PROVINCIAL TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 3, 4 January 1934, Page 14

PROVINCIAL TENNIS.

TAURANGA TOURNAMENT.

CHARTERS ANOTHER VICTORY.

The tournament promoted by the Tauranga South Tennis Club proved very successful. Players from Auckland, Hamilton. Pukekohe, Hastings, Wellington and Bay of Plenty competed. Results: — Men's Championship Singles. — Semifinals : Charters beat Wentzel, 6—2, 2 —(>, C —3 ; Andrews beat Johns, 6—o, o—s. Final: Charters beat Andrews, o—l, 6 —2. Men's Championship Doubles. — Semlflnnlß : Charters and Simmonds beat. Spooner and Bloor. o—2. 3—6. : Johns and Andrews beat Wentzel and Penney. o—2. 0 4. Final: Charters and Simmonds beat Johns and Andrews, o—l, 10—8. LadleH , Handicap Singles.— Seml-flnnls : Miss Williams beat Miss Dale. .9—5 : Miss Cramer Robert beat Mrs. Johnston, 9—-2.. Final: Miss Cramer-Koberts beat Miss \N llllnms, 11 —6. Men's Handicap Singles. — Semi-finals : Read beat Grant. 11—8; Wentzel bent Wheeler, 11 —5. Final: Kead beat Wentzel, rj >j t Indies' Handicap Doubles. —Semi-finals: Misses Penney and Gilbert beat Misses Dawson and Shaw, 9—2 ; Misses Williams and Gloyn beat Misses Charters and Mnssey. 0 7. Final: Misses Williams and Gloyn beat. Misses Gilbert and Penney, 11—5. - Men's Handicap Doubles. —Semi-finals : Tnvlor and Cramer-Roberts beat Gray and Butcher; Jl—s; Johns and Andrews beat Wentzel and Penney, 11 —10. Final: Johns and Andrews beat Taylor and CramerRoberts, 9—2.

WAIKATO EAST TOURNEY.

The annual New Year tournament of the Walkato East Tennis Sub-Association at Matamata on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday provided tennis of a high order. While the majority of the clubs affiliated to the association were represented, the popularity of the tourney was testified to bv entries from West End, Eden and Kpfiom (Auckland), Cambridge, Hamilton and Otorohanea. Among the prominent outside players were the top player or Cambridge, Clow, a West End "star" In Mayson, who Is champion of the Auckland Grammar School, and of the Auckland secondary schools; and two wellknown Hamilton club players, Livingstone and Jenkinson. Principal championship results: — Men's Singles.—Livingstone and Jenkinson, both of Hamilton, to play off. Ladies Singles.—Miss N. Beverley. Men's Doubles.—Jenkinson and Livingstone. Combined Doubles. —R. D. Ward and Miss Margaret Beverley. Handicaps.—Men's singles, A. Reid; ladies' singles. Miss L. Kirk ; men's doubles, Jenkinson and Livingstone; ladies' doubles. Misses N. and Margaret Beverley; combined doubles, Ward and Mies Margaret Beverlt '.