LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 85, 11 April 1938, Page 17

LAWN TENNIS.

SINGLES TITLES.

FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION. j I. BAYLY AND MISS B. POTTER THE WINNERS. , The Ringles championships for clubs in | the Franklin I.awn Tennis Association's j district were decided on the PukckohP i courts yesterday. The entries were a j record. 16 men and 13 ladies taking part, I and play was of a high standard. The ! men's singles championship of the associa- j tion was won by 1. Bayly (Pukekoliel. anil ! the ladies' title by Miss Betty Potter (Otaua). Results were as follows :— MEN'S SINGLES. First round: K. Clark (Waiatia Pal beat I>. McDonnell (Otaua), II —1. 0 2: N. (/unimer (Bombay) beat H. B. Keane (Tp Torol, f>—s, o—l : J. Aitkenhead ( Rtinciinan I beat K. Papesch (Pukokohc East). o—2, o—4:0 —4: A. J. Kidil (Karakul beat C. Moon (West Knd Hill). —4, li—2: J. Hughes (Waiukui tieat. G. Cowan (St. James'), ti—4. o—3; F. Seelpy (Buckland) beat K. Cutfielil (Matiku). 0— 1. •I—2; D. Anderson (Aka Aka) beat I). Thomson ( Kariotahi 1, 0 -1. 0--1 : 1. Bayly I Pukekohe) beat A. Giles (Waipipil. 6—2, G—2. Second round: H. Clark beat V. Glimmer, !)—-1 ; J. Aitkenhead heat A. J. Ividd. 6 —l, 0-—2; J. Hughes beat F. Seelpy, 6—2. 6—3; I. Bayly beat I>. Andersctn, 6—o, G O. Semi-finals: K. Clark beat J. Aitkenhead. O—o —2; 1. Bayly beat J. Hughes. f>—ti. 6 —2, 0— 1. Filial: I. Bayly beat K. Clark, o—3, 6—o. LADIES' SINGLES. First round : Miss N. Thomson (Kariotahi) beat Miss J. Marker (Waiuku), o—4,0 —4, <»——t ; Miss M. Sceley (Btickland) beat Miss M. Haycock (Mauku), 6—3. 0 —: Miss McKwon t'l'e Turo) beat Mrs. llale (Pukekohe East). 1--0, o—4. o—4; Miss Scott (St. .Tames') heat Miss Pirret (Tuakau), by default: Miss M. Kiilil (Karaka) beat Miss T. Civil (West End Hill I. I»—1. o—l.0 —1. Second round: Miss Potter ( Otaua J beat Miss N. Thomson, o—2, ti —2; Miss J. Barkpr bpat Miss M. Sepley. o—4. 0— 2; Miss Scott beat Miss McEwen. o—o, o—n : Miss Jeffries (Pukekohe) beat Miss Kidd, o—l,0 —1, 0—1.'"" SSeriy.;finals : Miss Potter beat Miss Barker, 4—o, o—o—0 —0— 2 ; Miss Jeffries beat Miss Scott. 0— 2, o—l. Final : Miss l'ottcr beat Miss Jeffries, 4 —o, 0— 4. o—3. PUBLIC SERVICE TOURNEY. LADIES' AND MEN'S EVENTS. The second annual tournament of the Public Sprvice Sports Club was played at the Windmill Road courts on Saturday and attracted a record entry of 120 players, comprising 30 teams, representative of various Government departments in Auckland. The semi-finals and finals produced a high standard of play, the eventual winners being tlip Public Trust (men) and State Advances (ladies). Results of the finals were :—-

Ladies.—State Advances ("Misses Howe. Hill, Nelligan, Holmes) beat Lands and Survey (Misses de Boissere, Cameron, Clarke, Jackson), 9 —6, B—7.8 —7. Men.—Public Trust (Molloy, Finklestein, Jones. I'aterson) beat Native Department (Watene, Te Anga, Stubbing, Turei), 9—3, 3—9, 2—l.