Tennis at Te Aroha Yields a Surprise

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 325, 10 April 1928, Page 13

Tennis at Te Aroha Yields a Surprise

COX BEATS MORRISON NORTH ISLAND TITLES ' (From Our Oxen Correspondent) TE AROMA. To-day. The latter stages of the Xorth Island • tennis championships were played at I Te Aroha to-dav in dull, sliovvsrv ! 1 weather. ' j The surprise of the clay was the de- j j feat of Morrison, of Auckland, in the j j | championship singTes, by Cox. of Hinuera. an almost unknown quan--1 tity. . The following are results: COMBINED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Third Round.—Morrison and Miss , Knight beat Barrington and Mrs. Man- : der, 6—o, 6—o; Lamb and Miss Potter * beat Thomas and Miss McPherson, 6—2, 6—l. WOMEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round.—Mrs. Waters and Mrs. Mander beat Misses Robson and Knott, 6—2, 6—3; Misses N. and M. Beverley beat Mrs. McCracken and Miss McPherson, 6—4, G—3. MEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round.—McKeown and Hubble beat Bush and M. T. Wilson, G—2, 3—b, 6—4; McCracken and Thomas beat H. O. and H. M. Thomson, 7—5, 6—j . Semi-final.—Morrison and Johns beat Chalmers and Lamb, 6—2, 6—2. MEN’S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Third Round.—Wright beat Johnson b\ default; Cox (Hinuera) beat Morrison, I—61 —6 6—4, G—l; Brough beat Chalmers, 4—G, G—4, 7—5; 11. O. Thomson beat Lamb, ] Semi-final. —Brough beat Thomson, ] WOMEN’S DOUBLES HANDICAP J Third Round. —Mrs. Waters and Mrs. 1 Danby beat MGsdames Mackie and Mander, 4—6, G—2, 6—3; Misses N. and M. Beverley beat Misses G. and M. Gibbs. * 6—o, 6—o; Misses Robson and Knott beat t Misses Robinsbn and Sleep, 5—G, G—4, 6—4. j Results of yesterday’s play will be \ found on page 14. ( 1 MAORI TENNIS j CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY ’ £ PLAY AT HASTINGS J Special to THE SU&) \ HASTINGS. Monday. i The New Zealand Maori champion- * ships were continued to-day. Rain 1 fell in the morning and play did not t begin till 11 a.m. The championship mixed doubles between P. Howell and Miss Thomas and H. Potae and Miss Newton was a fine match. Results; MENS SINGLES Second Round.—lvururangi beat L. Tawhiri, 6—4, 6—o; Potae beat Campbell, G—o. G—3. J Third Round.—lvururangi beat Peina, , 6—o, 6—3; E. Howell beat Awarau, G—4, 6—o; W. Turei beat H. Sydney, 6—3, 2 6 —l; Tukere beat A. Gillies, 6—3, 9 —7. £ Fourth Round.—E. Howell beat W. r Turei, B—6, 6—4. j WOMEN’S SINGLES Second Round.—Mrs. Jones beat Miss T. Jensen, 6—3, G—2; Miss Newton beat 2 Miss Gillies, 6—2, 6—3; Miss Gray beat t Miss Kingi, 6—o, 6—2. t Third Round.—Miss Hale beat Mrs. , McLeod. 6—2, 6—l; 1 3 MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP ! Second Round.—E. Towell and Miss Minarapa beat Horopapera, 6—3, G—l; c Turei and Mrs. Whanga Pirita beat Syd- , ney and Miss Ruru, 6—l, 2—6, 6—4; P. J Howell and Miss T. Thomas beat Tama- < kehu and Miss Gray, 6—2, G—2. t Third Round.—Jones and Mrs. Jones ( beat McKay and Miss Hale, 6—9, 6—3: Potae and Miss Newton beat P. Howell and Miss Thomas, 5—6, 6—4, 6—4. ► MEN’S DOUBLES } Seymour and Chesley beat Thomas and ' Gillies, 6—2, 7—5; Hay and Campbell c beat Kurupo and Te Tuiri. Third Round.—Jones and Jones beat { Potaka and Cribb, G—4, 6—3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP 3 Second Round. —Mrs. Kani and Mrs. ] Brightwell beat Miss T. Jensen and Miss . Rameka, 2—6, 6—4, 6—4. * t BOYS’ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP j T, Tnwliiri boat Gillies 6—-4 fi *

L. Tawhiri beat Gillies, 6— 4, 2 —6, 5 6. Third Round.—Homita beat Ruru, 6 1, 6—4. Semi-final.—Wehipeihana beat Homita, 3—6, 6—4, 7—5; L. Tawhiri will meet Weheiphana to-morrow in the final. GIRLS’ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP First Round.—Hiss M. Jensen beat Miss Russell, 7—5, 6—2. Second Round.—Miss Jensen beat Miss Pohatu, G—l, 6—l; Miss Ruru beat Miss Reini, 3—6, 10—S, 6—3. MAORIS WANT MATCH FOR WILDING SHIELD (Special to THE SUN) HASTINGS, To-day. A challenge for the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield is to be entered by the Maori Lawn Tennis Association, if the N.Z.L.T.A. gives its consent. The executive of the Maori L.T.A. came to this decision to-day. It also decided to nominate 10 players—six men and four women—tor the New Zealand championships. ! NORTH AUCKLAND GAMES (From Our Oxen Correspondent) WHANGAREI, To-day. Showery weather delayed play today. The North Auckland matches were resumed at 10.30 o'clock. Results: Women's Championship Doubles.—Mrs. Arnel defeated Mrs. Scott-Wats on, 6—3. 6—o, thus qualifying for the final. Men's Handicap Doubles.—Smith and Smith (plus 15) defeated McKenzie and Men's Handicap Singles.—Charters ( —4O) defeated Johns (—4O) ?—7. SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Press Association. CHRISTCHRCH, To-day. The South Island tennis championships iwere continued in tine weather. Results: Women's Singles.—Second round: Miss M. Gibson beat Miss Rolleston, 6—l, 6—3; Miss Ward beat Miss Hislop. G—4. 6—l. Men's Doubles.—First round: Hall and Hammond beat Goss and Greenwood, 3—6, 6—4, S—6. Second round: G. Sumpter and X. Wilson beat Blackie and Fisher, 6— i, G—2. Men’s Singles.—Second round: Malfrov beat Anderton, 4—5, G —2. 6—o: T. Patterson beat W. Pearce, 7—5. G—2: D. Glanville beat Sheppard. 6—4. 6—3: A. E. Sandral beat Crawshaw. :•—7. 6—4. Third round: Angas beat Sandral, 6—o, 7— b.