LAWN TENNIS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 40, 15 January 1938, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

MANAWATU CHAMPIONSHIPS. THIRD DAY’S PLAY. Ideal summer conditions again prevailed when the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Association’s open championship tournament entered ( upon its third day of play at the Linton Street courts yesterday. Results of matches are as follow : CHAMPIONSHIPS. MEN’S SINGLES. Third round.—D. Ward beat A. C. Rogers, 6 —o, 6—o; R. Robb beat T. E. Clarke, 6—l, 6—o; E. Sargisson beat S. Grant, 6 —2, 4—6, 6—o. Quarter-finals.- —M. Ferkms beat E. Sargisson, 6—2, 6—2; F. S. Ramson beat D. B. Livingstone, 6—3, 2—6, 6 4; G. Pearce beat R. Chisholm, 5 —7, 13—11 (retired). , • WOMEN’S SINGLES. Quarter-finals. —Miss Gould beat Miss Plummer, 6 —B, 6—4, 6 —3. MEN’S DOUBLES. Second round. —Cope and Spragge beat Entwhistle and Prime, 6—3, 5 i, 10 —8. , , Quarter-finals—Cox and Lampe beat S. and W. Hooper, 6—3, 6—3; Pearce and Ferkins beat Hill and Sherring, 6—o, 6—3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. First round.—Misses B. and E. Elliott beat. Misses Shannon and Harper, 6—2, 6—2; Misses L. Boag and L. Robertson beat Misses Low and Huse 6 —4, 6—3; Misses Nicholson and Phillipp/S beat Mrs Seifert and Miss P.’ Broad, 6—2, 6 —o. Quarter-finals —Mrs Adams and Miss T. Anderson beat . Misses Nicholson and Phillipps, 6 —l, 6 —2; Mrs McDonald and Miss Plummer beat Misses B. and E. Elliott. 6—l, 6—2; Misses M. and N. Beverley beat Misses Fannin and M. Evans, 6 —2, 6 —l. MIXED DOUBLES. Second round.—Lamp© and Miss Wake beat Chisholm and Mrs Anderson, B—6, 3 —6, &—6. BOYS’ SINGLES. Second round. — J. H. Drew beat B. G. Shearer, 7 —5, 6 —3. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Semi-finals.—Miss Huse beat Mks Jacobs, 6—l, 6—3; Miss Muir beat Miss P. Fowler, 2 —6, 6—l, 6—4. HANDICAP EVENTS. MEN’S SINGLES. Second round. —Rani6on ( 30) beat R. V. Hooper ( 3-6), 9—2; Hoare (r 15 3-6) beat Espiner ( —2-6), 9 —4. Third round.— Wilson ( 2-6) beat Lampe ( —3O 3-6), 9—5; Gosnell ( —■ 15 4-6) beat Morris ( 3-6), 9—4; Hoare (r 15 3-6) beat Ramson ( 30), 9—2.

WOMEN’S SINGLES. First round. —Miss L. Boag ( 4-6) beat Miss K. Batchelar (r 4-6), 9 —5; Miss T. Anderson (scr.) beat Miss J. Masterton (r 15), 10—8. Second round.—Miss Huse ( 15 3-6) beat Miss L. Rutherford ( 3-6), by default; Miss A. Cope (r 2-6) beat Miss E. Elliott (• — 2-6), 9—2. MEN’S DOUBLES. First round. —Reed and Hume (scr.) beat Apperley and Stevenson ( 3-6), 9 —6; Moffatt and S. Hooper (r 3-6) beat Clark and Walker (scr.), 9—7. Second round. —Robb and Wemyss (r 2-6) beat Reed and Hume (scr.), 9—7; Louisson and " French (r 2-6) l>eat Grant and Rogers (scr.), 9—6; Simpson and McLeod beat Hill and Sherrin, by default. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. First round.—Misses M. Jacobs and J. Masterton (r 15 3-6) beat Misses Tv. Batchelar and P. Mules (r 3-6), 9—5. Second round.—Misses N. Salmond and J. Dav.ies (r 30) beat Misses Fannin and Evans (scr), 9 —7; Misses L. Rutherford and J. Barnett ( 4-6) beat Misses Cope and Anderson (scr.), 9—l. MIXED DOUBLES. Second J. Thompson and Miss Nicholson (spp.) beat Moffatt and Miss L. Robertson (r 3-6), 9—6; R. V. Hooper and Miss N. Beverley ( 15 3-6) beat P. Cope and Miss A. Cope ( 15), 9 —5; Grace and Miss M. Evans ( 2-6) beat Salmond and Mis 6 N.. Salmond (r 3 6), 9—4.