STEADY PROGRESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 January 1939, Page 6

STEADY PROGRESS

NORTH ISLAND TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S PLAY.,

FAIRLY HIGH STANDARD SET.

Quiet but steady progress was made yesterday at the North Island tennis championships, which are being held at the Masterton Club’s courts in conjunction with the Wairarapa Association’s annual tournament. Play was interesting without being particularly good but there should be a decided improvement today when a number of the admittedly better class players will be seen in action.

K. Dyer (Wellington) one of the most dangerous players at the tourney, had a comparatively easy win over E. Evans and entered the third round of the championship singles. O. Bold, run-ner-up at Martinborough, started off on the right foot against R. McL, Ferkins, winner for the past three years, but once Ferkins settled down in earnest ho had the edge on Bold practically throughout. The tennis was of a high standard and there were some sparkling rallies. Ferkins was accuracy personified, particularly with his ground strokes.

Misses Castle (Wellington) and M. Glenny both impressed with their performances in the ladies' championship singles. Results after going to press yesterday were as follow: —

CHAMPIONSHIPS r MEN'S SINGLES. First Round. IL V. Clark beat R. Tatham. 6/3, 6/3; E. M. Hodder beat I. M. Willis. 6/3. 6/1; M. Ferkins beat. Mahupuka,' 6 1, 6/1; Ct. S. W-Leod beat 1. Hill. 6/3, 6/2. Second Round. K. Dyer beat E. Evans, 6/2, 6/1; R. McL. Ferkins beat O. Bold, 6/3, 6/3; J. Brown beat G. Coney, 6/3, 6/1. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round./. Miss M. Glenny beat Miss O. McLachlan, 6/2, 6/2; Miss L. Beetham beat Miss M. Bell. 9/7, 8/6; Mrs Cotterill beat Miss M. Ward, 6/2, 6/1. MEN’S DOUBLES, First Round, G. S. McLeod and W. B. Lee beat J. G. Groves and R. Tatham, 6/1, 6/4. LADIES' DOUBLES. First Round. Misses J. Betts and J. Forrester beat Misses I, Reader and S. Polson, 6/1, 6/2. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. K. Dyer and Miss Z. Castle beat J. Brown and Miss L. Hosking, 6/0, 6/2; C. L. Welch and Mrs B. Hurley beat I. J. Hills and Miss A. Edge, 6/0, 6/3; Hawksworth and Mrs Hawksworth beat P. Ward and Miss Ward, 6/3, 6/1/ Second Round. N. A. Faulknor and Miss. N. Rishworth beat I. C. McLachlan and Miss O. McLachlan. 2/6, 6/4. 6/2; C. C. Marsack and Miss R. Percy beat G. Buick and Miss West, 6/3, 6/4; Bold and Miss Betts beat J. Groves and Miss P. Andrews, 6/2, 6/2. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Second Round. Molly West beat Ngaire Wrigley, 6/2, 6'l. ' .

HANDICAPS A GRADE MEN'S SINGLES. First Round. N. Wilson (2-6 15) beat A. Reynolds (.3-6 15), 9/6; T. Smith (rec 3-6 15) beat 11, Falloon (4-6 15). 9/6. E. Evans (3-6 15) beat 11. Clark (owe 3-6 15). 9/1. C. L. Welch (rec 30) beat. A. Barton (30), 9/4; J. Brown (rec 4-6 15) beat A. Maitland (15), 9/2; N. Groves (15 4-6) beat E. Meurk (30) 96; W. Webster (rec 3-6 15) beat D. Lee (scr), 9/7; R. Tatham (15 3-6) beat C. J. Carle (30), 9/3. Second Round. M. McLeod (rec 15) beat J. Falloon (15 2-6), 9/4; G. S. McLeod (owe 15) beat W. Buick (15 3-6). 9/6. I LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round. Miss J. Cavaghan (rec 30) beat Miss M. Maunscll (rec 30), 7/2; Miss P. Kilmister (rec 2-6 15) beat Mrs R. Holder (15 3-6). 7/2; Mrs P. Hawksworth (scr) boat Miss J. Groves (rec 30). 7/5; Miss 1.. Beetham (rec 30) boat Mrs R. McL. Forkins) (roc 3-6 15), 7/2; Mrs B. Hurley (rec 15) beat Miss N. Beotham (rec 30). 7/1; Miss S. Polson (roc 15 3-6) beat Mrs G. S. McLeod (scr), 7/3; Miks R. Percy (rec 2-6 15) beat Miss M. Rowles (rec 30), 7/3: Miss R. Arkwright (rec 30) beat Miss ,T. Betts (scr), 7/C; Miss R. Bennett (rec 15 3-6) beat Miss M. Ward (rec 3-6 15), 7/5; Miss N. Rishworth (rec 30) beat Miss L. Shurrock (owe 15), 7/5; Miss West (rec 30) beat Miss A. Edge (rec 4-6 15), 7/4. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. Missesc R. Bennett and J. Cavanagh (15 4-6) boat Misses S. Polson and I. Reader (rec 3-6 15). 7/3. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. P. Hawksworth. and Mrs G. McLeod (owe 4-6 15) beat R. McL. Ferkins and Miss J. Forrester (owe) 15). 8/3. B GRADE MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. W. Buick (rec 15) beat B. Bidwill (rec 15), 9/0; N. Wyeth (rec 15) beat J. Keesing (4-6 15). 9/2; W. Rowles G 5) beat G. Beotham (rec 15). 9 2. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. Miss P. Longton (3-6 15) boat Sheila Maunscll (roc 30). 7/1; Peg Jameson (scr) beat Erina Meredith (rec 15 2-6). 7/2; Mary Janies (15 2-6) beat Susan Holmes (rec 30). 7/2; Joyce Mulvaney tree 15) beat Diana Bolton (scr), 7/6.

TODAY’S MATCHES

PLAY IN PLEASANT WEATHER. MISS STURROCK DEFEATS MISS BETTS. The North Island tennis championships were continued at the Masterton Club's courts today. The weather was again fine and the wind fortunately dropped. There was an upset in the ladies' championship singles when Miss L. Sturrock (Wellington) defeated Miss J. Betts, Masterton, in three sets. Miss Betts failed to find touch and in face of the consistent accuracy of Miss Sturrock, who retrieved relentlessly, she fell into serious errors. Miss Castle played fine tennis to defeat Miss Forrester and she. Miss Sturrock and Miss Glenny have all entered the third round.

M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) and J. N. Lowry (Hawke's'Bay) both won their first round games in the men’s championship singles. Painter took the first set 6/3 off E. M. Hodder and the Masterton player was down 1/5 in the second set. He then rallied, however, and evened at 5 all. Painter had to call up all his resources to clinch the match at 7/5. Hawksworth maintained his fine Martinborough form in his second round match will) R. Sharpe, a Hawke’s .Bay representative. It was a keen, interesting game in which Hawksworth’s superior speed and clever placements won the day.

G. McLeod took Max Ferkins to three hard-fought sets in the men's singles. McLeod was all over his opponent in the first set. but the volatile anu mercurial Ferkins "dug his toes in" and gradually secured the upper hand in the second set. McLeod tired in the last sot which Ferkins won with the loss of one game. G. A.tPearce beat J. Payton in straight sets. Bright play was witnessed in a championship doubles match in which Painter and Dyer, a dangerous combination, beat Webster and Webster.

Andrew, a young Masterton player, fully extended J. N. Lowry in a second round singles match. Andrew stroked cleanly and strongly and it was only Lowry’s experience and steadiness that enabled him to take the second set 7/5. Marsack and Miss Percy provided unexpectedly stout opposition for Bold and Miss Betts in the combined doubles, the match going to three sets. Results up to the time- ot going to press wore as follow: — CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. J. E. Hamilton beat IT. M. A. Major. 6 0. 6 (I; J. N. Lowry boat P. Ward. 6/1, 6/1: M. L. Lampe boat N. Faulkner, 6 1. 6/3; Morrell beat Meurk-. 6/2, 6 4. Second Round. S. Painter beat E. M. Hodder, 6'3, 7/5; Hawksworth beat R. Sharpe, 6 2. 6'4.

G. A. Pearce beat J. Payton, 6/4, 6/4; M. Ferkins beat G. S. McLeod, 3/6, 6/2, 6/1; J. Lowry beat A. Andrew, 6/2, 7/5; Morrell beat Clark, 6/2, 6/2. H. Burns beat D. Leete, 6/2, 6/1. MEN’S DOUBLES. First P.ound.

Bold and Willis beat Sharpe and Hill, 6/4, 6/4. Hawksworth and Pearce beat Major and Pay ton. 6/1, 6/3; Ferkins and Ferkins beat Buie]-: and Morrell, 6/1, 6/0. Second Round. Painter and Dyer beat Webster and Webster, 6/2, 6/2. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round. Miss L. Knight beat Miss R. Bennett, 6/1, 6/4; Miss L. Sturrock beat Miss .1. Botts. 3/6, 7/5, 6/4. Second Round. Miss M. Glenny boat Miss R. Arkwright. 6/0. 6/1; Mrs Cotterill beat Mrs Hawksworth, 6/2, 6/1; Miss Z. Castle boat Miss J. Forrester, 6/3, 6/3; Miss Sturrock boat Miss L. Beetham, • 6/1, 6/1. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Second Round. Mrs Col tori 11 and Miss Glenny beat Misses Kilmister and Percy, 6/0, 6/2, Misses N. and L. Beetham beat Misses L. Hosking and M. Bell. 6/3, 2/6. 6/4.

HANDICAPS A GRADE MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. Hutt (rec 30) boat P. Ward (rec 15 2-6). 9/3; 11. Burns (rec 3-6 15) beat J. Groves (rec 15), 9/5. Major (rec 15) beat Apporly (roc 15), 9/8. Second Round. I. Hills (roc 15) beat L. Pollock (owe 15), 9/4; C. Welch (rec 15 4-6) boat J. Brown (4-6 15), 9/6; Tatham (15 3-6) beat G. Buick (15 4-6), 9/7. G. Falloon <lO 3-6) beat M. L. Lampe (owe 2-6 15), 9/7; B. Hurley (rec 30) bent W. Rowles (rec 30), 9/8. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. Rowles and Rowles (rec 30) beat Wilson and Prior (rec 30), 9/4. M. McLeod and E. Evans (rec 4-6 15) beat J. Groves and Tatham (rec 15). 8/5. LADIES DOUBLES Firs. Round. Misses Edge and West (rec 15 3-6) beat Misses Arkwright and Maunsell (roc 30). 7 I. Mrs. Hurley and Miss McLachlan (roe 15) beat Misses Groves and Holder (roc 15). 7/5. COMBINED DOUBLES First Round. McLachlan and Miss McLachlan (rec 30) beat Kennedy and Miss Smith (rec 15 3-6), 9 6. B GRADE MEN’S SINGLES First Round. IVlmmsell (rec 30) beat S. Faulkner (scr.i. 9 1. Second Round. W. Rowlos iscri bom Smith (roc 3-6 15), 9'5; M. Falloon (rec 4-6 15) beat Prior (rec 2-6 15). 9-'3.