WEEK-END PLAY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 107, 28 December 1931, Page 7

WEEK-END PLAY

ROTORUA CHRISTMAS TOURNEY PROVIDES BRIGHT CONTESTS LOCAL PLAYERS PROMINENT The Rotorua Lawn Tennis Club's annual Christmas championship and handicap tournament, which was commenced on Christmas Day, was continued on Saturday and yesterday. When play eeased yesterday the number of matches still to be contested had been reduced to about 70. The weather has been perfect throughout the tournament, and the courts are in exeellent condition. Several interesting matches have already been witnessed and one which caused considerable excitement was the championship men's douhles, won hy the Smith brothers (Rotorua) from Hickson and Long yesterday afternoon. Both sides had a set to their credit, and the third and deciding one was played into the advantages, concluding with the score eight-six. Pollowing are further results: — Ladies' Championship Singles Second Round. — Mrs. Herriek beat Miss Waters, 6 — 3, 6 — 0; Miss Beverley heat Miss Moginie, 6 — 3, 6 — 2 Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Brennan, 6 — 2, 6 — 0; Miss Hogg beat Mrs) Jones, 6 — 0, 6 — 2; Miss Newton beat Miss McKay, 6 — 4, 6 — 1; Mrs. Kerr beat Mrs. Lee, 6 — 3, 6 — 1 Mrs. Duncan heat Miss Douglas, 6 — 3, 6—3 ; Miss Donald heat Miss Waters, 6 — 0, 6—2. Men's Championship Singles Third Round. — Smith heat Cavaye, 6 — 0, 6—1; Long heat Howard, 5= — 6, 6 — 1, 6 — 3; Lees beat Brough, 1 — 6, 6 — 1, 6 — 1; Wikiriwhi heat Moir, 6 — 3, 6 — 2; Jones heat Stevens, 6 — 5, 6 — 4; Simpson beat Morrison, 6 — 0, 6 — 0; Tukere beat Stedman, 6 — 5, 3—6, 6—4. Fourth Round. — Smith beat Long, 6 — 0, 6 — 2; Lees heat Wikiriwhi, 6—3, 6—1. Ladies' Championship Doubles Second Round. — Mrs. Herriek and Miss Newton beat Mrs. Hickson and Miss Asser, 6 — 4, 6 — 2; the Misses Beverly beat /the Misses Mitchell, 6—2, 6—2. Men's Championship Doubles Second Round. — Tukere and Morrison beat Stedman and Gregory, 4 — 6, 6 — 5, 6 — 1; Bridger and Stevens beat W. Morrison and North, 6 — 1, 6 — -2; Annett and Cavaye beat Skeen and Jones, 6 — 4, 6 — 2; Lees and Lees beat Simpson and McKay, 6 — 2, 3 — 6, 6 — 7 ; Smith and Smith beat McElroy and Johnstone, 6 — -1, 3 — 6, 6 — 1; Hickson and Long heat Shorter and Robertson, 6 — 1, 6 — 1; Brough and Howard heat Murie and Blakeney, 6 — 1, 6 — 5; Hollis and Annett heat Berney and Gould, 6 — 4, 6—5. Third Round— Smith and Smith beat Hickson and Long, 6 — 5, 4 — 6, 8 — 6; Brough and Howard beat Hollis and Annett, 6 — 3, 6 — 4. Mixed Championship Doubles Second Round. — Stevens and Mrs. Kerr beat Hickson and Mrs. Hickson, 5 — 6, 6 — 2, 6 — 4; Lees and Miss Beverley beat Hollis and Miss Brennan, 6 — 2, 6 — 3; Jones and Mrs. Jones beat Tukere and Miss Rukutai, 6 — 4, 3 — 6, 6 — 0; Andrews and Miss Mueller beat McKay and Miss McGeahan, 4—6, 6—4, 6—2. Men's Handicap Singles Third Round: — Fabling beat Simpson, 11 — 8; McKay beat Bridger, 11 — 3; Howard beat Herrold, 11 — 9; Cavaye beat Wilson, 11 — 6; Gunn beat Mitchell, 11 — 10; Lees beat Wilson, 1L — 8; Jones beat Stevens, 11 — 10; Wikiriwhi heat Kukume, 11—5. Ladies' Handicap Singles Second Round: — Miss Firth heat Mrs. Duncan, 9 — 8; Mrs. Kerr beat Mrs. J. McKay, 9 — 1; Miss Waters beat Mrs. Johnson, 9 — 5; Miss Donald beat Miss A. McKay, 9 — 7; Miss Masefield beat Miss Hogg, 9 — 4; Miss H. Beverley beat Miss Brennan, 11 — 4; Miss Mueller heat Miss Manson, 9 — 2; Mrs. Herriek beat Miss Waters, 9 — 3. Third Round: — Mrs. Kerr beat Miss Waters, 9 — 5. Men's Handicap Doubles Second Round: — Brough and Howard beat Gallen and Crawford, 11 — 9; Lees and Lees heat Hickson and Long, 11 — 6; Tukere and Morrison beat Morrison and North, 11 — 9 ; Wilson and Wilson beat Harron and Connally, 11 — 6; Bridger and Stevens beat Herrold and Spedding, 11—6. Third Round: — Lees and Lees beat Tukere and Morrison, 11 — 7. Ladies' Handicap Doubles Second Round: — Mrs. Duncan and Miss Moginie beat Miss McKay and Miss Morrison, 9 — 6; Miss Seay and Miss Masefield beat Miss Simmers and Miss Steele, 9 — 7; Mrs. Johnson and Miss Firth beat Mrs. Jones and Miss Douglas, 9—7; Mrs. Hickson and Miss Asser beat the Misses Waters, 9 — 4; the Misses Beverley beat Miss Rini and Miss Kingi, 9 — 3 ; Miss Higginson and Miss McGeahan beat Mrs. Gallen and Miss Wright, 9 — 4'; Miss O'Halloran and Miss Thomson beat Mrs. Herriek and Miss Newton, 9 — 8; Miss Hogg and Miss King beat Miss McKay and Miss Fox, 9 — 2. Third Round : — Misses Beverley beat Miss Higginson and Miss McGeahan, 9 — 0. Mixed Handicap Doubles Second Round: — Gregory and Miss Donald heat Mitchell and Miss Mitchell, 11 — 4; Gunn and Miss Masefield beat Kensington and Miss O'Halleran, 11 — 5; Bridger and Miss Hogg beat Hickson and Mrs. Hickson, 11 — 6; McKay and Miss Mueller beat Crawford and Miss Crawford, 11 — 9; Stevens and Mrs. Herriek beat Simpson and Miss Mueller, 11 — 9; Moir and Miss Thomson beat Gunn and Miss Seay, 11 — 10.