kennet, 6-0; J. Stokes and T. Lock beat M. Hall and N. Swindell, 6-4; J. Robbins and J. McArthur beat S. Norrie and P. Greenslade, 6-4; P. Meares and M. Bannerman beat F. Purdie and H. Graham, 6-0; P. Gale and D. Kincaid beat M. Hilton and M. Campbell, 6-3: M. Law and N. Small beat P. Andrews and D. Rogers. 6-3; L. Ardath and P. Anderson beat J. Furze and R. Thomas, 6-1; M. Collins and H. Thomas beat M. Easterbrook and N. Hamilton, 6-1; M. Gil) and E. O’Brien beat A. Pepper and J. Clarke, 6-2; M. Saddler and E. Gardiner beat P. Foil and J. Hobday, 6-5; J. Holmes and D. Hughes beat S. -O’Donnell and K Sheehan, 6-4; Christy and McDonald beat Saddler and Gardiner, 6-3; B. Firth and H. Smith beat J. Munson and M. Candy, 6-0; Meares and Bannerman beat Martin and Neave, 6-3. Second Round Gill and O’Brien beat Little and Tipping, 6-4; Robbins and McArthur beat Flnnery and Murray, 6-5. Junior Handicap Doubles N. Clemens and M. Hanafln beat S. Montgomery and G. Hamilton, 6-5; N. Dobson and R. Barbour beat T. Stringer and P. Glasgow. 6-4; E. Nlchol and P. Bennett beat C.'Jewell and R. Slncock, 6-2; E. Bowker and J. Fraser beat P. Kitsoh and B. Foreman, 6-4; M. and A. Mercer beat M. Groves and C. Campbell, 6-4; M. Mackenzie and R. Harris beat W. Turner and J. Ford, 6-4; J. O’Connell and D. McKay beat P. Taylor and F. Feron, 6-4; R. Clarke-Hall and M. Chapman beat R. McGahey and K. Quinlivan, 6-5; A. Hewstone and D. Milliken beat S. Wilding and B. Hamilton, 6-0; J. Macfarlane and D. Gardiner beat M. Taylor and J. Harris, 6-4; Evans and Palrman beat E. Beri and J. O’Leary, 6-2; S. Lucas and D. Reese beat S. Hudson and R. Noonan, 6-3; R. Adams and J. Smart beat M. Mackenzie and E. Sutherland, 6-5; P. Webb and L. Ballin beat B. Graham and I. Kitson, 6-5. Second Round M. Satherley and N. Noonan beat Cleave and M. Denny, 6-0; Hanafln and Clemens beat Barker and Fraser, 6-5. BOYS* SECTION The following abbreviations have been used to indicate the schools:—St. Andrew’s, St. A.; Boys’ High School, 8.H.5.; Christchurch West, W; Rangiora District High School, R.; Technical College, T.; Cathedral Grammar, C.; Sumner District High School, Sum. Senior Championship Singles First Round S. Montgomery (R.) beat G. Pyke (8.H.5.), 9-3; N. Ackroyd (St. A.) beat Hibbard (C.), 9-4; B. Petrie (St. A.) beat T. McArthur (W.), 9-2; E. L. Cook (R.) beat Gllmour (8.H.5.), 9-4; N. A. Pearce (8.H.5.) beat W. Cunningham (St. A.), 9-3; F. T. Ball (8.H.5.) beat Smith (C.), 9-1; K. G. Heley (8.H.5.) beat Thompson (W.), 9-2; Skinner (St. A.) beat W. Hannah (8.H.5.), 9-3; A. Pratt (R.) beat W. B. Collett (8.H.5.), 9-1; C. D. Liggins (St. A.) beat H. H. Saunders (8.H.5.), 9-6; N. Armstrong (St. A.) beat R. Hart (8.H.5.), 9-5. Second Round A. F. Atkinson (8.H.5.) beat Noonan (Sum). 9-4; Hardie (W.) beat Brockett (8.H.5.), 9-3. Junior Championship Singles First Round L. Jory (T.) beat L. Corich (8.H.5.), 9-0; B. Britten (St. A.) beat N. Forsythe (8.H.5.), 9-6; H. Bilcliff (W.) beat N. Lester (8.H.5.), 9-2; B. Crawford (8.H.5.) beat M. Deamer (C.), 9-8; A. Cartwright (St. A.) beat A. Robinson (T.), 9-8; N. Taylor (W.) beat D. F. Cochrane (St. A). 9-0: H. Parsons (T.) beat M. Mercer (B H.S.), 9-2; D. Bills (T.) beat C. McLachlan (St. A.), 9-3; S. Nicol (8.H.E.) beat E. Woods (C.). 9-8. Second Round

L. Smaill (8.H.5.) beat K. Lane (T.), 9-5; W. D. Liggins (St. A.) beat J. Dell (T.), 9-3; L. Jory (T.) beat M. Hamilton (T.), 9-2. Senior Championship Doubles First Round N. Ackroyd and B. Petrie (St. A.) beat G. Pyke and H. H. Saunders (8.H.5.), 9-6: Armstrong and Skinner (St. A.) beat Hardie and Topp (W.). 9-4; Montgomery and Cook (R.) beat Hibbard and M. Deamer (C.), 9-4: Melbourne and Robinson (T.) beat Smith and E. Woods (C.), 9-8. Second Round A. P. Atkinson and K. G. Heley (Boys* High School) beat BilclifE and Dorreen (W.) 9*3. Senior Handicap Doubles First Round C. D. Liggins and W. Cunningham (St. A.) beat J. and P. Gilmour (8.H.5.), 6-2. Second Round L. Cater and J. Hadfield (8.H.5.) beat D Foot and J. Wood (St. A.), 6-2; E. Pratt and J. Mayer (R.) beat J. Collett and W. Brockett (8.H.5.), 6-1; C. D. Liggins and W. Cunningham (St. A.) beat W. Hannah and K. Berry (8.H.5.), 6-4. Junior Handicap Doubles First Round W D Liggins and B. Britten (St. A.) beat J. Hunter and N. A. Forsythe (8.H.5.). by default: L. L. Smaill and S. Nicol (8.H.5.) beat A. Cartwright and D. F. Cochrane (St. A.), 6-5. Second Round H. Parsons and D. Bills (T.) beat W. Barlow and J. D. Johnston (St. A.), 6-5; G. McLachlan and J. R. Cocks (St. A.) beat L. Corich and B. G. Crawford (8.H.5.). 6-4; Liggins and Britten (St. A.) beat McKenzie and Campion (St. A.). 6-1; L. Smaill and S. Nicol (8.H.5.) beat Baker and Gray (St. A.), 6-0.