LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 95, 21 March 1938, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

SCHOOLS’ TOURNAMENT. Throughout Saturday afternoon the annual secondary schools’ tournament was continued and, as it has not yet been completed, the finals will be played on Saturday next. Pupils participated from the Palmerston North Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools, Feilding Agricultural High School, Convent High School, Palmerston North Technical School a.nd Levin and Woodville District High Schools. Games wero played at the Girls’ High School through the courtesy of Miss E. Stephens (principal), and at the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Club’s courts through the courtesy of that club. Mr J. T. McDonald, chairman of the Manawatu executive, was supervisor, with Messrs j. Christie, C. C. Yates, L. I. Plimmer and ft. Irwin (Levin) rendering valuable assistance. In the boys’ section Palmerston North High School are likely to win the G. H. Bennett Cup, having IS points to their credit, their representatives being easily the outstanding players. The'concluding games in this section cannot affect the final result. In the following results, additional to those published on Saturday, C. stands for Convent. IV. for Woodville, L. for Levin. T. for Technical School, G. for Girls’ High School, F. for I eliding Agricultural High School, anti H. for Boys’ High School. GlftLS’ SINGLES. Second round. —A. Shaw (G.) beat V. Taylor (T.) 7—3; M. Karauti (L.) beat A. ftnynor (F-), 7—o; I. Davy (T.) beat A. Nash (G.),_7—4; E, Attwood (L.) beat P. Carrington (IV.), / —O;'J. Jacobs (T.) beat V. Lamg (F.), 7—2. Third round.—M. Aikman (G.) beat A. Shaw (G.), 7—4; M. Karauti (L.) beat T. Davy (T.), 7—3; E. Attwood (L.) beat J. Jacobs (T.), 7— 5. Semi-final.-—lf. Aikman (G.) beat C. Jacobs (T.), 7—4. The other semi-final and final have yet to be played. GlftLS’ DOUBLES. First round.—M. Aikman and A. Nash (G.) .heat M. McPenk and P. Carrington (W), 7—l; M. Karauti and j. Weipeiliana (L.) heat M. Nix and M. Lynch (C.), 7—3; J. Kendrick ami A. Connell (C.) heat N. Seed and J. Haves (IV.), 7—3; F. Attwood and D. Scott (L.) beat P. Porter and A. Shaw (G.), 7—2. Second round.—'T. Davy and V. Taylor (T.) beat M. Billing and A. ltaynor (F.), 7—o; M. Karauti and J. IVeipehihana (L.) beat M. Aikman ahd A. Nash (G.), 7—4; E. Attwood and D, Scott (L.) beat J. Kendrick and A. Connell (C-). 7 —o; C.' and J. Jacobs (T.) beat V. Laiiig and J. Simms (F.), 7—4. Semi-final.—C. and J. Jacobs (T.) heat E. Attwood and D. Scott (L.), 8-6. The other sertii-final and final have yet to be played. BOYS’ SINGLES. Second round. —Andrews (H.S.) beat Flsmore (L.), 9—J; Kalfe (H.S.) beat Jensen (T.), 9—5; Churchill (H.S.) heat Donnelly (L,), 9—l; Lawlor (H.S.) beat Hoskings (T.), 9—o. Semi-final. Churchill (H.S.) beat Lawior (H.S.), 9—l. The other semi-final and the final have yet to be played. BOYS’ DOUBLES. First . round.—Andrews and Lawlor (H.S.) beat Seed and Fulton (IV.). 9—2 ;' Donnelly and Morgan (L.) boat Hutchison and- Jensen (T.), 10 —8; Vogt ‘land Berkahn (W.) beat Hoskings ’and Newlands (T.). . 9—o;/ Ilienklrqrn and Elsmore (L.) treat Churchill and Ralfe (H.S.), 12—10. Semi-finals.—Andrews and Lawlor (H.S.) beat Donnelly and Morgan (L.), 9 —2; Blenkhorn and Elsmore (L.) beat Vogt and Bsrkabn (IV.), 9 —o. The final has yet to be played.