LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27058, 18 April 1949, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT MAJOR UPSET IN WOMEN'S SINGLES Conditions were cold and gusty and showers caused short delays in the play at the Otago Lawn Tennis Championships at Logan Park on Saturday. In spite u£ the unfavourable conditions, however, some excellent and exciting tennis was The major upset of the tournament was the defeat of Miss Mavis Kerr, runner-up in the New Zealand Championship. Her opponent, Miss Margaret Pyle, although a less spectacular player, out-generalled her more experienced opponent and won a deserved victory. It was apparent early in the contest that Miss Pyle intended to match her hard-hitting team mate with steady, determined tennis, a game at which she is adept. Miss Kerr, perhaps as a result of a shaky start, fell into a similar type of game—probably the style which best suited her opponent. The other semi-final resulted in a win for Miss Marion Robertson, who defeated Miss Maud Jolly 6—l, 7—5. After losing the first set easily, Miss Jolly gave one of the best displays of her tennis career, matching Miss Robertson’s fastest drives in pace and direction. This second set was probably the best exhibition of the Men’s Singles semi-finals did not produce the same keen finishes. D. Radford defeated J. C. Robertson 6—4, 6—4, neither player reaching his best form. Both players missed the easiest of kills. Radford won mainly through the fact that he made fewer errors than Robertson. The match between J. Paterson and G. Pearce was never in doubt, Paterson’s ability to cover the court and to retrieve apparent winners made Pearce’s task difficult and his effort in taking Paterson to 6—4 in the first set was a good one. Paterson won by playing all court tennis, bis passing shots being particularly accurate. Pearce exploited the drop-shot and following lob technique with considerable success in the early stages, but later fell into errors in playing the dropshot. , „ , The Men’s and Women’s Singles finals will be played to-day commencing at 1.30 p.m. Results : Men’s Singles Second Round.—C. Allen beat C. Colbert 9—7 2—6, 6—3: G. Pearce beat A. Robb 6—l, 6—o. , 4 Third Round:—D. Radford beat G. Shaw 6—3, 6—o: J. C. Robertson beat IV. Kwok 6_o, 6—o: J. Paterson beat C. Alien 6—2, G—2; G. Pearce beat R. de Courcey 6—2, 6- Semi-finals:—D. Radford beat J. C. Robertson 6—4, 6—4: J. Paterson beat G. Pearce 6—4, 6—2. Men’s Doubles Second Round:—Paterson and Robertson beat Colbert and Fielding 6—l, 6—2; Pearce and Stanton beat North and Temple 6 —3, 6—4: Sincock and Guy beat Allpress and Kwok 6—l, 6—o: Bennett and Ogg beat Radford and Rudkin 2—6. 6—3, 6 —4. Women’s Singles Third Round:—Miss M. Kerr beat Miss 5. Barr 7—5. 6—2: Miss M. Pyle., beat Miss M. McLennan 6—3. 6—l; Miss M. Robertson beat Miss D. Kerse 6—l, 6 —3; Miss M. Jolly beat Miss N. Gosden 6—2, Semi-final:—Miss M. Pyle beat Miss M. Kerr 6—o, 3—6, 6—4; Miss M. Robertson beat Miss M. Jolly 6—l, 7—5. Women’s Doubles Second Round:—Misses D. Pryor and P. Smith beat Miss S. Cox and Mrs D. Hay 4 0 g 4 B_o, Third Round:—Misses M. Pyle and M Robertson beat Misses B. Familton and D. Ashton 6—2, 6—l: Miss J. Morton and Mrs C. Gilkison beat Misses N. Gosden and N. Blackwood 6—3, 6—4: Misses M. Kerr and M. Jolly beat Misses M. Orr and M. Lindsay 6—o, 6—3: Mrs A. J. Borthwick and Miss V. Warburton beat Misses D. Pryor and P. Smith 4—6. 6—4, B—6. B GRADE Men’s Singles Third Round:—P. George beat A. Robb 9—6: R. Morrison beat A. Scoon 9—l; A. Hunter beat I. Simpson 9—B: J. Scrivener beat D. Murray 9—B: C. Hooper beat C. Pigon 9—2; E. Leith beat W. Waugh 9—5: E. Kerr beat K. McCall 9—3. Ladies’ Singles Second Round:—Miss D. Pryor beat Miss R. Lamb 9—B: Miss J. Buchan beat Miss P. Sinclair 9—3; Miss I. Stuart beat Miss G. Napier 9—2. Third Round:—Miss N. Kerr beat Miss N. Thompson 9—7. j Mixed Doubles First Round:—V. Harvey and Miss L. Leslie beat R. Rudkin and Miss E. McStay 6 —3, 4—6, 6—3; A. Kwok and Miss S. Barr beat P. Smith and Miss S. Smith 6—3, 6—4; C. Hodgson and Miss J. Morton beat R. Guy and Miss V. Warburton 6 —3, 4—6. 6—4; J. C. Robertson and Mrs C. Gilkison beat R. Welsh and Miss M. Orr 6—o, 6—2; G. Shaw and Miss M. Gosden beat J. Nich'qlson and Miss S. Brown 6—4, 6—2; R. G. Sincock and Mrs A. J. Borthwick beat B. Hellyer and Mrs L. Johnston 6 —o, 9—7. Second Round:—G. Pearce and Miss M. Kerr beat G. Wright and Miss P. Harvey 6—l, 6—2. TOURNAMENT AT ROXBURGH Special to the Daily Times ROXBURGH, Apl. 17. Results of semi-finals and finals of the Roxburgh Easter tennis tournament were: Men’s Singles.—G. (Mathewson (Balclutha) 3, A. Ferry (Roxburgh) 1; L. Hayward (Balclutha) 9, C. O’Brien (Invercargill) 4. Final: Mathewson 9, Hayward 6. Men’s Doubles.—Hayward and McFarlane (Balclutha) 9, Cahill and O’Brien (Roxburgh) 5: Murray and Mathewson (Balclutha) 9, Laloli and Stedman (Roxburgh) 3. Final: Hayward and McFarlane 9, Murray and Mathewson 8. Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs Macfarlane (Bet)har) 9, Mrs Cochrane (Balclutha) 4; Miss Broad (Dunedin) 9, Miss Burton (Roxburgh) 5. Final: Miss Broad 9, Mrs Macfarlane 2. Ladies’ Doubles. —Miss Burton and Mrs Macfarlane 9, Mrs Cochrane. and Miss Murray 4. . , Men’s Singles Handicap.—G. Blaikie (Invercargill) 31, R. Murray (Balclutha) 18.’ Men’s Doubles Handicap.—Reid and Anglem (Kaitangata) 31, Hardy and Daldorf (Roxburgh) 28. Ladies' Singles Handicap.—Miss Broad 25, Miss Murray 16. Ladies’ Doubles Handicap—Mrs Macfarlane and Miss Burton 25, Misses'Broad and Neale (Waiwera) 18.