HANDICAP TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 861, 3 January 1930, Page 11

HANDICAP TENNIS

FINAL ON STANLEY STREET COURTS SINGLES TO MISS GRIFFITHS Bright exhibitions were witnessed in the semi-finals and finals in all events at the conclusion of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association’s handicap tournament on the Stanley Street courts today. The women's singles was won by Miss B. Griffiths, a young player of distinct promise. The men’s singles were easily won by K. Hayr. wl o defeated Gilmer in eon Shortly alter mid-day rain set in compelling abandonment of g in.- hi semi-finals of the men’s doubles and the combined doubles have yet to bo played. Details are as .follow: WOMEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES Semi-finals Mrs. Needham (owe 2-6. 15) beat Mrs. Tonks (owe 15. 4-6). 6—4. 6—(». Miss Griffiths (scr) beat Miss Dickso i (ree 15. 3-6). 6—3. 6—l. Final Miss B. Griffiths (scr) beat. Mrs. NcedSlendiness of both players' was a feature of the women’s singles final, whit » Miss Griffiths annexed In straight sets. More active than her opponent. Miss Griffiths played s. good variety of strokes with forcefulness and confidence, her placements being well judged. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES Third Round McKeown and Potter (owe 40) heat Andrews and James (owe 30, 2-6), I —6. 6 -1. B—b. Gould and Gould (owe 15. 4-6) heat Spalling and Radcliffe (owe 15. 2-6). S—6, 6—4, 7—5. Roberts and Court (owe 15) heat Comes and Tonson (owe 4-6, 15), 2—6, 6—i, Brownlee and Brownlee (owe 15) heat McKenzie ard Jones (owe 30), 6—4. 6—2. Semi-final Gould and Gould (owe 15, 4-6) beat Brownlee and Brownlee (owe 15), 6—2, 6—l. MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES Fourth Round Gilmer (scr) beat Partridge (owe 30), 5 —6, 6—2, 6—4. Hayr (owe 30, 4-6) beat Harrison (owe 15, 4-6), 6—3. 2—6. 6—2. Semi-final Gilmer (scr) beat S. J. Robinson (owe 30, 4-6) by default. K. Hayr (owe 30, 4-6) beat J. Roach (scr), 6—o, 3 —2. . , Taking full advantage of his steadiness to counteract his opponent’s handicap, Hayr .scored an easy victory m straight sets. The winner drove accurately to the corner, while Roach, whose energy seemed to have been sapped i»> earlier games, was not disposed to chase them and did not display the net tactics of his earlier matches. Final. K. Hayr (owe 30 4-6) beat Gilmer (scr) 6 — l, 6—o. Driving with terrific force, Hayr completely outclassed his opponent. II is shots to the corners kept Gilmer on tinrun. In tie first set the winner took the first five games in succession, and Gilmer managed to get the sixth. Hayr took the seventh. The match was well contested, running to 40—30 in pract»call> every game. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES First Round Miss Griffiths and Reeves (owe 15 3-6) won from Miss J. Chambers and Herbert (owe 15 3-6), by default. Mrs. Robinson and Robinson (owe >•» 2-6) beat Miss Lloyd and Major (owe 1.0. 6—2 6—o. Second Round Mrs. Tonks and Andrews beat Miss McGinley and Tonson, 6—5 5—6, 6—o. Miss Major and Roberts beat Miss Griffiths and Reeves, 6—5, 6 4 Miss Newton and Hayr beat Miss Moginie and McMillan, 6—3, 6—l. Semi-final Mrs. Tonks and Andrews (owe 30, 2-6) beat Miss Major and W. Roberts (owe 15, 5-6), 6 —2, 6—B, 6—3. WOMEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES Semi-final Misses Whittaker and Major (owe 15) beat Misses Newton and Chambers (owe 40), 6—2, 3—6, 6—l. _ Misses Wigmore .and Griffiths (owe l.») beat Misses McGinley and James (owe 5-6. 15). 6—3, 3—6, 6—2. Final Misses Whittaker and Major (owe 15) beat Misses Wigmore and Griffiths (owe 15), 4 —6, <s—2, 6—3. . Better combination and judgment wei **, the principal factors*hi Misses Whittaker and Major’s victory in the women s doubles. The losers, a younger pair, gave their opponents a particularly hard struggle ir the first set. which they won 6 4 but the second and third sets found Misses Griffiths and Wigmore palpably tired, and they went down. Both pairs exhibited remarkable steadiness, and there were many fine and spectacular rallies. CHAMPIONSHIPS BOYS’ DOUBLES Final Milne and Brownlee beat P. and J. Wilson, 6—2, 6—2.