TENNIS TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 97, 18 January 1935, Page 11

TENNIS TOURNEY

North Island Titles PLAY AT WAIPAWA Dominion. Special Service. Waipawa, January 17. The* third round of cnampionslr.p events was entered in the North Island lawn tennis tournament at Waipawa today. Weather conditions were ideal. There was a cloudless sky and scarcely a breath of wind. The finals are expected to be reached on Saturday. In the men's singles E. Dickie had a hard task in the second round to defeat Hobin. Both Pearce and Charters came through with ease. The Dickie brother., were eliminated in the men’s doubles second round,' falling victims to Ritchie and Ormond in two sets. Results are as follow : —- Championship Events MEN’S SINGLES. First round: Lowry beat McLeod. 6-4, 8-G- Dickie beat Price, 6-0. 6-1; Hill beat Rathbone, 6-1, 6-3; Udy beat Kingan, 6-a, 6-4; Keedwell beat Murray, 6-0, 6-2; Price beat Rupaha, 6-2, 6-3; Marchant beat DOrmond, 6-1, 6-0; Sawyer beat Hill, 6-1, 6-0; Coonibe beat Dunford. 6-1, 6-1; J. Ormond beat Read, 6-3, 6-3; Tonks beat Shand, 2-6, 6-2, Q-4: Dyer beat Wyld, 6-3, 6-2; Griffin beat Wilson, 6-0, 0-3. Second round: Cooinbe beat Hooper, 6-4, 6-0; E. Dickie beat Hobin, 6-2, 2-6. 6-2: Udv beat Latham, 7-5, 6-8, 6-3; Charters beat Keedwell, 8-6, 6-1; Robinson beat Price, 6-0, 6-1; Pearce beat Hooper, 6-3, 6-2; Wilson boat Griffin, 6-1, 6-4; Ritchie beat Powdrell, 6-2, 6-3. WOMEN’S SINGLES. First round: Mrs. Adams beat Miss Whisker, 6-3, 6-2; Miss Taylor beat Miss Betts, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Miss K. Ormond beat Miss White, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Miss S. Ormond beat Mrs. Latta. 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Miss Graham beat Mrs. Handley, 6-3, 6-4; Miss Haggitt beat Mrs. Toop. 6-0, 6-1; Miss Holt beat Miss Wilder, 6-2, 6-2. Second round: Miss Taylor beat Miss Hunter, 6-0,'6-0; Miss Graham beat Miss Kemp 6-1, 0-4; Mrs. Cotterill beat Miss Craig,' 6-1, 6-0; Mrs. Adams beat Miss Taylor, 0-3, 6-1. MEN’S DOUBLES. Second round: Robinson and Lamb beat Wilson and Murray, 6-2, 6-0; Ritchie and Ormond beat Dickie and Dickie, 6-'-, 0-3; Charters and Roussell beat Barkniau and Latham, 6-2, 6-2; Co and Udy beat Kingan and Griffin, 6-4, 6-4; Hobin and Dyer beat Rust and MaCLean, 6-0. 6-1; Pearce and Coombe beat Hobson and Sawyer, 6-3, 6-3; Lowry and Sharp beat Marchant and Keedwell, 6-3, 6-8, 6-2. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Second round; Misses Whisker and Betts beat Misses Gaery and Holt 6-4, 7-o; Misses Haggitt and Macauly _beat Misses Plummer and Hunter, 6-3, 7-5; R®" Master and Miss Graham beat Miss Lewis and Mrs. Toop, 6-5, 6-0; Mrs. Mawson and Miss Howe beat Misses Williams and Williams 6-2, 6-1; -Mrs. Adams and Miss Gould beat Misses Palmer and Palmer, 6-0, 6-4; Mesdames Hassall and Knight beat Mrs. Barkman and Miss Wilson, 6-1, 6-4. Third round: Misses Nicholls nnd Howe beat Misses Haggitt and Maeassey, 6-0, 6,-1.

Handicap Events MEN’S SINGLES. First round: A. Ritchie (ser.) beat Norris (5/6), 0-5; Robinson (owe 30) bent Watts (2/6). 9-2; Dunford (owe 15) beat Fernandez (3/6), 9-2; Swinburne (15) beat Cook (30), 9-8: Hill (15) bent Nilsson (L>), 9-1; Tatham (scr.) beat Aitken (30), 9-4; Hill (15 2/6) beat Ganiby (15 3/6), 9-2. WOMEN’S SINGLES. First round: Miss A. Ormond (4/6) beat Miss Knight (15). 9-7; Miss Hobson (3/6) beat Miss Holt (15), 9-8. Second round: Miss Betts beat Miss McKenzie. 9-4; Miss Hooper beat Miss Ormond, 9-6. MEN’S DOUBLES. First round: Tonks and Swinburne (ser.) beat Ritchie and Booth (3/6), fl-6. Second round; Norris and Rathbone beat Hill and Cook, 9-6: Lynch and Knoblock beat Ormond and Ormond, 9-6. WOMEN’S DO'UiBLIES. First round: Misses S. Ormond and Kemip (ser.) beat Misses Palmer and Palmer (scr.). 9-0; Misses Astle and Taylor beat Misses Reeves and McHardy, 9-5. Second round; Mrs. Barber and Miss Wilson beat Misses McKenzie and Allliursen, 9-4; Misses Schroder and Moorhead beat Mesdames Woods nnd Norris, 9-6; Misses D. Ormond and White beat Misses Holt and Gary, 9-3;,Misses Plummer and Hunter beat .Misses Blundell and Wilder, fl-5; Misses Ormond and Ormond beat Mrs. Chesney and Miss Chesney, 9-8. MINED DOUBILES. First round: Hooper and Miss Knight (5/6) beat Sawyer and Mrs. McMaster (owe 15), 9-8; Dunford and Mrs. Toop (owe 2/6) beat Barkman and Mrs. Barkman (owe 3/6), 9-5; Riddle and Miss Moorhead (scr.) beat Hill and Miss Chesney (5/6), 9/6; Shand and Miss Shand (owe 15) beat Fraser and Miss Craig (15), 9-7; Powdrell and Miss E. Hobson (owe 2/6) beat Cooke and Mrs. Haase (15), O-F; Logan and Miss Blundell (15) beat Wilson and Miss Gary (3/6), 9-5; Ritchie and Miss Palmer (scr.) beat Hooper and Miss Knight (5/6), 9-4; Kiddell and Miss Wilson (15) -beat Kath'bone and Mrs, Norris (15 3/6), 9-4; Morris and Miss Lindsay (5/6) beat Hill and Miss Williams (5/6), 9-4. WILDING SHIELD Change in Canterbury Team By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, January 17. A. R. Cant replaces T. Rhodes-Wil-liams, who is unable to make the trip, in tlie Canterbury Wilding Shield team to play Wellington.] The other members ot ,

the team are C. Angus, 11. A. Barnett and H. Dymond.

■ This afternoon and to-morrow Wellington will defend the Wilding Shield against a Canterbury challenge. . The matches will ibe played on the association courts at Miramar. Play will commence each day at 1.30 p.m. The matches set down for this afternoon are as follow ('Wellington players mentioned first) : — Singles: R. McL. Ferkins v. A. Cant; N. Bedford v. 11. Dymond; D. G. France v. IL A. Barnett; N. Smith v. C. Angus. Doubles: Ferkins and Bedford Angas and Barnett; France and Smith v. Dymond and Cant.