PUBLIC SERVICE TOURNAMENT

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 143, 14 March 1938, Page 3

PUBLIC SERVICE TOURNAMENT

Tennis Finals Decided The Public Service tennis tournament, began over two weeks ago, was concluded during the week-end on the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association’s grounds at Miramar. A fgirly strong northerly wind interfered with the accuracy ’of strokes, but with a num-ber of well-known players competing, the standard of play was generally high. The following are the results :— A GRADE. ! Men’s Doubles. Semi-finals: Edwards and Roussell (Railways) beat Purvis and Clarke (Labour), 9-4: Nevitt and Doherty (Audit) beat Darroch and Crimmin (P. and T.), 9-5. Final: Nevitt and Doherty beat Edwards and Roussell. 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. Women's Doubles. Semi-finals: Misses Ross and O’Brien (State Advances) beat Misses Batty and McColl (Education). 9-S; Misses Ruddell and Dentice (P. and T.) beat Misses Heard and O’Flaherty (State Fire), 9-6. Final: Misses Rnddell and Dentice beat Misses Ross and O’Brien, 6-5, 6-3. Mixed Doubles. Semi-finals; Crimmin and Miss Rigby (P. and T.) beat Robertson and Miss Sturrock (Govt. Life). 9-7: Edwards and Miss Burbidge (Railways) beat Hickmott ami Jliss Parker (Census)', 9-4. Final: N. Edwards and Miss Burbidge beat Crimmin and Miss Rigby, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0. B GRADE. Men’s Doubles. Fifth round: Smith and Dixon (Transport) beat Calcinai and Ruane (Transport), 9-4; Ryan and Simmonds (P. and T.) beat Grimstone and Ryan (State Fire), by default; Rickard and Walrren (Broadcasting) beat Mitchell and Paul (Printing). B-5; Marshall and Guineven (Labour' beat 1 Griffiths and Ritchie (P. and T.l. 9-6. Semi-finals: Ryan and Simmonds beat Smith and Dixon. 9-7; Marshall and Guineven heat Rickard and Wahren, 9-5. Final: Ryan and Simmonds beat Marshall and Guineven, 6-3, 6-2. Women’s Doubles. Fifth round: Misses Wall and McMillan (Agrlc.) be;it Misses Smith and Cotter (Employment Tax), 9-5: Misses Randall and Heenan (P.W.D.) beat Misses Davies and Ross (Printing), 9-8: Misses Kindred and Fitzgibbon (Com. Broad.) beat Misses Highet and Sharon (State Fire), by default: Misses Thompson and Witeombe (Education) beat Misses Edwards and Leach (Taxes). IK2. Semi-finals: Misses Randall and Heenan beat Misses Wall and McMillan, by default; Misses Thompson and Witeombe (Education) beat Misses Wlndred and Fitzgibbon (Broadcasting). 9-3. Final: Misses Thompson and Witeombe beat Misses Randall and Heenan, 6-3. 6-3. Mixed Doubles. Fifth round; Simmonds and Miss Johansen (P. and T.j beat Slater and Miss Watt (Audit and Dental), 9-7; Page and Miss Organ (Transport) beat Ross and Miss Davies (Printing). 9-5; Firth and Miss McNeill (Housing) beat Worthington and Miss Thompson (Education), 9-6: Beale and Miss Witeombe (Education) beat Pyne and Miss Rollott (Government Life). 9-3. Semi-finals: Simmonds and Miss Johansen beat Page and Miss Organ. 9-7; Beale and Miss Witeombe beat Firth and Miss McNeill, 9-3. Final: Beale and Miss Witeombe beat Simmonds and Miss Johansen, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.