Finalists Found In Junior Tennis

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30840, 27 August 1965, Page 12

Finalists Found In Junior Tennis

Rain prevented play in the Canterbury junior hard court tennis tournament at Wilding Park yesterday, but the tournament is expected to be concluded today. If it is wet again, matches will be held tomorrow. The most notable semifinal on Wednesday was in the under 17 boys' singles. D. Archer, of Rakaia, who eliminated the top seed on the first day. went out himself to D. Blackwell, of Cashmere High School, Another Rakaia boy. S. Cowie, who had been seeded second, was beaten by L. Shirwin, of Christchurch Boys’ High School, seeded third, without the Ws of a game.

In the under 19 boys' singles final, two Christchurch Boys’ High School players, J. Griffiths and D. Meredith, will meet. Neither was seeded. Griffiths put out the top seed on the first day and Meredith, a late entry, beat the second seeded P. McGoldbrick and then the third seeded L Rogers, of Southland. S. Bruce and J. Habgood will contest the under 17 girls’ final. Miss Bruce was unseeded but when the top seed J. Bishop withdrew because of illness she took her place in the draw and has justified it. In her semifinal she beat P. McLean, seeded fourth. L. Martin and L. Haines are the under 15 boys’ finalists and that was how they were seeded. The girls are G. Hampton, fourth and R Legge, second. Miss Hampton’s path was made easier by the withdrawal of the top seed, R. Dellow, but she won her semi-final with the loss of only three games.

D. Mitchell and K. Lewis are under 13 boys’ finalists, again according to seedings, and S. Moore and K. Davey are the girls. Miss Davey was seeded second but Miss Moore obtained her position by beating the top seed, Miss Haines. Results:— UNDER 19 Boys’ Singles First round.—D. Meredith beat P. McGoldrick, 6-5, 6-3. Semi-finals. —J. Griffiths beat A. Cronin, 6-1, 6-1; Meredith beat L. Rogers, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2. Boys’ Doubles Semi-finals.—G. Kerridge and L. Rogers beat C. Fowler and D. Hill, 6-0, 6-0: M. Barnes and J. Griffiths beat P. McGoldrick and J. Griffiths, 6-4, 6-2. UNDER 17 Boys’ Singles Semi-finals.—D. Blackwell beat D. Archer. 6-5, 2-6, 6-2; L. Sherwin beat S. Cowie, 6-0, 6-0. Girls’ Singles Quarterfinals. —P. Hopkinsnn beat C. Davey. 6-0, 6-1; J. Habgood beat J. Heenan. 6-4, 6-3.

Semi-final. —Habgood beat Hopkinson. 6-5, 1-6, 6-S. Boys’ Doubles First round.—K. Radcliffe and S. Cowie beat B. Clark and C. Jackson, 6-3. 56, 6-2: L. Sherwin and D. Blackwell beat J. McAuliffe and P. O'Connor. 6-4.

6-0; R. Pitama and M. Morrison beat L. Russell and D. Olley, 6-3, 0-6, 7-5. Girls’ Doubles First round.—P. Hopkinson and D. Curgenven beat C. Roberts and J. Heenan, 6-0, 6-2; J. Habgood and S. Bruce beat A. Watkins and S. Legge. 6-0. 6-2. UNDER IS Boys' Singles Quarter-finals.—L. Martin beat M. Heenan. 6-1, 6-3: W. Pitama beat B. Smyth. 6-2. 6-4: G. Archer beat D. Leadbetter. 6-5, 6-3; L. Haines beat D. Findlay, 6-2, 3-6. 6-0. Semi-finals. —Martin beat Pitama, 6-1, 6-2: Haines beat Archer, 6-4. 6-1. Girls’ Singles Semi-finals.—G. Hampton beat C. Archer. 6-2, 6-1; R. Legge beat P. Browning. 1-6. 6-1. 6-1. Boys' Doubles First round.—F. Versteg and K. Lewis beat L. Chapman and B. Habgood. 6-0, 6-3. Quarter-finals. —G. Archer and L Martin beat J. Roughan and K. Moran. 6-0. 6-2; D. Murray and B. O’Byrne beat R. Tuck and R. McGlmpsey, 5-6. 6-5, 7-5: N. Dillon and J. Findlay beat Versteg and Lewis, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1: L. Haines and D. Findlay beat D Jury and D. Leadbetter. 6-2, 6-5. Girls' Doubles First round.—J. Banfield and C. Davey beat P. Cosslns and R. Muschamp, 6-1. 6-0; C. McCurdy and K. Wilson beat C. Arthur and B. Wall. 6-5, 6-3: P. Browning and R. Legge beat K. Scotland and C. Palethorpe, 6-0, 6-1. UNDER 13 Boys’ Singles Semi-finals. —D. Mitchell beat D. Schroeder. 6-2, 6-1; K. Lewis beat R. Dillon, 6-2, 6-3. Girls’ Singles Semi-finals.—S. Moore beat J. Allison. 6-1, 6-1; K. Davey beat J. Bolt. 6-5, 6-4. Boys’ Doubles First round.—D. Schroeder and K. Lewis beat R. Adams and B. Clark, 6-1, 6-2: C. Tuck and D. Mitchell beat T. Mooney and T. Dorby, 6-1, 6-2. Girls' Doubles First round.—J. Gray and E. Pengelly beat J. Hart and S. Mote. 6-1, 6-4. r Semi-final.—S. Moore and J. Bolt beat Gray and Pengelly, 6-3. 6-2.