PLAY AT BIRKENHEADNORTHCOTE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 953, 22 April 1930, Page 7

PLAY AT BIRKENHEADNORTHCOTE

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Rain delayed the good start in the Birkenhead-Northcote Club's Easter tennis tournament yesterday. It was decided by the committee to play the final games in the men’s junior championship and the women’s singles .competitions next Saturday. Details of yesterday's play are as follow: MEN’S SINGLES B Grade Third Flound.—R. H. Greenslade beat Satchell, 11—7; J. W. Gunn beat I. Metherilt. 11—10; F. Armstrong beat L. Murphy, n—s. MEN’S SINGLES A Grade Second Round.—Russell beat Holmes,, —J; G. B. Chalmers beat R. TUiarfe, 6—l, 6—3; H. J. Barrett beat IS. 11 -Y 9; c - G - T - Smith beat R. G. McElroy, 2—6, 6—l, 6—o; XST. R. Hargett beat R. H. Greenslade, 11 7 Third Round.—C. G. T, Smith beat A. Porter, 11—2. MEN’S DOUBLES Second Round.—Shearman and Moore (scr), a bye; I. F. Potter and Wharfe beat Crowe and K. Potter, 11—4; Stevens and Attwell beat Fitzpatrick and Barratt, 11— <>; Levy and Gould beat Moller and Snow, 11—4; Chalmers and Armstrong beat Gelding and Thompson, 11—10; Prime and Myers beat Gray and Holmes, 11—9: Sheen and Winger beat Russell and Bassett. 11—10; Tonks and Christmas beat Wetherilt and Dance, G—2, 6—4. Third Round.—Cadness and Tyer beat Gunn and Gunn, 11—8: Quintal and Williams Avon bv default from Shearman and Moore; I. F. Potter and Wharfe beat Christian and Murphy, 11—3; Wood and Tonson beat Stevens and Attwell, 11—10; Le\’v and Gould beat Chalmers and Armstrong, 11—5: Smith and Haggett beat Barratt and Allen, 11—6; Lund and Bartlet beat Prime and Myers, 11—8. Fourth Round.—Cadness and Tyer beat Quintal and Williams, 11—3. WOMEN’S DOUBLES First Round.—Misses Douglas and Bull beat Mesdames Martin and Wilson, 9—5; Misses McGinley and Goodwin beat Mrs. Prime and Miss M. Bryant, 9—7. Second Round.—Misses A. and M. O’Brien beat Misses Lewin and Johnston, 9—S; Mrs. Tonks and Miss Newman beat Misses Brown and Keenan, 9—5; Misses Solomon and Crooks beat Misses Quill and Hooper, 9—S: Mesdames Riddell and Weaver beat Misses Weston and K. Bryant, 9—B: Misses Parsons and Rehtoul beat Mrs. Gray and Miss Maxwell, 9—2; Mesdames Dent and Marshall beat Mesdames Alexander and Schorman, 9—B. Third Round.—Misses A. and M. O’Brien beat Mrs. Tonks and Miss Newman. 9—3: Misses Solomon and Crooks beat Mesdames Riddell and Weaver, 9—6; Misses McGinley and Goodwin bjat Misses Douglas and Bull, 9—3: Misses Parsons and Rentoul won by default from Mesdames Dent and Marshall. Semi-final.—Misses Parsons and Rentoul beat Misses McGinley and Goodwin, 9—4. COMBINED DOUBLES F. Stevenson and Miss Lewin beat Myers and Miss Brown, 6—3, 4—6. 6—2; Christmas and Miss Quill beat Tonson and Miss Hooper, 6—2, 6—o. Second Round.—Stevens and Miss Dent beat Christian and Miss Parsons. 6—l, 6—5; Russell and Miss Mourant beat Armstrong and Miss A. O’Brien, 6—3, 4—6. 6—4; Barratt and Miss Lockie beat L. I-lolmes and Miss Weston. 11—5; Barrett and Miss Goodwin beat Tyer and Miss Keenan, 11—8; Murphy and Miss Rentoul beat IC. Potter and Miss Crooks. 3—6, 6—3, 6—4; Haggett and Mrs. Gray beat Schorman and Mrs. Schorman, 11—5; Sheen and Miss Bull beat Wood and Miss McGinlay, 6—l. 4—6. 6—3; Stevenson and Miss Lewin beat Christmas and Miss Quill, 11—7. , t Third Round.—Stevens ; and Miss Dent beat Lund and Miss Johnston, 11—6: Mr. and Mrs. Tonks beat Russell and Miss Mourant. 11—5: SnoAv and Mrs. Weaver beat McElroy and Miss Gosling, H—9; Porter and Miss Fairlie beat Barratt anrl Miss Lockie, 11—S: Moller and Mrs. Alexander bent Barrett and Miss Goodwin (retired): Haggett and Mrs Gray beat Sheen and Miss Bull, 11—4; Taylor and Miss Newman beat F. Stevenson and Miss Lewin, 11—5.