HANDICAP TENNIS

Chronicle (Levin), 21 March 1949, Page 4

HANDICAP TENNIS

Rain Interferes With Games . At Levin The Manawatu Lawn Tennis Assopiation's southern area handipap events were begum over the weekend. Heavy rain which fell on Saturday afternoon forced the xbandonment of the matches at an ' early hour, but play was resumed " yegterdayf and two of the events Were finali'sed. it says much for the work of the "match committee that so many of the games were played off in little more than half the time set down for the competition, The men's and women's handicap doubles were finalised. Fraser and Stewarfc won the * former, while Miss M, Karauti and Mrs. Patterson took "the honours in the latter event, The eomhined championship douhles, which were not completed last weekend, were concluded. 'M. R. Smith and Mrs. Black met Keeling and Mrs. Bell in the final struggle, the latter combination ,winning after a hard match. The score was 5 — 6, 6—4, 6 — 4. Giyen below are such results ' of the handipap events' as were to aand on Sunday night. The re- • maining matches will be played off at the di'spretion of the tournament committee. Men's Doubles . First round: Sexton and Douds beat A, E. Sexton and Hunt 9—5, Thompson and Sorenson beat Leger and Palmer 9 — 5, Ching and Mackle beat Atkins and Rlliott 9—^6, Fraser and Stewart beat McMinn and Landers 9—6, Rbodes and White and Antcliff and Standish byes. Second round: Antcliff and Standish beat Sexton and Douds 9 — 5, Sorenson and Thompson beat Rhodes and White 9 — 7. 'Semi-final: Ching and Mackle beat Antcliff and Stewart 9—4, Fraser and Stewart beat Sorenson and Thompson 9 — 5. Final: Fraser and Stewart beat Uhing and Mackle 9 — -7. Women's Doubles First round: Misses Aickman and Rowe beat Mesdaipes Corry and Greenaway, Mesdames Elliott and Brand beat Misses Norton and: Hooker 9—8, Misses ChapmanCohen and Kilsby, Miss Mayston and Mrs. Sexton, Misses Galloway and Lynch, Mesdames Palmer and Leger, MisS Karauti and 'Mrs. Pat-

terson and Misses Pengo and Clapcott, byes. Second round: Misses Chapman-^ • Cohen pnd Kilsby beat Miss Mayston and .Mrs. Sexton 9 — 3, Misses Aickman and * Rowe beat iMisses Galloway and Lynch 9 — 4, Mesdames Elliott and Brand beat Mesdames Palmer and Leger 9—8, Miss Karauti and Mrs. Patterson beat Misses Perigo and Clapcott 9—7, Semi-final:' Misses Aickman. and Rowe beat Misses Chapman-Cohen and Kilsby 9—7, Miss Karauti and Mrs. Patterson beat Mesdames Elliott and Brand 9 — 6. Final: Miss Karauti and Mrs. Patterson beat Misses Aickman. and Rowe 9—7. Combined Doubles . First round: Atkins and Miss Clapcott beat Rhodes and Miss Bird 9 — 7, Sexton and Miss Mays'ton beat Palmer and Mrs. Palmer 9 —6, Staples and Miss Staples beat Murray and Mrs. Murray 9—5, A, Sexton and Mrs. Sexton beat Mackle and Miss Rowe 9 — 4. Second round: Gray and Miss Lynch beat Sorenson and Miss Chapman-Cohen 9 — 6, Antcliff and Miss Hesp beat Leger arid Mrs. Leger 9 — 7, Stewart and Miss Eagle beat White and Mrs. Elliott 9—3, Sexton and Miss Mayston beat Atkins and Miss Clapcott 9—4, A. Sexton and Mrs. Sexton beat Staples and Miss Staples 9 — 5, Douds and Miss Aickman beat Elliptt and Mrs. Law 9 — 4, Ching and Miss J. Perigo beat Batten and Miss Galloway 9—7, Thompson and Miss Patterson' beat Norton and Miss Karauti 9 — 3. Quarter-finals : Gray and Miss Lynch beat Antcliff and Miss Hesp 9 — 7; Sexton and Miss Mayston beat Stewart and Miss Eagle 9 — 3, Douds and Miss Aickman beat A. Saxton and Mrs. Sexton 9—6, Thompson and Miss Patterson beat Ching and Miss Perigo 9 — 2. Semi-finals: Sexton and Miss Mayston beat Gray and Miss Lynch 9—5. Men's Singles First round: Ching beat Rhodes 9 — 4, Elliott beat Larsen by default, A. E. Sexton beat Harry, Douds beat Staples 9 — 7, Leger, Fraser, J. White, Thompson, Mackle, Palmer, Hurst, Gray, Atkins, Norton, Stewart and M. Sexton, byes. Second found: Leger beat Fraser 9—8, Thompson beat J. White 9 — 6, Mackle beat Palmer 9—5, Ching beat Elliott 9 — 5, Douds beat A. Sexton 9 — 4, Gray beat Hurst 9 — 6, Atkins beat Norton 9 — 4, M. Sexton beat Stewart 9—8. Quartef-finals : Thompson beat Leger 9 — 6, Mackle beat Ching 9—6, Gray beat Douds 9—2, Atkins beat M. Sexton 9—3. Semi-finals : Thompson beat Mackle 9 — 8, Atkins beat Gray 9— 5. - tjjMm Women's Singles First round: Miss Staples- beat Miss Eagle 9 — 8, Miss. Norton beat Migs Chapman-Cohen 9—4, Mrs. Leger beat Miss Rowe 9 — 1, Miss Karauti beat Miss Clapcott 9—2, Miss Hills -beat Miss Kilsby 9—3, Mrs. Sexton beat Miss Hooker 9—7, Miss Hesp beat, Mrs. Wishart 9—0, Miss Bird a 'by#f Second round: Miss Norton beat Miss Staples 9—5, Miss Karauti beat Mrs, Leger 9 — 2, Miss HilJs ieat Mrs; Sexton 9 — 6, Misg Hesp beat Miss Bird 9—6. Semi-finals: Miss Karauti beat Miss Norton 9—1, Miss Hesp' pe&t Miss Hills 9—6.