Tennis Tournaments

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 324, 9 April 1928, Page 10

Tennis Tournaments

Championship and Club Games

PLAY APPROACHES SEMI-FINALS

In perfect weather the tennis tourneys in the North Island were continued on Saturday and some of the finals should be played to-day. Aucklanders are doing; well in the inter-varsity tournament at Wellington. Other tourneys include the North Island championships at Te Aroha. the Birkenhead and Northcote events, the North Auckland titles at Whangarei and the Franklin championships. North Island Titles (From Our Own Correspondent.) TE AROHA, To-day. i Results of play in the North Island tennis tourney are as follow: WOMEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES Second Round.—Miss Robson (owe 30) beat Miss Robinson (rec. 16 2 —6), 6—3, 6—l; Miss Noonan (scr.), beat Miss McLachlan (owe 15 4 —6), 6—o, 6—2; Miss McPherson (owe 40) beat Miss Ford (scr.), 6—o, 6—2; Miss N. Beverley (owe 30) beat Miss Mandeno (rec. 15 3 —6), 6—l, 6—l; Miss L. Lipsey (owe 15 4—6) beat Miss Mays (owe 15 2 —6), 6 —l, G—o; Miss Frood (rec. 15) beat Mrs. Gaw (rec. 15 2—6), 6—l. 6—o; Miss Elliot (scr) beat Miss Sleep (rec 15 3-6), 6—2. ‘3—s; Miss Gibb (owe 15, 2-6), beat Miss Frear (rec. 15 2 —6), 6—3. 6—3: Miss Strange (rec. 15 3—6) beat Miss Wilsop (scr), 6—2. 26, 6—3; Miss Brown (rec. 15) beat Miss Danby (scr.), 6—5, 3—6. 6—l; Miss F. Lipsey beat Miss Clouston (owe 30). 6 —2, 6 —o; Miss Matheson beat Mrs. wright, 6—5, 5—6, 6—l. Third Round.—Miss Noonan beat Miss Robson. 6—2, 6—5; Miss N. Beverly beat Mrs. Wrack, 6—o, 6—2. MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES First Round. —R. Morrison (rec. 15), beat Perkins (owe 15 3—6), 36, 6—5, 6—2; Scott (rec. 15 I—6) beat Danby (scr.), o—6, 6—2, 6 —5; Chalmers (owe 30 2—6) beat A. V. Horspool (rec. 15 i—6), 6—5, 5—6, 6—o; Miller (owe 15) beat B. Thomson* (scr.), 6—2. 6—5; Lamb (owe 40) beat Barrington (scr.), 6—2, 6—5; Bush (owe 15) beat H. O. Thomson (owe 15 4—6), 6—5, 3—6. B—6: Candy (owe 15 3—6) beat Murphy (owe 15 3—6), 6 —2, 6—3; McMillan (owe 15 3—6) beat Morpeth (rec. 15 2—6), 6—4, 6—4; Major (owe 15) beat Pratly), by default; MeKeown (owe 30 beat Thomson (owe 15). 6—3, 6—4; Brough (owe 30) beat Rare (owe 15), 4—6, 6—l, S—s: Hitchcock (rec 15) beat Gibb (owe 15), 6—5, Second Round.—Morrison beat Wilson, 6—6—l; Lewis beat Williams, 6—5, 3—6, 6—l; Bubble beat James, 6—5, 6 —4; Halligan (owe 15 3—6), beat Webster (scr.), 6—2, 5—6, G —l: McKeown a bye; Andrews beat Allsop,, 6 —3, 6—o; Lamb beat Bush, 6—3, 6—5; Candy beat McMillan, 6—2, 6—3; Robertshaw (owe 3—6) beat Crompton (rec. 15), 6—5, 6—2; Chalmers beat Scott, 6—5, 6—4; Wright beat Johns, 6 —l, 6 —4; Brownlee beat S. C. Gibb (rec 3—6), 6—2, 6—5; Murphy beat Major, 6—2, 6—l. Third Round. —Morrison beat Lewis, 6—l, 6—l. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES First Round.—Morrison and Johns (owe 4-6) beat Pratley .and Reader (rec 3-6), 6—l, 6—2; Allsop and Andrews (rec 3-6) beat Johnston and Brownlee (scr), 6—4, 6—4. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES First Round. —R. O. Johnston beat Behm, 6—o, 6—l; A. C. Johns beat H. H. Johnson, 6—2, 6—2; Wright beat McKeown, 6—o, 6—2; Morrison beat Donovan, 6—l, 6—4; Hubble beat M. T. Wilson, 3—6, G—4, 6—2; Lamb beat Hunter, 6—l, 6—l. Second Round.—Thomas beat Somers, 6—3, 6—3; McCracken beat Robertshaw, by default; Perkins beat Barrington, 6—o, 6—2; Morrison beat Hubble, 6—l, 6—l; Ward beat Chandy, 6—2, 10—S. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES First Round.—Miss Knight, a bye; Miss F. Lipsey beat Miss McGeahan, 6—o, G—l; Miss Beverley, a bye; Miss Robson. a bye; Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Sharp, 6—l, 6—4; Miss McPherson beat Miss L. Lipsey, 6—B, 7—5, 6—4. Second Round. —Miss Knight beat Mis 3 F. Lipsey, 6—4, 6—o. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES First Round.—Chalmers and Lamb beat A. D. Johnson and Donovan, 6—2, 6—4. MIXED SINGLES First Round. —Mr. Wrack (rec 15) boat Miss Potter (owe), 6—o. 6—4; Mr. Halligan (scr) beat Miss M. R. Gib'o (scr), 6—l, 6—5. Birkenhead-N orthcote Most of the events are reaching the semi-final stage at Birkenhead and Northcote. Results: MEN’S SINGLES—A GRADE Second Round.—Taylor beat Johnston,

Whangarei Games (From Our Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI. To-day.

5 6, 6—l. 6—2; MacDonald beat Corbett. j t j i; s. A*. Fernandez icwe J beat W. R. Atwell (scr). 6—5- 4—6. 6—4: R. E. Tavlor (owe 30 2-6) beat v\Johnston (owe 4-6), 3—6. 6—-4. ■ JE. Tonson (owe 1-6) beat N. '‘ r -Bowden (owe 40). 6—l, 6 4; A. H. McDonald (owe 30 2-6) beat K. Corbett (owe 4-6). 6—l, 6—l.

MENS SINGLES—B GRADE Second Round. —S. Walton (owe 13 3-6) beat Worrall (owe 3-o). . • • Bartlett (scr), beat Crowe iscr). i’—4: Thompson (owe 3-6). beat Bates towe 3_6) 9—Lund (scr). beat Simmers towe 15) '9—2: G. G. Bowden towe 40), beat B. Brown (owe 15 3-6), 9 —5: Robertson beat Patterson (scr), 9—7. Third Round. —Striclcett beat Chalmers 0 2. 5—6, 6—4; Bushill beat Latta. 6 3. pert beat Wood, 66 ——1: Gelding beat Bowler. 6—3. 6—4: S. Walton beat Robertson. 9—2: Bartlett beat Ihompson 9 5; Tonson boat SMomom i* — 4 6, 6 —4: C. G. Bowden beat Lund, €—J, I—6, 6—4. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP First Round.—S. Walton beat Patterson, 6—o. 6—o; C. G. Bowden beat Sehnackenberg, 5—6. 6—2, 6—o. Second Round. —Chalmers beat Neiil. 3 t;, 6—2, 6—4; Bushill beat Porter, 6 4, 2—6, 6—2. WOMENS SINGLES Third Round.—Miss C. Bryant beat Miss Bowell, 9—i: Miss D. Bryant beat Miss Newman. 9—7: Miss Solomon beat Mrs. Gray, 6—2. 6—l; Mrs. Cadness beat Mrs. Harre, 9—6. WOMEN’S DOUBLES First Round.—Misses Jamieson and McCrea (owe 15 5-6) beat Misses Bowell and Batty (owe 30). 9—4; Misses Knell and Potter (owe 39 4-6), beat Mrs. Cadness and Miss Whitaker (owe 3 5), 9—5; Misses Solomon and Chetwynd (owe 3-6), beat Mrs. Cox and Miss Johnston (scr), 9—6. Second Round. —Misses Bryant (owe 30 3-6) beat Misses Brewin and Harper (owe 3-6), 9—2. MEN’S DOUBLES First Round.—Thompson and Gelding (owe 15) beat Wood and Tonson (owe 4- 6—l, 3—6, 6—5; Fernandez and Stringer (owe 4-6) beat Crowe and Patterson (scr), 6—2, 6—3; Sehnackenberg and McKillop (owe 15) beat Corbett and Taylor (owe Id 2-6), 6- —3, b-—4. Second Round.—Tver and Cadness beat Harris and Robertson. 6—l, 6 4; Harrison and Robb beat O'Connor and Ready, 3—6, 6—o, 6—5: Roberts and Corbett beat Atwell and Bowler, 6—2. 6—5; Taylor and Johnson beat Thompson and Gelding, 6—3, 6—o: Bates and Worrall beat Strickett and Greenslade, 6—l, 6—4. MIXED DOUBLES Second Round.—Bowden and Miss Major (owe 40) beat Fernandez and Mrs. Gray (owe 30), 9—B; Herrick and Miss D. Bryant (owe 30), beat Cadness and Miss Jamieson (owe 4—G), 9—G; Cutfield and Miss K. Bryant (owe 4-6) beat Brown and Miss C. Bryant (owe 30), 9—S; Bushill and Miss Bushill (owe 15 2-6) beat Wood and Miss Hamilton (owe 4-6), 9—6; Solomon and Miss Solomon (owe 4-6) beat Tyer and Miss Wrightson (owe 4-6), 6—2, 6 —2; Johnston and Miss Steele (owe 15) beat McDonald and Miss Bowell (owe 30 3-6), 9—B. Third Round.—Herrick and Miss D. Bryant beat Cutfield and Miss K. Bryant, 6 — l, 6 — 2.

The North Auckland championships were continued to-day. Results of Saturday’s play: WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Misses Ramsay and Nicholls beat Misses Hardwick and Marshall. 6—l, 6—o; Miss V. Eccles and Miss E. Higginson beat Mrs. Jones and Miss F. Mackay, 6—2, 6—2; Mrs. Scott-W a. tson and Miss Colebrook beat Misses Sloman and D. Wilson, 6—2, 6—3; Mrs. ScottWatson and Miss Colebrook beat Mrs. Brown and Miss Carruth, 6—o, 6—o; Mrs. Arneil and Mrs. Marshall beat Mi&s K. McLean and Mrs. Abercrombie, 6—o, 6—o: Mrs. Scott-Watson and Miss Colebrook beat Mrs. Brown and Miss Carruth, 6—o, 6—o. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Miss Colebrook beat Mrs. J. A. Brown, 6—4, 6—4; Miss Murdoch beat Miss Hall, 6—2, 6—2; Miss Stevens beat Miss Clockworthy, 5—6, 6—o, 6—4; Miss Grant beat Miss J. Mackay, 6—3, 6—2; Miss Ramsey beat Mrs. Marshall, 6—3, 6—4; Mrs. Scott-Watson beat Miss Campbell, 6—2, 6—2: Mrs. Johnstone beat Miss Kitching, 4—6, 6—3. 6—o: Mrs. Scott-Watson beat Miss Campbell. 6—2. 6—2; Miss McLean beat Miss Murdov.l 6—3, 6—5; Mrs. Arneil beat Miss V. Eccles, 6—3, 6—Miss Colebrooke be.tt Mrs. Johnstone, 6—o, 6—o; Miss E. Higginson beat Miss Matheson, I—6, 6—5, 8— 6; Miss Stevens beat Mrs. Olson, 6—l, 6—3. MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES Abercrombie and Mrs. Abercrombie beat R. Brown and Miss F. Mackay, 6—l, 6—4; Charters and Miss Stevens beat Thorn and Mrs. Marshall, 6—2, 5—6, 6—4; Smith and Miss Campbell beat Dellert and Mrs. J. McKay, 6—l, 6—4; Williamson and Miss Colebrooke beat Martin and Miss Clockworthy, 6—2. 6—5; Tonks and Miss D. Wilson beat Briggs and Miss E. Hugginson, 6—2, 6—2; Thompson and Miss Matheson beat Entwhistle and Miss Ramsey, 6—3. 6—3; Grant and Mrs. Grant beat D. L. Brown and Miss Pagni, 6 —5, G—2; O’Brien and Miss Nicholls beat R. D. Speer and Miss I. Marshall, 6—l, 6—0.-v Opotiki Finals (From Our Own Correspondent.) OPOTIKI. To-day. Results of the Opotiki handicap tourney are as follow*: Men’s Singles.—Hawkins beat Dyason, 9 2; Hawkins beat Davies, 9—6. Women’s Singles. Semi-final: Miss Kelly beat Miss Ferguson, 7—5: Miss Burre.tt beat Miss Burt, 7—5. Final: Miss Kelly beat Miss Burrett. 7—5. Women's Doubles.—Misses Short and Burt beat Misses Burrett and Braae, 7—3. Men’s Doubles.—Final: Burns and Hawkins beat Main and Davies. 9—4. Mixed Doubles. Semi-final: Miss Short and Fleming beat Miss D. Larmer and Murray, 9—3: Miss T. Holloway and Mahoney beat Miss Burt and Reeves. 9—3. Final: Miss Short and Fleming beat Miss r. Holloway and Mahoney, 9—4. A mixed progressive doubles tournament was played yesterday. Burns, with H games, was the winning man: JesaP ’ ? 1X games, being second. An V the iadies Misses Braae, Burke and Short won six games each.

SOUTH ISLAND TOURNEY ■Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The South Island tennis tournament began in dull weather. Rain interrupted play at noon. Results: Singles Championship.—C. E. Malfroy beat C. Hammond, 7—5, 10—8: W. Pearse beat Orbell, 7 —5, 6—4; D. Glanville beat W. Somerville, 6—2, I —B 0 5^7 13 A .. C - An^s beat J. R. Johnston, 3—6, 6—3, 6—o. Second Round.—Wilson beat Prebble, ”— l' . 6 ~Greenwood beat Glanville, b— Z, 6—l. Further play was postponed until Monday, owing to rain. MAORIS AT TENNIS Press Association. HASTINGS, Saturday. The annual Maori tennis tourney warcommenced to-day, about 500 natives being present. The tournament will last until Wednesday or Thursday. davis SSS PLAY By Cable. Press Association. — Copyright. MEXICO CITY, Saturday. rhe .U nited States team won the first two singles m he Davis Cup mat. : against Mexico yesterday. Tilden de-

feated Kinsey, 6—l, 6 —2, 6 -. nessy defeated Tapia, 6 —2, 9/""7’ In the doubles to-day Tilden Jones defeated Kinsey and Unda. *i- -6. 6—3, 6—3. —A. and N.Z.-Sun. FRANCE AND AUSTRALIA PARIS Fridas li is expected that acost^ r * ochet will play against the A US Davis Cup team at Monte Carlo, and N.Z.-Sun.

MATCHES AT SOUTH AFRIC ; CAPETOWN, SaturdajIn tne tennis test matches, South Africa, at Johannesburg. dffeated Raymond, 6 —3. Boussus and Landry defeated and Blackbeard, I—6,1 —6, 6—2. was no further play owing to r To-day Borotra defeated f.—3 7 —5; Blackbeard defeated «:—4. 6 —4; Borotra and Brugnon feated Raymond and Condo • r o—7: Boussus and Landry4 — Condon and Blackbeard, 0 In a. match at Bloemfontein 35** in Orange Free State team, *_ ! hurst defeated Mrs. Clark 7—3. 6—2: Miss Boyd defeat** Tapscott, 6—3. 6—2; - f*ur> Miss Bickerton defeated * « Kennedy and Miss Tapscott Mrs. O'Hara Wood and M - - # s—* defeated the Misses BidweU, Mis « CMrs. O'Hara Wood defcateo glJ . v Bidwell, C—2, 2—l-—A.