Tennis.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 269, 3 January 1929, Page 8

Tennis.

WAIKATO EAST ASSOCIATION. The Waikato East Sub-association’s annual tournament opened at the Matamata courts on Saturday. Good entries were received, competitors being present from Auckland, Hamilton, Cambridge, Rotorua, Wanganui and local clubs. Interim results are as follow: First Round. Dannaeford won from Hobbs by default ; Keeley beat Peters, 6—o, 6—l ; Morrow won from Brough by default ; Green beat Robertson, 6—3, 6—l ; A. Brown won from Laurenson by default ; Egan beat Whitehead, 6—2, 6—o ; Wood beat Fletcher, 6—l, 6—4 ; Dunlop beat Hollis, 5—6, 6—o, 7—5 ; E. Brown beat Vosper, 6—l, 6—4 ; Thompson won from Corbett by default ; Laurie won from Somers by default ; Fitzgerald beat Connolly, 6 —2, 6—4 ; Tonson beat Reid, 6—5, 6—l ; Ward beat Lynch, 6—5, 6—3 ; Donovan won from Johnson by default.

Second Round.—Keeley won from Dannaeford by default ; E. Green beat Morrow, 6—o, 6—l ; Egan beat A. Brown, 6—2, 6—l ; Wood won from Tukere by default; Dunlop beat E. Brown, 6—3, 3—6, 6—3 ; Thompson beat Laurie, 6—l, 6—l ; Tonson beat Fitzgerald, 5—6, 6—3, 6—3 ; Ward won from Donovan by default. Third Round.—Green beat Keeley, 6—l, 6—3 ; Egan beat Wood, 6—2,

6—3 ; Thompson beat Dunlop, 6—2, 6—4 ; Tonson beat Ward, 6—4, 6—5. Men’s Championship Doubles. First Round. Keeley and Egan beat Tonson and Wood, 4—6, 6—5, 6—2 ; Laurie and Connolly won from Reid and Gauntlett by default; Dunlop and Peters won from Laurenson and Bartlett by default; Vosper and Fletcher a bye ; Green and Watson beat Thompson and Gauntlett, 6—2, 4—6, 6-—3 ; Ward and Morrow won from Somers and Macßeth by default ; Hollis and Robertson beat Brown and Brown, 6—2, 6—4. Second Round.—Keeley and Egan heat Laurie and Connolly, 6—2, 6—l ; Dunlop and Peters heat Vosper and Fletcher, 6—4, 6—o ; Green and Watson beat Ward and Morrow, 6—o, 6—l ; Hollis and Robertson won by default. Semi-final.—Keeley and Egan beat Dunlop and Peters, 4—6, 6—2, 6—4. Ladies’ Championship Singles. First Round. Mrs. Hooper won from Miss J. Bell by default; Mrs. A. E. Bonney beat Miss Clark, 7—2 ; Miss-N. Beverley a bye ; Miss Mathieson a bye ; Miss Oates beat Miss Hueston, 7— : l ; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss Stewart, 7—4 ; Miss Ellery a bye ; Miss Green a bye. Second Round.—Mrs. Bonney beat Mrs. Hooper, 7—l ; Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Mathieson, 7—o ; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss Oates, 7—3 ; Miss Green beat Miss Ellery, 7—2. Semi-final. —Miss N. Beverley beat Mrs. Bonney, 7—2 ; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss Green, 7—l. Final.—Miss N. Beverley heat Miss M. Beverley, 7—4. Ladies’ Championship Doubles.

First Round. —Misses Green and Oates heat Misses Coupe and Rolfe, 7—-1 ; Misses Beverley beat Miss Clark and Mrs. Bonney, 7—l ; Misses Ellery and Mathieson a bye ; Misses Stewart and Hueston a bye. Semi-final. Misses Stewart and Hueston beat Misses Ellery and Mathieson, 7—5. Combined .Championship Doubles. First Round. Miss N. Beverley and Wood won from Dunlop and Miss Coupe by default ; Miss Mathieson and Egan beat Miss Hueston and Thompson, 9—4 j Mrs. Bonney and Brown won from Miss Bell and Ward by default ; Miss M. Beverley and Ward beat Miss Rolfe and Peters, 9—2 ; Miss Ellery and Keeley beat Miss Green and Morrow, 9—5 ; Miss Oates and Green beat Miss Stewart and E. Brown, 9—6 ; Mrs. Hooper and Tonson a bye ; Miss Clark and Hollis a bye. Second Round.—Miss N. Beverley and Wood heat Miss Mathieson and Egan, 9—5 ; Mrs. Hooper and Tonson beat Miss Clark and Hollis, 9—5.