Juniors show good form in tennis
The juniors, C. Brading and P. Hampton, had two notable victories in the men’s doubles at the Trans Tours tennis tournament at Wilding Park on Saturday. They had clear wins over the more-experienced combina-
tions of S. Menzies and T. Mooney and W. Thom and G. Harris. Play on Saturday was confined to men’s and women’s doubles and the tournament will continue next Saturday with the first rounds of the singles.
Results:— MEN'S DOUBLES First round. —C. B rading and P. Hampton beat S. Menzies and T. Mooney, 6-1, 6-1; H. Robinson and S. Harley beat L. Elliott, and C. Hunt, 5-7. 6-4, 6-2; L. Blackwell and G. Moses beat L. Walton and P. Gibson, 6-2, 7-5; R. Adams and J. Hampton beat M. O’Flaherty and S. Evans, 6-4, 4-6. 6-1; R. Webster and M. Agar beat S. Dickson and G. Wilson, 6-4. 6-1; B. Hibbert and B. Scott beat D. Finch and K. Ottley, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2; M. Mooney and D. Neilson beat W. Thom and G. Harris. 1-6, 6-4, i 7-6; M. Morrison and N. Pattinson beat D. Hunt and G. Hibbert, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6. ( Second round.—Webster and l Agar beat Robinson and Harley. 6-4, 6-2; Elliott and Hunt beat Dickson and Wilson, 6-4, 7-6; Adams and J. Hampton beat Hibbert and Scott. 6-4, 7-6: Brading and P. Hampton beat Thom and Harris, 6-2, 6-4; M. Mooney and Neilson beat T. Mooney and Menzies, 6-4, 6-2; O’Flaherty and Evans beat Finch and Ottley, 6-3, 4-6. 6-3; Blackwell and Moses beat Hunt and Hibbert, 7-6, 6-4; Morrison and Pattinson beat Wallon and Gibson, 6-3. 7-6. WOMEN'S DOUBLES First round.—R. Hunt and A. Chambers beat S. Chapman and J. Verdellen, 6-2, 7-5; J. Phillips and S. Haig beat A. McMaster and E. Coffey, 7-5, 6-0; A. MeKinnel and A. Grant beat L. and P. Lewthwaite. 6-4, 6-4; H. Chapman and S. Moore beat G. Palmer and W. Parish, 6-2, 6-4.
Second round.—Hunt and Chambers beat McMaster and Coffey, 6-2, 6-3; Phillips and Haig beat Chapman and Verdellen. 6-2 6-3; McKinnel and Grant beat Palmer and Parish, 6-1. 6-0; L. and P. Lewthwaite beat Chapman and Moore. 6-2, 6-3.
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