LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 149, 20 March 1939, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

Wellington Association’s Interclub Games i SATURDAY’S RESULTS Interclub matches under the jurisdiction of the Wellintgon Lawn Tennis Association were continued on Saturday in ideal weather. Results: — Second A men: Technical beat KhandalThird B women: Island Bay beat Khandallah. . _ ~ Third C women: Roseneath beat Lyall Bay and qualified to meet Newtown. In the filial Newtown beat. Hoeeuearh. Fourth A: Miramar drew with Crawford Hill; Te Ope A beat Khandallah; Rlntoul Street beat Karori. Fourth B: Talavera beat Te Ope B; Technical beat Broadway A. Wellington Club. Results to date of the Wellington club’s championship events are:— Women’s singles: JI. Budd beat M. Everton, 6-1, 6-3; A. Heard beat M. Meier, 6-1, 6 Men’s doubles: Gallagher and Reid beat Dixon and Wise, 6-4, 6-2: Hlckmott nnd Gosnell beat Reuouf and Bennie, 6-1, 3-6. 7-5- Pearce and Ferklns beat Robb and Beck, 6-2, 6-3. Semt-tinal: Roussell and Purves beat Gallagher and Reid, 6-'2, 2-6, Men’s singles, quarter-finals: G. A. Pearce beat H. L. Wise, 6-4, 10-8; J. JJlekmott beat M. Ferklns, 2-6, 6-4, 7- 5 : L. A. Roussell beat N. Beck, 6-1, 6-1; D. Purves beat F. J. Gallagher, 6-1, 6-1. Brougham Hill Club. Following are the results of club games: Men’s championship singles: E. Boniface beat N. Patchett, 6-3. 6-4. Final: E. Boniface beat A. L. France, 6-2. 6-3. Women’s championship singles: Mrs. RP Adams beat Miss J. Nicholls. 6-2, 6-2; Miss M. Warsaw boat Miss Congreve. 6-1, 6-1. Final: Mrs. R. P. Adams beat Miss M. Warsaw, 7-5, 6-0. Men's championship doubles: Boniface nnd Patchett beat Jessup and Pears, 6-4. Mixed championship doubles: A. L. France and Miss J. Nicholls beat P. M. West and ?frs. R. P. Adams, 6-.,. 6-3; F. C. Pears and Miss Z. Castle beat E P. Plekerlll and Miss Warsaw, 7-o, 3-6 6-4: N* Patchett and Miss M. Howe beat. F. C. Pears nnd Miss Z. Castle. 6-3, 5-7 6-3. Vice-president’s competition.—Leading women: Miss Somerville. 1: Miss M. Castle, ”■ Miss M. Howe. 3. Leading men: W. Ralph. 1: P. M. West, 2; L. Anderson 3. Umpires’ competition: Miss L. 8. Jonnstone and 1,. R. Bowen, equal 1 : Miss M. Howe. 2; L. Anderson, 3.

LEAGUE TOURNEY Champion Of Champions Followers of tennis were recompensed for the bad weather last week by a perfect day on Saturday, when the M ton Lawn Tennis League concluded L champion of champions tournament xl« the Hataitai courts were not available the doubles were played on the Ngahoa courts and the singles- on the A ogelmorn courts. A’Court (Kent Terrace proved lim worth by beating Gray (Titahi Bay) in the final of the men s singles, and Anss Jones- (Challenge) by beating Miss Bell (Titahi), came out on top in the womens singles. Results: — Men’s Singles. Second round: A’Court (Kent Terrace) beat Shaw (Education), 6-3, 6-1 Third round : Cameron (Is laa < Ba / Presbyterian) beat Tm-ter (Cha Henge), 0-6 6-2, 6-3; Gray (Titahi Bay) beat Martell (Vogelmorn), u- <, 8-b, 6-u. A’Court (Kent Terrace) beat Hawthorne (Berhampore), 6-3. 7-5. Semifinals: Gray (Titahi Bay) beat Cameron (Island Bay Presbyterian) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0; A’Court (Kent; Terrace) beat Day (Te Huinga). 6-2, 6-0. _ Final: A’Court beat Gray. o-7, b-o, G"0. . Women’s Singles.

Miss Jones (Challenge) beat Miss Cameron (Kent Terracq.), 6-4, 0-4; Miss Bell (Titahi Bay) beat Mrs. Sutherland (Vogelmorn). 6-8. 6-2, 6-3. Semifinals: Miss Jones beat’ Miss Johnson (United,), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0; Miss Bell (Titahi Bay) beat Miss Ashton (Te Huinga), 6-3, 6-3. Final: Miss Jones beat .Miss Bell, 6-1, 1 J Men’s Doubles. Pickering and Sutherland (Vogelmurnl beat Valentine and Tait (Kelburn Pres.). 6-0, 6-0: Hartridge and Graham (United) beat Nash ami Emerson (Trinity) 6-3, 6-1; Padman and Eade (Island Bay Pres.) beat Deal am! Fowler (Challenge), 6-4. 6-3. Semifinals: Pickering and Sutherland (Vogelmorn) beat Hartridge, and Graham (United). 6-4, 7-5; Piidinan am Elide (Island Bay Pres.) beat Kyle and Dav (Te Huinga), 6-2, 3-6. 6-2. Final: Pickering nnd Sutherland beat Padman aud Eade. 6-1, 6-1. Women’s Doubles. Misses Knox (Ngahoa) beat Misses Dallaston and Williams (M’ellingtou Hospital). 6-2, 6-4. Quarterfinals: Misses Donald and Jackson (SI. Giles) bent Misses Cook and Eade (Island Bay Pres.), 6-4.. 6-2; Misses Knox (Ngahoa I beat Misses Cameron add de Cent (Kent Terrace), 6-2, (PO: Misses Austin and Swanson (United)'bent Misses Rea (Titahi Bay), 6-4. 5-7, 6-2. Semifinals: Misses Knox I Ngahoa) beat Misses Donnld and Jackson (St. Giles). 6-2. 6-2; Misses Wales and Ashton (Te Huinga) beat Misses Austin aud Swanson (United), 7-5, 6-3.