LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 305, 27 December 1939, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

HANDICAP COMPETITIONS. AUCKLAND ANNUAL TOUItjNAMENT. Although threatening weather and showers enforced suspension of play at various periods, excellent progress was madti yesterday in the annual handicap tournament of the Auckland Lawn Tenuis Association at Stanley Street. later results wore .— MEN'S SINGLES. A Section.—Second round : J. Hurley boat J. E. Stednian, 6—l, 6 —2 ; B. Broun beat T. Wilson, (5—2, 6—l; North beat Entwistle, 6—3, 10—S ; Pouutney beat Watson, 6—4, o—3; A. S. Brouu beat N. M. .Smith, 6— '■!, 3—o, 6 —3 ; O. Litherland beat I*. Lowes, o—3, 6—4; G. M. Hadonieh beat K. Saddleton, 6—4, 6—3 ; XI T. Wilson beat K. Clark, 6 —3, 3 —6, C —3. B Section.—First round : X. Shaw (owe 15.1 beat l>. Kobinson (scr), 6—3, o— 2; i>. F. S-teplieus (scr), H. Toms (owe 30 3-01 and S. I*. Wallers (receive 2-0). byes; K. C. Howard < owe 15 3-t>) beat J. F. Thuell (owe 15 3-0), o—4, o—4; A. L. Hedges (owe 3-tt) beat L. I'earsou (owe 3-0), C —2. t>—-; I*. F. Southernwood (owe 30 3-6) beat A. E. Leen (owe 13 3-0), 6—2, 6—3;: Jγ A. B.verley (ree. 4-0) beat B. Carlaw ! (scr), (i —4, I—(s, 6—4; C. E. Jordan (owe 15 3-6) won by default from K. Lynds (owe 15) ; J. C. Dowdy (owe 3oj beat C. Westou (owe 3-0), S —o, 6—l; K. G. Teal (owe 30 3-6) beat I. G. O'Xeill (scr), 6 —3, 6—3; J. Smith (owe 30) beat P. Lowes (owe 15 3-0), 7—5, 6 —l; J. Barnes (owe 40) won from S. Perkins by default; P.. (owe 15 U'-6), a bye; D. Kelly (rec. 2-0) beat A. Trembath' (reo. 3-6), '2 —(i, 7—5, 6 —3; l<. 11. Wood (scr) won by default from It. Dowsing. Second round : Stephens boat Shaw, o—l, 11—a ; Howard beat Hedges, 6—4, 6—2 ; Dowdv beat Jordan. 6—4. 6—l ; Smith beat Teal, 10—S, S—6; Barms beat Skeen, 6—3, 4—6, 7 —5Kelly beat Wood, 6 — 2, 6—o.

WOMEN'S SINGLES. First Round.—Miss Howard beat Miss E. Hogg (rec. 13), o—o.0 —o. t> —2; Miss Probert (owe 2-6 15) beat Miss L. Hewitt (owe 15 1-0), 7—5, B—o. Second Round. —Miss Jeffries beat MissHoward, t> —2, 2—ti, 6—4; Miss A. Prenter bent Mrs. I. Turgis, t>—2, 7—5; Miss J. Uoskoth beat Mrs. Einmerson, (j—3, y 7. MEX'S DOUBLES.

A Section.—First round : K. Clark and K. SaUdleton <scr) beat N. M. Smith and B. McL. Wallace (owe 3-0), o—4, 4 (t. 7—5; \V. T. Pountney and M. T. Wilson (owe 40), a bye; J. C. Dowdy and T. Wilson (owe 4-6 15) beat G. North and J Wood (owe ;>-G 15), 6—3, S—(i • J \ Hurley and R. R. Nairn (owe 5-0) beat *j' u. Bull and L. H. Watson (owe 30 4-0) o—l>, 7 —r>; I. Bnyley and R. Skeen (owe jo), a bye; V. Parsons and B. Richardson (rec. 20) beat G. RudQiiicn and G W /ane (owe 0-0 15), 5—7. o—4, 11 <j • t* G. O'Neill ami J. E. Stedman boat A Leen and N. M. Shaw, 10 —8, t>—3.

B Section.—First round : C. E. .Tordan nnd C. Weston (owe 15) beat D. Robinscn and K. Treinbath (scr). (5—3. 4 o , o _4 • J. A. Byt-rley and S. P. Walters (rec "-U 15) beat K. Teal ami J. Smith (owe 30) o—l<0 — 1< 7—5; R. C. Howard and D. Kelly (owe 15), a bye; A. E. Leen nnd M \ J-haw (owe 15 1-0). a bye; I. Bayley and *• , S if en e i°Y e •*« 1-0). a bre; B. Carlaw and 1). Stephens beat Thuell and Hed"es (rec. 2-6), o—l, 6—4. WOMEN'S DOUBLES. First Round.—Misses L. Hewitt and A Kemp beat Mrs. K. Euinierson and Miss J lieskett, o—3, o—2. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round.—D. Keely and Miss J Howard beat J. F. Ttauell and Miss Al' Kemp, 6—l, 6—2.