The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
QUEENS AND ACES
Whip RES0RTERS
Coach Gienward BlOmme's
Girls Team Clinches Sixth
Title In Row

The Phantom Queens and Aces O
New Hanover High schools cracl
tennis club rolled merrily on tt
twin championships y e S d a
morning on the Robert Strange
courts, as the Queens stopped the
determined bid of the Southern
Pines meters by a 5 to 2 score anc
the Aces halted the ambitions O.
the Southern Pines boys with a
to 0 shellacking.
The visitors scored against the
local girls for the first time since
1888 and can boast as the only team
to O at least two points against
the New Hanover champions. In
1887 the visitors scored the only
point marked against the Queens
in three years and then in 1888
scored one more. The points scored
yesterday we're the fifth marked
against the champions in six years.
Plays Off Game
Captain Mary Johnson playing
off her usual steady game fell vic
tim to the fine play of Hazel Kelley
in the number one match and drop
ped the first match she has ever
lost as a memer of the Queens.
Miss Kelley lost to Miss johnson
in Southern Pines a few weeks ago.
The score was 81, 6-3.
Eslie Fergus came through in
great style to outclass Mary Belle
Price in the number two, Ga, Ga.
Jane Lewis, with a reverse stroke
and service ran out her match with
Helen Hilderman in quick fashion
60, 81.
Norma Henderson outsteadied
Mary Gray and with a court
fire defeated the little visitor 6-3,
SIS.
Agnes Morton, frosh star, took
the count over Charlse Dickerson
SO, 6-1.
Captain johnson and Fergus
teamed to capture the number one
doubles over Kelley and Hilderman
6-3, 81.
Mary Gray and Price made up
fer their losses by downing the
lccals' fine number two doubles of
Jocelyn Peck and Lewis in three
sets 60, 6-3.
By virtue of their victory yester-
day the Queens clinched the state
title for the sixth straight year
although they have two matches
with Goldsboro and Greenville high
schools yet to be played there is
little doubt the champions will lose.
The Aces had little trouble win.
ming their 18th match, but Lionel
johnson was forced to three sets
by Patch of Southern Pines before
winning Ga, 4-6, 81 in the opening
match. Patch was much improved
oyer earlier season play, but
could not handle the local star al
the net.
Outstrokes Finch
Nelson Taylor outstroked Finch
in the number two to mark up an
other point for the Aces with a Ga,
o-S WILL. Lie 4OSd1 dSC Wdo tOO
much for Finch and repeatedly
passed him on the net and scored
numerous points with drop shots.
Charles Boney made short work
of Burke in straight sets at 81,
6-2. Using a fast top spin ~rive
to the baseline and a hard over
head Boney kept Burke in trouble
throughout the match.
Jerould Robinson came through
as usual with a love set as he de-
feated Hodgkins 60, 81 to KEEP
his record spotless for the season.
Captain Harold Hinnant played
in top form and speed to sweep
DuRant before him with a 81, &C
victory. Hinnant's service was ex.
ceptionally fast and his net play
flawless.
Charles Edwards walked through
his first set with comparative ease,
but let up in the second and was
forced to call on his best tennis tt
exc out a win over Blue 60, 6-8, go
Johnson and Taylor downee
Patch and Finch 81, 6-2 in the
number one doubles. The locals
paired for the second time thi!
year played a great game and will
no doubt get the call for the mum
Der n post against Charlotte il
the title match next Saturday.
Robinson and Boney took tn
measur of Burke and Hodgkin
6-2, 6-3 in a fast set Of doubles.
Hinnant and Burt Myers playe'
heads-up tennis all the way to de
feat Blue and DuRant 81, Ga t.
win the final point for the Aces.
The locals will start preppin;
Monday for the coming champion
ship match with the Central Higl
school team, of Charlotte, whicl
will be played on the Rober
Strange courts Saturday mornin
Of this week. The Charlotte club i
much stronger than the team tn
Aces defeated for the champion
ship last year and have defeate
such as Boys High of Atlanta
Georgia; Duke Freshmen; Savar
nah, Georgia High school; Citade
Frosh; Porter Military Academ
and Winston-Salem High school.
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