HARD COURT TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 81, 7 April 1931, Page 5

HARD COURT TENNIS.

RAIN STOPS PLAY.

RESULTS OF TO-DAY'S

MATCHES.

COMPETITION AT MOUNT EDEN.

Heavy rain just after one o'clock this afternoon caused play in the Auckland hard courts tennis championships at Mount Eden and Nicholson Park courts to be abandoned. Remaining matches, which include mostly semi-finals and finals will be played on Saturday afternoon. Results of games played this morning are: — A Gratte. LADIES' SINGLES. Semi-finals.—Miss Richardson beat Miss O'Donnell, o—l, o—2; Miss Newton beat Miss Parsons, C —4, 7—5. MIXED DOUBLES. Second Round.-—Tonks and Miss Richardson beat Porter and Miss "lockington, C 2, o—4 ; Partridge and Miss Griffiths beat Sheen and Miss Douglas,. 4—o, 6—2, o—4. B Grade. MEN'S SINGLES. Fourth Round. —McKillop beat Robertson, 6—3, I—o, 11—9. Semi-final.—McKillop beat Boagey, 6—2, o—4. LADIES' SINGLES. Final.—Miss Walker beat Miss Jessup, 6—2, 6—4. MEN'S DOUBLES. Third Round. —McKillop and Wilson beat Teal and Fletcher by default. Semi-final. —Potter and Gooch beat Prendergast and O'Connor, 6 —4, 6 —4. MIXED DOUBLES. Second Round. —Williams and Miss Townley beat Henehan and Miss Henehan, o—2. 6—3 ; Ilentoul and Miss Parsons beat Wilson and Miss Gallaher, 6—5, 5—6, 6 —2. Third Round. —Gooch and Miss Parker beat Crocker and Miss Young, 6—-1, 6 —3; McDonald and Miss Jessup beat Brooking and Miss Hemus, 6—2, 6—l. LADIES' DOUBLES. 1 Third Round. —Misses Lee and Lauder beat Misses Green and Hemus, 6—5, 6 —3. Junior Events. BOYS' SINGLES. Final.—Stevens beat A. M. Gunn, 6—-2, 10—12 o—2. GIRLS' SINGLES. Semi-final:—Migs B. Griffiths beat Miss Lockington, 5—6, o—4,0 —4, o—4.0 —4.

YESTERDAY'S PLAY.

Results of matches played after the main edition of the "Star" went to press yesterday are as follow: — A Grade. MEN'S SINGLES. Third Round. —G. Martin beat A. Porter, 6—4, 6—2 ; Jones beat Rostgard, 4 —o, 6 —4, 6—"-4. Semi-final: Rowlands beat Griffiths, 6 —4, 7 —5. LADIES' SINGLES. Second Round. —Miss O'Donnell beat Miss Douglas, 6—4, 6 —l; Miss Parsons beat Miss Young, B—6, 6—3. MEN'S DOUBLES. ; Second Round. —Hardy and Rowlands beat Wade and .McKenzie, 6 —o, 7 —5 ; Johns and McKeown beat Martin and Gregory, 6—2, 6—4. LADIES' DOUBLES. Second Round.—Misses Richardson and Trayes beat Misses Hooton and Milne, o—3, 6—l; Misses B. Griffiths and Parsons let Mrs. Lawrie and Miss O'Donnell. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. —Johns and Miss Matthews beat Barfoot and Miss G. Hooper, 6—o, 6—3; Porter and Miss Lockington beat J. N. Wilson and Mrs. Herrick, 6—o, 2—6, 6—3. Second Round.—McKenzie and Miss Newton beat Potter and Miss O'Donnell, 6—l, 3— 6 —l. B Grade. MEN'S SINGLES. Second Round. —Beamish beat Henehan, 2—o, 6—3, 6—2. Third Round.—Boagey beat Collins, 6—5, 0 —1; A. D. Thomson beat Lawson, 6 —2, 6 —3 ; Robertson beat Vickerman, 4 —6, 6 —o, 6—2 ; Beamish beat Hooper, 6—3, 6—4; McKillop beat Teal, 6 —4, 6—5; Fletcher beat Gooch, 6—3, 6—4 ; Garland beat Cochran, 6—3, 6 —2 ; J. N. Thompson beat Williams, 6—4, 6—2. Fourth Round.—Boagey beat Thomson, 6—3, 6—5. LADIES' SINGLES. Third Round. —Miss J. Hansen beat Mrs. Sayers, 4—6, 6—4, B—6. Semi-finals : Miss Walker beat Miss S. Phillips,' 6—3, 6—l; Miss Jessup beat Miss J. Hansen, 6—2, 6 —4. MEN'S DOUBLE'S. Second Round.—Garland and Warren «,eat Birkenhead and McDonald, 6—4, 6—4 ; Kentoui anu Tutt beat Innes and Snear, o —l, 6 —4 ; Teal and Fletcher beat urummond and Brooking, 6—l, 6 —3; Prendergast and O'Connor beat Norton and Norton, 6—4, 6—o; Kirkness and Thompson beat Savory and Booth, 6—3, 6-^—4; Crocker and Banks beat French and French, 6—5, 6—l; 'Potter and Gooch beat Hooper and A. D. Thomson, 6 —3, 2 —6, 6—l. LADIES' DOUBLES. First Round. —Misses Green and Hemus beat Misses Hooper and G. Griffiths, o—6. 6—4, 6—4. ' j Second Round.—Misses Phillips and Meiklejohn beat Mrs.' Armitage and Miss Parker, 6—4, 6—-3; Misses S. and E Walker beat Misses Hansen and Bestic, 6—2, 6—4 ; Misses Henehan and Townley beat Mrs. Oldfield and Miss May, 3—6, 6—4, 6—2.

COMBINBD DOUBLES. First Round.—Rentoul and Miss Parsons beat Thompson and Miss Sayer, 6—2, 3—6, 7 —5; Wilson and Miss Gallagher beat Fuller and Miss Phillips, 6—2, 6—i ; Henehan and Miss Henehan beat Herbert and Miss Pollard, 6—3, 6—l; Williams and

Miss Townley beat Nicholls and Miss Green, 6—3, 6—4; Slade and Mrs. Hay beat Cochrane and Miss Menzies, 6—5, 2—6, 6—2. Second Round.—Gooch and Mrs. Parker beat Carpenter and Miss Bruce, 6—2, 6—l; Crocker and Miss Young bent Waters and Miss Bassett, o—3, 6 —4; Tutt and Miss Savin Leat Potter and Miss Armitage, f —6. 6 —o, o—4 ; McDonald and Miss Jessup beat Clements and Miss Lee, o—3, o—4; Brooking and Miss Hemus beat Horsley and Miss J. Morrison, 6—2, 6-7-4. Junior Matches. BOYS' SINGLES. Second Round.—J. W. Gunn beat D. G. Cumming, 6—3, G—4 ; Benton beat Finlayson, o—2, o—3. Third Round —Stevens beat Handyside, 6—°. 6 ~r 4 1 Vlckerman beat Fuller: A. M. Gunn beat J. W. Gunn, o—o,0 —0, o—4, fr 4 ■ Clements beat Benton, O—J, 6—3. ' Semi-finals.—,T. Stevens beat J. Vickerman, 6-—4, o—2; A. M. Gunn beat A P Clements, 6—l, 6—5. GIRLS' SINGLES.

WHANG ARE I TOURNEY.

PRESSWOOD BOY CHAMPION.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

WHANGAREI, this day. hundred games were played In the North Auckland tennis tournament vesterday, and by evening the delay of Saturday owing to the weather had been largely "™ver e d Rain, however, has again inter* £^ ay ' indefinite whether further play will be possible. The tournament may be concluded next Saturday in wnich event the Auckland players. (Charters and V. .Tohns, and Misses Ramsay and Eccles, who are well placed in almost all the championships, will have to withdraw. The principal results yesterday afternoon were:— Boys' Championship Singles.—Final: Presswood beat Kelly, I—o, o—l,0 —1, 6 2. Girls' Championship Singles.—Semi-final: Mißs L. Berghan beat Miss West, o—2. 7—5. Men's Handicap Singles; B Grade.— Pinal: S. Mullins (owe 30) beat Miller (scratch), o—4. o—3.0 —3. Ladies' Handicap Singles, B Grade.— Semi-final: Miss M. Johns beat Mrs. Wolff, 9—3 ; Miss West beat Miss Tucker, 9—6.