LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 154, 27 March 1937, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

Wellington Easter Tournament RESULTS OF FIRST DAY’S PLAY The Wellington Lawn Tenths Association’s Easter championships and handicaps tournament was commenced yesterday on the association courts at Miramar in fine weather. Although play was optional, more than 100 matches were got off. The standard of play wag not very high. An innovation was the arrangements foe the umpiring of matches, the control of this being placed in tlie hands of tlie recently-formed Wellington Lawn Tennis Umpires' Association. Because of this arrangement the managers of the tournament were saved a lot of time and worry. The umpiring of the matches was a great improvement ou previous tournaments. Miss Joyce Douthett proved too good for Miss C. Wells, of England, who was playing her first tournament match in New Zealand. Miss Wells hit far too much down mid-court, and beyond an occasional volley, and an attempted dropshot, her game was altogether lacking in variety. Miss Douthett, on the other hand, hit harder and much more accurately. and placed to the side-lines, often leaving Miss Wells standing. Miss Wells got to many of Miss Douthett’.s drop-shots, and then had tlie ill-fortune to drive most of them over the baseline. But there was nothing wrong in the actual way Miss Wells played her strokes, her ground strokes and service being hit freely and with strength. She also volleyed well when she could get into position. But she did not make the best use of her strokes. A. H. Richards and Miss N. Fleming played well below the standard expected of players of their calibre in their match against K. Dyer aud Miss J. Douthett. who plaved all over them. Both from the baseline’ and the forecourt Dyer and Miss Douthett were greatly superior. J. IV. Neal and K. Dyer combined well and made very few mistakes in any department to boat Dillon and O Neill without the loss of a game. Many of the handicap matchtte were close, showing good judgment in the handicapping. Following are the results:— Championship Events A GRADE. Men’s Singles. First round: H. Clay beat V. Clemmons, 9-11 G-4 G-0; L. B. Sandford beat R. Cook, 0-1 'ti-3- J W. Noale boat A. M. Smith, 0-4', 6-IA. R. A. Clark beat R. V. Robb. 0-4 2-6, 6-4; L. Brand boat S. Dickens, O-tti 0-6, S-6; R. V. Boyes beat G. W. Hewson, 6-3, 6-2: W. W. Mason boat If. D. Reid, 2-6, 6-3, 0-4: K. W. Dyer boat J. B. Nevltt, 6-1, 6-1: F. J- Gallagher beat D. 11. Dyer, 6-3, 6-0; D. Pointon beat h. G. Nevltt, 6-2, 6-0. Men’s Doubles. First round: Nevitt and Cormack beat. Clemmons and Reeves, 6-2, 6-3; K. W. Dyer and Neale beat Dillou and O’Neill, 6-0. 6-0; Robb and Oakley beat Congdon and Orr, S-6, 6-4; Mason and Macarthur beat A. Si. Smith and Ashby, 5-7, 6-1. 6-1. Women's Singles. First round: Miss N. Fleming beat Miss J. Bedford, 6-3. 6-4: Miss J. Douthett beat Miss C. J. Wells, 6-3, 6-0. Mixed Doubles. First round: Clark and Miss Bedford bent Neale and Miss Smith, 6-0, S-6; K. Over and Miss Douthett beat A. 11. Richards and Miss Fleming, 6-4, 6-0; Clemmens and Miss Berry bent Gordon and Mrs. Shennau, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, B GRADE. Men’s Singles. First round: S. Oakley beat E. G. Nevitt, 1-6, 6-5, 6-1; A. Walker beat I. Paine, 6-3, 6-1; K. 11. Longmore beat Wiggins, 6-4. 6-3; L. E. Orr bent D. 11. Dyer, 6-2, 6-0; W. J. Doherty beat Lawton, 6-4, 5-6, 7-5: F. Cormack beat. T. W. Martin. 6-1. 6-1; R. V. Boyes beat H. Clay, 6-0. 6-3; B. Wallace beat L. C. Aills, 6-5, 6-1; V. E. Congdon beat. Calelnai, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Ashby beat O. G, Lauchlan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; L. B. Sandford beat McCormack, 5-6, 0-2, 6-4. Second round: B. L. Roberts beat S. Wemyss. 6-0, 6-0; G. O. JI. Galr beat R. Tregonlng, 6-3, 6-1. Men’s Doubles. First round: Walter and Martin beat Wemyss and Wood, 6-1. 6-2: Walker and Jacobsen beat Dimes and Wiren, 5-6. 6-3, 6-2; Green and Shaw beat Cook and Hewson. 4-6, 6-4. 10-8; Brand a_ntl Roberts beat Allis and McLean, 6-5, 6-5. Women’s Singles. First round: Miss Gladlng beat Miss N. Cook, 6-3, 6-5; Miss L. Bong beat Miss

D. Kelly, '6-2, 6-2; Miss V. Sinclair beat Miss L. Robertson, 6-2, 6-3. Mixed Doubles. First round: Wesley and Miss Sinclair beat Smith and Miss Robertson, 6-5, 6-4; Longmore and Miss Olphert beat Cachemaille and Miss Warsaw, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. C GRADE. Men’s Singles. First round: E. Robertson beat B. W. Feely, 6-5, 6-1; G. Fuller beat A. K. Perry, 6-2, 5-6, 6-0; J. B. Marshall beat E. S. Bedford, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; N. L. Cowen beat R. D. -Mackay. 6-1, 6-1; J. Fuller beat S. Wemyss, 6-2, 6-4; M. A. Elder beat J. R. Blair, 6-5, 6-4: G. Henshelwood beat H. G. Wood. 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Second round: A. Hunger beat J. Fuller, 6-2. 6-8, Q-2; Henshelwood beat W. Johnston, 6-5, 5-6, 6-4. Women'# Singles. First round: Miss E. F. Rigby beat Miss R. Lubrausky, 6-2, 6-2; Miss Corner beat Miss L Bly th, 6-0, 6-3; Miss Blake beat Miss D. Kennedy. Handicap Events Men’s Singles. First round: A. R. Berry (15) beat GP. Cachemaille (scr.), 9-4; R. Cook (15) boat A. .McLean (3-6), 9-7; Wemyss (15 2-6) beat I. Davison (.'10), 9-7; G. Fuller (30) beat M. A. Elder (3-6), 9-6; T. W. Martin (3-6) beat S. V. Fernandez (15 2-6), 9-5; W. Dimes (owe 2-6) beat B. Feely (15 3-6), 9-6; L. Brand (scr.) beat L. C. Allis (4-6). Q 7. VAhotcAn nx O-Al T

greve (4-6), 9-8; G. Hewson (owe 4-6) beat V. Clemmens (owe 3-6), 9-2; G. O. M. Gair (owe 15) beat V. Congdon (owe 15), 9-7; I. Paine (15) beat E. S. Bedford (2-6), 9-6: L. Pollock (owe 30) beat J. B. Nevitt (owe 30 3-6), 9-8; T. Wiren (owe 2-6) beat G. R. ’Wood (15 2-6), 9-2; N. Richards (owe 15 2-6) beat P. H. Latham (2-6), 9-6; A. Walker (owe 3-6) beat S. Oakley (owe 5-6). 9-8; S. M. Green (15) beat J. D. Davis (owe 15), 9-5; 11. M. Bundle (owe 30) beat A. M. Smith (15), 9-7; J. G. Swinburne (owe 3-6) beat W. Johnson (15), 9-3: R. V. Robb (owe 15 3-6) beat G. R. Wilson (15 2-6), 9-8; R. Walton (15 2-6) beat F. Cormack (owe 5-6), 9-7: S. Dickens (2-6) beat 11. G. Wood (15 2-6), 9-4. Second round: Dickens beat Walton, 9-3. Men’s Doubles. First round: Lough and Tregoning (15) beat Allis and McLean (4-6), 9-8; Cattanach and Clark (owe 4-6) beat Bundle and Longmore (owe 15 3-6), 9-8; Davis and Davis (owe 4-6) beat Dimes and Wiren (owe 2-6). 9-S; Pointon and Pollock (owe 30) boat Marshall and E. S. Bedford (4-6), 9-4: Brand and Roberts (owe 2-6) beat Gallagher and Dr. Patterson ( —3-6), 9-5. Women’s Singles. First round: Miss Boag (15) beat Miss Cook (scr.), 9-4; Miss Blyth (4-6) beat Miss Blake (3-6), 9-6; Miss Everton (owe 15) beat Miss Fleming (owe 40), 9-5; Miss Ludlow (15) beat Miss Olphert (1-6). 9-4; Miss L. Berry (owe 2-6) beat Mrs. Minifie (15 4-6), 9-2; Miss Corner (owe 2-6) beat Miss N. Batty (scr.), 9-7; Miss Z. Castle (owe 30) beat Miss Kennedy (15), 9-5; Miss L. Robertson (15) beat Miss Henshelwood (15 4-6), 9-3: Miss J. Smith (15) beat Mrs. Shennan (scr.), 9-4. IVomen’s Doubles. First round: Misses Fleming and Wells (owe 40) beat Misses B. and I. Small (owe 15), 9-6; Misses Boag and Robertson (15) boat Misses Kelly and Smith (15), 9-7. Mixed Doubles. First round: Laidlaw and Miss Kerr (15 2-6), boat N. Richards and Miss Lewis (—3-6). 9-4. Second round: Laidlaw and Miss Kerr beat A. M. Pinkerton and Miss Rigby (4-6), 9-0. To-day’s Matches. The following matches will begin at 9 a.m. — Men’s handicap doubles: J. K. Smith and Lauchlan v. Wemyss and H. G. Wood; G. R. Wood and Dickens v. Fullerton and Edmundson. Mixed handicap doubles: Latham and Mrs. J. K. Smith v. Neale and Miss J. Smith: Dimes and Miss Blake v. Clay and Miss Lubransky; Elder and Miss Clayton v. Leete and Mrs. Long; Green and Miss Macintosh v. Walshe and Miss Ferkins; Long and Mrs. Ferkins v. Withers and Miss Ward; Smith and Miss Boag v. Brand and Miss Kniveton; Clemmens and Miss Robertson v. McCormack and Miss Glading: Fuller and Miss Kennedy v. Gordon and Mrs. Shennan: Thomas and Miss Young v. Wiren and Miss L. Akel. The following matches will begin at 9.30 a.m.— Men’s handicap singles: Marshell v. Orr; Dimes v. Brand: Robertson v. Calcinai: Sarginson v. Wiggins; Suckling v. Clay: Tregoning v. Cowan; Cook v. Perry; Walker v. Richards. Women’s handicap singles: Miss Thomas v. Miss Vickers; Miss Ward v. Miss B. Kelly; Miss D. Kelly v. Mrs. Curtis; Miss Wells v. Miss Lewis; Miss Lubransky v. Miss M. Akel; Miss Rigby v. Miss Carter.

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

Early Matches To-day'

The New Zealand junior lawn tennis championships will commence this morning on tlie AVellington Lawn Tennis Association’s grounds at Miramar. The following mutches have been set down to start at the times mentioned:—

At 11.15 a.m.--Gordon v. Cowan. Satehcll v. James. Eilmiimlson v. McKenzie, Johns v. Jacobsen. .1. Walker v. Thompson. Doherty v. Adams, Henshilwood v. Forsyth. Miss r. Campbell v. Miss J. Clayton. Miss G. Rainliow v. Miss E. Hardie, Miss B. JtcCaskey v. Alias J. Fitzgerald, Jliss N. Iluse v. Miss B. AVarren.

At 10.30 a.m. —Painter v. Dunn, AVatson v. Alacl-'arlano. Smith v. Atarlln, Gyles v. Cockerlll, Kelly v. AVilson, Gair v. Rosevear, Aliss Pitcalthley v. Aliss J. Nicholls, Mltss N. Afarshall v. Aites J. AVatle, Jliss .7. Forrester v. Jliss M. Archibald. Jliss J. Carrell v. Jlist: JI. Edwards, Aliss J. Congalton v. Aites Irene Carter.

At 11.15 a.m.—Murray v. Brown, Jlayo v. Bodford. Fuller v. Brown. Corich v. I-toare. AVallace v. Rose. Davteon v. Rafter. Aliss B. Olphert v. Aliss K. Armstrong. Jliss B. Marsh v. Jliss JI. Sexton. Aliss A. Dentii’o v. Miss At. Kerr. Alias Al. Aleier v. Aliss D. Loughtou, Jliss N. Payne v. Miss Patricia AVilsou.