LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 January 1940, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

NORTH ISLAND TOURNRV PLAY AT PALMERSTON NORTH. McKENZJE IN GOOD FORM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N„ This Day. Good progress was again made yesterday in the North Island lawn tennis championship tournament, which is being staged by the Manawatu Association on the Linton Street courts. In several sections the finalists have already been found, and it is expected that all games will be disposed of by this evening. In the men's championship R. McKenzie (Hutt) the promising junior player, who on Thursday beat P. Hawksworth. the holder of the title, yesterday eliminated J. C. Charters (Hamilton) in the fourth round and plays F. Renouf (Victoria College) in one of the semi-finals. The winner will meet R. Howe, of Wellington. McKenzie yesterday won his semi-final in the boys’ championship and will play A. Johns, of Palmerston North, the present holder of the title, in the final.

The women’s championship singles will see Misses M. Beverley and B. Potter contest the final, while the final of the women’s championship doubles will be played between Misses N. and M. Beverley and Mrs Kennedy and Miss Z. Castle. Results of yesterday’s games are as follow: — MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Third round: H. D. Gyles beat A. C. WilSon, 6 —3, 6 —l; R. Howe beat B. Kelly. 6 —4, 6 —4; F. Renouf beat M. Ferkins, 7 —5, 6 —3; C. Sheerin beat Dr Entwhistle, 7 —5, B—6.8 —6. Fourth round: R. Howe beat H. D. Gyles, 6 —2, 6 —2; S. Painter beat J. Roach 9 —7, 6 —2; R. McKenzie beat J. Charters, 6 —4, 6 —3; F. Renouf beat C. Sheerin, 6—4, 6 —l. Semi-finals: Howe beat Painte.r 7 —5, 6—3. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Third round: Miss M. Beverley beat Mrs New. 6 —3, 6 —2; Miss N. Huse beat Miss J. Wallace, 4 —6, 7 —5, 6 —4; Mrs Kennedy won from Miss N. Beverley by default. Semi-finals: Miss M. Beverley beat Miss N. Huse, 6—o, 6—2. Miss B. Potter beat Mrs Kennedy, 7 —5, 6— MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Second round: Charters and Roach beat Chapman and Jones, 6—l, 6 —l; Morrison and Renouf beat Gloyn and Gloyn, 6 —l, 6 —o. Third round: Livingstone and Roach beat Christie and Lee, 6 —l, 6 —3; Morrison and Renouf beat Boddy and Livingstone, 6—2, 6—4; Dyer and Painter beat Gyles and Hamilton, 10 —8, 4 —6, 6 —2; Charters and Roach beat M. Ferkins and R. Ferkins 7— 6—3. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Semi-finals: Misses N. and M. Beverley beat Misses N. Huse and P. Longton. 6 —l, 6—2. MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.

First round: G. Beattie and Miss P. Barnett beat Walker and Miss R. Penketh, 6 —3, 6 —l. Second round: P. Hawksworth and Miss M. Kerr beat Pointer and Miss P. Longton, 6 —4, 6 —3; Dyer and Miss J. Wallace beat G. Beattie and Miss P. Barnett, 6 —4, 6 —3. R. Howe and Mrs Yates beat McKenzie and Miss N. Huse, 6—l, 3—6, 6—l; Charters and Miss Potter beat Christie and Miss A. Nash. 6 —2, 6 —l; Morrison and Miss E. Ormond beat Clarke and Miss C. Wilson, 6 —l, 6 —2; Lampe and Miss I. Glover beat Hill and Miss F. Jones, 3 —6 : 6 —4, 7 —5. Third round: Hawksworth and Miss Kerr beat Dyer and Miss Wallace. 6—l. 6 —2; Boddy and Miss M. Beverley beat Lampe and Miss Glover, 6 —l. 6—l; Morrison and Miss E. Ormond beat Charters and Miss Potter. 6—l, 9—7.