Results Of Second Day's Play Yesterday

Chronicle (Levin), 11 January 1949, Page 6

Results Of Second Day's Play Yesterday

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WELLINGTON, Jan. 10. A highllght of the second day's play in tlie New Zealand tennis championsliips at Central Park, Wellington, was tlie strong and well sustained bid foi victory over tlie women 's singles eham-

pion, Miss L. G. Attwood (Auckland ) by Mrs. J. Webb (Wellington). Mrs. Webb won tlie lirst set and had lier opponent liard pressed to tlie very end ot tlie tliird. A late surprise came in the women'? doubles when Mesdames 1. Gyles and 1'. McGregor (Wellington) canie tlirougli to lead 7 — 5 in eacli of tlieir two see saw sets against Ihe Canterbury singles champion, Miss J. MacGibbon, and Miss P. Longston (Hutt Valley). The New Zealand women 's * doubles ehumplons in 103(3 and present Canter bury champions, Mrs. I. Hatherley and Miss T. Poole, wenf down to Auckland 's young Nunneley (Jasket pair, Misses V. Johuson and II. Redwood, 4— (5, 7—0. Miss Johuson also featured in a marathon tliird set in her singles match against Miss J. Webster, Wellington Miss Webster disjilayed a hue lighting spirit to win 11 — 9 after saving six match points held against her at earlier stages. yhe tlius repeated her win against Miss Johuson in the Nunneley Casket contest earlier in the season. , Men's Singles Second round: Robson beat Williams (3 — I, (3 — 3, (3 — 1; Barry beat llowiU — j; — 2, (3 — 1; Mackie beat BeckeU by defauJt; Bold beat Robb (3 — 0, 7 — 5, 0 — 2; Becroft beat D. Smith (3 — 3, (3 — 3. (i — -3; Tills beat Wakelield S— (3, (3 — 4, 7—5; Painter beat Wetheral 6 — 2, (j — -1, 6 — 1; Aitkenhead beat White 1- — 5, 2 — (5, 3 — (3, ti — 1, 7 — 5; Burns beat Borougli 0 — 2, (3 — 2, 6 — 2; Brown beat Cal lauder (3 — 4, (3 — 2, 6 — 2; Lusk beat Eastou 3 — (3, 6 — 3, (3 — 3, 7 — 5; Mc Kenya e beat W. iluekstep (5 — 2, (3 — 2, (3 — 3; Neale beat K. Neave 0 — (3, 0 — 3, G — 0, (3 — 3; Martell beat Rountree G — U, X — (5, ""(3 — 2; Angas beat Souter 11 — 9, G — 4, (3 — 2; Hamilton beat Eerkins 9—7, G — 3, 3 — 6, G — 2. Men's Doubles First round: 11. Lauder and Taylor beat Wakelield and Williams 2 — (5, G — i, 1—6, (i — 3, (3 — 4; A. Mowbray and Otway beat Ball and Bovd G— 1, 7 — 5, 1 — 6, G — 1; Eastou and L. P. Hoacli beat Skeen and Willoughby (5 — 3, (i — 4, (i — -1; Penfold and White beat Aitken* ' iiead and Lu.sk (i — S, (3 — 1, (3 — 1, G — 2; Iluekstep and Brown beat Mackie and \Vetherall G — 1, 7—9, G— 4, 4—6, 6--1. - Second round: Bold and Robson beat Eerkins and Rielntrdson 7 — 5, G — 1, (i — (1; Rose and Slieplierd beat ilighet and Vaney (3 — 1, 0 — 7, G — 1; Beckett and Gaskin beat Battersea and I'auling (3 — 1, G — 1, G — 2; Boosev and Sniith beat W. Lauder and Martell (5 — 2, 7 — 5, 0 — 4; Souter and Bouter beat .l^orough and Neave G — 3j G — 1, 3' — 6, (3 — 2; H. j Lauder and Taylor beat Double and Dudding (i — 4, G— 4, 7 — 5; Gyles and O'Connor beat Glass and Stewart G — 4, G — 3, 3 — (3, G — 1; Crossley and Dehnoute beat Pleining and Owen (3 — 3, 4 — G. G — 2, 10 — ,S; t'allander and Rose beat ('ampbell aad Westwod G— 3, 10 — S. 6 — 3; Neale -ajid Scotlaud beat Roberts • and \\ riglit G 1, G — »>, 6— — 4; Mclvenzie and Painter beat Banks and Bauks G — 1. G — 3. G — (); Hamilton and Angas beat Oliibls and Roussell 3 — G, ti — 3, G- — 0 — G, G — 3; Barry and Burns beat Jluckstep and Brown ti — 3, (3—4, G — 4; KoaHi and Eastou beat A. Mowbray and Otway G — 3, (5 — 4, G — 0. Women 's Singles Second round: Miss M. Iverr beat Miss S. Williams (5 — 2, (3—3; Miss M. Robertson beat Mrs. A. Gliilds ti — ti — 2; Miss J„ MacGibbon beat Miss E Sniith G — 3, G — 3; Miss A. Walker beat • 73

Miss.M. Aram 6 — 3, 6 — 3; Mrs. Robb beat Miss Burke 6 — 3, 6—3; Mrs. Hart beat Mrs. Lawrence 6- — 4, 6 — 2;' Mrs. Anderson beat Mrs. Hawkes 6 — 0, 6 — 1; Miss Webster beat Miss Johuson 6 — 4, 2 — G, 11—9; Miss Becroft beat Mrs. McGregor 0 — 4, 6 — 2; Mrs. McVay beat Miss Dudding 6 — 4, 6 — 0; .Mrs. Green beat Miss Williamson 6 — 0, 7 — 5; Miss Beverley beat Miss J. Nichoils 6 — 0, G — 3; Mrs. M. Pur'cell beat Mrs. J. Olarke G — 3, 6. — 1; Miss N. Fieming beat Miss H. Redwood 6 — 4, G — 2; Miss M. Pyle beat Mrs. S. * Rickman G — 2, 2— G, G — 4; Miss E. Attwood beat Mrs.

J. Webb 4— G, 6—3, 6—3. - Women 's Doubles Second round: Mesdames McVay and Robb beat Mrs. Campbell and Miss Macken 6 — 4, 6 — 3; Mesdames Ander son and Webb beat- Mrs. Childs and Miss Williamson 6 — 1, 6—1; » Misses Beverley and Neave beat Misses Becroft and Burke 6- — 3, 12 — 10; Mesdames Hart and. Lawrence beat Mrs. Green and Miss Pleming 6 — 4, 10 — 8; Misses Johuson and Redwood beat Mrs. Hatherley and Miss Poole 6 — 4, 9 — 7 ; Mrs. Graham and Miss Dudding beat Misses Hope and Webster 6 — 2, 6 — 3; Mesdames Gyles and McGregor bea,. .Misses MacGibbon and Longhton 7 — 5, 7 — 5;. Misses Attwood and Kei'r beat Misses Poole and Robbins by default. Mixed 'Doubles Pirst round: Smith and Miss Rober; son beat Roberts and Miss Hope 6 — 4, 6 — 1; Bold and Miss Longton beat iN. Banks and Miss Fieming 7 — 5, 6 — 2; R. Banks and Mrs. McGregor beat Richardson and Mrs. Gyles 6 — 1, 4 — 6, 6 — 4; O 'Connor and Miss Walker beat Stewart and Miss O'Loughlin 4 — 6, 0 — 3, 7 — 5; Burns and Miss Burke beat Lawer and Mrs. Anderson (3 — 1, (5—3; Robb and Mrs. Robb beat Penfold and Miss Ada ni 6 — 2, 0 — 1; Frauce and Mrs. France beat C. Campbell and Miss Williams (5 — 3, (5 — 1; McDonald and Miss Dudding beat Rose and Mrs. Putcell G — 4, 7 — 5; Aitkenhead and Mrs. Ilart beat White and Miss MacGibbon G — 1, 6 — 1; Angas and Miss Poole beat Shepherd 'and Miss Wood by default; Wakelield and Mrs. Hatherley beat Iluekstep and ' Miss Huckstep 8 — 6, (3 — 2; Arbuekle and Miss -Webster beat C. Webster and Miss Turuer by default. Second round: Callander and Mrs. Lawrence beat P. Nichoils and . Miss Macken 6 — 3, 5 — 7, 6 — 4; Guiness and Miss Smith beat Rickman and Mrs. Rickinan (5 — 2, (3 — 3; Barry and Miss Attwood beat Campbell and Mrs. Campbell 6- — 3, (5 — 3; Robson and Miss Kerr beat Childs and Mrs. Childs.. 6—1, 6 — 3: Lusk and Miss Beverley beat MeCardle and Mrs. Green (5 — 4, 6—3; Bold and Miss Longton beat Scotland and Miss Pyle (5— 4, ,6 — 3; R. Banks 'and Mrs. McGregor beat France and Mrs. Fraiice (3 — 4, 7' — 5; McDonald and Miss Dud ding beat O'Connor and Miss Walker (5 — 3, 7 — 5; Robb and Mrs. Robb beat Arbuekle and Miss Webster (i — 1, (5 — 2; Ferkins and Mrs. Graham beat Mackie and Miss Williamson 6-r-4, (5 — 2; Tijls and Miss Johuson beat J. Nichoils and Miss J. Nichoils 6 — :3, 6 — 4; Wiiliam.aud Miss Redwood beat Neale and Mis-. Neave 6—4, 6 — 2; McKenzie and Mrs. McVay' beat Easton and Mrs. Hawkes 6—1, 6—3.