TENNIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 15, 28 October 1932, Page 2

TENNIS.

AMERICAN PLAYERS' TOUR. MAY PLAY IN AUCKLAND. (Special to the "Guardian ") AUCKLAND, Oct. 27. Mr G. Gore, who succeeded Mr R. N. K. Swanston (the 1912 Dominion champion) as president of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, has arrived from Wellington to welcome the American players arriving by the Niagara on Monday. So far no answer has been received here to the wireless invitation to play exhibition games on the way through to Sydney next week. RAKAIA v. ROKEBY. In an A grade tennis match at Rokcby Rakaia heat Rokeby by 103 games to 80. Scores (Rakaia names first):— Women's Singles—Miss C. Shannon 1 Miss Irwin 6; Miss N. Tully 6, Mrs Knight 5; Miss M. Brown 6, Miss Magson 3; Mrs W. Jamieson 4, Miss Barclay 0. Men's Singles—H. A. Smith 9, R.

Knight 6; D. Henderson 9, D. Barclay 6- J. O'Reilly 9, F. Magson 6; W. D. Jamieson 9, W. MdPhail 3. Men's Doubles-—'Smith and Henderson 8, Knight and Magson 9; O'Reilly and Jamieson 9, .Barclay and McPhail 3. Women's Doubles—Misses Shannon and Tully 5, Miss Irwin and Mrs Knight 6; Miss M. Brown and Mrs W. Jamieson 5, Misses Magson and Barclay 6. , a Combined Doubles—H. Smith and Miss Tully 5, R. Knight and Mrs Knight 6; D. Henderson and Miss Shannon 6, D. Barclay and Miss Irwin 4; J. O'Reilly and Miss Brown 6, F. Magson and Miss Magson 1; W. Jamieson and Mrs Jamieson 6, W. McPhail and Miss Barclay 4.

B Grade Match. At Rakaia Rokeby B beat Rakaia B by 122 games to 94. Scores (Rakaia names first) : Men's Singles—M. Brown 2, J. Irwin 6; J. Findlay 1, V. Burrowes 6; W. Halliday 6, W. Wilkinson 4; W. Gee 3, A. Crozier 6; K. Croy 6, M. Hollis 1; H. Freer 2, It. Penney 6. Women's Singles—Miss J. Henderson 6, Miss M. Magson 2; Miss N. Tatterson 0, Miss M. Burrowes 2; Miss S. Breac'n. 6, Miss V. Penney 5; Miss J. Breach 0, Mrs McPhail 6; Miss A. Edgington 2," Miss H. Lochhead 6; Miss M. Tully 0, Miss B. Irwin 6. Men's Doubles—Brown and Finlay 6, Irwin and Burrowes 9; Halliday and Gee 3, Wilkinson and Crozier 9; Croy and Freer 9, Hollis and Penney 6. Women's Doubles—Misses Henderson and Tatterson 6, Misses Magson and Burrowes 3; Misses J. Breach and S. Breach 5, Miss Penney and Mrs McPhail 6; Misses Edgington and Tully 0, Misses Lochhead and Irwin 6. Combined Doubles —Miss Henderson and Brown 6, Miss Magson and J. Irwin 5; Miss N. Tatterson and Finlay 5, Miss M. Burrowes and V. Burrowes 6; Miss S. Breach and Halliday 3, Miss V Penney and Wilkinson 6; Miss J. Breach and Gee 3, Miss McPhail and Crozier 6; Miss Edgington and Croy 6, Miss Lochhead and M. Hollis 1; Miss M. Tully and Freer 1, Miss B, Irwin and R. Fenney 6.