COOMBE'S SINGLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 82, 30 December 1937, Page 3

COOMBE'S SINGLES

Victory in Hastings Tennis Tournament MRS. MILBURN WINS The New Zealand singles champion, D. C. Coombe, won the men's singles event yesterday in the annual tournament of the Hastings Lawn Tennis Club Finals in all championship events except the combined doubles, were concluded yesterday. The doubles will be iinalised to-day. Coorj.be was not seriously troubled by FerkiiiS ir. the final, but the wonien's singles title-holder, Mrs R. H. Milburn, Napier, only re'ained her title against Miss Glenny, after losing the first set and having to play bard to win the next two. The men's doubles provided the best match of the day, a tussle between D. C. Coombe and J. N. Lowry and M. Ferkins and N. Hay-Campbell, lasting an hour and a-half Lefore the former players ran ora 011 top 3 — 6. 6 — 4, 8 — 6. Fol'owing are the results: — CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S SINGLES. Final. D. C. Coombe beat M. Ferkins, 6 — 4 @ k WOMEN'S SINGLES. Final. Mrs R. H. Milburn beat Miss M. Glenny, 1 — 6, 6 — 3, 6 — 4. MEN'S DOUBLES. Ferkins and Hay Campbell beat Gosnell and Collinge 6—0, 6— 3; J. N. Low-

ry and D. Coombe beat Mason and Webber, 6—2, 7—5. Semi-finals: Ferkins and Hay Campbell beat Rea3 and Sharpe, 4 — 6, 6 — 1, 6 — 2; Lowry and Coombe beat Plummer and Moorhead 6 — 2, 6 — 3. Final. Coombe and Lowry beat Ferkins and Hay Campbell, 3 — 6, 6 — 4, 8 — 6. WOMEN'S DOUBLES. Semi-finals: Mrs Cotterill and Mrs Milburn beat Mrs Adams and Miss St. George 6 — 3, 5 — 6, 6 — 4; Miss Glenny and Miss Budd beat Mrs Mawson and Mrs Hassall 6 — 5, 6 — 3. Final. Mrs Cotterill and Mrs Milburn beat Miss Glenny and Miss Bud, 6 — 1, 0 — 6, g q COMBINED DOUBLES Semifinal: Sharpe and Miss Glenny beat Coombe and Mrs Mawson 6 — 2, 5—6, 6—1. JUNIOR MEN'S SINGLES Final. N. Cowan beat R. Harding 6 — 2, 5 — 6. 6—1.