HASTINGS TENNIS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 81, 29 December 1937, Page 8

HASTINGS TENNIS

Semi-Final Play In Tournament

DETAILS OF GAMES

Semi-final play has been reached in the annual tournament of the Hastings Lawn Tennis Club. The semi-finals are to be played this morning, and it is hoped to complete the tournament ^today. D. C, Coombe, the New Zealand singles champion, reached the semifinals, and will play N. Oampbell^ Wanganui, who defeated J. N. Lowry in the fourth round. M. Eerkins, Wellington, will meet A. L. Eitchie in the other semi-final. In the women 's singles Mrs B. H. Milburn, last year's winner, will meet Miss M. Budd. Wellington, in the semi-final, and Miss G. St. George, Auckland, and Miss M. Glenny, are in the other half. Tn the women 's doubles, Mrs Cotterill and Mrs Milburn, last year 's winners. will meet Mrs Adams, Levin, and Miss St. George in the top half, and Misses Glenny and Budd and Mrs Mawson and Mrs Hassel are in the other half. Following are the results of yesterday afternoon's play: — CHAMPIONSHIP S. MEN'S SINGLES. H/ M. Eisk beat C. Graham, 6-2, 6-4. Eourth round: D. Coombe beat H. Eisk, 6-2, 6-0; N. Gosnell beat D. Ormond. 7-5, 6-0; N. Hay Campbell beat J. Neilson, 6-1, 6-4; J. N. Lowry beat I. Prime, 6-1, 6-3; A. L. Eitchie beat E. Sharpe, 6-4. 2-6 (retired); E. McGreavy beat G. Prardoff, 6-0, 6-1; W. H. Bead beat J. Webber. 7-5, 7-5; M. Eerkins beat W. Mason, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Pifth round: D. Coombe beat N. Gosnell, 6-1, 6-3; N. Hay Campbell beat J. N, Lowry, 6-4. 4-6, 6-3; Eitchie beat McGreavy, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3; Eerkins beat Bead, 6-3, 7-5. . men's doubles. Wilson and Bitehie beat J. P. Neilson. 6-2, 6-4. Third round: Webber and Mason beat Boundsell and Hoskings, 6-4, 8-6; Hay Campbell and Eerkins beat Eisk and Graham, 6-2, 6-2; Gosnell and Collinge beat.Pasley and Pardoff, 6-1, 6-0. Eourth round: PJummer and Moorhead beat Wilson and Eitchie. 6-2, 6-4; Bead and Sharpe beat Glennie and G. Watson, 6-2, 6-1. women 's singles. Third round: Mrs H. Hassle beat Mrs J. Hall, 6-5, 6-1; Miss I. Glover beat Miss S. White, 6-1, 6-2; Mrs J. Herrick beat Miss McLaren. 6-2, 6-4. Eourth round: Mrs B. Milburn beat Mrs H. Hassle, 6-4, 6-4; Miss M. Budd beat Miss I. Glover, 6-1, 6-2; Miss G. St. George beat Mrs J. Herrick, 6-2, 6-0; Miss M. Glenny beat Mrs W. Mawson. 6-0, 5-6, 6-3. women 's doubles. Third round: Mrs Hall and Mrs W. Willcocks beat Misses J. Maddison and O. Glover, 6-3, 6-4; Mrs Cotterill and Mrs Milburn beat Misses Bradley and Wliite, 6-1, 6-1; Mrs Adams and Miss St. George beat Mrs and Miss Watson, 6-0, 6-1; Mrs Mawson and Mrs Hassle beat Mrs Herrick and Miss J. Ormond. 6-2, 6-5; Misses Glenny and Budd beat Mrs Hall and Mrs Wilcoek, 6-1, 6-2. comb1ned doubles. Third round: Prime and Mrs Adams beat Plummer and Miss St. George, 8-10, 6-4, 6-4; Neilson and Miss Maddison beat Colonel and Mrs O. O. Watson. 5-7, 8-6, 7-0; Sharpe and Miss Glenny beat Moorhead and Mrs Milburn, 6-2, 8-6; Bountree and Miss I. Glover beat L. Neilson and Miss Maddison, 6-4, 6-3; Coombe and Mrs Mawson beat Glenny and Miss Glenny, 6-4, 6-0; Bead and Miss Budd beat Lowry and Mrs Hassell. 7-5, 4-6, "6-2; D. Ormond and Miss J. Ormond beat Webber and Miss Parker, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Ferkins ana Mrs Cotterill beat Graham and Mrs Hall, 6-3, 6-0. Eourth round: Coombe and Mrs Mawson beat Watson and Miss Lowe, 6-0. 6-4.