JUNIOR TENNIS TOURNEY

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6911, 17 May 1929, Page 7

JUNIOR TENNIS TOURNEY

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night... Tho first New Zealand junior hard court tennis championships tourney was continued to-day on the indoor courts of the Winter Show association. In the boys’ singles H. E. Escott (Canterbury), J. Bradley (Wanganui), M. Perkins (Wellington) and W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury) have reached the last eight. To reach that stage also to-morrow J. Beweti (Maori) v. P. Gallagher (South Canterbury), E. Ivousscll (Wellington) v. R. Smith (Auckland), T. Allison (Wanganui) v. E„ Brownlee (Auckland), D. Coombe Wairarapa) v. J. M. R-odgers (Manawatu) will play. In the girls’ singles two girls only have reacued the last eight namely Joan Ward (Taranaki) and I. Morrison (Canterbury). To reach that stage others who will play to-morrow are: 1). King (Wellington) v. 1). Millar (North Otago), M. Purcell (Wanganui) v. M. Colson (Auckland), B. Sutherland (South Canterbury), v. J. Maginncss (Canterbury), H. Cox (Otago) v. Jean Ward Taranaki), B. Griffiths (Auckland) v. I. Poole (Canterbury), J. Chambers (Auckland) v. J. Burns (Wellington). In the boys' doubles those who have reached the semi-finals are Roussell and Perkins (Wellington), Robertson and Gallagher (South Canterbury), Brownlee and Milne (Auckland), while Allison and Bradley (W'anganui) have yet to meet Cowley and Livingstone (Waikato) to reach that stage. In the girls’ doubles those in the semi-finals are Joan and Jean Ward (Taranaki) and M. Howe and D, King (Wellington). For the right to enter t-haA stage J. Burns and L Howe will play I. Poole and M. Mathieson (Canterbury) and J. Chambers and M. Colson (Auckland) will play M. Purcell and C. Longmore (Wanganui),