Mixed doubles finals in schools tennis

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33413, 20 December 1973, Page 10

Mixed doubles finals in schools tennis

B. Scott, of Shirley Boys’ High School, and Miss J. Ussher, of Lincoln High School, won the first final to be played in the Canterbury secondary schools tennis championships at Wilding Park yesterday.

In the final of the open mixed doubles, they beat D. Croy (Oxford District High School) and Miss P. Earle (Christchurch Girls’ High School), 4-6, 8-6, 8-6.

These pairs were seeded the other way round but, although the top seeds had much the better of the first set; Scott played some fine tennis in the next two sets and Miss Usher supported him solidly. However, Croy and Miss Earl were only a point away from winning in the third set. Scott and Croy have also reached the final of the boys’

singles by winning their pools of the round-robin.

After rain prevented play on Tuesday, a full day’s programme was completed yesterday and most finals should be completed today. One of the day’s upsets yesterday was in the under 16 boys’ singles when the top seed, M. Coutts, of Fairlie High School, was beaten by the seventh seed, M. Wheeler, lof Christchurch Boys’ High iSchool. Wheeler later reached I the final by beating the third- | seeded J. Smith (St Bede’s). I Results:— OPEN Boys' singles Round-robin. —Pool A: B. Scott (5.8.H.5.) beat J. Butterick (Ash. Coll.), 6-0, 6-1; Scott beat C. Hibbert (5.8.H.5.), 6-1, 6-4. Pool B; D. Croy (0.D.H.5.) beat B. Frampton (0.D.H.5.), 6-1, 6-1; A. Hight (Ash. Coll.) beat R. Fincii (A.H.S.), 9-11, 6-5, 6-4; Frampton beat Hight, 6-4. 8-6; Croy beat Finch. 6-1, 6-0. Girls' singles Round-robin.—L. Lewthwaite (Line H.S.) beat C. Dalzell (R.R.), 7-5, 2-6, 8-6; Dalzell beat H. Black (R.R.), 6-2 6-3; J. Ussher beat Black, 6-4, 6-2; Lewthwaite beat Black, 6-2, 6-2. Mixed doubles Final.—B. Scott and J. Ussher beat D. Croy and P. Earl, 4-6, 8-6, 8-6. UNDER 14 Boys' singles Second round.—James Smith (St B.) beat T. Timpson (C.D.H.S.), 6-2, 6-4; P. Burn (5.8.H.5.) beat D. Hunt (L.H.S.), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; W. Erikson (0.D.H.5.) beat P. Hugo, 6-1. 6-2; A. McDonald (St B.) beat D. Evans (8.H.5.), 8-6, 6-4. Quarter-finals. —M. Wheeler (C.8.H.5.) beat M. Coutts (F.H.S.), 6-2, 6-0; James Smith beat A. Dalzell (C.D.H.S.), 6-0, 6-2; L. Jacometti (L.H.S.) beat Burn 11-9, 6- McDonald beat Erikson, 6-1, Semi-final.—Wheeler beat Smith, 6-1, 6-2. Girls' singles Second round.—E. Coffey (V.M.) beat K. Rowe (H.D.H.S.), 6-1, 6-1; C. McMillan (A.G.H.S.) beat C. Dowker (A.G.H.S.), 6-4, 6-2; I. de Meyer (A.G.H.S.) beat E. Tattle (R.R.), 7-5 8-6; P. Lewthwaite (Line H.S.) beat L. Frampton (Line H.S.), 6-1, 6-1; C. Gylstra (A.G.H.S.) beat B. Jane (L.H.S.), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5; S. Erasmuson (H.D.H.S.) beat W. Parish (L.H.S.), 7- 6-0; J. Rowlands (A.G.H.S.I beat H. Millar (S.M.C.), 6-4, 6-2. Quarter-finals. —Coffey beat McMillan 6-0, 6-0; Lewthwaite beat de Meyer, 6-2, 6-0; Erasmuson beat Gylstra, 6-2, 6-1; J. Verdellen (A.G.H.S.) beat Rowlands, 6- 6-1. Semi-final.—Coffey beat Lewthwaite, 7-5. 6-4. Boys' doubles Second round.—A. Drewett and A. Murray beat P. Templeton and G. Bell, ‘6-2, 6-4. Mixed doubles Quarter-finals. —O. Hunt and B. Jane beat D. Evans and E. Coffey, 7-5. 10-8; L. Jacometti and W. Parish beat A. McDonald and C. McMillan, 6-1, 6-0; D. Simpson and P. Lewthwaite beat J. Smith and H. Millar, 6-2, 6-4. Semi-finals,—A. Dalzell and J. Verdellen beat Simpson and Lewthwaite, 6-2, 7-5; Jacometti and Parish beat Hunt and Jane, 7- 2-6, 6-4. Final—Dalzell and Verdellen beat Jacometti and Parish, 7-5, THIRD FORM Boys' singles Second round.—B. Hibbert (5.8.H.5.) beat B. Cromie (Ash. Coll.), 6-0, 6-3; S. Agar (C.8.H.5.) beat D. Rowe (5.8.H.5.), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1; S. Chalmers (C.8.H.5.) beat S. Doak (L.H.S.). 12-10. 6-3; S. Craib (5.8.H.5.) beat D. Warren (5.8.H.5.), 6-0, 6-0; D. Chapman (C.8.H.5.) beat B. Rathbone (8.H.5.), 6-2, 6-1; S. Evans (8.H.5.) beat C. Baxter (C.D.H.S.), 6-2, 6-1; G. Hayes (5.8.H.5.) beat R. Armstrong (C.8.H.5.), 6-0, 6-0; M. Campbell (M.H.S.) beat B. Hall (8.H.5.). 6-1. 6-1. Quarter-finals. —Hibbert beat Agar, 7-5, 6-0; Campbell beat Hayes, 6-0, 6-1. Girls' singles Second round.—C. Oakley (A.S.H.S.) beat J. Gold (A.G.H.S.), 6-1, 6-1; C. Bridgman (V.M.) beat N. Tocker (A.G.H.S.), 7-5, 6-2; K. Burn (A.G.H.S.) beat P. Harper (Line. H.S.). 6-0. 6-3; A. Brown (V.M.) beat N. Hay (R.R.), 6-1, 6-2; N. Steinmetz (A.G.H.S.) beat S. Costello (H.D.H.S.), 6-3, 6-4; J. Meates (S.H.C.) beat D. Slade, 6-0, 6-0. Quarter-finals.—Oakley beat Bridgman, 6-1, 6-2; V. Sandford (Ash. Coll.) beat Brown, 6-3, 8-6; Meates beat Steinmetz, 8-6, 6-2. Boys' doubles Second round.—S. Evans and D. Roke beat B. Hall and B. Rathbone, 6-2, 6-0. Girls' doubles Quarter-finals.—V. Sandford and N. Tocker beat M. Kelleher and M. Vertongen, 6-0, 6-3; C. Bridgman and A. Brown beat N. Hay and J. Marshall, 6-3, 6-2. Mixed doubles Quarter-finals. —S. Craib and K. Burn beat S. Doak and M. Vertongen. 6-2. 6-0; B. Hibbert and N. Tocker beat B. Cromie and V. Sandford, 6-4, 7-5. Semi-finals.—Craib and Burn beat S. Agar and C. Oakley, 6-4, 6-0; D. Chapman and J. Meates beat Hibbert and Tocker, 6-2, 6-1.

Final.—Chapman and Meatcs beat Craib and Burn, 6-2, 11-9.