LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 57, 8 March 1932, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

! C GRADE. ' ST. MARY'S V. NGATARINGA, SEMIFINAL, HARD COURTS. (St. Mary's names iirst.) Men's Singles.—L>. .T. Williams beat R. Dunce, -I—o, (i—2, o—2; J. Long bent I<\ Stevenson, o—2, o—o. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Ilenehnn beat Mrs. Pdllard, o—3, o—l0 —1 ; Miss H. Townley beat airs. New, o—s, o—l.0 —1. Men's Doubles.—D. J. Williams and Long beat It. Dance anil l'\ Stevenson, C—s, (i—4; J. I*. Williams and A. Morris lost to Anderson and Darroch, (i—2, *I—o,1 —0, Ladies' Doubles. —Misses Ilenehnn and Townley beat Mesdames Pollard and New, <>—3, o—l0 —1 : Miss Morton and Mrs. Tuoliey lost to Miss Waddell and Mrs. Worrnll, 2—(i, I—o.1 —0. Combined Doubles.—Williams and Miss Morton beat Anderson and Miss Waddell, o—;s, o—2 ; Morris and Mrs. Tuoliey lost to Durrocli nnd Mrs. Worrnll, 4 —o, s—o. St. Mary's won by 7 matches to 3. D GRADE. MT. ALP.KRT V. T'UKKItOA, SEMI-FINAL. (Mount Albert names lirst.) Men's Singles.—llalliwell beat Shenkin, 0—."!, —0, o—2 ; Crouch lost to Fort, -I—o, I—o. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Sussex lost to Miss Stewart, 4—(!, <>—I, 2—(i; Miss Thomas beat Miss Barker, <!—5, —<>, o—2. Men's Doubles.— llalliwell and Crouch beat Shonkin and Fort, :i—(>, o—,"i, (i—"i; Atwell and Stevens bent Brownleo ami Jones, 4—o, ('—3, (i— Ladies' Doubles. —Misses • Sussex and Thomas beat Misses Stewart and Barker, 2—o, o—l, <i—Misses Lee and Sinnnonds beat Misses Trayes and Browin, (i—3, (i— Combined Doubles.—Atwell and Miss I.ee boat Brownleo and Miss Stewart. o—,", o—4 ; Stevens and Miss Simmonds lost to .Tones and Miss Brewin. 3—o, s—(i. Mount Albert won by 7 matches to 3. REMUERA CLUB FINAL. ! STUIiT BEATS BAKTLEET. The semi-finnl of the men's championship singles, played 011 the Remnera courts 011 Saturday afternoon, resulted as follows :— N. (i. Sturt beat A. Stedman, o—t, o—2, (i —2; E. Jj. Bartleet beat S. C. Lamb, o—l, G—l, o—o. In the (innl Sturt beat Bartleet, 10—S o—4, o—3. AUCKLAND MINOR CLUBS. The Auckland Minor Clubs' Tennis Association completed its first tournament on Saturday, with a play-oft between (he two leading teams. The result was a win for Raani over Avalon by 31 rubbers to 7. Rnnni thus wins the tournament, with Avalon runners-up. The associalion's championships will commence next Saturday at Windmill Road courts, at 1 p.m. MANGERE EAST CLUB. The following club matches of the Mangore East Tenuis Club were completed on Saturday, when If. R. Kay. who has been runner-up 011 several occnsions for (he club championship, was successful in gaining the title from C. R. Reader after a 1 hard match, In which the first set went I to 13-11 before Kay could take the set. ■ Men's Singles Championship.—Final: K I It. Kay beat C. R. Reader, 13—11, 4 (i. (j—o I Boys' Championship (House Cup).—Final • 11. Squssey bent L. Enting, (I -O, -l—o, 7 5' Girls' Championship (House Cup).—' Final: J. Williams bent I'. Kerr, o—3. o—s j Men's Handicap Doubles.—Final: Enting nnd Nash bent Pnine and Thompson, O—S. FRANKLIN CHAMPIONS TO MEET. The Franklin Lawn Tennis Association will conduct a champion of champions tournnmcnt next week. The draw is •— Women.—Miss Kewn .Tolins (I'ukekohe) v. Miss P. Hill (West End-Hill), Miss Leathern (Pokeno) v. Miss .Tolly (Aka Aka), Mrs. James (Waiuku) v. Miss Catlicart (Onewhero), Miss Woolley (Tuakau v. Miss Campbell (Buckland). Men.—J. C. Charters (Aka Aka) v. N. Gummer (I'okono Valley), A. Papesch (I'ukekohe East) v. G. McNnught (Tuakau). Second round: R. G. Glasgow (Onewhero) v. C. Leathern (Pokeno), It. Fulton (West End-Hill) v. the winner of Charters v. Glimmer, M. Enting (Mercer) v. the winner of Papesch v. McNnught, G. McDonald (Pukekolie) v. W. Bilkey (Buckland). TAIHAPE CLUB. The Taihnpe lnwn tennis championships were finally completed during the weekend. The winners were :— Men's Championship Singles.—R. K Henriclis. Men's Championship Doubles.—Henriclis 1 and .T. Bradley. 1 Women's Chnmpionship Singles.-—Miss B. j Clenver. . Women's Championship Doubles. — Mes- ' dames A. E. Glcnnle and .T. Caithness. At Mnrton on Snturdn.v in n match for 1 the Wanganui district championships, A. j L. Wheeler (Hunterville) defeated R. K I Henriclis (Taihnpe), (!—l, (; —1 while Wheeler nnd Slianly (Hunterville) won in ! the doubles from Henriclis and lirndlev (Taihape) o—2, o—l. ' |<;