TENNIS TOURNEY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 January 1939, Page 6

TENNIS TOURNEY

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE PLAY AT MASTERTON CLUB COURTS. RESULTS OF OPENING GAMES. The Nortli Island tennis championships. which are being held in conjunction with the Wairarapa Associations annual championship and handicap tourney, opened today on the Masterton Club’s courts. The fairly goad entries include several wellknown outside players, and indications point to the fixture proving most successful and providing some keen and interesting tennis. The weather was fine and the courts in splendid order for the early games. The fairly strong cross-court wind interfered with play somewhat. Chief interest in the morning centred in the match between Miss Z. Castle, a ranked Wellington player, and Mrs G. McLeod, a Wairarapa representative. Both played consistently good tennis but the Wellington player was too versatile and accurate and won in straight sets. The committee is wisely pushing ahead with the championship games and good progress is being made. After lunch a large gallery watched Painter, the .17 year-old 'Wellington Wilding Shield representative, and one of the. most promising players in the Dominion, in action against yebster, an ex-Greytown youth, who played excellent tennis at the recent Martinborough tournament. Both lads stroked beautifully, keeping a fine length. Webster brought oft some surprising shots, but Painter’s superior experience and courtcraft, coupled with his varied repertoire of strokes, enabled him to clinch the match.

Results up to the time of going to press were as follow: —

CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. P. Hawksworth beat M. McLeod. 6/1, 6/0. A. J. Andrews beat J. G. Groves, 2/6. 6/5, 8/6. S. Painter beat W. Webster, 6 1. 6/2. Second Round. J. Falloon beat I. McLachlan. G/2, 4/6, 7/5; D. Lee beat N. W. Groves, 6/4, B'6. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round. Miss J. Forrester beat Miss M. Maunsell, 6/0. 6/0; Mrs P. Hawksworth beat Miss I. Pieader, 6/1, 6/1; Miss N, Beetharn beat Miss R. Arkwright, 6/0, 4/6, 6/0; Miss Z. Castle beat Mrs G. McLeod. 6/2, 6/4. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. J. Brown and E. Dyer beat C. L. Welch and I. McLachlan, 7/5, 6/2. Marsack and Kennedy beat P. Ward and Mahupuka, 4/6, 6/3, 6/3. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. Mesdarnes Hawksworth and McLeod beat Mrs Hurley and Miss McLachlan, 6'3. 6 '4. BOYS’ SINGLES. First Round. , J. Maunsell beat N. Wyeth, 6/5, 2/6, 6/4. A. Andrew beat 11. Falloon. 6/1, 6/1. Second Round. G. Buick beat T. Smith, 6/1, 6/2; M. Falloon beat G. Beetham, 6/0, 6/3; W. Buick beat A. Reynolds, 6/3, 6/3; R. Harrington boat P. Keesing, 6/2, 6/0; W. Rowles beat S. Faulknor. 6'2, 6/3. GIRLS’ SINGLES. First Round. Molly West beat Joyce Mulvaney. 6/3, 6/1; Freda Wrigley beat Erina Meredith, 6/2, 6/0; Margaret Eeaven beat Peg Jameson, 6/1, 6/4. Second Round. P. Longton beat Nancy Balfour, 6'o, 6/0; Joan Wylie beat Betty Holmes, 6/3, 6/0; Pat Jameson beat Mary James, 6/1, 6/1; Ngaire Wrigley beat Diana Bolton, 6/3, 6/2. HANDICAPS A GRADE MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. Falloon and Falloon (30 3-6) beat Harrington and S. Faulknor (15.3-6), 9/7; Hott and N. Faulknor <l5 3-6) beat Meurk and T. Wyeth (rec 30). 9/2; Buick and Buick (rec 30) beat Beetham and Bectham <l5 3-6), 9/8; Marsack and Kennedy (rec 15) beat BidWill and Maunsell (rec 30). 9/4. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. T. Hills and Miss A. Edge (rec 15) beat Rowles and Miss M. Rowles (rec 30), 9/7. MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. , N. Wilson (2-6 15) heal A. Reynolds (3-6 15), 9'6: T. Smith (rec 3-6 15) beat H. Falloon (4-6 15). 9'6. E. Evans (3-6 151 beat 11. Clark (owe 3'6 15 9/1. B GRADE LADIES’ DOUBLES. , First Round, Pat and Peg Jameson (scr) beat Maureen Carroll and V. Hendry (rec 15).