LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 81, 7 April 1931, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS.

SOUTH ISLAND TITLES.

FURTHER PROGRESS AT DUNEDIN.

DUNEDIN, Monday. The South Island tennis championships were continued to-day in fine weather.

McDougall, Guy and Bray were all defeated by younger players in the fourth round of the men's championship singles. Robertson. Timaru, and C. Deaker, Duuedin, have reached the final, the former by defeating Boddy. 6—o, 6—l, and the latter by defeating Pollock. 6 —3. 7 —5.

The semi-final stage has been reached iq the men's doubles, the remaining pairs being Boddy and Cox, the Otjigo champions, and Robertson and Sumpter.

The ladies' championship singles was won by Mrs. W. A. Scott, Timaru, who defeated Miss Miller, Oamaru. 6—4, 6-—l. In the semi-finals of this event Miss Miller defeated Miss Partridge, 6 —3, 6 —2, and Mrs. Scott beat Miss Pattison, 6 —4, 6—3.

The ladies' championship doubles has reached the semi-final, and lies between Misses Pattison and White, the Otago champions, and Mrs. Scott and Miss Cox.

THAMES VALLEY TOURNEY.

TE AROHA, Monday. Players from Auckland. Waikato and Thames Valley are taking part in the Easter tournament at Herriesville. Results in the championship competitions are as follow: —• Men's Singles.—First round: J. S. Wilson beat Syme, 6 —3, 6—4; Wood beat Ngakuru, & —3, 6—-2 ; Mackie beat E. W. Lee, 6—2, G —o ; Candy beat Davis, 6- —4, 6—o ; Towers beat H. Lee, 4 —-6, 6—2, 6—3 ; Gould beat Dakers, 6 —3, 6 —3 ; Court beat Wright, 5 —6, (3 —3, 6 —3 ; Clarke beat McMillan, 6—3, t>—l: McGlashan beat Skiffington, 6—2, 6—o ; Kemp beat Upton, 6—o, (j—2 ; Bush beat Thorpe, 6—o, 6—o: Wharfe beat Strombom by default; Tukere beat Major. 4—6, 6—l, 9—7; W. E. Murphy beat Heeps. 6 —l, 3 —6, 7—5 ; M. T. Wilson beat D. F. Murphy, 6—o, 6—o. Men's Doubles.—First round: Gould and Heeps beat W. E. Murphy and McMillan. 6—5, 6 —3 ; Dakers and Skifflngton beat Strombom and Hubble by default. Second round: Towers and McLaren beat Hunt and Davis, 6—3. 5—6, 6—3 ; Lewis and McGlashan beat Court and H. Lee, 6—5, 6 —3; Wilson brothers beat Royal and Ngakura by default: Clarke and Kemp beat Wharfe and Wood, 6—3. 6—2 ; Mackie and Donovan beat E. Lee and Thorpe, 6—2. o—2.0 —2. Ladies* Singles.—First round: Miss Grah;- m beat Miss Ray, 6 —2, 6—2; Miss Gibb beat Miss O'Neil, 6 —2, 6—3; Miss Shand beat Miss McGeehan, 6—o, 6—l; Miss N. Beverly beat Miss McClymont by default. Combined Doubles.—First round: McGlashan and Miss L. Lipsey beat Syme and Miss Darragh. 6 —3. 6—l; E. W. Lee and Miss O'Neil beat Alley and Miss V. Brown, 4 —6. 6 —o, S —6. Second round : Mackie and Miss M. Beverly beat Major and Miss MacKay, 6—5, 3—6, 7—o ; Court and Miss Mackie beat Candy and Miss McGeehan. 6—2, 6—o; Thorpe and Miss Shand beat Harris and Miss Ray, f —l, 6—l.