LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 25700, 25 January 1946, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS OTAGQ IN TWO SEMI-FINALS (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 24. The semi-finals of both singles events were reached to-day in the New Zealand junior lawn tennis championships. Auckland has two players in each event, Otago has one in each, Wellington has one in the boys' singles, and Canterbury one in the girls' singles. It was an interesting day's play in perfect weather and on courts which had fully recovered their speed after the rain of the previous day. In the boys' singles J. A. Barry (Auckland), the titleholder, will meet A. Robinson (Auckland), and V. J. Donnelly (Otago) will meet R. H. Arbuckle (Wellington). The defending girl champion-, Miss Jean Mac Gibbon, (Canterbury), will meet Miss Valerie Johnson (Auckland), and Miss Marion Robertson (Otago) will play Miss Heather Redwood (Auckland). One of the best matches of the day was that between 0. M. Ellis (Otago) and A. N. Bailey (Canterbury). After a shaky start, Ellis showed more agfressiveness and greater ability to nish off the openings that presented themselves during the long rallies. Ellis unexpectedly went down to an Otago country player, V. J. Donnelly, in the quarter-final. His game had obviously suffered through his long struggle' with Bailey, but Donnelly made skilful use of his great; reach to volley and smash well. There were no surprises in the girls.' singles, and none of the , four semifinalists has yet lost a set_ in this event. Miss Robertson, the -Eall Otago player, was in control throughout both her matches. Few of the players hit the ball so consistently hard, and she makes surprisingly few mistakes. Results:—

BOYS' SINGLES. —Third Round.— Barry (Auckland) beat Jamieson (Wellington), 6-0, 6-1; Hewitt (Canterbury) beat McDonald (Wellington), 6-0, 6-2; Nicholls (Waikato) beat McCormick (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-2; Robinson (Auckland) beat Perry (Hutt Valley), 6-4, 6-1; Donnelly (Otago) beat Weatherall (Hutt Valley), score missing; Ellis (Otago) beat Bailey (Canterbury), 1-6, 6-5, 6-4; Mowbrav (Auckland) heat McLean (Taranaki), 6-5, 6-2; Arbuekle (Wellington) beat" Rafter (Wellington), C-3. 6-3. —Quarter-finals.— Barry beat Hewitt, 6-0. 6-1; Robinson beat Nicholls, 0-6, 6-5, 6-8; Donnelly beat Ellis, 6-2, 6-5; Arbuekle heat Mowbray, 6-0. 6-1. GIRUS' SINGLES. —Third Round.— J. M. Mac Gibbon (Canterbury) beat J. I. Oldridge (Wellington), 6-2, 6-4; E. J. Coull (Wanganui) beat \V. Morgan (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-2; V. G. Johnson (Auckland) beat N. Y. Blackwood (Otago), 6-0, 6-4; A. M. Tirmock (Auckland) beat D. I. Bosher (Wanganui), 6-4, 6-1; S. Jenkins (Auckland) heat J. F. Burke (Bay of Plenty), 1-6, 6-1, 7-5; M. M. Robertson (Otago) beat D. M. King (Wellington), 6-0, 6-0; B. E. Lobb (Taranaki) beat S. McLcod (Hutt Valley), 6-1. 6-1; H. Redwood (Auckland) beat J. M. Peacock (Wellington), 6-1, 6-0 —Quarter-finals.— Mac Gibbon beat Coull, 6-2, 6-3; Johnson beat Tinnoek, 6-0. 6-0; Robertson beat Jenkins, 6-4,' 6-1; Redmond beat Lobb, 6-3, 6-5. BOYS' DOUBLES. —Second Round.— Otway and Mowbray (Auckland) beat Heke and Paterson (Waikato), 6-4, 6-3; Donnelly and Duggan (Otago) beat Brown and Jamieson (Wellington), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Mcßrearty (Hutt Valley) and Nicholls (Waikato) beat Parsons and Rafter (Wellington). 6-2, 6-3; Perry and Weatherall (Hutt Vallev) beat McDonald and Mexted (Wellington), 6-2, 5-6, 6-3; Ellis and Shaw (Otago) beat Delore and Flvnn (Canterbury), 6-4, 6-5. —Quarter-finals, — J. A. Barry and G. L. Johns (Auckland) beat Otway and Mowbrav, 6-3, 6-5; R. H. Arbuekle and S. L. Shand (Wellington) beat R. H. Henderson and! A. J. Hewitt (Canterbury, 6-3, 1-6, 6-0. GIRLS' DOUBLES. —First Round.— Y. J. Anderson and D. 1. Bosher (Wanganui) beat E. A. Cuddon and S. D. Hutchison (Canterbury), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. A. Malone and A. M. Tinnoek (Auckland) beat W. Morgan and A. Thomas (Canterbury), 5-6, 6-3, 6-3. —Second Round.— M. L. Morison . and A. F. Murray (Canterbury) beat M. H. M. Blick and V. J. Burtenshaw (Marlborough), 6-1, 6-1; P. G. Drower and S. Walsham (Auckland) beat D. M. King and P. M. Wood (Wellingtpn), 6-1, 6-3; Y. J. Anderson and D. I. Bosher (Wanganui) beat L. Burch (Hutt Valley) and J. Peacock (Wellington), 6-3, 6-4; Malone and Tinnoek beat V. Mathieson and J. E. Webster (Wellington), 6-2, 6-4; E. J. Coull (Wanganui) and S. Jenkins (Auckland) beat N. M. Gosden and M. M. Robertson (Otago), 6-5, 5-6, 6-1; B. E. Lobb (Taranaki) and J. F. Burke (Bay of Plenty) beat J. P. Shacklketon and P. Sutton (South Canterbury), 6-1, 6-1. —Quarter-finals. — V. G. Johnson and H. Redwood (Auckland) beat Morison and Murray, 6-4, 6-4.

MIXED DOUBLES. —First Round. — B. Rutherford and Miss J. F. Burke (May of Plenty) beat B. Wilkinson and Miss C. Hayward (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-0; G. R. Shaw and Miss N. M. Gosden (Otago) beat A. Robinson (Auckland) and Miss J. P. Shackleton (South Canterbury) , 6-4, 6-5; R. Keenan and Miss A. M. Tinnoek (Auckland) beat A. N. Bailev and Miss P. C. Woodhouse (Canterbury), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; D. J. Paterson (Wajkato) and Miss Y. J. Anderson (W'anganui) beat B. C. Parsons and Miss J. M. Peacock (Wellington), 6-2, 6-0; M. Chappie and Miss N. M. Vile (Canterbury) beat P. L. Rafter and Miss D. M. Willbond (Wellington), 6-3, 6-4; A. Mowbray and Miss A. Malone (Auckland) beat A. T. Davidson (Marlborough) and Miss A. F. Murray (Canterbury), 6-5, 6-4; A. F. Weatherall and Miss S. MeLeod (Hutt Valley) beat M. A. Otway and Miss P. G. Drower (Auckland), 6-3, 6-2; T. E. Jamieson and Miss D. M. King (Wellington) beat I. D. Armstrong and Miss E. A. Cuddon (Canterbury), 5-6, 6-0, 7-5. —Second Round. — J A. Barry and Miss H. Redwood (Auckland) beat J. R. McDonald and Miss J. E. Webster (Wellington), 6-0, 6-0; V. J. Donnelly and-Miss N. Y. Blackwood (Otago) beat M. Clements and Miss L. J. Holland (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-1; B. Mac Lean (Taranaki) and Miss S. Jenkins (Auckland) beat A. J. Hewitt and Miss E. Van Asch (Canterbury), 6-4, 5-6, 6-4; J. W. Tait and Miss" R. Oldfield (South Canterbury) beat R. M. Heke (Waikato) and Miss P. Noonan (Canterbury), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; R. H. Arbuekle and 'Miss P. M. Wood (Wellington) beat D. Read and Miss J. C. Woodward (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-5; Rutherford and Miss Burke beat V. J. "Meachen and Miss V. J. Burtenshaw (Marlborougr), 6-2, 6-3; Shaw and Miss Gosden beat B. C. Mexted and Miss J. I. Oldridge (Wellington), 6-5, 6-4; Jamieson and Miss King beat T. S. Mackenzie and Miss M. ICadness (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-4; O, M. I Ellis and Miss M. M. Robertson (Otago) beat S. L. Shand and Miss V. Mathieson (Wellington), 6-2, 6-3; C. Perry and Miss A. E. McCarlie (Hutt Valley) beat D. Hood andi Miss B. T. Williams (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-0; S. LHale and Miss B. Pierce (Canterbury) beat S. W. Duggan and Miss D. J. Allison (Otago), 6-3, 6-2; W. W.'Brawn (Wellington) and Miss J. M. Mac Gibbon (Canterbury) beat K. R. Mcßrearty and Miss L. M. Burch (Hutt Valley), 6-1, 6-3. —Third Round.— Barry and Miss Redwood beat Donnelly and Miss Blackwood, 6-1, 6-0; Tait and Miss Oldfield beat Maclean and Miss Jenkins, 6-4, 6-3; G. L. Johns and Miss V. G. Johnson (Auckland) heat Perry and Miss McCarlie, 6-3, 6-3; Brown and Miss Mac Gibbon beat. Hale and Miss Pierce, 6-1, 6-2.