FIRST DAY’S PLAY

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 321, 31 December 1936, Page 6

FIRST DAY’S PLAY

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS NO SURPRISES YET. Good Standard Of Play Shown. Press Association —Copyright. Timaru, Last Night. The day’s play in 'the New Zealand Tennis championships brought no fhirprisefe, all the .seeded players going through to the subsequeh't rounds. After his good' display at Christchurch in the Canterbury championships, when he eliminated two seasoned opponents in N. G. Sturt and Brown, it was thought that the young Aucklander, J. T. Mayson, might provide an upset, but he failed to reproduce Iris Christchurch form and was eliminated by' J. C. Charters (Wellington). The standard of play’ was in keeping with the first day of the national championships, but sterling contests were staged, and ais the tournament progressete the play should increase in public interest. C. Angas (Canterbury), who is the favourite for the men’s singles, had a.n easy win. Sturt (Auckland) also showed much improved form on Christchurch and should be in the running. Coombe (Wellington) was not extended but does not appear of good enough class to reach the final. Barnett was the. co-fina.list with Angas at Christchurch and will probably fill a similar role here. In the women’s singles the players with the best prospects ■ are Misses D. Nicholls, N. Beverley, I. and T. Poole and M. Wake. Detailed rcisults additional to those published yesterday’are:

Men's Singless. First Round: C. C. Macarthur beat R. T. Shiels 6—o, 6—l, 6—2; G. C. Reid beat R. McCalluini 6 —B, 2 —6, 6—3, 6—2, 9—7;' N. G. Sturt beat C. B. Beatson 6 —2, 6 —2, 6—3; A. R. Cant boat J. M. Milliken 6 —l, 6 —4, 6 —3; D. C. Coombe beat W. J. Smith 6—2, I—6, 6—o, 6—l; A. D. Brawn beat W. A. McKinnon 6 —o, 6 —l, 6 —3; H, A. Barnett beat T. C. Hill 6 1, 6 —3, 6 —l; J. C. Charters beat J. T. Mayson 6 —2, 4 —6, 6 —l, 3 —6, 7 J. W. Gunn beat J. Long 9—7, 2—6, 6—3, 6 —l; N. F. Bedford beat W. E. Renton 6—B, 6—4, 6—3, 6—l; D. Livingstone won by’ default from J. H. Silvester. Second Round: R. J. Taylor beat E. C. Falconer 4—6, 6—3, 6—2, 7—5; I. J. Corich beat D. Clow 7 —5, 6—2, 2—6, 6—B, 6—l; C. Angas beat I. S. Mathieson 6—2, 6 —o, 6 —3; R. McL. Ferkins beat B. E. Souter 6 —4, 9 —ll, 6—3, 6—3. Women's Singles. First round; Miss N. G. Bishop beat Miss D. Shirtcliffe 6—2, 6—2; Miss I. M. Poole beat Miss D. F. Smythe 6—o, 6—o; Mites M. Beverley 6 —4; Miss N. Beverley beat Mrs. C. B. Beatson 6 —o, 6—'3; Miss T. Poole beat Miss N. M. Fleming 6—l, 6—3;-Miss D. Miller won by default from Miss M. Saunders. Second round; Miss Wilson won by default from Miss Miller. Men’s Doubles, First round: N. V. Edwards and C. T. McArthur beat B. Boyd and L. A. Kaye 6—l, 6—2, 6—4; A. D. Brown and J. T. Mayson beat R. G. PatitlnJ. W. Arnold and J; Mercer boat J. M. Milliken and T. C. Morrison 6—4, 6—3, 7—5; T. Rhodes-Williams and I. J. Corich beat E. A. and G. R. Pearce 6—4, 6 —4, 2 —6, 6 —3; A. D. Latham and A. E. Sandral beat W. R. Fea and N. Keeley 6 —3, 6—4, 6—l; D. C. Coombe and J. C. Charters beat G. C. Reid and R. J. Taylor 6—2, 6—3, 6—3.

Women’s Doubles. First roulnd: Miss: |l Anderson and Hardie beat Misses'. Drake, and Edmonson 10—8, 6 —4; Misses D. Nicholls and M. Howe beat Misses Shirtcliffe and Smythe 6 —3, B—6;8 —6; Mrs Peppier and Miss Wilson won by' default from Mrs Blank and Mitas Cooper. Combined Doubles. First round: 1. A. Se'ay and_Miss T. Poole beat K. W. Dwyer and Mrs. W. J. Melodyi 6—2, 6—4; E. A. Roussell and Miss I. Poole beat M. Souter and Miss B. T. Sutherland 6—3, 6—3; Lewis and Miss J. Ramsay beat D. Livinglst'one and Mis's M. Edmondson 6 —3, 6 —4.