Martin Beats Rival In Junior Tennis

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30531, 28 August 1964, Page 17

Martin Beats Rival In Junior Tennis

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Martin won the final of the under 19 boys’ singles in the Canterbury junior hard court championships at Wilding Park when he beat Mitchell 3-6. 6-1, 64. The national under 17 champion and Canterbury under 19 champion, Mitchell was ranked third junior in the province to Martin’s fifth at the end of last season. Yesterday Martin gave a superior performance. When Mitchell won the first set 6-3, it looked as if the result would be according to form. Then all purpose seemed to go out of Mitchell’s play. As Martin served with strength—he had several aces —and excelled with passing shots, the left-handed Mitchell deteriorated sadly. He lacked concentration and his shots were wild. Martin won the second set 6-1 and went to 3-0. Mitchell fought back and survived eight match points at 3-5 before he went down to Martin’s smoother stroking and touch play. Yesterday’s finals were played In atrocious conditions—wet courts, spraying balls and a bad light—but the tournament was forced to a conclusion because a number of Southlanders were to leave for an Auckland tournament. When the two Bangi-ruru girls. H. Caldwell and G. Thompson, contested the under 19 girls’ final it was the secondseeded Caldwell who won comparatively easily, 6-1, 6-4. Thompson played some attractive strokes, especially on her backhand, but Caldwell had more control, covered the court better and forced more openings. Down at the beginning of the second set, Thompson fought back to lead 4-3 but could not maintain the advantage. Although much slighter than his Southland opponent, P. Fahy, D. Meredith, of Boys' High School, had more pace on his ground strokes and placed his volleys intelligently. Fahy produced some strong services but after that was usually on the defence. The under 15 boys, L. Martin, of Christ’s College, and D. Blackwell (Cashmere High School) had a game of chopping, lobbing and retrieving with Martin more accurate than the left-handed Blackwell. Martin won 6-2, 6-1 not a little because Blackwell became impatient with his controlled strokes. For a girl of 13, R. Legge, of Heaton Intermediate, showed remarkable pace of service and drive to beat R. Dillon with the loss of only one game in the girls’ under 15 final. As at the Easter tournament, the visiting Southlanders were far and away the masters of the under 13 sections. B. McDowell (Southland) was a stronger, more trained youngster than his local opponent. B. Mor-ison

M. t fr2 bOy8 ’ 6nal ’ * nd he won lsndo , r h h.H lr . ls ’ fln * 1 ’ one Southp RrlJ^ d *1 meet ano, h«r and P. Browning beat her colleague, a game Wlthout the ios s of tit^ OW .j, n / «" lshc d with three douhl.T 1 * won the R* rls ' (SmHhi.nHy itb D ’ Ferguson w i ?h th L a l? ) ’ ind ‘he mixed with McDowell. Results: UNDER l» ? oys \ Singles VitlhiiT^V« *f artin beat J Mitehell, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Girls’ Singles Tk lna • — H - Caldwell beat G Thompson, 6-1. 6-4. , Boys’ Doubles w „P al - _ r J ’ Mitchell and J. RnrtV n be /J w ’ Davls and E Rodgers. 6-2, 6-4. Girls’ Doubles Final.—M. Dyhrberg and I bcat G ’ Thompson and A. Tosswill, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Mixed Doubles r? t"® 1 -— L - Legge and Miss P. Dickey beat J. Mitchell and Miss I. Browning, 7-5, 7-5. UNDER 17 Boys’ Singles _ Y nal ~ D - Meredith beat P. Fahy, 6-1, 6-0. Girls’ Singles Final.—j. Bishop beat Hopkinson by default. Boys’ Doubles Final.—G. McEachran and M. Clements beat D. Archer and G. Archer, 6-4, 6-4. Girls’ Doubles -Final. —J. Habgood and J. Bishop beat P. McLean and D. Curgenren 6-1, 6-2. Mixed Doubles Quarter-final.—L. Sherwin and Miss J. Habgood beat G. McNeill and Miss D. Brebner, 9-5. Semi-finals.— D. Meredith and Miss J. Bishop beat Sherwin and Miss Habgood, 9-5; G McEachran and Miss P. McLean beat M. Clement and Miss P. Hopkinsoh. 9-4. Final.—McEachran and Miss McLean beat Meredith and Miss Bishop, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. UNDER 15 Boys’ Singles Final.—L. Martin beat D. Blackwell, 6-2, 6-1. Girls’ Singles Final.—R. Legge beat R. Dillon, 6-0, 6-1. Boys’ Doubles Semi-final.—R. Webster and P. King beat N. Muir and K. Wilson, 8-6, 6-4. Final.—L. Martin and D. Blackwell beat Webster and King, .6-1, 6-4. Girls’ Doubles Final.— S. Stirling and J. Roy beat T. Sutherland and E. Thomas, 6-2, 7-5. Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals.—R. W’ebster and Miss S. Stirling beat M. Corkery and Miss T. Sutherland, 9-2; I. Webster and Miss J. Roy beat N. Walker and Miss E. Thomas, 9-8; K. Wilson and Miss B. Nurse beat P. King and Miss G. Hampton. 9-6; T. Guthrie and Miss R. Dillon beat K. Rohan and Miss A. McQueen 9-5. Semi-finals.—l. Webster and

Miss Roy beat Wilson and Miss Muir, 9-3: R. Webster and Miss Stirling beat Guthrie and Miss Dellow, 9-1. Final.—R. Webster and Miss Stirling beat I. Webster and Miss Roy, 6-4, 6-2. UNDER 13 Boys’ Singles Final.—B. McDowell beat B. Morrison, 6-1, 6-2. Girls' Singles Final.—P. Browning beat W. Collins 6-0, 6-0. Mixed Doubles Semi-final.—R. Bowie and Miss R. Tayles beat M. Peacock and Miss E. Fyfe, 9-2. Final.— B. McDowell and Miss P. Browning beat Bowie and Miss Tayles, 6-1, 6-1. Boys’ Doubles Semi-final.—R. McGimpsey and B. Morrison beat L. Chapman and W. Grigg, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. Final.—M. Day and K. Lewis beat McGimpsey and Morrison, 6-2, 6-0. Girls’ Doubles Final.—D. Ferguson and P. Browning beat L. Swanson and W. Collins. 6-1, 6-1.