CLOSING STAGES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20133, 30 December 1939, Page 8

CLOSING STAGES

TENNIS TOURNAMENT FINALS THIS AFTERNOON SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN AND MEN It was expected that the closing stages of the Poverty Bay and East Coast Lawn Tennis Association’s tournament would be entered upon early this afternoon. Both semi-finals in the women s championship singles had been completed before noon to-day, and an immediate start was to be made with the final between Misses E. Reeves and Karauti, while the men’s championship singles final was to follow shortly afterwards. In the men s championships, Heremia had qualified for the final, but the other semi-final had yet to be played. . . The girls’ and boys’ championship singles also were nearing the final stages. O. Hansen and B. Graham were the only two left in the division by noon to-day. The boys doubles were nearly ended. The handicap section was not so well forward, but it was hoped that little would be left to complete after to-day’s Dlay was concluded. Results of play during the late portion of yesterday afternoon and the early part of to-day were: — CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION Women’s Singles Second Round. —Miss Karauti d. Miss Allen, 5 —7, 6—3, 9 r. Miss E. Reeves d. Miss Ballantyne, 6—3, 2—6, ■ 6 —3. Semi-finals.—Miss Reeves d. Miss B. Kemp, 6—2, 6—2; Miss Karauti d. Mrs. Brown, 6—2, 3—6, 6 —l. Men’s Singles Third Round.—R. Richardson d. R. Bignell, 6—3, 6 —l. Semi-final.—Heremia d. A. Shorland. 6—4, 6—4. Women’s Doubles Second Round.—Miss J. Burnard and Mrs. A. Wilson d. Misses B. Kemp and E. Reeves, 7—5, 7—5. Men’s Doubles First Round. —Dumont and Wilson d. Maude and Howe, 6—2, 6 —2. Second Round—Heremia and Mills d. Chrisp and Shorland, 6 —4, 6 —4; Kaua and Burdett d. Connop and Tawhiri, 6 —l, 6—l. Combined Doubles Second Round.—Bignell and Miss Allan d. Mills and Miss Linton, 6—l, 2 —6, 6—l; Philpotts and'Mrs. Philpoits d. Cranswick and Miss Simpson, g—3 ( 6 —2; Dumont and Miss Ballantyne w.o. Barton and Miss Reeves; Chrisp and Mrs. Chrisp d. Wilson ana Mrs. Wilson, 6—3, G—l; Bull and Mrs. Wells d Gregory and Miss Hegarty, 6—l, 5—7, 6 —4; Kaua and Miss Karauti d. Connop and Mrs. Kemp, 6 1, I—6, 10—8. Girls’ Singles „ Second Round.—L. Bignell w.o. Joan Miller. Semi-final. —Betty Wells d. L. Bignell, 6—o, 6—l. Boys’ Singles Second Round. —A. Shone d. D. Neal g—f > g—4; B. Graham d. E. H. Evans, 6 — o, 6 — l. Semi-finals. —O. Hansen d. J. H. Harre, 6 —l, 6 —4; B. Graham d. A. Shone, 6 —4, 6 —4. Boys’ Doubles Second Round. —J. H. Harre and E. H Evans d. O. Hansen and P. Cranswick, 6—5, 2—6. 6—3; D. Neal and J. Martin w.o. G. Slight and A. Sunderland; D. Bull and D. B. Chrisp w.o. B McSweeney and H. Williams. Semi-final.—Neal and Martin d. Bull and Chrisp, 6 —3, 6 —l. HANDICAP SECTION Women’s Singles First Round.—Mrs. H. Kemp (o. 4) d. Miss B. Kemp (o. 4), 9—3. Second Kemp (o. 4) d. Miss S. Williams (scr.), 9 —4. Men’s Singles Second Round.—R. Bignell (o. 30.45 d. A. Wilson (o. 30). 9 —5. Third Round.—B. Graham to. 15.4) d N. Dumont (o. 15.3), 9—6. Men’s Doubles First Round.—Connop and Graham (o. 3) d. Kaua and Burdett (o. 30.21 9 —2; Bignell and Richardson (o. 40) d. Kohn and Bright (o. 4), 9 —2 Combined Doubles Third Round.—D. Neal and Miss Wells (r. 3) d. Mills and Miss Linton (O. 15), 9—4.