WHANGAREI TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 24, 20 April 1927, Page 13

WHANGAREI TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT CONCLUDING GAMES (From Our Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI, To-day. The concluding stages of .the North Auckland tennis championship tournament at Whangarei were reached yesterday but a number of finals are still to be decided. Results are as follow: Champ ,onsh, p Men’s Singles.— Steelman defeated Charters, 6—5, 2—6. 6 3- Chalmers defeated Thorn, 6—4, 6 —5 * Two wESS nd f rs are - in the flnal and if the ZSS?5 p . is . unsui table the match will be decided in Auckland. Singles. —Miss Stevens defeated Kitchings. 3—6, 6—l, 6—2; Mrs. g CO j U defeated Miss Matheson, Scott Watson meets Miss Stevens in the final. Men’s Doubles.— Charters and Pickle 1e £ e defeated Chalmers and Entwistle, vTj 64 * 6 — 4; Finc h and Smith defeated o ted man and Stedman, 6 —5, 3—6. 11—9. „ h 3?. 1 * 5 ’ Doubles. —Mrs. Scott Watson and Miss Sloman defeated Misses McKav and Marshall, 6—2, 6—2; Misses Matheson <,nd Stevens defeated Misses Higginson and Ll° y d, 6—l, 5—6, 6—o. Final: Misses on and Stevens defeated Mrs. Scott l->jL t 10 >n and Miss Sloman, 7—5, 4—6, Mixed Doubles.—Charters and Miss .evens defeated Stedman and Miss Higginson, 6—3, 5—6, 6—l; MclCay and Mrs. Watson defeated Marton and Mrs. ivrf rr *«* c » 4 —6» 6—3, 9—7. Charters and Miss Stevens now meet McKay and Mrs. Scott Watson in the final. Handicap Men’s Singles. —T. Colthart defeated Chalmers, 9—7; Entwistle defeated Colthart. 6—2, 6—5. Ladies’ Handicap Singles.— (a) Miss at- defeated Miss Kitchings, 9—4, , ls f K. McLean now meets the winner the match between Misses Matheson and Stevens in the final. Ladies* Singles.— (b) Mrs. Finlayson defeated Miss Smaile, 9—6; Miss Bowman defeated Mrs. Blanchfield, 9—5. In the nnal Miss Bowman defeated Mrs. Finlayson, 6—4, 6—4. Men's Doubles. —Chalmers and Enj*e defeated Smith and Finch, 9—2; stedman and Stedman defeated Merrington and Hots on, 9—4. In the final Stedman and Stedman defeated Chalmers and Entwistle, 5—6, 6—3, 6—3. This match provided high-class tennis and evoked rounds of applause. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Matheson and Stevens defeated Mesdames McKay and Marshall, 9—5: Mesdames Grant and Lins defeated Misses Herrick and Foster, In the final Misses Matheson and otevens defeated Mesdames Grant and Ellis, 9 7

Mixed Doubles.—Morrison and Miss Morrison defeated Hots on and Miss Lccies, 9 —4; Martin and Miss Herrick Stedman and Miss Matheson, •—-b. Final: Martin and Miss Herrick c « a l ed Morrison and Miss Morrison, b—3, 6—3.