LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 20138, 1 April 1929, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS

SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS EXCELLENT PROGRESS MADE Great progress was made in the South island lawn tennis championships this ,nomine. l ,,ay f S bat ' k ° (l up the officials well and a large number of matches wore got off. Jho ladies’ events were decided at tie Otago and University courts, and the men's matches were all pia\ed at •-»- derson’s Hay. , , • , The men’s singles championship has reached the semi-finals: B:ray m to meet Angas and S. G. M Dougall r to meet Guy. Those games should pi 9vidc some sterling tennis. _ m ms match against Dr Moody tins morning M‘Dougall was quite off Ins game lor a while, but he settled down in the second set and earned ofl the game. 2-6, 6-3. 6-1. , , , The Pearce brothers seemed to be overawed in their match against Angas and Boddy, who won easily, 0-1, b-i Angas was tho outstanding plajer ol tho match., and was responsible fox ning. His sendee was much too good 'forThe Pearce boys, who were rather erratic throughout. . , . In tho ladies’ single championship Mrs Scott beat Miss Partridge, 6-4 6-3. She had the game well in hand all the time. Miss AVnku played Miss Gibson at her own game—hard dm mg and deep court- work —and beat her at it, 6-2, G-3. The final was to bo played late this afternoon at Anderson s Bay. Results;— MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. —Second Round. — C. Angas (Christchurch) beat W. Renton, 6-3, 6-1. —Third Round.--Angas beat Eamiltovi (Oamaru), 6-4, 6 2. S. G. M'Dougall beat Johnston, 6-4, G-3 —Fourth Round.— R. A. Guy beat C. A. K. Deakcr, 6-3, 6-3. , M'Dougall beat Moody, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1. Angas beat Robertson, 6-2, 8-0. MEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. —Second Round. — Tregcar and Drew beat I'ickl and Pollock, 6-0, 6-0. Angas and Boddy (Christchurc-h) beat E, A. and G. Pearce, 6-1, 6-1. Sheriff and Clark beat Familton and M'Dougall, 6-4, 6-3 Bray and AYilkinsou beat Ritchie and Murray, 6-1, 6-1. LADIES’ SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. —Fourth Round. — Mrs Scott (Timaru) beat Airs Long, G-3. 7-5. Miss Partridge beat Miss Keast, 6-1, CM.. Miss Gibson (Christchurch) heat Airs Evans, 6-2, 6-1, Aim Wako boat Aliss Hart, 9-7, G-3. —Semi-finals.— Mrs Scott beat Miss Partridge 6-4, 6-3. _ Miss Wake beat Aliss Gibson, G-2, 6-3. LADIES’ DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. —Second Round.— Airs Long and Aliss Manchester boat Misses J. Hart and Finch, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1. . Misses D. ami A. Racklcy beat Misses Haywood and Alaloney, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. —Third Round,— Airs Scott, and Miss Gibson beat Aliss D. and A. Rackloy, 6-2, 6-0. Misses Partridge and AVake beat Misses Sherrill' and ADJiitosh, 6-2, 6-1. LADIES’ DOUBLES HANDICAP. —Second Round.— Airs Dyke and MBs Read (owe 15) beat Airs Dougall and Aliss Keast (owe 15 3-6), 9-5. Misses Shorriff and MMutosli (owe 15 2-6) beat Misses Eaton and Sountag (owe 4-6), 9-3. LADIES’ SINGLES HANDICAP. -—Second Round.— Airs Long beat Aliss Somifag (owe 15). IKb Aliss Cave (owe 5-C) beat Aliss Keast (owe 15 4-6), 9-2. Airs AVelding (scr) boat Aliss M'Namara (owe 3-6), 9-S. ■—Third Round.— Airs Dyke (owe 15 4-6) beat Airs AVc filing, 9-2. MEN’S DOUBLES HANDICAP. —First Round.— Henry and Enmiltuu (owe 15 2-G) beat Field and liislop (owe 15 2-6), 9-1. Shorriff and'Clark (owe 30 1-6) beat Ritchie and Aloi-land (rec. 3-6), 9-3. Jensen and Phillipps (owe 15 5-6) bent Trcgear and Pollock (owe 30 1-6), 9-8. Sineoek and Sountag (owe 15 1-6) beat Swindell and Barsdcll (owe 3-6). 9-5. Focken and AA'atson (owe 15 4-6) boat Bebrcns ami Delalmnty (owe 2-6), 9-5. Ritchie and Aleder (roc. 3-6) beat Cbrisiio and Smalt (srr). 9-7. C M'Dougall and M'lvinnon (owe 15 1-6) heat Lindsay and Gosuev (owe 4-6), 9-0, Chisman and AVebling (owe 15 4-G) beat Hughes and M'Kny (owe 15 3-6), 9-6. —Second Round.— Black and AVilkinson (owe 40) beat J. D. Smith and Alarshall (owe 3-6), 9-6. Henry and Familton beat Shorriff and Clark, 9-8. Jensen and Phillipps beat Barnes and Black (owe 15). 9-2. Focken and AA’atson beat Sineoek and Sountag, 9-t'J. Ritchie and Aleder boat M'Dougall and APKiiuion, 9-7. APLachlan and Cottorill (owe 15) boat Drew and Robertson (owe 15 5-6). 9-7. Chisman and AVebling bent Stevens and Byrd. Invercargill (owe 3-6), 9-7. Henry and Ross (owe 15) bent Kelly and Alayhcw (owe 1-0), 9-6. —Third Round. — Chisman and AA’ebling beat Henry and Ross, 9-3. MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES. —Third Round. — Black (owe 30 1-6) bent Henry (owe 1-6), 9-3. Temple (scr) beat Ritchie (rec. 4-6). 9-4. Barsclell beat Renton (owe 15 3-6), 9-7. Sincock (owe 15 2-6) bent AC.Kay (owe 15), 9-8. —Fourth Round. — Sountag beat APLachlan, 9-4.