Tennis veterans in several finals

Press, 8 February 1979, Page 30

Tennis veterans in several finals

Several competitors; finished the Australasian; veterans’ tennis] championships by competing; in more than one section; final at Wilding Park yesterday. One was the Victorian, B. ] Rae, who reached three; finals and was successful in ] two, the women’s singles in both the over-40 and over-45 sections.

Another to reach three finals but with less good fortune was the New South Welshman, A. Bailey. He was a beaten finalist in the

> [men’s over-40 and over-45 , | doubles and also lost the . over-45 singles. ’[ The longest final was the 11 over-40 women’s doubles in i[which the third and deciding : |game went to 12-10 before IMesdames J. O’Brien and L. i Masson (Victoria) took the [title. : | The Waikato pair of R. i Simonsen and H. McDougall 1 lost both the over-60 and ‘ over-65 men’s doubles and in addition McDougall was

forced to default in the singles over-65 final when his contest with T. Comber (New South Wales) was very evenly poised.

Results: — OVER 40 Men.—Singles: C. Thompson (Q.) beat 1. Barclay (V.), 2-6. 7-6, 6-2. Doubles: Barclay and V. Van Unen (V.) beat A. Bailey and A. Kendall (N.S.W.), 6-4, 6Women. —Singles: B. Rae (V.) beat R. Hadley (N.S.W.), 6-1. 1-6, 7- Doubles: .1. O'Brien and L. Masson (V.) beat B. Ward and F. Singer (Ak.). 6-4. 4-6, 12-10. OVER 45 Men. —Singles: P. Becroft (Ak.) beat Bailey, 6-2. 6-0. Doubles: B. Kearney and B. Hudson (Q.) I beat Bailey and Kendall, 6-3, 3-6. Women. —Singles: Rae beat B. Ward (Ak.). 6-3, 6-4. Doubles: F. Lobb iAk.l and M. Rennie (O.) beat Rae and B. Fitzgerald l(V.). 6-3. 6-2.

OVER 50 Men.—Singles: J. Barry (Waik.) beat B. Bermingham iV.i, 6-1. 4-6, 6-0. Doubles: M. Healey and B. Kentish (V.) beat R. Pattinson and L. Blackwell (C.). 6-4. 4-6, 6-1. Women.—Singles: Rennie beat Fitzgerald. 6-2. 7-6. Doubles: S. Johnston and S. Kentish (V.) beat M. Doyle and B. Boyle (N.S.W.). 7-5 6-3. OVER 55 Men.—Singles: V. Cheshire (Q.,i beat R. Hay (A.C.T.), 6-2. 6-2. Doubles: Pattinson and Blackwell beat Cheshire and H. Paine (N.S.W.), 6-3. 6-4. Women. —Singles: M. Metcalf (Fg.) beat P. Cox, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: J. Boag (N.S.W.) and J. Buchtiman (A.C.T.) beat J. McGregor and E. Ellison (Wgtn). 6-3. 6-2. OVER 60 Men. —Singles: T. Lusk (Waik.)

beat T. Comber (N.S.W.), 2-6. 6-4. 6-3. Doubles: Lusk and J. [Connett (Wang.) beat R. Simonsen and IL McDougall (Waik.). 6-2. 7-5. Women. —Singles: S. Johnston (V.) beat E. Campbell (H.V.), 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: Campbell and E. Price (H.Vj beat IL Waters (Wang.) and T. Molloy (Ak.), 6-0 6-1. OVER 65 Men. —Singles: T. Comber beat McDougall. 5-7. 6-2. 1-0 (default). Doubles: A. Mathews and G. Hildyard (Tas.) beat Simonsen and McDougall, 7-6. 2-6, 6-0. NOT UNDER 100 Men. —Doubles: J. Sterrey and L. Pearson beat A. Rae and B. Bermingham. 6-1, 5-7, 7-5. Women. —Doubles: Johnston and Kentish beat Doyle and i Boyle. 7-5, 6-1.