LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25090, 23 January 1947, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT EXCELLENT MATCHES " PLAYED (P.A.) WELLINGTON. January 22. Sweeping in gusts across the courts, a strong north-west wind made accurate play very difficult at the New Zealand junior lawn tennis championships to-day at Mitchell Park, Lower Hutt. For the most part, the competitors adapted themselves to the difficult conditions. Although a high standard of play was hard to maintain, some excellent matches were seen by a large crowd. Results:— BOYS’ SINGLES Third Round.—V. Donnelly (Otago) beat IL. S. Shand (Wellington), 6-3, 6-2; P. Healey (Auckland) beat W. Tolhurst (Wairarapa), 6-2, 6-2; M. Otway (Auckland) beat L. Douthett (Hutt Valley), 6-4, 6-2; A. N. Bailey (Christchurch) beat D. Beckett (Wellington), 7-5, 7-9, 6-3; D. Robinson (Wellington) beat A. Mowbray (Auckland), 6-3, 7-5; R. Arbuckle (Wellington) beat R. J. Blewden (Hastings), 6-0, 6-2; K. Goldfinch (Auckland) beat A. Graves (Otago), 6-0, 6-0; W. Keys (Taumarunui) beat W. Pritchard (Wellington), 5- 6-1, 6-4. GIRLS’ SINGLES Third Round.—V. Johnson (Auckland) beat' J. Callinan (Auckland), 8-6, 6-4; S. Hutchison (Canterbury) beat A. Murray (Canterbury), 6-4, 6-2; J. Dudding (Hutt Valley) beat P. Joplin (Wellington), 6-1, 6- E. Becroft (Auckland) beat F. McKeown (Auckland) 6-2, 6-2; J. Burke (Auckland) beat J. Wells (Auckland), 6-0, 6-3; J. Webster (Wellington) beat A. Wilson (Auckland), 6-4, 6-2; P. Drower (Auckland) beat A. Cuddon (Canterbury), 6-1, 7-5; F. Signal (Hutt Valley) beat N. Worthington (Auckland), 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. BOYS’ DOUBLES

First Round.—Reynolds and Goldfinch beat Blewden and Jones, 6-4, 6-2; Smith and Green beat Hart and Pearce by default; Graves and Gray beat Keys and Parker, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Glass and Robinson beat McKenzie and Wright, 6-1, 2-6, 6- McLuskie and Taylor beat Sharplin and Brydon, 6-1, 6-1; Dean and Hills beat Isaacs and Wilson, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Benstead and lloddinott beat Sugrue and Williams, 7- 7-5; Cooper and Little beat Wilkinson and Lewthwate, 6-1, 6-1; Arbuckle and Shand beat Boon and Titter, 6-2, 6-1; Douthett and Double beat Bailey and Chapple, 6-2, 6-2; Logan and Leopold beat Scrivener and Pattison, 6-0, 6-3; Donnelly and Allan beat Welch and Welch, 6-2, 6-1; Pritchard and Duncan beat Beckett and McDonald, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Otway and Mowbray beat Tolhurst and White, 6-0, 6-4. GIRLS’ DOUBLES First Round.—Williams and Joplin beat Becroft and Huskstep, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Browne and Evans beat Bentley and Dawson, 3-6. 6-3, 6-2; Jarrett and Wells beat O’Loughlin and Scott, 7-5, 7-5; Young and Coles beat Johnston and Lowry, 8-6, 6-1; Norman and Pierce beat R. McNeill and Sorenson, 6-2, 7-5; Signal and M. McNeill b.eat Pritchard and Castle, 6-2, 6-4; Wilson and Raines beat S. Webster and Dudding, 6-2,. 6-4; McKeown and Callinan beat Murray and Vile, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4; P. Belcher and Manhire beat Stewart and Loughnan, 6-2, 6-1; Moore and Little beat Hines and Hanrahan, 6-2, 6-1; M. Belcher and Cooper beat Blick and Taylor, 6-1, 7-5; Smith and Dykes beat Burch and Gordon, 8- 6-4, 8-6: Johnson and Johnson beat Wood and J. Webster, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. MIXED DOUBLES First Round.—Parker and Miss M. McNeill beat White and Miss Cooke, 6-8, 8-6, 8-6; Isaacs and Miss Burch beat McLuskie and Miss Scott, 6-0, 6-0; Benstead and Miss Bentley beat Byron and Miss Taylor, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Robinson and Miss Dykes beat Pritchard and Miss Pritchard 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; Reynolds and Miss Drower beat Hills and Miss Signal, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Cooper and Miss A. Wilson beat Tolhurst and Miss Robinson, 6-0, 6-1; Double and Miss Dudding beat Signal and Miss McCaskey, 6-0, 6-0; Lewthwaite and Miss Vile beat Dentice and Miss Smith, 6-0, 6-2; Mowbray and Miss Burke beat Cash and Mrs McKeown, 6-2, 6-2; Taylor and Miss S. Webster beat Dean and Miss Moore, 6-4, 6-2.

Second Round.—Ottway and Miss Johnson beat Little and Miss Becroft, 6-4, 7-5; Isaacs and Miss Burch beat Parker and Miss McNeill, 7-5, 6-1: Shand and Miss J. Webster beat Benstead and Miss Bentley. 6-3, 6-2; Glass and Miss Cloughlin beat Logan and Miss Pierce, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3; Duncan and Miss Castle beat Graves and Miss Evans, 6-2, 6-8, 6-4; Robinson and Miss Dykes beat Sharplin and Miss Blick, 6-1, 6-0; Reynolds and Miss Drower beat Bayley and Miss Cuddon, 6-0, 9-7; Familton and Miss Familton beat Williams and Miss Wilson, 6-2, 6-2; McKenzie and Miss Murray beat Smith and Miss Wells, 6-1, 6-1; Chapple and Miss Hutchison beat Jones and Miss Johnson, 6-0, 6-3; Goldfinch and Miss Worthington beat Allen and Miss Hanrahan, 7-5, 6-4; Mowbray and Miss Burke beat Lewthwaite and Miss Vile, 6-0, 6-2; Healey and Miss Callinan beat Arbuckle and Miss Joblin, 6-3, 6-2.