TENNIS TOURNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 21, 25 January 1934, Page 22

TENNIS TOURNEY.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. PLAY INTERRUPTED. The Auckland lawn tennis championships wcAe continued to-day in dull weather, threatening rain. Play was interrupted just before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon by rain, and at 4 p.m. was abandoned for the day. The courts were heavy to-day, slowing games up considerably. Results were:— MEN'S A SINGLES. First Round. —E. H. Turner heat Robinson. 1— 6. 5—7. 6—l. o—3. 6—4: A. K. Turner beat P. E. Potter, 7—5, 6—3, 6 —2. MEN'S B SINGLES. First Round.—Macfarlane beat Roach, 2—6, 6—3, 6—4. INTERMEDIATE BOYS' SINGLES. First Round. —M. W. Jones won from J. W. Gunn by a walk-over. Second Round.—J. N. Henderson beat S. Stevenson, 6—2, 7—5; K. F. Carnachan beat L. E. George, 6—2, B—6.8 —6. INTERMEDIATE GIRLS' SINGLES. First Round.—Miss L. Jeffries beat Miss M. Patterson, 6—l, C—2. INTERMEDIATE BOYS' DOUBLES. First Round.—K. Carnachan and A. Dun can beat P. A. Bowker and M. W. Jones, o—3, G—2; W. G. Eccleton and M. H. Gra.ee beat A. F. Copsey and L. G. Rcece, 6—3. 3—6. 6—4. * Second Round.—J. Leng and R. W. Smith beat J. D. Bull and J. D. Matthews, 6 —2, G—4. JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES. First Round.—J. D. Bull beat R. Jordan, 6—l, 6 —l; J. Barry beat J. Brennan, 6—3, 6—3; R. A. Goudie beat B. C. Chalmers, 6—2, .6 —2; J. P. Malloy beat B. Monckton, 6—o, G—3: F. A. Pezaro beat O. W. Sneddon. O—2. 2—6, 6—3; W. R. Hooper beat W. F. Smith, 3—6, 6—o. 6—4. Second Round.— S. Hooper beat J. B. Grant, o—4, 6—-2; A. G. Gray beat D. Page, G—3, 4—G. 6—2: L. K. Weston beat E. Hunt, 6—3, 7—5; R. H. Green beat W. D. Eccleton, 6—2, G —-0. JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES. First Round. —Miss J. N. Parry beat Miss J. Bottrell, 7—5, G—2; Miss P. Cooke beat Miss ,T. St. George. 3—6, 6—3. 6—3; Miss V. S. Henderson beat Miss L. Bishop, 6—2, 6—4; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss B. Swanston, G—o, 6 —2; Miss E. Stewart beat Miss V. Mclndoe, 6—-0, 3—6, 7—5; Miss A. Burgcj Watson beat Miss D. Wootton, 6—l, 6—l. PERRY DEFEATS HOPMAN. ONLY BRITISHER LEFT IN. SYDNEY, January 24. The Australian tennis championships were continued to-day in sweltering heat. Results:— Men's Singles.—Quarter finals: Quist defeated Moon, 6 —3, 6 —3, 6—l; Perry defeated Hopman, 6—3, 6—4, 6 —3; McGrath defeated Hughes, 6—4, 6—4, 6—4; Crawford defeated Lee, 6 —2, 7—5, 3 —6, 6 —2. Ladies' Singles.—Quarter finals: Miss Hartigan defeated Miss Valkenburg, 6—l, 6—3; Mrs. Molesworth defeated Miss Hall, 6—4, 6—l; Miss Bickerton defeated Miss Hattersley, 6—3, 6—l. Quist made a net attack against Moon, who could not cope with the South Australian's severe volleys and smashes. Perry's strong forehand drive was the match-winning factor against Hopman. Fighting a losing battle from the baseline, Hopman tried taking the net, but Perry passed him with fine sideline drives,. Perry lost only one service—the first game of the match. McGrath was at his best against Hughes. He had the latter running from side to side of the court. Hughes was the victim of several bad decisions beginning in the third set. After that he went to pieces. McGrath's volleying was as good as anything he has shown. The Crawford-Lee match was a poor affair. Lee's strong forehand won him many points, 4 but Crawford's superior court-craft carried him through. WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIPS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) MASTERTON, Wednesday. The Wairarapa tennis tournament was almost concluded to-day, the championship, finals resulting:— Men's Singles.—D. C. Coombe (Wellington) beat E. Dickie (Waverley), 6—l, 6—3, I—6, 6—3. . Ladies' Singles.—Miss; B. Gould (Canterbury) beat Miss D. Haiggitt (Wellington),. 6 —l» 6—4. • Men's Doubles.—E. A. Pearce and D. C.' Coombe (Wellington) beat K. Dyer and E. Page (Wellington). 6—l, 4—6, 6—3. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses L. and M. Rutherford (Feilding'l : beat Mrs. MeMaster (Martinborough) and Miss Barns-Graham (Gisborne), 7 —5, 6—3. | .. r ' . - ■ !