McKenzie And Mrs. McVay's Tennis Doubles

Wanganui Chronicle, 15 January 1949, Page 6

McKenzie And Mrs. McVay's Tennis Doubles

WELLINGTON, Last Night (PA). —A comfortable win. was recorded by last year’s mixed doubles tennis champions, R. S McKenzie and Mrs. J. J McVay (Wellington), in the first of the finals of this year’s national tournament today. They retained their title by beating J. A Barry and Miss E. G. Attwood (Auckland), 6-3, 6-1. The Auckland pair, seeded third in the tournament, eliminated the second seeded pair, J. E. Robson and Miss M. Kerr (Otago), in a semifinal played earlier in the afternoon. The other four championship finals and th.e finals of the Plate tournament will be played tomorrow. The most interesting match today was the men’s doubles semi-final in which A. S. Burns (Auckland) and Barry took one set off the champions, S. Painter (Wellington) and McKenzie. O Bold (Hutt Valley) and Robson are the other men’s doubles finalists and the final of the women’s doubles will be contested by the present champions, Misses Attwdod and Kerr and Mesdames McVay and J. Robb (Hutt Valley). Toda'y was another of dull but fine weather. The gate takings were the highest so far—£ll3. Results: MEN’S DOUBLES Semi-finals: R McKenzie and S. Painter (Wellington) beat J Barry and A. Burns (Auckland), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, 8-6; O. Bold (Hutt Valley) and J. Robson (Otago) beat P. Becroft and A. Tills (Auckland), 8-6, 6-0, WOMEN’S DOUBLES Semi-finals: Mesdames J. McVay (Wellington) and J. Robb (Hutt Valley) beat Misses M. Beverley (Waikato) and-C. Neave (Otago), 8-6, 6-2; Misses E. Attwood (Auckland) and M. Kerr (Otago) beat Mesdames K. Hart and M. Lawrence (Canterbury) 6-3, 6-2 COMBINED DOUBLES Semi-final: J. Barry and Miss E. Attwood (Auckland) beat J. Robson and Miss M Kerr (Otago), 6-3, 7-5. !! al: McKenz ie and Mrs. McVay (Wellington) beat Barry and Miss Attwood (Auckland), 6-3, 6-1. PLATE EVENTS Men’s Singles.—Quarter-final: L <Waikat °> beat A. Wetherall (Wellington), 8-6, 7-5, 6-1. Semifinals: M. Souter (South Canterbury) *7^ lt c P o Scholls (Wellington), 6-2, n'v n- I Roach beat A - McCardie (Wellington), 3-6, 9-7, 6-4 3-6 6-2 Women’s Singles.-Semi-’fmal'. Miss iv kUfw (Taranaki) beat Mrs. J Webb (Wellington), 6-2, C-4.