JUNIOR TITLE EVENT

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 2

JUNIOR TITLE EVENT

HARD COURT TOURNAMENT FIRST TWO ROUNDS DECIDED. M. DONNELLY’S NARROW ESCAPE. Attracting record entries, the Taranaki junior hard court tennis tournament was commenced at New Plymouth on Saturday, and excellent progress was made, the second rounds of all events being completed. More than 50 boys and 20 girls are taking part, the boys playing on the courts at the Nev/ Plymouth Boys’ High School arid Pukekura Park and the girls at Waiwaka. It is expected that the semi-finals and finals will be decided at the Pukekura,, Park and Waiwaka courts next Saturday. Defending his : singles title, M. P. Donnelly nearly met defeat at the hands of C. Taylor in the initial round. Donnelly started well and ran to 6—3, but his opponent took the next three games in a row for 6—6. Donnelly forged ahead to "—(> and appeared to have the match well in hand with match point, but Taylor staged a recovery and evened at eight. Donnelly won the odd game in 17. A surprise was sprung when C. Nodder, winner of the junior lawn tennis title at this year’s Taranaki championships and last year’s hard court runnerup, went under to M. Tamati in the third round. Tamati played bright tennis and accounted for Nodder 9—4. Attracting considerable interest, the match between B. Burrell and P. Gilmour in the girls’ singles provided a splendid set-to. Both played a steady game, but greater experience won the former the match. Defending her title, M. Lawrence had no difficulty in entering the third round. Details are:— Boys’ Singles.

First round: M. P. Donnelly beat C. Taylor 9—B; Fluker beat Tilley 9—5; Gulliver’ beat Israel 9—5; L. Jones beat R. Payne 9—4; Moss beat Hamerton 9—3; W. O. Evans beat A. Thompson 9—o; Phillips beat Broome 9—5; J. Walton beat C. Hunger 9—3; T. Crone beat B, Anderson 9—l; C. Nodder beat H, Whittington 9—3; C. Allen beat Philpott 9—7; Tamati beat Brereton 9—o; Moron beat Webster 9—4; Fitzpatrick beat Batten by default; Kershaw beat Fleming 9—5; Law beat A. Thompson 9—B.

Second round: L. Marsden beat Bremmer 9—o; Donnelly beat T. Crone 9—l; L. Jones beat Fluker 9—B; Phillips beat Hall 9—B; J. Walton beat Gulliver 9—o; R. Crone beat Moss 9—2; W. O. Evans beat B. Anderson 9—l; Nodder beat Allen 9—4; Tamati beat Moron 9—4; Kershaw beat Fitzpatrick 9—4; Law beat Kay 9—2; Johnson beat Keller 9—l; Dickie beat Purser 9—5; Sisson beat Gotz 9—o; Faris beat Self 9—l. Third round: P. Crone beat Marsden 9—5; M. Tamati beat C. Nodder 9—4. Boys’ Doubles.

First round: A. Thompson and Law beat H. Whittington and Gotz 9—3; Johnson and Moron beat Brereton and Webster 9—4; Kershaw and Batten beat Fleming and Sisson 9—B; Fitzpatrick and Kay beat Self and Philpott 9—2; Corrigall and Jones beat Hamerton and Braithwaite 9—2; Walton and Moss beat Short and Thompson 9—l; Fluker and Cook beat C. Taylor and Duncan 9—B.

Second round: Walton and Moss beat Jones and Corrigall 9—5. Girls’ Singles.

First round: R. Mawhinney beat J. Allen 9—o; M. Reesby beat J. Potts 9—5; B. Marsh beat P. Sykes 9—4; P. Christoff el beat J. Parkin 9—o; M. Lawrence beat V. Ashton 9-2; B. Burrell beat P. Gilmour 9—B; M. Waters beat D. Hod-