LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 17 January 1938, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

MANAWATU TOURNEY. THE TITLE-HOLDERS. Tlie open championship tourney of the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Association was concluded on Saturday under ideal weather conditions. The fixture, which extended over four days, was successful in every way. and was productive of some excellent tennis. The men’s singles title went to M. Ferkins, of Wellington, who just recently won the Hawke’s Bay championship, while Miss M. Beverley, of Matamata, beat her sister, Miss N. Beverley, in the women’s singles final after an unusually forceful game. Pearce and Ferkins (Wellington) annexed the men’s doubles.- accounting for Chisholm and Boddy (Manawatu), who had been holders of the title, and the women’s doubles went to the Misses Beverley. The mixed doubles were won by Gunn and Miss M. Beverley. Thus Miss Beverley put up the meritorious performance of winning one title and sharing in the capture of another two. The tournament was held on the Palmerston North Tennis Club’s courts, which -were in splendid order, and despite the hard piny of the first three days the finals on Saturday were hold under splendid conditions. In this connection a word of praise is due to the groundsman (Mr Rodgers). Credit is due to Mr .T. T. McDonald and Mr W. S. Fox and their assistants for the arrangements. That the tournament went through without a hitch is a high tribute to their control. Saturday’s results were as follow: CHAMPIONSHIPS. MEN’S SINGLES Final. —M. Ferkins (Wellington) beat R. Robb (Wellington), 6—o, 6 WOMEN’S SINGLES. Final.—Miss M. Beverley (Matamata) heat Miss N. Beverley (Matamata), 6—2, 6—2. MEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals.— Pearce and Ferkins beat Cope and Spragge. 6—4, 9—7. Final.—Pearce and Ferkins (Wellington) heat Chisholm and Boddy (Manawatu) 5—7. 6—2, 6—4. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Final.—Misses M. and N. Beverley beat Misses Gould and Wake (Christchurch), I—6, 6—3, 6—l. MIXED DOUBLES. Semi-finals.—Gunn and Miss M. Beverley bent Cox and Miss Gould 7—5. 7—5; Pearce and Miss Plummer beat Lampe and Miss Wake, 6—3, 6—3. Final.—Gunn and Miss Beverley heat Pearce and Miss Plummer 7—5, 6—o. BOY’S SINGLES. Semi-final.-—S. Donnelly beat G. O. Rabone, 6—3, 6—l. Final.—Christmas beat Donnelly, 6 —3, 3—6, B—G. HANDICAP EVENTS. MEN’S SINGLES. Quarter-finals.—Dnvev heat Rogers 9—o ; Hoare beat Walker 9—7. Semi-finals.—Davev beat Gosnell, 9—6; Hoare beat Hooper, 9—7. Final.—Davev beat Hoare, 9—7. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Quarter-finals. —Miss Plnse beat Miss B. Elliott, 12—10; Miss Robertson beat Miss Cope, 11—9; Miss Anderson beat Miss Low, 9—5. Semi-finals.—Miss Huse heat Miss Robertson, 9—2; Miss Anderson heat Mrs Seifert, 9—3. Final.—Miss, Huse beat Miss Anderson, 6—6 (Miss Anderson retired). MEN’S DOUBLES. Quarter-finals. —Robb and Wemyss beat Morris and Grace, 9—6; Ward and Gosnell beat Moffatt and Hooper, 9—3. Semi-finals.—Simpson and McLeod bent Robb and Wemyss, 9 —3; Ward and Gosnell beat Ramson and Sargisson, 9—4. Final.-—Simpson and McLeod heat Ward and Gosnell, 9—5. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals.—Misses Bong and Robertson beat Misses Rutherford and Barnett, 9—6; Miss Rogers and Mrs Seifert bent Misses Phillips and Nicholson, 9—6. Final.—Miss Rogers and Mrs Seifert beat Misses Boag and Robertson, 9—7., MIXED DOUBLES’. Quarter-finals. —Clark and Miss Barnett beat Grace and Miss Evans, 9—3 ; Hooper and Miss Anderson beat Lampe and Miss Wake, 10—8. Semi-finals. —Clark and Miss Barnett beat Hooper and Miss N. Beverley, 9—2; Sargisson and Miss Low beat Hooper and Miss Anderson, 9—6. Final.—Sargisson and Miss Low beat Clark and Miss Barnett. NOTES ON THE PLAY. In the men’s event M. Ferkins (Wellington) beat R. Robb (Wellington), 6 —o, 6 —2. It was a rather one-sided contest as Robb could not get going, showing signs of nervousness in his first senior tourney. The play was not fast, except when Ferkins came to light with some brilliant forehand drives. His shots on the backhand, which kept low to the ground, also won applause. On the whole it was a victory for the more experienced player, but Robb gave indications of developing into a fine exponent of the game. In the women’s singles Miss M. Beverley (Matamata) beat her sister, Miss N. Beverley, 6—2, 6—2. It was the first occasion on which they had contested a final together, although they have had much tournament experience. The match , was characterised by forceful hitting and the winner showed just a little more accuracy than, her sister. Her cross court drives and passing shots were of a type unusual in women’s tennis. Most of the play was from the base-line, and the two Matamata players displayed an uncanny control over, the ball. The Manawatu pair (Chisholm and Boddy) holders of the men’s doubles title, had to fight hard to win the first set 7—5. They were very accurate and dangerous overhead. Most of their points came from smashes. There were some brilliant and desperate rallies when -they were 5-all and deuce was called a numhe'r of times. Ferkins scored a double fault and Chisholm came to light with a smashing service and, scoring in a row, the Manawatu players got the set. The Wellington pair won the next set through faults of their opponents. Ferkins was playing brilliantly and he and his partner won 6—2. Tt was set-all and the third was productive of brilliant tennis. The cross-court play of Chisholm and Boddy was good, hut their opponents made fine recoveries. The score was 4—5 in favour of the Wellington players. Chisholm was driving well throughout, hut the next game proved the last. Some mistakes by the Manawatu players cost them the game and the set. After losing the first set I—6, the Misses Beverley made a brilliant recovery in the final of the women’s doubles with Misses Gould and Wake. The play was fast, being characterised bv some hard cross-court driving. Tn the second set the Matamata plavers showed that aggressiveness which characterised the women’s singles, and

Miss N. Beverley was a tower of strength at the net. They won 6—3 and went on to take the final set b 1. There were some glorious rallies, however, and the game was not so onesided as the scores may indicate. JUNIOR TITLES. FINALISTS AT CHRISTCHURCH. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 15. The New Zealand tennis championship results include:— BOY’S SINGLES, Semi-finals.- —0. Satchell heat R, J. Donkin 6—2, 7—2; S. Painter beat B. J. Kelly 6—3. B—6. Final: S. Painter beat O. Satchell 6—l, 6—3. BOYS' DOUBLES. Semi-final.—Gordon and Johns beat Rose and Polglase 6—2, 4—6, 9—7. Final: S. Painter and B. J. Kelly (Wellington) heat N. W. Gordon (Wanganui) and S. Johns (Manawatu) 6—4, 7—5. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Semi-final. —Miss J. E. Carrell beat Miss I. G. Gunn 6—2. 3—6, B—7. Final: K. Armstrong beat I. J. Carrel! 6—l, 6—3. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. Semi-finals. Misses Hodges and vSymes heat Misses Chester and Fleetwood, 6—3, 2—6. 6—2. Final: Misses H. and D. Elsom (Canterbury) heat Misses M. Hodges and N. Synies (Auckland) 6—l, I—6, 6—3. MIXED DOUBLES. Semi-finals. —Painter and Miss Armstrong beat Walker and Miss Gilmour 4—6, &—2, 6—2 ; Satchell and Miss M. Hodges beat Donkin and Miss H. Elsom 6—2, 4—6. 6—3. Final: Miss K. Armstrong (Canterbury; and S. N. Painter (Wellington) beat Miss M. Hodges and O. Satchell (Auckland) 6 4, 6—o. PLAY AT WELLINGTON. DAVIS CUP TEAM WINNERS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 16. Conditions were ideal .yesterday for the tennis matches between the Wellington representative players and the New Zealand Davis Cup team. and several hundred spectators attended ut the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association’s courts at Miramar to witness the play. The Davis Cup team won by two matches to one. Results, with Wellington representatives mentioned first are : N. Edwards lost to A. C. Stedman, 2—6, I—6 ; N. Bedford beat D. C. Coombe. 7——s. 6—2 ;D. G. France and E. A. Roussell lost to A. C. Stedman and D. C. Coombe, 2—6 6—o 4—6 6—3, I—6. DAVIS ■ CUP. VENUE OF CHALLENGE ROUND. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced that the challenge round for the Davis Cup will be pla.yed at the Philadelphia Germantown Cricket Club on Labour Day. GERMAN "’CHALLENGE. IN EUROPEAN ZONE. BERLIN, Jan. 16. The tennis authorities have decided to challenge for the Davis Cup in the 1938 contest in the European zone. AUSTRALIA WINS TEST. BROMWICH BEATS BUDGE AGAIN ADELAIDE, Jan. 16. A crowd of 3500 was present at the tennis test on Saturday, when A. K. Quist, who was in good form, leat G. Mako in straight sets, 6 —4, 6 —2, 6—3. The rubber occupied 53 minutes. Quist played superbly, giving a solid display of forehand work. Mako was erratic. J. Bromwich beat J. D. Budge, 6—B. 6-—l, 6 —3. Bromwich countered Budge’s aggression admirably, and the Australian gave nothing away. The rhythm of Budge’s services and drives was fascinating; but Bromwich coped with them in courageous fashion, frequently having the American running hard to combat his replies. Progressive totals are Australia, five rubbers, 14 sets; America, no rubbers, two sets.