ANGAS BEATEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1937, Page 12

ANGAS BEATEN.

N.Z. TENNIS SINGLES. \ BTUBT ALSO ELIMINATED. COOMBE AND BEDFORD MEET IN FINAL. (By Telegraph.—Presg Association.) TIMARU, Monday. The New Zealand lawn tennis championship tournament was continued to-day in fine weather. The courts appeared faster than on the preceding daye. There was a fairly good attendance. There were two big surprises in bho semi-finals of the men's singles, these being the defeats of C. Angas (1929 and 1932 Dominion champion), of Canterbury, favourite for the title, and N. G. Sturt, of Auckland (who won the doubles with L. G. Knott. ; n 1026). Angas was beaten by D. C. Coombe, of Wellington, while another Wellington player, N. F. Bedford, eliminated Sturt. Misses D. Nicholls (Wellington) and N. Beverley (Matamata) had comfortable wins over Misses N. G. Bishop (Canterbury) and T. Poole (Canterbury) respectively. They will now meet tor the title. Following are tne results:— MEN'S SINGLES. Semi-finals.—D. C. Coombe beat C. Angas, 6 —4, 3—6, 6—l, 6—3: N. F. Bedford beat N. G. Sturt, 6—B, 6—l, 6—4, 6—i. LADIES' SINGLES. Semi-finals.—Miss D. M. Xicholls beat Miss N. G. Bishop, B—6, 6—l; Miss N. Beverley beat Miss T. Poole, 6—2, 6—3. MEN'S DOUBLES. Third Round.—A. R. Cant and H. A. Barnett beat H. Dymond and E. Renton, 5—7, 6—3, 6—2; D. C. Coombe and J. C. Charters beat N. F. Bedford and K. Dyer, 6—3, 6—l, 6—3. Semi-finals.—-C. Angas and I. A. Seay beat D. C. Coombe and J. C. Charters, 6 —2, 6 —2, 6—3; E. A. Roussell and R. McL. Ferkins beat A. R. Cant and H. A. Barnett, 6 —i, 6—B, 6—i, 6—3. LADIES' DOUBLES. Semi-finals.—Misses I. and T. Poole beat Mrs. C. B. Beatson and Miss B. Gould, 6—2, 6—4; Misses N. G. Bishop and M. Wake beat Misses N. and M. Beverlev, 3—6, 6—3, 6—l. MIXED DOUBLES. Second Round.—J. W. Gunn and Miss M. Beverley beat W. E. Renton and Miss D. Smythe, B—6,8 —6, 9—6. Quarter-finals.—E. A. Roussell and Miiw I. Poole beat C. Penfold and Miss M. Wake, 6 —3, 6—2; A. R. Cant and Miss

B. Gould beat C. B. Beatson and lire. Beatson, 6—3, 6 —4; D. C. C-oombe and Miss Xicholte beat H. Dymond and Mies Bishop, 6—3, 7—o; J. W. Gunn and Miss AI. Beverley beat I. A. Seay and Miss T. Poole, 7—9, 6—3, 6—4. NEW ZEALAND PLATE. Third Round—K. Dyer beat (jr. Pearce, 6—l, 3-»-6, 6 —4; X. Edwards beat C. Beatson, 7 —5, &—2. Quarter-finals—R. G. Pattinson beat T. Rhodes-Williams, 6 —l, 6 —3; X. Edwards beat D. Livingstone, 6—l, 5 —7, 6—3; J. Roach beat C. Penfold, 6—3, 6—2; K. Dyer beat G. Pearce, J —s, 5—7, 10—8. Semi-finals.—X. Edward« beat J. Roach, 3—6, 6—4, 6—l. LADIES' PLATE. First Round.—Mies X. Fleming won from Mrs. A. Lafliam by default. Second Round.—Mrs. Beatson beat Miss Fleming, 6—l, 7—5. Semi-finale.—Miss B. Gould beat Miss •T. Eaton, 6 —l, 2—6. 6—2; Migg I. Poole beat Mi's. C. B. Beatson, 6—4, 6—3.