SCHOOLS TENNIS TITLES

Southland Times, Issue 24600, 24 November 1941, Page 3

SCHOOLS TENNIS TITLES

Secondary Pupils’ Championships

Good progress was made in the secondary school tennis championships which were played at Invercargill on Saturday. Conditions were ideal and the standard of play was high. The final of the senior girls’ singles between Misses S. Downes and J. Telfer was well contested and although Miss Downes ran out the winner, 9-4, the margin between them was not as large as the score would indicate. Miss Downes’s forceful driving proved the deciding factor. In the final of the senior girls’ doubles Misses S. Mitchell and G. Hannon were too strong for their opponents, Misses C. Greenfield and E. Deaker, and had a comfortable win, 9-4. The semi-final of the mixed doubles between Snow and Miss Downes and P. Skelt and Miss S. Smith was one of the best games of the competition. The final between Rowley and Miss N. Macalister and Skelt and Miss Smith produced some excellent tennis. The first few games were evenly contested, but Rowley’s superior net play combined with Miss Macalister’s steadiness earned them a 9-4 victory. In five matches *played during the tournament this pair lost only nine games. The president of the Junior Lawn Tennis Association (Mr C. A. Stewart) presented the trophies to the winners of the singles championship.

Detailed results are as follows:— SENIOR GIRLS’ SINGLES—FinaI: Miss S. Downes beat Miss J. Telfer 9-4. SENIOR GIRLS’ DOUBLES—FinaI: Misses S. Mitchell and G. Hannon beat Misses C. Greenfield and E. Deaker 9-4. COMBINED DOUBLES—Second round: J. Atkins and Miss O. Hemmings beat Murray and Miss C. Greenfield 7-4. Third round: Bloomfield and Miss S. Halligan beat Atkins and Miss 0. Hemmings 9-5; Snow and Miss S. Downes beat Cloughley and Miss C. McDougall 9-2. Semifinal: Rowley and Miss N. Macalister beat Bloomfield and Miss Halligan 9-2; P. Skelt and Miss S. Smith beat Snow and Miss Downes 9-8. Final: Rowley and Miss

Macalister beat Skelt and Miss Smith 9-4. JUNIOR GIRLS’ SINGLES—Third round: Miss C. Cameron beat Miss H. Fallow 7-2; Miss E. Shirley beat Miss B. Frampton

7-2. Semi-final: Miss C. Cameron beat Miss E. Shirley 7-1. JUNIOR GIRLS’ DOUBLES—Second round: Misses Cameron and N. Collings beat Misses H. Galt and D. McAhan 7-2; Misses P. Hardy and H. Fallow beat Misses M. Hannon and C. Scully 7-1. Semi-final: Misses Cameron and Collings beat Misses J. Melvin and Shirley 7-4; Misses Hardy and Fallow beat Misses D. McKenzie and B. Eastlake 7-6.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT GOOD ENTRIES RECEIVED The annual city and country primary schools’ tennis tournament was conducted at the Waihopai Club’s courts on Saturday in ideal weather. The tournament attracted excellent entries and good progress was made in the events. The junior boys’ singles and the junior and senior girls’ singles events were completed. The semi-finals and final of the senior boys’ singles and the doubles events will be played next Saturday. Following are the results of finals so far decided:— Junior Boys’ Singles.—D. Jamieson (Winton) beat W. Payne (Middle) 6-0. Senior Girls’ Singles.—R. Townsend (St. Catherine’s) beat J. Lainsbury (Makarewa) 6-2. Junior Girls’ Singles.—W. Townsend (St. Catherine’s) beat N. Morgan I (Limehills) 6-0.