LAWN TENNIS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20726, 9 February 1939, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDED LOWER WAIKATO ASSOCIATION • (Special to Times) HUNTLY, Tuesday The Lower Waikato Lawn Tennis Association’s senior cnamplonships have been completed, the results of the finals briny as follows: Men’s Singles.—First round: Abbott won from Litt by default; Sampson beat Collins, ft— -2, 6—l; Powell won from Miller by default. Second round: Abbott lost to R. Sampson, ft—3. 6—2; Powell lost to Egan. 7 —5, 6—o; Menzies beat W. Ruston, o—7. 4 —•«, 6—l: Wilkinson beat Ainsrough. ft—?, ft—l; semi-final, Sampson beat Egan, a—4, 6— 4: Menzies beat Wilkinson, 9—7, ft—i ; final, Sampson beat Menzies, ft—4, 2 —ft. 7—5. Ladies’ Singles.—First round, Mrs Harris beat Mrs McKenzie; 6—3. ft—l; second round. Mrs Harris beat Miss 1. Heskett, I)—3, 3—ft, o—3; Miss A. .1. Ward lost to Miss Yarrow. —l. 6- 2: final. Mrs Harris lost, pi Miss Yarrow. ft— 4. r.— 1. Men’s doubles.—First round. Wilkinson and Powell lost to H. D. and R. Sampson, ft—l. 2—ft. 7—5; Menzies and Abbott beat Ftfan and Parson.', ll- •.». -ft. fi--2; final. H. D. and R. Sampson lost to Menzies and Abbott, ft—o. 2—6. r, 2. Ladies’ Doubles.—Mrs McKenzie an d Mrs Fa?sick lost to Mrs Harris and Miss Ward. A- 4. 11—0; final. Mrs Harris and Miss Ward beat Misses Yarrow and Heskett, Combined double.*.—First round a ins cough and Miss Wa d won by default rioin Litf and partner. Miller and Miss O'Connor lost to Wilkinson and Miss Heskett, 1. 7—9. r.— i; semi-final. Menzies and M*ss Yarrow beat Ainscough and Mos Ward. ft—l. ft—t; Wilkinson and Miss Heskett lost to Abbott anrl Mrs McKenzie, ft—3. ft—t: final. Menzies and Miss Yarrow beat Abbott and Mrs McKenzie. 6—4,