N.Z. TENNIS TITLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 2, 3 January 1934, Page 10

N.Z. TENNIS TITLES.

A QUIET THIRD DAY. MORRISON DOWN TO DYMOND. MARJORIE MACFARLANE WINS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The third day of the New Zealand tennis tournament at Wilding Park was confined mostly to the combined doubles and ladies' singles matches, without any unexpected results or reversals of form. It was a misfortune that, owing to an injury to the left'wrist received at Timaru, Miss D. Dingle, of Australia, had to retire after playing two sets in her second round singles match against Miss Sherris, of Canterbury- Later in the day Miss Dingle, after receiving treatment, was able to take part in two doubles matches without great discomfort. Miss L. Bickerton, the leading Australian lady player, looks certain to contest the ladies' singles final. In the three rounds to date she has lost only four games. Her nest match is against Miss N. Hall, another Australian. The best men's singles match of the day was the third round event between H. Dymond, the Canterbury player, and M. Morrison, of Auckland. A long fiveset struggle ended in a victory for Dymond, who had more accuracy at the net. Dymond, with two hard fights behind him, has now to meet E. D. Andrews, the title-holder, in the fourth round. Andrews will require to be on the alert and prepared to move about at top speed. Later results to-day were:— Men's Singles. Third Round.-—H. Dymond (Canterbury) beat M. Morrison (Auckland), 6—3, 4—6, o—l, 4—6, 7—5. Ladies' Singles. _ Third Round.—Miss U. Valkenburg (Australia) beat Miss N. Bishop (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—3; Mrs. H. M. Dykes (Wellington) beat Mrs. R. P. Adams (Taranaki). 6—2. 6—l: Miss N. Hall (Australia) beat Miss M. Gibson (South Canterbury), 6—l, 6—o; Miss D.. Nicholls (Wellington) beat Miss I. Poole (Canterbury), 6—3, 6—l; Miss Marjorie Maefarlane (Auckland) beat Mrs. W. J. Melody (Wellington), 6—2, 6—2; Miss T. Poole '(Canterbury) beat Miss M. Sherris. 7 —5, 6 —l; Miss L. Bickerton beat Miss H. G. Jones, 6—o, 6—o.

Men's Doubles. Third Round.—C. Angas and H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) beat R. McL. Ferkins and R. Howe (Wellington), 4—6, 7—5, 6—l, 7—5. Ladies' Doubles. Third Round.—Misses L. Bickerton and N. Hall (Australia) beat Misses C. Reese and B. Gresson (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—o. Combined Doubles. Seaond Roundr/—Miss U. Valkenburg and C. Douohoe beat Miss E. Fleetwood and J. H. W. Sheppard, 6—l, 6—3; Miss D. Nichblls and N. G. Stmt beat Miss B. Gould and J. N. Lowry, 6—3, 6—l; Miss N. Hall and E. D. Andrews beat Miss M. Gibson and E. A. Pearce, 6—l, 6—3; Miss 2ST. Lloyd and I. A. Seay beat Miss I. Poole and D. F. Glanville, 6—4, 6—2; Miss L. Bickerton and E. L. Bartleet beat Miss E. Rudking and H. Dyniond, 6—2, 6—o; Miss M. Wake and T. Rhodes Williams beat Miss Marion Maefarlane and E. A. Roussell, 3—6, 6—4, 6—3; Miss Marjorie Maefarlane and C. E. Malfroy beat Miss T. Poole and P. A. Barnett, 2—6, 6—2, 6—2.

Junior Championships. The results in the junior championship events were: — Boys' Singles.—Third round: J. W. Gun n beat P. D. McGregor, 6—5, 6—l; I. Corich beat L. Watkins, 5—6, 6—5, 6—l.

Girls' Singles.—Semi-finals: Joan Senior beat Maisie Kennedy, 6—2, 3—6, 6—o; Jessie Burns (Wellington) beat Dorothy Dickev, 6—l, I—6, 6—2. Bovs' Doubles.—Final: IST. A. Morrison (Wellington) and J. W. Giran (Auckland) beat I. J. Corich and C. F. Pent'old (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—o. Girls' Doubles.—Final: Misses Dorothy Dickey aiid Joan Senior (Canterbury) beat Misses Jessie Burns and Joyce Douthctt (Wellington), 6—2, 6-Ht. Combined Doubles. — Second round: Romola Barry and J. W. Gunn beat Clare Wilson and J. C. Sheppard, 6—3, 6—o; Shona Anderson and P. D. McGregor beat Nbla Smither and L. E. Wood, 6—2, 4—6, 6—4; Dorothy Dickey and I. J. Corich beat Joan Senior and C. F. Penfold, 6-2, 6—5. Consolation Contests. Results in the men's and ladies' New Zealand plate competitions were: — Men.—First round: E. Fouhy (Wellington) beat J. T. M. Fisher (Canterbury), 10—S, 6-4; E. L. Bartleet (Auckland) beat E. S. Dixon (Canterbury), 6—2. 6—2; D. Glanville (Canterbury) beat D. C. Coombe (Wellington), 5—7, 6—l, 6—4. Secoud round: E. H. Orbell beat R. Browning, 7 —6, 6—4. Ladies.—First round: Miss T. D. Newton (Auckland) beat Mrs. B. Carl (Canterbury), 6—l. 6—4; Mrs. E. Napier (Auckland) beat Miss E. Fleetwood (Canterbury), 4—6, 6—4, 6—4.