DANNEVIRKE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 89, 10 January 1938, Page 6

DANNEVIRKE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Max Ferkins Wins Men’s Singles WOMEN’S TITLE TO MISS McFarlane Dominion Special Service. Daiuievirke, January 8. The Daunevirke tennis tournament, which was concluded to-day in fine weather, was productive of some excellent tennis.. At the conclusion of the games Sir Alfred Ransom presented the cups and trophies, congratulating the players on the excellent standard of tennis maintained throughout the tourney. The results were as follows: — CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. Men’s Singles. Second round: J. Lowry beat Barnett, tiH, 6-4. mj , , Third round : IL Howe bout Madden* 6-0, 6-0; Lowry beat Bush, 0-6, 6-4, S-6; Ramson beat Stephenson, 6-4, 6-0; M. Ferkins beat A. D. Long, 6-4, 6-1. Semi-finals: Howe beat Lowry, i-t>, 6-1; Ferkins beat Ramson, 6-4, 6-3. Final: M. Ferkins beat R. Howe, 6-2, 8-6. Women’s Singles. Semi-finals: Miss McFarlane beat Miss Ramsay, 10-8, 6-2; Miss Hansen beat Mrs. Hassall, 6-0, 6-1. Final: Miss McFarlane beat Miss Hansen, 6-0, 6-0. Men’s Doubles.

First round: Lowry and Ferkins, a bye; Howe and Long, a bye; Swainson and Swainson beat Stratmore and Harcourt, 6-4, 6-2; Stephenson and Michael beat Hartgill and Smith, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, Ramson and Goode beat Sutherland and Neilson, 6-2, 6-1. . Second round: Lowry and Ferkins won bv default from Swainson and Swainson : Anderson and Bush beat Madden and Barnett, 6-3, 8-10, 6-3; Howe and Long beat Bunny and Hartgill, 6-2, 6-1. Semi-finals: Howe and Long beat Anderson and Bush, 6-1, 6-3. Final: R. Howe and A. D. Long beat J. Lowry and M. Ferkins, 3-G, 6-4, 7-u.

Women’s Doubles. Semi-<finals: Misses Ramsey and Hansen beat Mrs. Cotterill and Mrs. Hal,. 3-6 6-1 Mrs. Hassall and Miss MeFarlane beat Misses J. Walland and L. Knight, 64), 6-4. Final: Mrs. Hassall and Mis a McFarlane beat Misses Ramsay and Hansen, 6-1, 6-2. Mixed Doubles. Semi-finals: Lowry and Miss MeFarlane beat Bush and Miss Hight, 7-a, 6-4, Ferkins and Miss Cotterill beat Madden and Miss Ramsay, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Boys’ Singles. Second round: Culliford beat Chote, 6-4 7-5; Silky beat Tonkin, 6-0, 0-0. Third round: Gollan beat Drew, 4-6, 6 Final": M. Gollan beat Culliford, 6-4, 6-3, Girls’ Singles. B*SM.X slaStai mi™ h.i« 6-4, 6-0. HANDICAP EVENTS. MEN’S SINGLES. A Grade. Second round : G. Swainson beat Gulhford 9-7; Tonkin beat Stratmore, 10-8, Bush beat G. Culliford, 9-7; Stephenson beat Goode, 11-9; Ramson beat Michael, 9-3; Sutherland beat B. Smith 9-4. Third round: Swainson beat Tonkin, 9-6; Ramson beat Sutherland, 9-6; Hartgill beat Neilson, 9-7. . Semi-final: Bush beat Swainson, 10-8, Ramson beat Hartgill, 9-2. _ Final: Ramson beat Bush, 9-o. B Grade. Second round : W. Hartgill beat M. Gollan, 9-4; G. M. Swainson beat Chote, 9-6; Harding beat Kennedy, 11-9: D. Collan beat Dumpney, 9-2; Goode beat Beedie, 9-2; B. Smith beat Bunny. 12-10. Third round: D. Gollan beat Harding, 9-5; Smith beat Goode, 11-9. . Semi-finals: W. Hartgill beat G. Swainson. 10-8; D. Gollan beat Smith, 9-6. Final: Hartgill beat Gollan, 9-7. Women’s Singles. Second round : Mrs. Goode, a bye; Miss J. Smith beat Miss J. Hunter, 9-7; Miss B Beedie beat Miss Barker, 9-7; Mies J. Wall beat Mrs. Hall, 9.5; Miss Thomson beat Miss M. Hunter,9-s;Miss Maddison beat Miss Hales. 9-6; Miss Riddell beat Miss Harrison. 9-3. Third round : Miss J. Smith beat Airs. Goode, 9-2; Miss M. Riddell beat Miss 9-1. Semi-finals: Miss B. Beedee beat Miss J. Smith, 9-3; Miss M. Riddell beat Miss Hansen, 9-4. Final: Miss Riddell beat Miss Beedee, 9-4. Men's Doubles. Second round : Petre and Wright beat Anderson and Goode, 9-3; Harding and Neilson beat Culliford and Culliford, 9-5: Swainson and Giblin beat Dods and Bullick, 9-5. Third round: Gollan and Gollan beat Swainson and Giblin, 9-5; Petre and Wright beat Hartgill and Bunny, 9-7: Madden and Appcrley beat Harding and Neilson, 9-4; Bush and Ramson beat Stephenson and Michael, 9-7; Gollan and Gollan beat Swainson and Giblin. 9-5 Semi-finals: Petre and Wright beat Madden and Apperley, 9-2; Gollan and Gollan beat Bush and Ramson, 9-3. The final is yet to be played. Women’s Doubles. First round : Misses Ramsay and Hansen, 'bye; Misses Thompson and Riddell, bye; Misses Hales and Riddell beat Mrs. Bowman and Miss Barker. 9-4; Misses Beedie and Riddell beat Misses E. and J. Hunter, 9-5; Mrs. Hassall and Miss L. Knight beat Misses Hopkins and Wall, 9-4; Misses J. and M. Beedie beat Misses J. Knight and Russell, 10-8; Misses P. and J. Smith, bye; Mrs. Hall and Miss Maddison, bye. Second round; Misses P. and J. Smith beat Mrs. Hall and Miss Maddison. 9-7; Misses Hales and B. Riddell beat Misses Beedie and M, J. Riddell, 10-8; Miss Ramsay and Miss Hansen beat Miss Thompson and Miss M, Riddell. 9-0; Mrs. Hassall and Miss L. Knight. beat Misses J. and N. Beedie. 9-6; Misses P. and J. Smith beat Mrs. Hall ami Miss Maddison. 9-7. Semi-finals: Misses Ramsay and Hansen beat Misses Hales and Riddell. 9-3; Mrs. Hassall and Miss L. Knight beat Misses P. and J. Smith by default. Final: Misses Ramsay and Hansen beat Mrs. Hassall and Miss Knight. 9-1. Mixed Doubles. First round : Gollan and Miss Hales beat Bowman and Mrs. Bowman, 9-2: Stratmore and Miss Hansen beat Wright and Miss J. Knight; Harding and Mrs. Cotterill beat Dninpney and lliss Barker. 9-7; Harcourt and Miss Thompson beat Petre and Mi?s J. Beedie, 9-5. Second round : Ramson find Mrs. Hall beat Riddell and Miss Riddell, 9-4; Giblin and Miss Russell beat Harcourt and Miss Thompson, 10-8; Bush and Miss Hunter beat Anderson and Miss Dyer, 9-4; Goode and Miss Hopkins beat Sutherland and Miss J. Smith. 9-3. Third round: Lowry and Miss McFarlane beat Swainson and Mrs. Hassall. 2-6, 6-1, 3-3 (retired).

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