CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 881, 27 January 1930, Page 7

CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

C GRADE CONTESTS MANY INTERESTING GAMES ' Junior championship tournament games were featured on Auckland tennis courts on Saturday. Play was conducted under ideal weather conditions, and the courts, generally, were in excellent order. The principal I event of the day was the C grade championship tournament conducted by the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association. This tournament is a recent innovation of the association, designed principally to give the younger players a chance to gain some experience in tournament play prior to entering for the senior championships. In the past a large number of players, not quite up to senior championship standard, have been given little opportunity of a trial of skill among players of their own class. Saturday’s contests proved that C grade matches could be most interesting, and although play was conducted largely on the defensive, most entrants showed qualifications fit for a place in any inter-club contest. Many close games were played In the men’s singles, Barfoot, Aubin, Spence, Latta and J. N. Wilson were among the outstanding players. The generalship of E. Hickson, Auckland’s president, proved too sound for Kay and Reader in two fairly close sets. In the women’s singles a good service and a well-played forehand drive helped Miss A. O’Brien in a very interesting contest with Mrs. Jackson. Miss D. Waters was the victor in a hardfought match with Miss R. Thompson. Good volleying helped Misses Prideaux and Savin to win one of the keenest matches of the day against Misses Solomon and Crookes. The final rounds of the C grade championships will be playfed off on Stanley Street courts on Wednesday. Play on Wednesday starts at 9 o’clock, and all players are reminded that non-attendance on time will make them liable to be scratched. WOMEN’S SINGLES First round: Miss D. Waters beat Miss R. Thomson, 6—4, 4—6, 7—5; Miss S. Walker beat Miss R. James, 6 —o. 6—l; Miss I. Solomon beat Miss E. Walker, 6—2, 6—3; Miss P. Savin beat Miss A. Crookes, 6—l, 6—l; Miss C. Reynolds beat Miss E. Hill, 6—3, 6—4; Miss D. Bryant beat Mrs. Parker, 6—2, 10—S; Miss A. Ferguson beat Miss Fitzpatrick, 6—3, 6—4; Miss S. Harle Giles beat Miss R. K. Walker, 6—2, 9 —7; Miss M, Cutforth beat Miss Meiklejohn, 6—2, 6—2; Miss M. Waters beat Miss Z. Lloyd, 6—3, 6 —2; Miss H. Mackie beat Miss Waddell, 6—3, I—6, 6—3; Miss K. Waters beat Miss E. Trayes, 6—4, 6—2; Miss O’Brien beat Miss Jackson, 6—l, 6—3; Miss Hemus beat Mrs. Muir, 6—4, 10—12, 7—5; Miss James beat Miss N. Mason, 3—6, 6—3, 6—l. WOMEN’S DOUBLES First round: Mesdames O. E. Chamberlain and Parker beat Misses R. James and Trayes, 6 —4, 6—4; Misses Harle Giles and Thomson beate Misses Meiklejohn and Wetherilt, 6—3, 6—l. Second round: Misses M. Cutforth and D. Waters beat Misses E. Hill and A. Ferguson, 6 —4, 6—4; Misses W. H. Brown and E. Keenan beat Misses A. and M. O’Brien, 7 —5, 3—6, 6—4; Misses R. K. Walker and Z. O. Lloyd beat Misses D. Bryant and Jackson, 7—5, 6—3; Misses K. and M. Waters beat Mrs. Muir and Miss Fitzpatrick, 8— 6, 6—4, 6—4; Misses Prideaux and Savin beat Misses I. Solomon and Crookes, 7—9, 6—l, 6—2. COMBINED DOUBLES First round: J. M. Wilson and Miss Lloyd beat Peek and Mrs. Reynolds, —2* 6—3; Jaine and Miss Ferguson beat G. Harvey and Miss Savin, B—6, 6—3; Aubin and Miss Harle Giles beat Bates and J. Prideaux, 6—l, 6—4; Gould and Miss S. Walker beat Dewar arid Mrs H. Simson, 6—3 6 —4; H. R. Elder and Miss Bryant beat A. D. Thomson and Mrs. Chamberlain, 6—4, 6—l; Potter and Miss Jackson beat E. Hickson and Miss Brown, 12—10, 6—3; Bartlett and Miss Hemus beat Kinnear and Mrs. Parker, 6—4, 6—4; Mclnnes and Miss Fitzpatrick beat H. J. Addis and Miss Meiklejohn. i 97, 6—3. MEN’S SINGLES First Round: G. R. Tutt beat H. Lovie, B—6, 6—4; G. Latta beat L. Boughton 6—4, 7—6; C. A. Potter beat D. N. McGregor 6—l, B—6; K. R. Kay beat R. H. Barker, 6—3, 6—l; C. R. Sparkes beat R. McKenzie, 6 —3, 6—3; R. A. Potter beat G. Mclnnes, 6—4, 6—l- - S. Spence beat W. Jaine, 6—4, 6—2 : T. H. Wilson beat F. de Wellborne, I—6, 6—3, 7 — 5; C. R. Reader beat H. J. Addis, 6—4, 6—2; L. M. Pegler beat C. Brownlee, 7—5, 7—5; R. G. McElroy beat S. H. Ruru, 6—3, 6—3; O. Ernst beat J. Wetherilt, B—6, 3—6, 6—3. Second round: G. E. Wade beat W. Darroch, 7—5, 6—2J. Plant beat J. E. Tonson, 6—2, 4—6 \. Barfoot beat L. H. Pegler, 6—3, 6—3; 6—3; R. E. Aubin beat A. S. Brown. , 6—2; J. N. Wilson beat J. H. A. Wood, 6—l, 6—3; C. Stephens beat A. D. Thomson, B—6, 6 —3; P. L. Gould beat A’ tS’ S 1 1!? 6 I _1 » 8 — 6 1 F - Taylor beat C. M. Collins, 6—4, 7—5. MEN’S DOUBLES First round: J. A. Allen and F. Wellbourne beat G. Harvey and C. Harvey 6—l, 6—o; R. G. McElroy and V. Barfoot beat J. B. Nicholson and H. R. Elder 12—10, 6—4; W. S. Spence and Aubin beat C. Mclnnes and Taylor, 2—6, 6—2 6—l; Pegler and Pegler beat J. N. Wilson and BarUett 6—2, 7—5; G. R. Tutt and E. Hickson beat K. R. Kay and C. R. Reader, 6—4, 6—4; R. McKenzie and W. Ready beat Ruru and Jaine, 7—5, 7—5 Second round: C. Stephens and Plant beat C. A. Potter and C. R. Sparkes, 6—3, 6—4; T. H. Wilson and A. E. B. Cheal beat C. H. Collins and L. Boughton, 6—2, 6—4. INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS GRADE B Inte.r-club competitions on Saturday were confined to the B grade, C grade, and outer-suburban players being engaged at Stanley Street in the championship tournament. Results of Saturday’s matches were as follow, members of the first-named club being mentioned first in each instance: Unity v. Birkenhead-Northcote.— Men’s singies: T R Turei beat W. Roberts. 2 — S’ 6 1~ 1 l 6 —°* p - Turei beat A. Taylor, 6—3 Women’s singles: Miss O Donnell beat Mrs. Grey, s—(>, 6 2 * Ml^ s Toung beat Miss Newman’, °’| t —; t"* * len ’ :5 doubles: Turei and Turei beat Roberts and Taylor, 6 2 6 1H. Potter and S. Hawkins beat Cadness and Court, 4—6. 6—3, 6—2. Women’s doubles: Miss O’Donnell and Miss Young beat Mrs. Grey and Miss Newman, 6—3 ? —2, Miss Gemmeil and Miss Smith lost to Miss Chetwynd and Miss Wrightson, 6—3, 5—6, 5—6. Combined doubles: Potter and Miss Gemmeil beat Cadness and Miss Chetwynd, 6—5, 6—4; Hawkins and Miss Smith beat Court and Miss Wrightson. o—6, 62, 6—l. Unity won by 9 matches to 1. Pukeroa v. Otahuhu.—Men’s singlesJones beat Muir, 6—l, 6—3; Syms beat Elliffe. 6—3, 6—2. Women’s singles: Miss Stewart beat Miss McLachlan, 6—2, 6—o. Men’s doubles: Jones and Syms beat Muir and Elliffe, 2—6, 6—3, 6—4; O’Connor and Gourley beat Gardiner and Russell, 6—3, 6—3. Women’s doubles: Miss Stewart and Mrs. Annan lost to Miss McLachlan and Miss Whitley, I—6, 6—3, 5—6; Miss Burton and Miss Brewin beat Miss Goodwin and Miss Murante, 6—5, 6—4. Combined doubles: O’Connor and Miss Burton beat Gardiner and Miss Goodwin, 6—3. 6—2; Gourley and Miss Brewin beat Russell and Miss Murante, 6—5, 6—4. Pukeroa won by 8 matches to 1. MANUREWA V. WAINUI. Following are the results of matches between the Manurewa and Wainui (Herne Bay) Lawn Tennis Clubs:—Men’s singles: R. Bennett lost to Robinson. 2 —6, 2—6; D. Warlich lost to Hudson, 2—6.1—6; B. Pegler beat Cleal, 6—2, 6—3; N. Hawthorne beat D. Wright, 5—6, 6—5. 6—3. Women’s singles: Miss L. Lupton beat Miss Roulston, 11—1; Miss G. Finlayson beat Miss Kopper. 11—5. Men’s doubles: Bennett and Warlich lost to Robinson and I Hudson. 3—6, I—6; Pegler and Haw- | thorne beat Cleal and Wright. 6—l, 6—4: ! L. W. Smith and J. Donaldson lost to I Neary and Batty, 4—6, 6—2, I—6.1 —6. ! Women’s doubles: Misses Lupton and j Finlayson beat Misses Roulston and Kop-