TENNIS SURPRISES

Chronicle (Levin), 12 January 1949, Page 7

TENNIS SURPRISES

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Seeded Players Beaten 1b Championships

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WELLINGTON, Jan. 11. The third round matches in the New Zealand tennis championships, continued at Central Park, Wellington, saw the defeat by unseeded competitors oi' three seeded singles players and a seeded men 's doubles pair. Miss A. Walker (Wellington) beat Miss J. MacGibbon, Canterbury singles champion, who- was seeded sixth. A. Tills beat P. Becroft,. seeded seventh. B. Broun beat E. D. B. Lusk, seeded eighth. All four men are from Auckland.' L. P. Roach and I. Easton (Waikato) beat R. V. Eobb (Ilutt Valley) and P. Nieholls (Wellington), seeded sixth. The main attraetion of the day was uevertheless the single between S. Painter and C. Angas, botli of Wellington, which Painter won in the fifth set after the 42-year-old Angas, national singles championn in 1929 and 1931, had victory almost within his grasp. Miss MacGibbon kept the edge on Miss Walker to take the first set 6 — 2 but cracked under the increased speed of the Wellington 's girl's strokes in Ihe second. Producing splendid shots, Miss Walker outplayed her opponent in every department of the game. Her net attacks were vital to her suceess. There was little between Tills ahd Becroft who f ought an interesting and well varied mateh of four sets at solid Lhough not top speed. • ; Broun, conqueror of Lusk, has given rnany Hue exhibitions over the last fortniglit and impresses particularly with the speed of his lirst service. He beat Lusk in the fifth set. He did not iose a game after 2 — all in the fourtli. Men's Singles. Third round: Kobson beat Neale 6 — 3, 6 — 1, 6 — 3; Barrv beat Mackie 6 — 3. 6 — 1, 6 — 2; Bold beat Martell, 6 — 3, 6 — 1, (j — Uj Tills beat Becroft 3 — (), (i — 3, (3 — 2, 7 — 5; Painter beat Angas I — 6, 6 — 2, 6 — ±, 5 — 7, 7 — 5; Burns beat Aitkenhead 6 — 4, 6 — 1, 6 — 2; Broun beat Lusk 4 — 6, 3 — (j, 6 — 2, 6 — 2, 6 — 0; Mclyenzie beat Hamilton 6- — 1, 6 — U, 6—1. Men's Doubles. Necoiid round: liobb and Nieholls beat Prance and Prance 6 — 2, 6 — 4, 6 — 1; Becroft and Tills beat Penfold and White 6 — 2, 6-^2, 6 — 2. Third round: Barry and Burns beat Gyles an'd O 'Connor 6 — 0, 6 — 4, 6 — 2; Bold and Kobson beat Kose and Bhepliord 6 — 2, 6—3, 6 — 2; Lauder and'Taylor beat Souter and Souter 3- — 6, 2 — :6, 6 — 2, 6 — 1, 6, — 4; Crossley and Delmonte beat Gallander and Howe 7 — 5, 4 — 6, 5 — 6, 7 — 5; MeKenzie and Painter beat t Neale and Scotland . 6 — 0, 6 — 0, 6 — 3; fiaston aiui" K oacii ' beat K6bb'"and j Nichols 6 — 2, 6 — 3, 6 — 2. I Women 's Singles. Third round: Miss Kerr beat Miss-| Robertson (j — 0, 6 — 2; Miss Walker beat 1 Miss MacGibbon 2 — 6, 6 — 4, (i — 3; Mrs. l\obb beat Mrs. Ilart 6 — 4, 6 — 4; Mrs. ! Andersou beat Miss Webster 6 — 9, J 9 — 11, (j — 3; Mrs. McYay beat Miss Becroft 4 — 6, 6 — 1, 6 — 2; Miss Beverley bbat Mrs. Green 6 — 2, 6 — 4; Miss Fleming beat Mrs. Furcell 6 — 0, 6 — 2; Miss Attwood beat iliss Pyle 6 — 2, 6 — 1. Mixed Doubles. Second round: Bold and Miss Longton beat Scotland and Miss Pyle 6 — 4, 6 — 3; Burns and Miss Burke beat Aitkenhead and Mrs. Hart 6 — 0, 6 — 2; Angas and Miss Poole beat Wakefield and Mrs. Hatherley 6 — 4, 6 — 3; Becroft auu Miss Becroft beat Smith and Miss Robertson 6 — 2, -1 — 6, 6 — 3. Third round: Lusk and Miss Beverley beat Guiness and Miss Hmith 6 — 1, 6 — 0; Bold and Miss' Longton beat R. Banks and Mrs. McGregor 3 — 6, 6 — 0,

6 — 3; Kobson and Miss Kerr beat Gallander and Mrs. Lawrence 10 — 8, 6 — 0; Burns and Miss Burke beat McDonald and Miss Du.dding 6 — 1, 6 — 4; Tills and Miss Johnson' beat Ferkins and Mrs. Graham 6 — 3, 6 — 3; MeKenzie and Mrs. McVay beat Wiiliams and Miss Redwood 6 — 2, 6 — 1 ; Barry and Miss Attwood beat Becroft and Miss Becroft 4—6, 6—1, 6—2. No women 's doubles were played. PLATE EVENTS. Men's Singles. First round: Otway beat R. Mowbray 6 — 0, 6 — 0, 6 — 0; Penfold beat Laston 6 — 3, 3 — 6, 7 — 5, 4 — 6, 6 — 3; B. Souter beat Robb 3 — 6, 6 — 1, 7 — 5, 6 — 4; Wetherall beat Patterson 6 — -1, 6 — 1, 6 — 4; Beckett beat A. Mowbray" 6—1, 6 — 3, 6 — 2; Nieholls beat,, Mfirley 8— 6, 6 — 2, 6 — 1 ; White beat.'Rouiitree 6 — 4, 10—8, 6—1. ' "L ' ' Second round: Wright "beat SkeeU 7 — 5, 6 — 2, , 6 — 2; Childs v beat Koberts 6 — -2, 3 — 6, 6 — 4,;)' 4—6/ 6 — 2; O 'Connor beat Kichardson tiy d&fault. . , MeCardle beafij Plemihg- * 6-^4^ g. — ()} 6—2; Ball beat l^pydff— o] 4 — 6, 7 — 5, 7 — 5; Leo Roach b.efit Webster 6 — 3. 8 — 6, 6—1 ; Wakefield bgat Scotland 6 — 4 2 — 6, 3 — 6, 6 — 3, 6-v4^ijvPauling beat Clarke 6- — 2, 6 — 2, 4— ;6^6— At; Bipugh beat Ferkins 6 — 2, 6—3^6 — 0/ Taylor beat Guincss 6 — 0, 7— 5> *U— 6^.fi-^2i M. Sofiter beat Cook 6 — 2j 6— 2/6— 4;'Pkuling l.»eat Clarke 6— 2, 6- — 2, 4 — 6j 6 — -4; Neave beat Allin 6- — 1, 8 — 6,- 6 — 3; Brough beat Ferkins 6 — 2, 03, 6 — 0. '■ - Women 's Singles. First round: Mrs. We.bb beat Miss Hope 6 — 3, 4 — 6, 6 — 1; Mrs. Graham beat Mrs. Campbell 6 — 2, 6 — 1. Second round: Miss Burke beat Mrs. Clarke 6 — 0, 6 — 1 ; Miss Adam beat Mrs. McGregor 3 — 6, 6 — 3, 7 — 5; Mrs. Rickman beat Mrs. Ilawkes 8 — 6, 4 — 6, 6- — 3; Mrs. Webb beat Miss Ivarauti 6 — 1, 6 — 2; Mrs. Graham- beat Mrs. Hatherly by default. Miss Dudding beat Mrs. Childs 6 — 0, 6—0; Mrs. Lawrence beat Miss Smith 6 — 1, 6 — 1; Miss N. Nieholls beat Miss Williamson 6 — 2, 6 — 3.