TENNIS TOURNEY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 724, 27 December 1933, Page 5

TENNIS TOURNEY

YESJERDAY'S PLAY GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN IMPROVED WEATHER ' TO-DAY'S MATCHES The Rotorua Tennis Cluh's open toupnament was cpntinued yesterday in brjght sunshine and .during ' the ,day good progpess was made in the various spctipns oF champiopship and handjcap matches. T.o-day the first match will commence at 8.30 a.m. and the games will continue during the morning and afterpoon. The draw for the early games is as follows (all other players being required to atten'd " at 9.30 a.m.) : Championships Men's Singles: — 8.30 a.m., John-, ston v. Rostgard; 9 a.m., Charters v. .Mayson; Peak v. Roy; Elliott v. Hardy. Ladies' Championship Douhles 9 a.m., Misses Reverley v. Misses Green and Mayson. Gombined Doubles, 9 q.m., Cameron and Miss Cameron v. Gray and Miss Steedman; Johns and Miss Haggitt v. Jones and Miss Pickering. *

Handicap Matches Men's Singles, 9 a.m., Cornes v. Haggard; Andrews v. Lewis; Cameron v. Kensington. Ladies' Singles, 9 a.m., Miss Hall v. Miss Metcalfe; Miss M. Waters v. Miss Green. Ladies,' Doubles, 9 a.m., Mrs. I_ Gault and Miss Walkington v. Misses | Steele and Evans. 1 Yesterday's Results J The following are the results of J yesterday's matches: CHAMPIONSHIPS Men's Singles First Round: — Andrews beat D. ! Wilson, ,6i — 4, 6 — 5; Johnston beat J. M. Gault, 6 — 2, 6 — 2; Roach beat j W. Morrison, 6 — 2, .6 — 0; Peak beat i von Dadelzen, 6 — 0, 6 — 1; H. Elliott beat A. Gray, 6 — 3, 6 — 4; Cameron beat N. Miller, 6 — 4, 6 — 4. Second Round : — Charters beat Cornes, 6 — 1, 6 — 0; Mayson beat Allison, 6 — 0, 5 — .6, .6 — 0; Andrews beat Tonkin, .6 — 3, 6 — 3; Johnston beat Murphy, 6 — 1, 6 — 2; Rostgard beat Walker, 6 — 4, (? — 4; Johns beat Roach, 6 — 0, 6 — 5; Peak beat Page, 6 — 5, 3 — 6, 6 — 3; Roy beat Collins, 6 — 3, 6 — 4; Elliott beat Camerop, 6 — 2, 6 — 2; Hardy beat Murphy, 6—3, 6—2. Third Round: — Peak beat Johns, 6—1, 2—6, 9 — 7. Ladies' Singles First Round: — Miss M. Waters beat Miss N. Cameron, 5 — 6, 6 — 2, 6- — 2; Miss McCready beat Mrs. Gault, 6 — 0, 6 — 3; Miss Dannefaerd beat Miss K. Waters, 5 — 6, 6 — 2, 6 — 1; Miss R. Steele beat Miss M. Mitchell, 3 — 6, 6—3, 6—4. " V i " Second Round; — Miss McCready beat Miss S. Ormond hy default. Men's Doubjes First Round: — Charters and Johns beat Clow and Mayson, 5 — 6, 6 — .5, 6 — 0; Miller apd Haggard beat Burd and Morrison, 6 — 2, 6 — 1; Burns and Rich. beat Walkf/P and Wheeler hy default; Gray and S'mith beat Collins and Jones, .6 — 0, 6 — 1. Second Round: — Brown and Elliott beat Johnson and Rostgard, 6 — 3, 6 — 3 ; Andrew an,d Roach beat Cameron and Chapman by default; Burns and Rich beat l\Jurphy and Murphy, 6 — 1, 6 — 1; Gray and Smith beat Cornes and Roy, 6 — 5, 6 — 5. Third Round: — Andrews and Roach beat Burns and Rich, 6 — 4, 6 — 2. Ladies' Doubles Second Round -.—Misses Beverley beat Misses Dawsop and Knight 6 — 0, 6 — 0; Misses Green and Mayson beat Misses Waters and Waters, 4—6, 6 — 3, 6 — 4; Misses Haggitt and McKay beat Miss Dannefaerd and Mrs. Crawford, 6 — 1, 3 — 6, 6 — 1. Misses Haggitt and McKay have the bye ip the semi-final. Combined Doubles First Round: — Cameron and Miss Capieron beat Pakes and Miss Knight, 6 — 2, 2—6, 6 — 0; Elliott and Miss Brown beat Clow and Miss Green; Wilson and Miss Mitchell beat Johnston and Miss Waters, 6 — 1, 6 — 0; Jones and Miss Pickering beat Gault and Mrs. Gault, 2^ — 6, 6 — 2, 6 — 1 ; Haggard and Miss Evans beat Mitchell and Miss Mitchell, 6 — 5, 3 — 6, 6—1. HANDICAP MATCHES Men's Singles Second Round: — Cornes beat Bramwell, 11 — 5; Haggard beat Wilson, 11 — 6; Roach beat Roherts, 11 — 10; Burd b.eat Pratt, 11 — 5; Andrews beat Jones 11 — 2; Lewis beat Broughton, 11 — 2; Peak beat Clow, 11 — 9; Burns beat Mitchell, 11 — 3; Mayson beat Walker, 11 — 9; Cameron beat Silver, 11 — 1; Kensington beat Collins, 11 — 1,0; Kept beat Johns, 11 — 8; Murphy h-eat Tpnkin, 11 — 1. Third Round: — Roy beat Burd, 11—5; Peak beat Elliott, 11 — 9; Murphy beat Kent, 11 — 8. Ladies' Singles Second Round: Miss Haill beat Miss Runciman, 9 — 1; Miss Metcalfe beat Miss K. Waters 9—11; Miss N. Cameron beaitMiss M. Mitchell 9 — 18; Miss N. Beverlev beat Miss Bottrell 9 — 3;

Miss Pickering beat Miss Wicksteed 9 — (6. Miss McCready ibeat Miss N. Mayson 9 — 13; Miss N. Wtaters beat Miss K. Smith 9 — 4; Miss Green beat Miss McKay 9 — 4. Third Round, — .Miss McCready beat Miss Pickering, 9 — 2. Meii's Doubles First Round.— |Kent and Lewis beiat Brooksbank and Collins 11 — 9; Jones and Orrell beat Tonkin and Von Dadelzen 11 — 18. ISecond Round. : Mitchell and Jacob s beat Johnson and Rostgard 11—0; Wiilson and Wfilson beat Gray and Smith 11 — ilO; Cornes and Roy beat Murphy and Murphy 11 — 8; JoneS and Orrell beat Braimwell and Pratt: 11— (9. 7 Ladies' Doubles First Round. — -Misses Metcalfe> and Stringfeilow beat Misses Waters 9 — 6L Cpmhined Doubles 'Gray and iMiss Steedman beat (MMitchell and Miss Mitchell 11 — 7; Roseman and Miss Hili beat John-, ston and Miss K. Waters 11 — 8; Brown and Miss Rrown beat Mayson and Miss Mayson, 10 — 8; Clow and Miss Green beat Cornes and 7 lyEr^. > Cornes U — 8; Wilson an,d Miss Mitchell beat C^ult i?nd Mrs Gault ll—]7. -Roy and Miss McCpeqdy bpat