JUNIOR TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22935, 13 January 1938, Page 14

JUNIOR TENNIS

DOMINION CONTESTS CHRISTCHURCH TOURNEY HIGH STANDARD SHOWN [by TELEGRAPH —PRESS association] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Tennis of a high standard was watched at* Wilding Park to-day by a fairly big crowd, when the New Zealand junior tennis championship tournament began in ideal weather. Two members of New Zealand's last Davis Cup team, A. C. Stedman and D. C. Coombe, played an exhibition match, which Stedman won, 6 —.'J, (3—2, 7—5. A doubles match, played between A. R, Cant and M. A. Harnett, Cantorbury doubles champions, and Stedman and Coombe, resulted in a win for the .latter pair, 6—2, 11 —9, 6 —o. Following were the results: — Boys' Singles First .Round. —H, B. Petch (Canterbury) beat R. Forsyth (Marlborough), 6 —l, G —o; R. J. Donkin (Canterbury) beat J. E. Walker (Wellington), G—2, G —3; J. A. Brown (Wairarapa) beat K. L. Cook (Canterbury), G —.'l, 6 —3; N. W. Gordon (Wanganui) beat B. Leech (North Auckland), G—3, 6 —2; J. A. Heather (Wellington) won by default from K. Crawford (North Auckland); J. Roseveare (South Canterbury) beat W. J. Webster (Wairarapa), G—2. 2—6, 6—o; 0. Satchell (Auckland) beat N~. J- J" r . v (Canterbury), G—2, 6 —l; B. J. Kelly (Wellington) beat K. Jackson (Canterbury), 6—l. G—2; A. M. Johns (Manawatu) beat G. D. Adams (Wellington), 6_o (J—o; B. J. Barton (Canterbury) beat G. H. I'olglase, 11—9, 6—3; S. Painter (Wellington) beat R. H. Glover (Canterbury), 6 —l, 6 —o; K. Smith (Auckland) beat R. Sutherland (Canterbury), 6—4, G—4; Jv. 11. Heley (Canterbury) beat J. Mullins (Manawatu), G—2, 6—4; J. H. Moller (Auckland) beat N. O. Turner (Manawatu), 6—2, 6—l; D. L. I? osc (Wellington) beat W. P. Bennett (Canterbury), 6-0, 6—2. Girls' Singles First Round.—K. Armstrong (Canterbury) beat E. Gilmour (Wellington), G—o, G —l; D. Elsoin (Cantcrhurv) bent J. Lloyd (Marlborough), 6_i>, G—2; 13. Olphert (Wellington) beat' J. Ardagh (Canterbury), 6—o, 6—5; H. Elsom (Canterbury) beat J. Nicholls (Wellington), G —s, 6—2; M. Hodges (Auckland) beat F. Fleetwood (Canterbury), G —3, (5—4; F. Ussher (South Canterbury) beat J. Pitcaithlv (Canterbury), G—o, 6 —l; R. Jack (Wellington) beat Y. Raaff (Canterbury), G —3. 6—2; N. Symos (Auckland) beat N. Jv. Marshall (Wellington), 4—6, 6-5. G—2; J. E- Garrell beat T. F. Izard (Wanganui). 6—l, 6—3; M. James (Wellington) beat B. Anderson (North Otago), 6—2, 6—5; C. Chester (Canterbury) beat M. Spackinan (Otago), 6—2, 6—4; E. Gawith (South Canterbury) beat 1). Murpbv (Wellington), 4 —6, 6—-3, 6—4; P. Dickey (Canterbury) beat P. Monkman (Wellington), 6—4, 6—o; B. McCaskey (Canterbury) beat D. G. Fitzherbert (Wanganui), 6—2, 6 —3. Boys' Doubles First Round.—Gordon and Johns boat Donkin and Barton, 3—6, 6—3, 6—3; Painter and Kelly beat Leech and Babe, 6—2. 6—3; Sutherland and Petch beat Crawford and Heley; Walker and Heather beat Grover and Jackson, 6—4, 7—5; Hose and Polglase beat Webster and Brown, 7 —o, 7 —o. i Girls' Doubles First Round.—Misses Armstrong and Spackman beat Misses Marshall and Nicholls, 6—2. 6—4; Misses H. and D. Elsom beat Misses Izard and litzherhort 6—2, 6—4; Misses Murphy and Carroll beat Misses Raaff Caskey, 4. —6, 6 —l. I—Missesi —Misses Dickey and Pitcaithly boat Misses Monkman and Lloyd, 4 —6, 6 —2, 9 7.