NATIONAL TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 16, 19 January 1938, Page 16

NATIONAL TENNIS.

1938 CHAMPIONSHIPS. TOURNEY AT AUCKLAND. i M. MAC F AH LANE NOT SEEDED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON*, Tuesday. The draw for tlie New Zealand lawn tennis championships. commencing at Auckland on January 31, is MEN'S SINGLES. (Holder of title: D. C. Coombe.) Byes iu teh Top Half. —A. C. Stedman (Auckland) v. \V. It. Hooper (Manawatu), C. I'. Penfold (Canterbury) v. K. W. Dyer (Wellington), D. G. France (Wellington) v. winner of Ward and Pearce. First Round. —P. Ward (Wairarapa) v. G. A. Pearce (Wellington), J. J. Stevens (Poverty Bay) v. K. W. Smith (Auckland), J. D. Lewis (Auckland) v. R. D. Sharpe (Hawke's Bay), C. Angas (Canterbury) v. W. T. Pountney (Auckland), D. Clow (Waikato) v. L. G. Knott (Australia), Orbell (Auckland) v. E. A. Roussell (Wellington), S. S. Hooper (Manawatu) v. R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington), N. V. Edwards (Wellington) v. J. Buie (Auckland), D. Richardson (Poverty Bay) v. O. Bold (Wellington), M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) v. R. G. Pattlnson (Canterbury), M R. Andrews (Auckland) v. J. M. Lowry (Hawke's Bay), E. Dickie (Taranaki) v. T;*, D ,\, Mitchell (Auckland), M. B. O'Connor (Wellington) v. O. Satchell (Auckland), R. Matuschka (Waikato) v. J. W Gunn (Auckland), J. Koncli (Waikato) v. N. G. Sturt (Auckland), L. Roach (Waikato) v. M. Ferkins (Wellington). D. Livingstone (Waikato) v. L. Lees (Auckland). K. J. Wentzell (Auckland) v. E. C. Falconer (Otago), F. H. Renouf (Wellington) v. A. D. Brown (Auckland), M. I,ees» (Auckland) v A. .T. Dickie (Taranaki), C,. O. Gair (Wairarapa) v J. C. Charters (Auckland). Byes in Bfittom Half.—W. E. Butler (Auckland) v. N. Bedford (Wellington), if. T. Ma.vson (Auckland) v. A. Porter (Auckland), M. T. Wilson (Auckland) v. D. C. Coombe (Wellington). Seeded players in Order.—A. C. Stedman, D. C. Coombe, C. Angas, A. D. Brown, D. £■ fmnce, N. Sturt, N. V. Edwards, N. Bedford. WOMEN'S SINGLES. (Holder of title, D. Nicholls; not defending.) x Poole (Canterbury) a bye, J. Bndd (Australia v. M. Macfarlane (Auckland), D. Miller (North Otago) v. Mrs. R. H Milburn (Hawke's Bay), J. Hansen (Auckland) v. Graham (Taranaki), N. Beverley (Waikato) v. J. Forrester (Wellington), M. Hodges (Auckland) v. J. M. Betts (Wairarapa), D. Bishop (Auckland) ▼. D. Dickey (Canterbury), J. Bedford (Wellington) v. E. Stewhrt (Auckland), K. Armstrong (Canterbury) v. J. E. Ramsay (Auckland), B. Gould (Canterbury) t. E. Plum-

™f, r . (Wellington), Mrs. N. V. Edwards (Wellington i v. Mrs. Morris (Auckland), y. Brown (^Vaeklaiitl» v. I. Poole (Canterbury), iV. Dickie (Taranaki) v. M. Glenny (Hawke's Bay), Mrs. D. G. France (Wellington) v. P. Cooke (Auckland), I{. Taylor (Auckland) v. B. Griffiths (Taranaki), M. Beverley (Waikato) a bye. Seeded players in order.—all Beveney T. J?" £• C°°nibe, A. D. Brown, C. Angas,' n! £' ?, *"■ F " Be<lfo rd, N. V. Edwards, D. G. France. '

MEN'S DOUBLES. Coombe*°® > half.—-Stedman and R o«nd.—Hooper and Hooper v. Richardson and Stevens, Livingstone nnd J. uoach v. I>ees and Lees, Bartlett and Lowry v. Butler and Brown, A. 1) Brown and May son v. La u a Hutchinson, Dickie and Dickie v. Wilson and Smith Penfold and I'attinson v. Clow and Allen* Penouf and O'Connor v. V. jt. Johns and Watkins, Orlx'll and Ford v. Lampe and Sliarpc, Wentzell and Goon or v. Edward« and Bedford, Roach and Matuschka v M Charters ami l>yer, Andrews and Kobitisoii v. Roussell and Ferkins, Kuott and D. C. Johns v. p. Ward and Falconer, Mitrheli and Pountney v. M. Ferkins and G. A Pearce. Byes in the Second Round.—Galr nnd Bold v. France and Sturt. Seeded Players in Order.—Stedman and Coouibe, France and Sturt. Uoussell and It. Ferkins, Brown and Mnysou. Edwards and Itedford, Livingstone and J. Uoach, Penfold and Pattinson, M. Ferkins and Pearce. WOMEN'S DOUBLES. Byes in the Top Half.—Misses Poole v. Misses Dickie and Betts: Misses Griffiths and St. George v. Mrs. D. G. France and Miss Bubb: Misses Bishop and Cooke v. Misses. Whitelaw and Graham ; winner of Mrs. Adams and Miss Brown v. Mrs Milburn and Miss Cottrell, and Mlsseß Plummer and Glcnnie. First Round.—Mrs. Adams and Miss Brown v. Mrs. Milburn and Miss Cottrell; Mrs. Shroff and Miss Knight v. Mrs. Morris and Miss Hooper. Byes in Bottom Half. —Misses Dickie and Armstrong v. winners above; Misses Stewart and Hall v. Misses Miller and Gould ; Misses Ransom and Hnnson v. Misg Macfarlane and Taylor; Misses Bedford and Forrester v. Misses N. and M. Beverley. Seeded Players in Order. —Misses I. and T. Poole, Misses N. and M. Beverley, Misses Miller and Gould ; Misses Bishop and Cooke. MIXED DOUBLES. Byes in the Top Half.—Roussell and Miss I. Poole v. Smith and Miss Cooke; E. Dickie and Miss Griffiths v. Allen nnd Miss Brown; Dyer and Miss N. Beverley v. Andrews nnd Miss Gould ; Falconer and Miss Cotterill v. Renouf and Miss Driike : France and Mrs. France v. Turner and Mrs. Schroff; Bedford and Miss Bedford v. Lanipe and Miss Hansen Gunn and Miss M. Beverley v. Edwards and Mrs. Edwards First Round.—Bold and Miss Miller v. O'Connor and Miss Forrester; A. Dickie and Miss- M. Dickie v.* Johns nnd Mrs. R. P. Adams; Knott and Miss Bubb v. Lewis and Miss Itamsay.* /Byes in the Bottom Half.—Penfold nnd Miss Dickey v. winner of the above; Sliarpe and Miss Glenny v. Livingstone and Miss Bishop; Porter and Miss St. George v. Lowry and Miss Milburn : Satchell and Miss Hodges v. Sturt and Miss Macfarlane : PattinSon nnd Miss Armstrong v. JoliiH _and Miss Knight; Charters and Miss Taylor v. Pearce an«l Miss Plummer; Ward and Miss Betts v. Wilson aad Miss Stewart; Stedman and Miss Stedman v. R. Ferkins and Miss T. Poole. Seeded Players in Order:-—Roussell mil Miss I. Poole, R. Ferkins and Miss T. Poole, Stnrt and Miss Macfarlane, France and Mrs. France, Gunn and Miss M. Beverley, Dyer and Miss N. Beverley, Pearce and Miss Plummer, Livingstone • and Miss Bishop.