LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 305, 26 December 1930, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

TOURNEY AT ROTORUA. FIRST ROUND RESULTS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, this day. Play in the Rotorua Tennis Club's annual open tournament commenced yesterday Id bright sunshine. Results:— LADIES'' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. . First Round.—Mrs. Shirman beat Miss A. McKay, 6—3. 6—l; Mis* McCrae heat Miss M. Wann, 6—l, fl—2; Mlsh N. Beverley beat Mrs. Lee, 6—o, (s—o; Miss Guthrie bent Miss Steele. 6—2, (5—4; Miss McPhuil beat Miss H. Mitchell, o—4, o—2; Miss McClymont heat Miss Sherratt, o—3, o—3 ; Miss Humphries' beat Miss Mnnson, o—l, 6—o; Miss J. Nellson beat Miss Barker, 6—1,. 6—5 ; . Mrs. Kerr beat Miss Steed. o—l, 6—3; Miss Brennan beat Miss W. Mitchell, o—l, 6—l. Second Round, —Mrs. Allison beat Miss Mitchell, o—o, G—l., LADIES.' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round.—ilrs, Allison and Miss Blaker beat MrR. Sherrlff and Miss Manson. 6—5, 6—l; Misses Mcßrte and Mlrrilees heat Misses Barker and Shorratr, 6—o, ■0 —1; Misses Humphries nnd McPhall won by default. • MEN'S .CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.. First Round.—Simmonds • beat White, 6 —o, 6-—0; Anaru beat Barker, 6—4. 4—6, 6- —4; Connolly beat Hamlora, fi—o, 6—-d, 6—4; Robertson beat R. S. Burt, 3—6, 6—2, 6—3 ; Brough beat Ronch, o—l, Leggatt beat C. Wickllffe, 6—l. L, J. Smith beat Dannaefaerd, I—6, 6—o, 6—4; F. Wilson beat Sherwood, 6—2, ■ 6—5: Blaknev beat Parone. 6 —4, o—2:0 —2: Hobbs beat Morrison. O_o, 6—o;'H. Elliott beat Ilnllis, 6—2. 6—2; N. Smith beat Fabling, 6—l. 6—2: Hardy bent Orr, .6—i,-<s—l; Smith beat Stevens, 6—o, 6—o; Lees beat Tonsoii, o—4, 5—6, 6—2; ; Morgan beat Allen, 6—o, o—2. MEN'S, HANDICAP SINGLES-. First Round.—Brennan beat' Numa. 11—9 ; Holripe beat Watson', ll—8; .Royal beat A. .T. Harron, 11—3; Lies beat Hamiora, 11—7; W. D. Mnrie beat A. O. Darvill. 11—5; P. Mitchell beat R. S. Burt. 11—9; M. R. Smith beat R. D. Brown. 11—5; Tralnor beat C. Randerson, 11—6; Phelan beat A. S. Henderson. 11—5; Tonson beat Kukume, 11—9: S. J. Lavelln beat W. Allen. 11 —6 ; Hollis beat Dannaefaerd, 11—5 ; Bridger heat S. White, 11—4; Reed beat Thompson. 11—S : Smith beat W. Morrison, 11—6: Elliott beat Ward, 11—8: Mitchell beat Burt, 11—9: Gilmer beat Andrew, 11 —7 ; Prime boat Barber. 11—10 ; Hutchinson beat Connolly, 11—10: Wickliffe beat Robertson, 11—6; Koach beat Morrison, 11—5; Thomson beat Orr, 11—4. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. First Round.—Miss M. Beverley beat Mies Giles, o—B. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round. —Miss C. Guthrie and Murrie beat Miss Thompson and H.,' G. Thomson, C—4, 6—4. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. First Round.—Miss 11. Mitchell and R. Royal beat Miss Searell and Prime, 11—8. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round. —Gilmer and Roach beat Connolly and Darvill, o— 2„ 6—4.