N.Z. TENNIS TITLES

Press, Issue 22599, 3 January 1939, Page 3

N.Z. TENNIS TITLES

Brilliant Play on First Two Days

MISS H. ELSOM BEATS MISS N. BEVERLEY

Australian Women Extended in Doubles

Two full days of perfect weather on Saturday and yesterday enabled the forty-ninth annual New Zealand lawn tennis championships at Wilding Park to be advanced well toward the final rounds. With an entry comprising almost all the Dominion’s leading players and two prominent Australian women players, the standard of play was uniformly high and there were some brilliant individual matches. So far there have been few major surprises, the most notable being the defeat of Miss N. Beverley, third ranking player of New Zealand, by the young Canterbury player, Miss Heather Elsom.

An unfortunate feature of the tournament was the withdrawal from all events of the holder of three women’s titles, Miss Margaret Beverley, of Waikato, who was injured in a motor accident during the week-end. Her defection is especially to be regretted, as she, more than any other home player, had a chance of extending the visiting Australians, Miss M. Hardcastle, of Queensland, and Miss T. Rice, of New South Wales. The visitors obviously have much to teach New Zealand’s best piayers, but it is by no means certain that they will dominate completely the women’s events. In a very fine doubles match yesterday they were extended to the utmost by a Wellington pair, Misses E. Plummer and J. Douthett.

The tournament is un<Jer the control of Mr H. N. Burns, Secretary to the New Zealand Lawn Tennis.Association, who has as assistants Mr S. W. Jameson, secretary to the Canterbury ■Association, and his staff. The Canterbury Lawn Tennis; Umpires? Association has catered most for umpiring requirements, itsf president, Mr P. H. Jones, being an energetic organiser. Notwithstanding the shortage of ball-boys, caused by many of the specially-trained youngsters having secured employment, Mr H. .G, Wake has, as usual, looked after this important branch of tournament organisation very satisfactorily.

really brilliant, but Roussell’s steadiness and retrieving ability wore him down.

B. E. Souter, tenacious Canterbury ranking player, gained a meritorious four sets over D. B. Livingstone (Waikato), and in the second round accounted for C. H. Baird, the Southland player, who is now at Otago University. Baird plays a sound all-round

Singles Survivors Four players have reached the quar-ter-finals of the men’s singles; eight others will do battle this morning for the remaining four places. The men who have reached the last eight are the defending champion, A. D. Brown (Canterbury), N. V. Edwards (Wellington), who defeated N. F. N. Bedford (Auckland), eighth seeded player, N. G. Sturt (Auckland), and C. Angas (Canterbury). Brown had no great difficulty in beating Beatson

(Nelson) and W. J. Smith (Otago), each in straight sets. The latter performance was particularly meritorious, for Smith, a young player with a fine stroke equipment, has worked into good form, and outplayed Canterbury’s third ranked player, H. Dymond, in his first match.

Edwards, whose polished stroke play created a very favourable impression, .first beat R. JJ Donkin, former Canterbury junior champion,:sTis win over Bedldtti was well’deserved; "The latter, as Usual, mixed brilliant strokes and fine coups with the most elementary mistakes. Edwards should have won the first set, for he lost three set points before Bedford took it at 9-7. He made a fine recovery in the fourth set, when Bedford, with a lead of two sets to one, led 4-1 in games. Very steady at this critical stage, Edwards waited for his chance to come to the net. where his volleying and smashing finally broke down Bedford’s resistance.

Sturt had no difficulty in beating two Canterbury players, J. R. Crawshaw and S. Watson, the latter having gained a good win in the first round over N. A. Morrison, a Wellington ranked man. Angas was too steady for B. J. Kelly, a Wellington junior, who played some fine shots, but he was in danger of defeat in his next match, when he "caught a Tartar” in M. J. Souter. This solidly-built Canterbury man is now hitting a forehand drive as well as anyone in the tournament, and Angas. was frequently beaten by the sheer speed and power of these strokes. He survived a critical period in the third set. and then won the fourth comfortably.

Pattinson’s Arduous Passage In an event containing so many Strong players, it was inevitable that several of the leading players should have hard- matches in the early rounds. R. G. JPattinson, runner-up to A. D. Brown last year, and fifth seeded player in the present tournament, met a strong opponent in R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington) in the. very first round. The young Canterbury player dropped the first set, but with a fine battery of stinging drives and deft volleys he swept through the last three sets quite convincingly. Pattinson had an even harder , match in the second round, when he met and defeated after a great struggle S. Painter (Wellington), the present New Zealand junior champion. Painter has thoroughly justified his early promise, and on his fine play in this match alone he must take a place among the leading senior players. He had, indeed, a great chance of beating Pattinson. for in a close fifth set he broke through Pattinson’s service for' a 4-3 lead, only to drop his own delivery in the next game. Painter has a most deliberate method of stroking the ball, and. as might be expected, he has excellent control over all his shots. A player of wider experience might have chosen more judiciously his opportunities for advancing to the net, for Pattinson is often at his most menacing when forced wide out of court by a hard drive to Jhe corner. Surprise returns from these shots often caught Painter nappiijg; he might have done better to advahce on a .slow shot down the centre of the court. On the whole Painter’s .volleying and smashing were excellent: misfeed, volleys on the backhand wei’e costly, however, in the fifth set. ' '■ *''

Mayson in Form Apart from Brown, who has not yet been fully tested, the, most impressive play came :from J.; T. Mayson, the Auckland player, who'recently won the Canterbury singles and doubles titles. Mayson dropped a set to a sound Canterbury mafi. Ir. Morris, in the first round, and although ‘ he was taken to five sets by. E. A; Roussell, the experienced Wellington player, he played so confidently|*and ; efficiently m the first, third, ,and? fifth sets of this match that he did not at any time seem likely to be beatep. Mayson, covering court very quickly, was able to reach' nearly all Roussell’s best shots, and he usually had his opponent in difficulty with the returns. Roussell, for instance, often came to the net behind good drives to Mayson’s backhand ! corner, only to find the ball whipped adrpss-court with terrific speed and accuracy. Mayson’s volleying. tooi was always good enough to clinch the openings provided by his soun4 ground strokes. There appeared to be possibilities of an upset jVhen I. J. Corich, of Canterbury, took the first set to love against Roussell? in 'his opening match. His volleying'and smashing in this set were

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game, but Souter’s shots were a little too forceful for him. A. R. Cant, Canterbury’s fourth ranked man, was taken to five sets by M. Ferkins, of Wellington, who is al,most as steady but not as sound a stroke player as his brother. A Long Match J. Roach, first man for Waikato, had a long game against the hard-hitting R. Howe, a former Wellington man now living in Southland. He played J. W. Gunn, sixth seeded player, in the next round and went down after a match of long rallies and good strokes. R. V. Robb, a young Wellington man, had a battle royal with M. J. Corich, the Canterbury youngster, in the second round, both players going for their shots freely even in a close fifth set. The Wellington man held a slight advantage in his superior volleying. H. A. Barnett, third seeded player, had only one match, beating J. W. Arnold very comfortably. One of the outstanding games of the first day was that between K. W. Dyer (Wellington) and C. F. Penfold (Canterbury), the first set of 26 games taking almost 90 minutes to play. Dyer is a left-hander with a delightful range of attacking shots, all of which are hit without any spin whatever. On this occasion he controlled these shots exceedingly well, and Pen fold had a great deal of hard defensive work to do. The mat(#i might have taken a different course had the young Canterbury player seized his chance in the first set, when he led 6-5 and 40-love. Dyer lost a similar lead at 7-6, but when he took the set at 14-12 he had a big moral advantage in_the succeeding stages of the match. Penfold was, if anything, the more effec tive volieyer, but apart from good passing shots he d * d . n . ot the consistently sound driving of the Wellington man.

Miss Elsom’s Great Game The women’s singles event has been teduced to eight competitors, and two seeded players, apart from Miss Margaret Beverley, have been eliminated. The defeat of Miss Nessie Beverley yesterday afternoon by Miss H. Elsom was the biggest surprise of the tournament to date. Some indication of the possibilities of the latter young player might have been gained from their match in the Canterbury championship, when Miss Elsom took a set from Miss Beverley with just the same forceful play which won for her yesterday. Again she lost the first set and won the second, but this time she refused to surrender the initiative in the final session. Instead, she kept on shooting stinging forehand drives into the

corners. Miss Beverley was forced on to the defensive, a role in which she is never-happy, and her shots lost their sureness under this relentless barrage of drives. Miss Elsom, too, was much the sounder player when it came to defence, and she had her full share of defensive work to do. Very quick about the court, she constantly reached and returned shots which appeared to have scored outright. Disconcerted by the failure of good shots to win points. Miss Beverley attempted to press her attack still harder and paid the penalty for over-anxiety by making a number of costly errors.

Australians Start Well Great interest, was taken in the appearance of the Australian players. Miss Hardcastle, the only player with a bye in the first round, made a most impressive debut in the second when she beat Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) without the loss of a game. That speaks highly for the quality of her play, for Miss Gould has as severe and reliable an equipment of ground strokes as any player in New Zealand. There were some fine rallies and some close fights for individual games, but nearly always Miss Hardcastle ended the rally with easily-produced drives, from forehand or backhand, hit with a speed and accuracy which most men would envy.- She was adept at working her opponent out of position, and she showed herself a completelyequipped stroke player. Miss T. Rice, smaller in stature, but no less active on the court, beat two sound opponents in Miss Mavis Howe' (Wellington) and Miss K. Armstrong (Canterbury). She is less severe in her shots than Miss Hardcastle. but is more subtle in her methods. She used the drop-shot with skill and effect, and changes of pace and length were also brought into use to the undoing of her opponents. Miss Armstrong had a good chance of winning the second set, but her driving just lacked the necessary accuracy to take advantage of some promising openings.

against the Souter brothers, but, after anxious moments in the fourth set, won the fifth without trouble.

Edwards and Dyer, .brilliant smashers and volleyers both, were concerned in two sparkling matches. In the first they beat the Waikato pair, Roach and Livingstone, but in the second they went down to Barnett and Cant, who were very resourceful in driving their opponents away from the net and in taking up that vantage point themselves.

Women Semi-Finalists The last four pairs in the women’s doubles were found yesterday. Misses Miller and Wilson, receiving a walkover from the title-holders. Misses N. and M. Beverley, joined the three remaining seeded pairs. They had had a good win in the first round against Misses H. and D. Elsom, the New Zealand junior champions. The outstanding women’s doubles match was that in which Misses Douthett and Plummer, opponents in a long singles match just previously, combined splendidly to extend the

Miss Wilson Improves

The defection of Miss M. Beverley has given Miss Rebe Wilson, the promising young Southland player, who visited Australia last year with the New Zealand junior team, an easy passage to the quarter-final. She was more at home on courts which had increased in speed since the Canterbury championships, but it was mainly her steadiness and some good retrieving which enabled her to beat Miss J. Senior, a player who is well up the Canterbury ranking list. Miss Wilson appeared to have difficulty in timing her shots. In the first, round Miss Beverley had played most impressively to beat Miss M. Wake, a former Canterbury champion, who for considerable periods of the match was able to match drive for drive in some fine rallies. Miss Wilson will now meet Miss B. L. Bishop, of Auckland, sixth seeded player. One of the best women’s matches yesterday was that between the two Wellington Nunneley Casket representatives. Miss E. Plummer and Miss J. Douthett. Miss Plummer was very successful last season and earned a ranking in the first half dozen New Zealand players. A strong driver and an active court-coverer, she hit hard throughout, but Miss Douthett proved herself an indefatigable defender and a rare opportunist on attack. Frequently she would fight out of desperate situations and then turn the tables with shrewdly-angled backhand drives or daring volleys. Miss Plummer had a slight advantage of driving power and this was the deciding factor in a close third set.

Australians, Misses Hardcastle and Rice. The Wellington pair unperturbed by the severe driving and volleying of the_ visitors, kept on getting the ball back, and waited their chance for successful interceptions at the net. Miss Rice volleyed beautifully at times. Miss Hardcastle’s driving to the corners opening up the court for her partner. Miss Hardcastle was making more mistakes than in her singles match.

The good showing of the Wellington players will give encouragement to the Australians’ semi-final opponents. Misses I. and T. Poole, who beat Mrs Beatson and Miss Armstrong even more convincingly than in the recent final of the Canterbury tournament. The mixed event is scarcely under way as yet. One good match was between Miss N. Beverley and Livingstone and Miss Armstrong and Pattinson, the former pair winning in straight sets.

Men’s Singles (Holder: A. D. Brown, Canterbury) First Round

Miss Miller Advances Miss D. Miller (North Otago), second ranked player in New Zealand, was again too patient and tenacious for Miss I. Poole (Canterbury), who made a valiant effort to match her opponent's steadiness in the second set. Against Mrs C. B. Beatson (Nelson), who had won convincingly over the promising young Wellington player. Miss J. Bedford, the story was the same. Good serves and drives all met with the same fate—they went back over the net. Often they went back into the most awkward places on the court. The first day saw the elimination of one of the seeded players in the women’s singles, Miss P. Cooke, of Auckland, going down to Miss T. Poole, Canterbury’s top player. There seemed reason to doubt the ranking of Miss Cooke above Miss Poole last season, sound and attractive stroke . player though this young Aucklander is. There was little between them on this occasion, Miss Cooke spreading her drives wide to the corners and making Miss Poole run for almost every point. Miss Poole seldom had an easy shot on which to attack, and consequently she made many mistakes in trying to bring her powerful forehand drive into action. Her volleying, however, was excellent. Miss Poole had an easier win in the second round when she met Mrs N. V. Edwards (Wellington), a tenacious player who gives little away in mistakes.

J. T. Mayson (Auckland) beat L. Morris (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. E. A. Roussell (Wellington) beat I. J. Corich (Canterbury), 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. F. H. Renouf (Wellington) beat C. Robertson (Otago), 8-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. K. W. Dyer (Wellington) beat C. F. Penfold (Canterbury). 14-12, C-3, 3-6, 6-4. R. G. Pattinson (Canterbury) beat R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

S. Painter (Wellington) beat D. I. Robertson (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. C. H. Baird (Southland) beat N. Adams (Canterbury), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. B. E. Souter (Canterbury) beat D. B. Livingstone (Waikato), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. E. S. Falconer (Otago) beat E. H. Orbell (Auckland), 1-8, 6-3, 6-0, 1-6, 8-6. , A. R. Cant (Canterbury) beat M. Ferkins (Wellington), 6-2, 2-6. 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. J. Roach (Waikato) beat R. Howe (Southland). 6-4. 4-6. 6-2, 8-6. J. W. Gunn (Auckland) beat P. D. McGregor (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-1. 6-0. R. V. Robb (Wellington) beat W. V. Hobin (Manawatu), 6-4, 6-2. 6-1. M. J. Corlch (Canterbury) beat C. W. D. Hodgson (Southland), 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. J. W. Arnold (Canterbury) beat T. D. C. Childs (West Coast). 6-3, 6-4. 1-6, 6-3. Second Round

A. D. Brown (Canterbury) beat C. B. Beatson (Nelson). 6-0, 6-3. 6-0. W. J. Smith (Otago) beat H. Dymond (Canterbury). 3-6, 6-4, 8-6, 6-4. N. F. N. Bedford (Auckland) beat A. Burke (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-1, 6-0. N. V. Edwards (Wellington) beat R. J. Donkin (Canterbury), 6-4, 6-4, 6-0. Mayson beat Roussell, 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1.

Dyer beat Renouf, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2. Pattinson beat Painter, 4-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. B, E. Souter beat Baird, 4-6. 6-1. 6-3, 6-2, • Cant beat Falconer, 6-4. 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles Champions Extended There were some brilliant contests in the men’s doubles, a first-round match seeing the elimination of the third seeded pair, Sturt and Mayson (Auckland) by Dymond and I. J. Corich (Canterbury). Sturt was below form and Mayson had not the solidity to hold what proved to be a shaky team together. The Canterbury men were on top all through, Dymond driving and volleying well. Corich smashing brilliantly, and both using the lob with disastrous, effect against a pair who lacked decisiveness overhead. Another great match which nearly brought about the defeat of the New Zealand champions saw Ferkins and Houssell beat Pattinson and Penfold after losing the first and second sets each at 9-7. The young Canterbury players were in fine form when the match was begun on Saturday evening, and not even the amazing lobbing and solidity of the Wellington pair could prevent them dominating the game at the net. Roussell and Ferkins had several set points in the second set, but were down two sets to one when an adjournment was made on account of failing light. The champions raced through the fourth set after the resumption, but the fifth was very even, Roussell and Ferkins winning from 4-all. Angas and Brown, second seeded pair, had two straight-set wins, the second over a good pair in D. I. and J. C. Robertson. Dymond and Corich found themselves down two sets to one

Gunn beat Roach, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. Robb beat Corich, 8-6. 1-6. 4-6. 6-2, 7-5. H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) beat Arnold, 6-3, 6-2. 6-2. . „ S. Watson (Canterbury) beat N. A. Morrison (Wellington), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. N. G. Sturt (Auckland) beat J. R. Crawshaw (Canterbury). 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. M. J. Souter (Canterbury) beat R. J. D. Sharpe ((Hawke’s Bay). 7-5, 6-2, 12-10. C. Angas (Canterbury) beat B. J. Kelly (Wellington), 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.

Third Round Brown beat Smith, 6-3. 6-1. 6-0. Edwards beat Bedford, 7-9, 6-2, 2-6, 8-R, 6-4. Sturt beat Watson, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Angas beat M. J. Souter, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 6-1. Women’s Singles (Holder; Miss M. Beverley, Waikato) First Round-

Miss M. Beverley (Waikato) beat Miss M. Wake (Canterbury), 6-0, 6-2. Miss R. J. Wilson (Southland) beat Miss J. Senior (Canterbury), 9-7, 6-3. Miss B. L. Bishop (Auckland) beat Miss M. Sexton (Manawatu), 6-0, 6-1.

Miss E. R. Brown (North Otago) beat Miss J. Pitcaithly (Canterbury), 7-5, 6-4. Miss T. Rice (Australia) beat Miss M. Lowe (Wellington), 6-2, 6-4. Miss K. Armstrong (Canterbury) beat Miss M. Glenny (Hawke’s Bay), 6-1, 6-2. Miss E. Plummer (Wellington) beat Miss J. Peake (Canterbury). 6-2, 6-4.-Miss J. Douthett (Wellington) beat Miss C. Chester (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-1. Miss H. Elsom (Canterbury) beat Miss J. Forrester (Wellington), 8-6, 6-0. Miss N. Beverley (Waikato) beat Miss J. Bedford (Wellington), 6-1, 6-0. Mrs C. B. Beatson (Nelson) beat Miss J. Burns (Wellington), 6-1, 6-1. Miss D. Miller (North Otago) beat Miss I. Poole (Canterbury). 2-6, 6-4, 8-6.

Miss N. Edwards (Wellington) beat Mrs Herrick (Hawke’s Bay), B-i), 6-3.

Miss T. Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss P. Cooke (Auckland), 2-6, 6-4, 8-6. Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) beat Miss I. Morrison (Canterbury). 6-3, 6-3. Second Round Miss Wilson beat. Miss M. Beverley by default. Miss Bishop beat Miss R. Brown, 6-1 6-2. Miss Rice beat Miss Armstrong, 6-0, 6-4. Miss Plummer beat Miss Douthett, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Miss Elsom beat Miss N. Beverley, 2-6, Miss Miller beat Mrs Beatson, 6-0, 6-2. Miss T. Poole beat Mrs Edwards, 6-3, Miss M. Hardcastle (Australia) beat Miss Gould, 6-0, 6-0. Men’s Doubles (Holders: E. A. Roussell and R. McL. Ferkins Wellington) First Round A R. Cant and { H. A* Barnett (Canterbury) beat N. A. Morrison (Canterbury) and F. H. Renouf (Wellington), 6-2, 6 N. V' Edwards and K. W. Dyer (Wellington) beat D. Livingstone and J. Roach (Waikato), 8-10, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. R. J. D. Sharpe (Hawke s Bay) and E. H. Orbell (Auckland) beat T. W. Patterson and N. Adams (Canterbury), 4-6, 6-2, 6 W. J." Smith and E. S. Falconer (Canterbury) beat A. Burke (Canterbury) and B. J. Kelly (Wellington), 6-2, 6-4 3-6. 0-6. 6-4. R. V. Robb (Wellington) and S. Painter (Canterbury) beat J. R. Crawshaw and P. D. McGregor (Canterbury), 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. J. W. Gunn and N. F. N. Bedford (Auckland) beat E. E. McKeague and J. A. Strong (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4. B. E. and M. J. Souter (Canterbury) beat C. "H. Baird (Southland) and T. Childs (West Coast). 6-4, 6-3 6-0. H. Dymond and I. J. Corich (Canterbury) beat'N. G. Sturt and J. T. Mayson (Auckland). 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Second Round R. McL. Ferkins and E. A. Roussell (Wellington) beat R. G. Pattinson and C. F. Penfold (Canterbury), 7-9, 7-9, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4. J. H. W. Sheppard and L. Morris (Canterbury) beat M. Ferkins and D. Paterson (Wellington), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Cant and Barnett beat Edwards and Dyer, 6-3, 6-2 3-6, 6-1. Smith and Falconer beat Sharpe and Orbell, 6-1, 7-5, 6-1. Gunn and Bedford beat Robb and Painter, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. Dymond and Corich beat B. E. and M. J. Souter, 8-6 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. C. Robertson (Otago) and D. I. Robertson (Canterbury) beat J. Mercer and J. w. Arnold (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. C. Angas and A. D. Brown (Canterbury) beat R. J. Donkin and S. Watson (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.

Third Round Angas and Brown beat D. I. and C Robertson, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1. ■ Women’s Doubles (Holders: Misses N. and M. Beverley. Waikato) First Round Misses N. and M. Beverley (Waikato) beat Mrs J. Cotterill (Hawke's Bay) and Miss B. Gould (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-2. Misses D. Miller (North Otago) and R. J. Wilson' (Southland) beat Misses H. and D.- Elsom (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-2. Misses P. Cooke and B. L. Bishop (Auckland) beat Misses M. Sexton (Manawatu) and J. Forrester (Wellington). 6-0, 6-0. Misses I. Morrison and J. Senior (Canterbury) beat Mrs N. V. Edwards' and Miss J. Burns (Wellington), 6-1, 6-4. Mrs C. B..Beatson (Nelson) and Miss K. Armstrong (Canterbury) beat Mrs Herrick and Miss M. J. Glenny (Hawke’s Bay), 6-2, 6-2. Misses I. and T. Poole (Canterbury) beat Misses M. Howe and J. Bedford (Wellington), 6-3, 6-4. Misses J. Douthett and E. Plummer (Wellington) beat Mesdames V. C. Browne and E. M. Peppier (Canterbury), 6-2, 6-4. Second Round Misses Miller and Wilson beat Misses N. and M. Beverley by default. Misses Cooke and Bishop beat Misses Morrison and Senior, 6-1, 6-1. Misses I. and T. Poole beat Mrs Beatson and Miss Armstrong, 6-1, 6-3. Misses M. Hardcastle and T. Rice (Australia) beat Misses Plummer and Douthett. 6-3. 6-8, 6-4. Mixed Doubles (Holders: J. W, Gunn, Auckland, and Miss M. Beverley, Waikato) First Round i J. Roach (Waikato) and Miss B. L. Bishop.. (Auckland)., beat- T. Childs .(West

Coast) and Miss E. R.’ Brown (North Otago), 6-1, 6-2. i • ' ' Second Round 1 P. D. McGregor and. Miss. I. Morrison (Canterbury) beat J. W. Gunn • (Auckland) and Miss M. Beverley (Waikato) by default . C. Robertson (Otago) and Miss R. J. Wilson (Southland) beat H. Dymond-and Mrs V. C. Browne (Canterbury), 2-6, 6-0, 6-2. J. T. Mayson (Auckland) and Miss T. Poole (Canterbury) beat J. H. W. Sheppard and Miss J.-Senior (Canterbury), 6-4, 8-6. K. W. Dyer and Miss J. Burns (Wellington) beat J. R. Crawshaw and Miss I. Morrison (Canterbury) by default. D. Livingstone and Miss N. Beverley (Waikato) beat R. G. Pattinson and Miss K. Armstrong (Canterbury), 6-4, 6-3. R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington) and Miss D. Miller (North Otago) beat M. Ferkins (Wellington) and Mrs J. Cotterill (Hawke’s Bay), 6-2, 8-6. T. W. Paterson and Miss M. Wake (Canterbury) beat W. V. Hobin and, Mrs Hobin (Manawatou), 6-4, 8-6. TO-DAX’S MATCHES Following is the- draw for the first matches to-day:— 10 a.m.—Brown v. , Edwards,. Cant v. Gunn, Robb v. Barnett.. 11 a.m.—Miss Wilson v. Miss Bishop, Miss Rice v. Miss Plummer, Miss Elsom v. Miss Miller, Miss T. Poole v. Miss Hardcastle. 1.30 p.m.—Mayson v. Dyer, Pattinson v. Souter, Sturt v. Angas. 2.30 p.m.—Ferkins and Roussell v. Sheppard and Morris, Cant and Barnett v. Smith and Falconer, Bedford and Gunn v. Dymond and Corich, Angas and Miss I. Poole v. Howe and Miss Howe, Brown and Miss Cooke v. Browning and Miss Gould, Robb and Miss Douthett v. Beatson and Mrs Beatson. ■ 5 p.m.—Falconer and MisP Sexton v. Sharpe and Miss Gienny, Bedford and Miss Plummer v. Adams and Miss Peake, Renauf and Miss Forrester v. Penfold and Miss Rice, Morrison and Miss Bedford v. Painter and Mrs Herrick, Cant and Mrs Peppier v. Sturt alid Miss Hardcastle, McGregor and Miss Morrison v. Robertson and Miss Wilson, Mayson and Miss T. Poole v. Dyer and Miss Burns, Edwards and Mrs Edwards v. D. Robertson and Miss H. Elsom. Melt's plate and women’s plate events will be played throughout the day. commencing at 11 a.m. PLATE EVENTS DRAWS ANNOUNCED Following are the draws for -the men’s and women’s plate events, open to players eliminated in the first and-second’rounds of the championship singles:— - - Men Byes at top—R. JV Donkin, E. S. Falconer, R. McL. Ferkins. First Round—N. Adams v. B. J. Kelly, M. Ferkins v. C. F. Penfold, D. B. Livingstone v. C. J. Robertson, E. H. Orbell v. H. Dymond, S. Painter v. J. Roach, P. D. McGregor v. C. H. Baird, I. J. Corich v. R. J. Sharpe, C. B. Beatson v. A. Burke, N. A. Morrison v. .T. W. Arnold. Byes at Bottom—L. Morris. F. H. Renouf, T. D. C. Childs, E. A. Roussell. Women „ First Round—Miss M. Gienny v. Mrs N. V. Edwards, Miss J. Burns v. Miss P. Cooke, Miss J. Senior v. Miss M. Sexton, Miss J. Peake v. Mrs C. B. Beatson, Mrs Herrick v. Miss C. Chester, Miss I. Poole y. Miss J. Douthett Miss J. Forrester v. Miss N. Beverley. Byes at Bottom—Miss J. Bedford. PLAT FASTER TENNIS! Players, will find that their shots are . faster arid-more, accurate after their racquets have been/restrung by our high tension process. /Restrings guaranteed 90 days—fl2s 6d to 30s. Bring or post your racquft *o The; Tennis Shop, 127 Armagh ' street;