Secondary Schools at Tennis

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 60, 11 March 1940, Page 8

Secondary Schools at Tennis

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT On Saturday tlio annual tennis tournament conducted between the secondary schools in tho Manawatu Lawn Tennis Association’s area, was held in Palmerston North, the Girls’ High School and Manawatu Tennis Club courts being placed at their disposal. In the matter of points, Horowhenua Collego pupils ran out winners in both sections, the points being:— Girls (Innes and Oakley Cup): Horowhenua College 22, Palmerston North t-ligh School and Palmerston North Technical School 17 each, Feilding Agricultural High School 14, Woodville 8.

Boys (G. H. Bennett Cup); Horowhenua College 33, Pahiatua 4, Palmerston North High School 2, Woodville 0. Mr. L. A. Reichenbach had charge of the tournament assisted by Mr. Irwin, Woodville.

In the appended results schools are indicated as follows: PN, Palmerston North High Schools; L, Horowhenua

College; T, Palmerston North Technical High School; W, Woodville District High School; F, Feilding Agricultural High School; P, Pahiatua District High School. Girls ’ Singles. First round: P. Carrington (W) beat N. Olsen (T), 7—o; M. Karauti (L) beat S. Coombs (Palmerston North), 7—2; A. Park (PN) beat D. Peebles (W) 7—o; J. Wehipeihana (L) beat M. Stoneley (F), 7—3. Second round: M. Callender (L) beat E. Stewart (F), 7—l; I. Hayes (W) beat I. Parlane (T), 7 —2; M. Sinclair (F) beat M. Beattie (PN), 7—4; M. Karauti (L) beat P. Carrington (W), 7—l; A. Nash (PN) beat J. Wcipeiliana (L), 7—l; N. Wright (W) beat E. Cadogan (T), 7 —4; M. Billing (F) beat P. Holder (L), 7 —3; C. Jacobs (T) beat N. Esau (PN), 7 —l. Third round: M. Callender (L) beat I. Hayes (W), B—6; M. Karauti (L) heat M. Sinclair (F), 7 —5; A. Nash (PN) beat N. Wright (W), 7—o; C. Jacobs (T) beat M. Billing (F), 7—l. Semi-finals: A. Jacobs (T) beat A. Nash (PN), 7—4. Final: C. Jacobs (T) beat M. Karauti (10, 7-2. Girls’ Doubles. First round: N. Esau and 8. Coombs (PN) beat N. Wright and D. Pebbles (W), B—6; P. Holder and M. Callender (L) beat C. Jacobs and I. Parlane (T),

Second round: M. Billing and M. Sinclair (F) beat J. Weipeihana and M. Karauti (L), B—6;8 —6; N. Esau and S. Coombs (PN) beat E. Cadogan and N. Olsen (T), 7 —o; P. Holden and M. Callender beat R. Stewart and M. Stonefey (F), 7 —o; A. Nash and M. Beattie (PN) beat I. Hayes and P. Carrington (W), 7-2.

Semi-finals; A. Nash and M. Beattie (PN) beat P. Holder and M. Callender (L), 7—4; M. Billing and M. Sinclair (F) beat N. Esau and S. Coombs (PN), 7—2. Final: M. Billing and M. Sinclair (F) beat A. Nash and M. Beattie (PN), Boys’ Singles. First round: A. Donnelly (L) beat N. Ihle (PN), 9—7; Staples (P) beat .T. Harding (W), 9—l; M. Sjtaples (L) beat D. McClelland (PN), 9—6; Iloldaway (P) beat It. Harris (W), 9 —2; A. Deans (L) beat M. Sexton (PN), 9—3; Beales (P) beat N. Peebles (W), 9—o; T. Withers (L) beat B. Ealfe (PN;, 9 —5; Wilson (P) beat A. Harding (W), 9—3. Second round: A. Donnelly (L) beat Staples (P), 9—3; M. Staples (L) beat Holdaway (P), 9—l; A. Deans (L) beat Beales (P), 9 —3; T. Withers (L) boat Wilson (P), 9—o. Semi-finals: A. Donnelly (L) beat M. Staples (L), 9—3; T. Withers (L) beat A. Deans (L), 10—8. Final: T. Withers (L) beat A. Donnelly (L), 9—l. # Boys’ Doubles. First round: McLelland and Sexton (PN) beat Harding and Harding (W), 9—o; Donnelly and Staples (L) beat Wilson and Staples (P), 9 —5; Ralfe and Ihle (PN) beat Holdaway and Beales (P), 9 —l; Dean and Withers (L) beat Peebles and Harris (W). 9—o. Semi-finals: Donnelly and Staples (L) boat McLelland and Sexton (PN;, o—2; Dean and Withers (L) beat Ralfe and Ihle (PN), 9—3.

Final: Dean and Withers (L) beat Donnelly and Staples (L), 9 —4.