TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1938, Page 11

TENNIS

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

FIRST ROUND SINGLES

(By Telegraph—Pres9 A.ssoelat)pn.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day,

Glorious weather- conditions prevailed at v Wilding Park today when the New' Zealand junior tennis championships commenced. Association? from North Auckland to Otago are represented, 33 entering in the boys' section and 30 in the .girls' section. On past performances the outstanding competitor is Painter, of" Wellington, who has already won the boys' title twice, The winner of the- girls' title last year is not competing. Results are as follows:—

Boys' Singles.—First round: H. B. Fetch (Canterbury) beat R. Forsyth (Marlborough), 6-1, 6-0; R. J. Ponkin (Canterbury) beat J. E. Walker (Weir lington), 6-2, 6-3; J. A. Brown (Wairarapa) beat E. L. Cook (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-3; N. W. Gordon (Wanganui) beat B. Leech (North Auckland), 6-3, 6-2; J. A. Heather (Wellington) won by default from K. Crawford (North Auckland).

A.M. Johns (Manawatu), beat G. P. Adams (Wellington), 6-0, 6-2; R. J. Barton (Canterbury), beat G. H. Polglase, 11-9, 6-3; F. Painter (Wellington), beat R. H. Glover (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-0; K. Smith (Auckland), beat R. Sutherland (Canterbury), 6-4, 6-4; K. H. Heley (Canterbury), beat J. Mullins (Manawatu), 6-2, 6-4; J. H. Moller (Auckland), beat N. O. Turner (Manawatu), 6-2, 6-1; D. L, Rose (Wellington), beat W. P. Bennett (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-2.

J, Roseveare (South Canterbury) beat W. J. Webster (Wairarapa), 6-2, 2-6, 6-.0; O. Satchell (Auckland) beat N. J. Jory (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-1; B. J. Kelly (Wellington) beat :K. Jackson (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-2.

Girls' Singles,—First round: K. Armstrong (Canterbury) beat E. Gilmoiir (Wellington), 6-5, 6-1; P, Elsom (Canterbury) beat J. Lloyd (Marlborgugh), 6-2, 6-2; B, Qlphert (Wellington) beat J. Ardagh (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-5; H. Elsom (Canterbury) beat J. Nicholls (Wellington), 6-5, 6-2; M. Hodges (Auckland) beat F. Fleetwood (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-4,

J. E. Carroll beat T. F. Izard (Wanganui), 6-1, 6-3; M. James (Wellington), beat B. Anderson (North Otago), 6-2, 6-5; C. Chester (Canterbury), beat M. Stackman (Otago), 6-2, 6-4,

F. Ussher (South Canterbury) beat J. Pitcaithly (Canterbury), 6-0,- 6-1; R. Jack (Wellington) beat Y. Raaf (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-2; N. Symes (Auckland) beat N. K. Marshall (Wellington), 4-6, 6-5, 6-2.