JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 45, 21 January 1939, Page 11

JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.

FINAL STAGES 11 EACH EL). Per Press Association. WANG AN LJ f, Jan. 20. With only a slight breeze to contend with, better conditions prevailed lor the third day of the junior tennis championships. The boys’ singles was reduced to the final, which will be placed to-morrow hv A. Burns (Auckland) and N. McKenzie (Wellington). The quarter-finals and one semi-final were played in the girls’_ championships. the .semi-finalist winner being the Canterbury girl, D. Klsom. In the other girls' semi-final 11. l’ottcr (Auckland) will meet J. Wallace (Auckland). Both doubles championships reached the final stage, and in the mixed doubles one-quarter final lias been played. Besulls: — BOVS’ SINGLES. Quurter-finnlfc.— 13. Kelly (Wellington) beat F. Haddock (Waikato), o—l, 6—o; B. McKenzie (Wellington) bent | I). Smith (Wellington), G—l, 7—5; It. Secord (Canterbury) Jiea t, It. Forsyth (Marlborough), G—o. 7—5. Seini-linuls.—Burns beat Kelly, 0 -1,

6—4; McKenzie beat Secord, 6—l, 6—o BOA'S’ DOUBLES. Quarter-final. —Boosey and AValkcr. boat Barranca and McKenzie, 10—8, o —7, 6—3. Semi-finals.—Burns and J. Smith heat Boosey and AValkcr, 6—3, 6—3; Thompson and Johnston beat Sccord and Barton, 6—3, 5—7, 6—3. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Quarter-finals. — R. Potter (Auckland) heat B. AVarron (Taranaki), 3—6, 6—2, 6—3; J. AVullaee (Auckland) boat J. Nicholls (Wellington), 6—4, 5 —6, 6—2; D. Elsom (Canterbury) beat R. Hodges (Auckland), 6—5, 6—4; N. Symes (Auckland) beat J. Carrcll (Wellington), 6—l, 6—3. Semi-finals. Elsom beat Symes, 9—6, 6—4, 6—2. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. Quarter-finals. —M. and It. Hodges beat Oilmour and Carrcll, 6—2, 6—2 ; AV. Smiths and Wallace beat Jacobs and Spaekman, 5—6, 6—4, 7—5 Semi-finals.—M. and It. Hodges beat Nicholls and Marknian, 6 —3, 6—3; Elsom and Fleetwood boat. AVullaee and AV. Smith, 4—6, 6—2, G—-4. MIXED DOUBLES. Third round.—Burns and Hodges beat P. Smith and O’Neill, 6—o, 6—2; Forsyth and Lloyd beat Secord and Burrell, 6—4, 6—2 ; J. Smith and AA'. Smith heat Dunn and Monkman, 6—4, 6—2; Kelly and Nicholls beat Johns and It. Hodges, 4—6, 6—5, 6—4 ; AValkcr and Gilmour beat Barrance and Chester, 6—2. 6—2 ; Haddock and Potter beat Mullif and Wallace, 6—5. I—6, 6—2 ; Kitt and Dickie beat McCracken and AA’arrcn, 6—2, 6—4. Quarter-finals. —Burton and Elsom beat Kelly and Nicholls, 6—3, 6—3 ; Haddock and Potter beat Kitt and Dickie, 6—3. 6—4. ROYS’ PLATE. Second round.—Kidd beat Reid, 9—-3; Kitt bout Barrance, 9—7; Welsh beat Fearer, 9—3; Gollan beat Blenkhorn, 97; Dunn beat Perry, 9—2. Third round.— I’. Smith beat Kidd. 9—-3; Kitt beat Free, o—s; AVelsli beat Payne, 9—7 ; Dunn beat Gollan, o—4. Semi-finals.—Sinifh beat Kitt, o—6; Dunn boat Welsh, 9—6. Final.—D. Dunn (Wellington) beat P. Smith (North Auckland), 9—7. GIRLS’ PLATE. Second round.—Dickie boat Burrell, 0—1; Merrie beat Thompson, 9—o; Ludlow beat Todd, 9—4; Sexton beat. Spaekman, 9—6. Third round.—Fleetwood beat Jones, 9—l; Dickie boat Merrie, 9 —5; Ludlow beat Evans, 9—7; Sexton beat d’Atli, 9—3.

Semi-finals.— Dickie beat Fleetwood 9—B; Ludlow boat Sexton, 9—7.