TENNIS TOURNEY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 61, 30 March 1937, Page 15

TENNIS TOURNEY

Finals Will Be Reached To-day at Marewa WEEK-END RESULTS Ideal weather prevailed yesterday for the resumption of the annual tournament at Marewa of the Hawke's Bay Lawn Tennis Club. In many of the matches there were close and exciting finishes- A feature of to-day' s play, when the finals will be reached, will be the contest for the women' & championship singles between Miss M. Macfarlane, of Auckland, ex-New Zealand champion, and Mrs Milburn, of the Hawke's Bay club. Yesterday' s results wero as follow: CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS MEN'S SINGLES. First Round. J. D. Ormond beat H. Jordan 6 — 3, 2—6, 6—4. H. Thomas beat J. Secker 6 — 3, '6 — 2. Second Round. M. R. Best beat I. L. Prime, 6 — 4, 6—3. Ormond beat Thomas (retired), 0 — 6, 3—7. P. Hawksworth beat E. L. Lambe, 6 — 2, 6—2. N. F. Simpson beat C. Sborter 6 — 2, 6 — 2* R. Lyon beat J. Neilson, 6—3, 6 — 1. G. Yates beat A. Ounningbam, 6 — 2, 6—2. Tbird Round. G. McLeod beat M. Ferkins, 2 — 6, 6 — 3, 6 — 4. Best beat Ormond, 9 — 7, 6 — 2. Hawksworth beat Simpson, 6 — 2, 6—2. Lyon beat Yates, 5 — 7, 6—2, 6—0. WOMEN'S SINGLES. Second Round. Miss M. Macfarlane beat Miss M. Sergent 6 — 1, 6 — 0. Third Round. Mrs R- H. Milburn beat Mrs H. Hassall, 6 — 2, 6 — 3. Mrs W. Mawson beat Miss A. Hickes 6—2, 6 — 3. Miss Macfarlane beat Miss D. Maslen, 6—3, 6—1 • Mrs Cotterill won by. default. Semi-finals Mrs Milburn beat Mrs Mawson 6 — 2, 6—1. Miss Macfarlane beat Mrs Cotterill, 6—4, 6—0. MEN'S DOTJBLES. First Round. Lambe and Neilson won by_ default from Dods and McCredieThomas and Yates beat Bernau. and Mawson, 6— 3, 6—2. *" Milburn and- Ferkins beat Cunningham and Le Quesne, 6 — 1, 6 — 2. Shorter and Sborter beat Hassall and Prime 3 — 6, 6 — 3, 6—3. Simpson and Be6t beat Secker and Watson, 6 — 1, 6 — 4. Second Round. Hawksworth and McLeod beat Lambe and Neilson, 6 — 1, 6 — 2. Milburn and Ferkins beat Sborter and Shorter, 6 — 0, 6 — 1. Simpson and Best won by default. WOMEN'S DOTJBLES. 1 Second Round. Mrs Hassall and Miiss Macfarlane won by default. Mrs Mawson and Miss Bradley beat Mrs Lambe and Miss Hickes, 6—4, 4— — 6, 6—4. Mrs Milburn and Mrs Cotterill beat Misses White and Cbapman 6—2, 6—3. Mrs Hawks.worth and Miss Maslen beat Misses Bryan and Fullerton, 6 — 4, 6—2. MIXED DOTJBLES. First Round. Neilson and Miss Williams beat Prime and Miss J. Parker, 6 — 3, 11 — 9. Simpson and Miss Lopdell beat Hassall and Mrs Gardiner, 6 — 3, 6 — 1. Second Round. Milburn and Mrs Milburn won by default. Le Quesne and Miss Wbite beat Secker and Miss Watson, 6 — 1, 6 — 3. Ormond and Miss Macfarlane beat Neilson and Miss Williams, 6 — 1, 6 — 3. Simpson and Miss Lopdell won by default. Hawksworth and Mrs Hawksworth beat Mawson and Mrs Mawson, 6 — 1, 4 — 6, 6 — 4. Watson and Mrs Watson beat Ford and Miss Cbapman, 6 — 4, 6 — 1. Ferkins and Mrs Cotterill won by default. Best and Mrs Hassall beat Bernau and Miss Hickes, 6—2, 6 — !• Tbird Round.Milburn anc: Mrs Milburn beat T e Quesne and Miss Wbito, 6—1, 6—2. Ormond &ii^ Miss Macfarlane beat Simpson and Miss Lopdell, 6 — 1, 6 — 1. Hawksworth and Mrs Hawksworth beat Watson and Mrs Watson, 6 — 1, & — 1» Ferkins and Mrs Cotterill beat Best and Mrs Hassall, 6 — 2, 6 — 3.