LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 80, 28 December 1940, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

Christmas Tourney At Miramar FINALS TO BE PLAYED TODAY D. G. France Beaten In Singles A surprise result in the Welliugton Lawn Tennis Association’s Christmas tournament at Miramar was the defeat of D. G. France, last year’s Wellington singles champion, by K. E. Boosey, a young Seatoun club player, not long out of the junior class. The result was C-2, 5-7, 6-3, in the second round of the A grade men’s singles. France was feeling the effect of a heavy cold, but Boosey did play a great game. Another win of merit was that of the young player J. Taylor against a seeded competitor, Pointou. Taylor’s game has developed considerably this season. The finals will be played today when the main attractions will be the A grade men’s singles final, those left in being McKenzie and Boosey. This should start at 1.30 p.m. France and McKenzie entered the final of the A grade men’s doubles by beating Ashley and Kelly, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4, 6-2. The other finalists will be decided by the meeting this morning of Perkins and Roussell with Dr. Entwistle and Sharpe. Entwistle is a well-known Auckland player who has competed at Wimbledon.

Two married couples, France and Mrs. France and Ferkins and Mrs. Ferkins, will play one semi-final of the A grade mixed doubles this morning, winners to play Pointon and Mrs. Kennedy in the afternoon.

There were two unusual winning sequences in the A grade mixed doubles. In the match McKenzie and Miss Castle versus Pointon and Mrs. Kennedy, tlie former pair were leading 4-0 in the deciding set, having at this stage won 11 successive games. Their opponents then won six successive games to take the set 6-4, and the match. The match score was 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

Despite its own heavy obligations, the association is giving the whole of the net profits for patriotic purposes. Certificates are being awarded In place of trophies and the money thus st»ved added to the tournament proceeds. A dance was held last night for patriotic purposes. There are uo outstanding players from other centres competing. Tilth petrol restrictions and no conflicting tournaments in the district a large entrv was anticipated, but this was not received. The entry of women players was disappointing and there is no A grade women’s singles section. These players are asked to report at 9.30 a.m. today: Dr. Entwistle and Miss Mitchell; Ashby and Miss Snelling; Shepherd and Withers; Field and Mowatt; Calcinai and Miss Smith. At 10 a.m.; IV. McLean and Mrs. 'Shennan; Swinburne and Bichardson. Results: Men’s A Grade Singles. First round : D. G. France beat J. G. Swinburne, 6-1, 6-1. Second round: K. E. Boosey beat D. G. France, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3; C. A. Sharp beat H T. Ashbv. 11-9, 6-2; J. Taylor beat D. Pointon, 8-6, 1-6, 6-3; T. N. Thomson beat AV. McLean, 6-3, 6-2; 11. Field beat N. W. Ballinger, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1; IL McL. Ferkins beat L. 11. Pollock, 6-1, 6-3; Dr. Entwistle beat 11. Peebles, 6-3, 6-4; B. McKenzie beat B. J. Kelly. 6-0, 6-1. Third round : Boosey beat Sharp, b-b, 6-1; McKenzie beat Entwistle, 6-3, 7 ? >: Taylor beat Thompson, 6-4, 6-2; Ferkins bent Field, 6-0, 6-1. Semifinals: McKenzie beat 1' erkms, 7-5, (i-3; Boosey beat Taylor, 6-3, 5- 6-1. 13-11. Men’s A Grade Doubles. First round: Ferkins and liouesed beat J Taylor and W. McLean, fi-2. b-2; Ashby and Kelly beat Lust and Swinburne, 9-7, 6-4. Second round: Ferkins and Boussell beat Pollock and Pointon, .6-3, 6-2; France and McKenzie beat Boosey and Field, 6-O; Ashby and Kelly beat Peagram and Sivyer, 6-1, 6-1; Entwistle ami Sharp beat Thomson and Ballinger, o--, 6A Grade Mixed Doubles. First round: Pointon and Mrs. Kennedy beat J. Swinburne and Miss J. Mitchell, 6-3, 6-3; Ferkins and Mrs. Ferkins beat K. Boosey and Miss Snelling, 6-5, 1-6, 9-7. •Second round: ,Pointon and Mrs. Kennedy beat McKenzie and Miss Castle, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. B Grade Men’s Singles. First round: V. Calcinai beat 1. Thomson. 6-2. 4-6, 6-1; D. B. Ihoi'pe beat C. Lust, 6-3. 4-6, b-3; A L. Daly beat G; F. Richardson, 4-6, 6-4, b-41, 1N. Foden beat 11. Peebles, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; N. W. Ballinger beat W. Ward, (1-3, 6-2; C. Peagram beat H. S. Sivyer, 6-o, 4-b, Second round: Calcinai beat Thorpe, 6-3, 6-3; Campbell beat Daly, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Ballinger beat Peebles, 6-1., 2-6, 11-9; McLean beat Peagram, 6-2, b-3. Third round: Calcinai beat Campbell, 6-3, 6-1. Men’s l> Grade Doubles. First round : Sivyer and, Lust, beat Turkington and Howard, 6-5, 1-6, 6-1; | Daly and Field beat Palethorpe and

Niven, 6-1, 6-0; Peagram _aud Fodeu beat Campbell and Ward, 6-5, 6-1. Second round: Daly aud Field beat Thomson and Ballinger, 6-1, 5-6, 8-6; Shepherd aud Peebles beat Calcinai and Mowatt, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

Women’s B Grade Singles. First round: Miss D. Briggs beat Miss J. Mitchell, 6-3, 6-3; Miss Smith beat Mrs. Ferkins, 6-4, 6-4: Miss J. Strange beat Miss Chartres, 6-5, 6-1. Second round : Miss Briggs beat Miss Smith, 6-1, 6-4; Mrs. Shennan beat Miss Strange, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Girls’ Singles. First round: Miss M. Snelling beat Miss J. Strange, 6-0, 6-2. Second round: Miss Snelling beat Miss A. Wylie, 6-3, 6-2; Mifw G. Smith beat Miss V. Chartres, 6-5, 6-2. Men’s Handicap Singles. First round: A. Niven, rec. 3-6, beat H. S. Sivyer, 9-6; D. R. Thorpe, plus 3- beat A. Maclean, plus 4-6, 9-4; Crewdson, plus 3-6, beat K. E. Boosey, minus 15 and 3-6, 9-4; Kennedy, plus 4-6, beat G. F. Richardson, plus 1-6, 9-8; H. D. Ashby, minus 15, 1-6, beat L. Pollock, jun., rec, 30, 9-8; W. Ward, plus_3-b, beat J. Taylor, minus 30 and 3-6, 9-5. Second round: Lust, plus 3-6, beat Niven, 9-1; Thorpe beat Crewdson, 9-1; Entwistle, minus 30, beat Kennedy, 9-8; J G. Swinburne, minus 3-6, beat Ashby, 9-7; Ward beat T. N. Foden, minus 2-6, 9-2; L. 11. Pollock, minus 15 and 4-6, beat C. Campbell, plus 15, 9-6; B. J. Kelly, minus 15. bent W. McLean, minus 15, 9-1; T. Withers, plus 3-6, beat Peagram, minus 3-6, 9-2. Third round : Thorpe beat Lust, 9-5; Swinburne beat Entwistle, 9-3; Pollock beat Ward, 9-8; Withers beat Kelly, 9-3. Men’s Handicap Doubles. First round: Maclean aud Maclean, plus 15, 2-6, beat Palethorpe ’and Niven, plus 15, 9-2; Mercer and Mercer, plus 15, 2-6, beat Richardson and Swinburne, minus 3-6, 9-8; Pearce and Niven, plus 4- beat Pollock and Pollock, ecr., 9-5; Campbell and Ward, plus 3-6, beat Taylor and McLean, minus 40, 9-5. Second round: Mercer and Mercer beat Maclean and Maclean, 9-7. Women’s Handicap Singles. First round : Miss V. Chartres, plus 15, 5- beat Miss Snelling,_minus 4-6, 9-1; Miss J. Strange, plus 15, 5-6, beat Mrs. Shennan, minus 2-6, 9-2. Women’s Handicap Doubles. Mrs. Shennan aud Miss Snelling, ree. 2- beat Miss Mitchell and Miss Briggs, ser., 9-6. Mixed Handicap Doubles. First round: Sivyer and Miss Briggs, minus 3-6, beat Peagram and Miss Chartres, scr., 9-7. Second round: McLean aud Mrs. Shennan, minus 15, beat Sivyer and Miss Briggs, 9-7. B Grade Mixed Doubles. First round : V. Calcinai and Miss J. Smith, beat Sivyer and Miss D. Briggs, 3- 6-4, 6-4; Withers and Miss J. Mitchell beat Peagram and Miss Charters, 6- 3-6, 6-0. Second round: Withers and Miss Mitchell beat Daly and Miss Strange, 6-1, 3-6. 6-3. C Grade Men’s Singles. First round: C. Lust beat G. Richardson 543, 6-5, 6-3; N. Ballinger beat D. Niven, 6-2, 6-2; W. Ward beat D. Hammond, 6-1, 6-1; T. Withers beat F. J. Howard, 6-3, 6-3. Second round: Richardson beat Ballinger, 6-3, 6-5; C. Campbell boat Ward, 6-3, 6-2; Withers beat 11. D. Kennedy, 6-1 6-1; D. R. Thorpe beat J. Mercer, 6-3 4 6-2. Boys’ Singles. First round: N. Herd beat E. Crewdson, 6-2, 6-4; H. Field beat E. Morris, 6-0, 6-1; F. Mowatt beat J. E. Mercer, 6-1, 3-6, 8-6; R. G. Disney beat P. Pollock, jun., 6-1, 6-2; L. J. Shepherd beat i D. R. Thorpe, 6-2, 6-0; T. Withers beat i F. M. Thomson, 6-0, 6-1. < Second round: Mowatt beat Disney, , 6-3, 6-4; Shepherd beat J. C. Linton, 6-1, 6-0; Wither beat McLean, 6-0, 6-1.