LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 86, 5 January 1935, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Tournament

SINGLES FINAL REACHED Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, January 4. Fine weather favoured the Wanganui Lawn Tennis Association’s championship tournament to-day, and play continued until dark. Miss D. Nicholls, Wellington, came comfortably through the women’s championship singles, and will play in the final with Miss Purcell tomorrow. Charters and Cox provided some spectacular tennis in their semi-final of the men’s championship singles. Hie final of this event, between Charters and Coombe, will also be played to-morrow. Results are as follow : —■ MEN’S SINGLES. Third round: Ferkins beat McFarlane, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3; McCarthy beat Dine, 6-4, 6-; Lampe beat Strombon, 6-4, 6-3; Charters beat Tippens, 6-0, 6-4; Dennis won from Robertson by default; Cox beat Carver, 6-1. 6-0. „ Fourth round: Coombe beat Fortius, 6-3, 6-3; Lampe beat McCarthy, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Charters beat Dennis, 7-5, *-6, 0-1; Cox beat Pearce, 0-1, 0-1. „„ n a Semi-finals: Charters beat Cox, 6—, --O. 6-2; Coombe beat Lampe, 6-1, 6-3. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Third round: Mrs. Earle beat Mrs. Richardson, 6-2, 0-3; Miss Purcell beat Mrs. Ogier, 6-0, 6-1; Miss Nicholls won from Miss Duncan by default; Mrs. Smith beat Miss Wylds. 6-2, 0-1. Semi-finals: jMlss Purcell beat Mrs. Earle, 6-4, 6-1; Miss Nicholls beat Mrs. Smith, 6-3, 6-2. MEN’S DOUBLES. Strombon asd McCarthy beat Hooper Bros., 6-0, 4-0, 0-2; Lampe and Ogier beat Henricks aud ‘Lelievre, 0-2, 7-5; Coombe and Pearce beat Ferkins and Feruandez, 6-1, 6-1; Russell aud Latham beat Hooper and Hay-Campbell, 6-3, 1-6, 0-7; Charters and Earle beat Hounsell and Cameron, 0-2, 0-1. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Second round: Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Earle beat Miss Beckett and Miss Kempt, 0-0, 6-4; Miss Wilson and Misg Pownall won from Miss Duncan and Mrs. Ogier by default; Miss Wylds aud Mrs. New beat Miss Knight and Miss Heise, 6-4, 6-3. Third round: Miss Nicholls and Mrs. Thomson beat Mrs. Ross and Miss Junker. 6-0, 6-0; Miss Cox and Miss Purcell beat Miss Wylds and Mrs. New, 6-5, 1-6. 6-2. MIXED DOUBLES. Second round; Strombon and Miss Wylds beat Fernandez and Miss Cox, 6-2, 6-1; Pearce and Mrs. Richardson beat Ferkins aud Miss M. Purcell, 0-2, 5-6, 6-2; Earle and Mrs. Earle beat Handley and Miss Jack, 6-2, 6-2; Cox nnd Mrs. Smith beat Franklin and Miss Bell, 6-1, 6-1; HayCampbell asd Miss Treloar won from McFarlane and Miss Duncan by default. SOUTH ISLAND TITLES Singles Championship to Angas By Telegraph.—Press Association. Timaru, January 4. The South Island tennis championships concluded to-day. Despite rain overnight the courts played well. The final of the men’s singles provided good tenpis, though the scores might indicate an easy win for Angas. Miss Rudkin proved too strong for Miss Sullivan, running out an easy winner. Experience played a big part in Miss Rudkin’s win. Results of championship matches are as follow: — Men’s singles: C. Angas (Christchurch) beat W. Renton (Timaru),’6-2, 6-2.

Men’s doubles: C. Angas and W. Robertson (Timaru) beat 11. Dymond (Christchurch) and W. Renton, 6-4, 6-2. Women’s singles: Miss D. Rudkin (Christchurch) beat Miss N. Sullivan (Timaru). 6-0, 6-3. Women’s doubles : Mrs. Barker (Rangiora) and Mrs. Hanan (Southland) beat Misses D. Smythe and N. Sullivan (Timaru), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.