MANAWATU TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 93, 13 January 1939, Page 5

MANAWATU TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Difficult Conditions

RAIN AND WIND FOR SECOND DAY

Dominion Special Service. PALMERSTON N., January 12. Glowering skies, rain and wind througbGloweritig skies, rain and wind throughout today played havoc with the second day’s play in the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Association’s annual championship tournament. Matches were suspended for half an hour in the morning because of rain and wind in tiie afternoon also hampered progress. Players found it impossible to strike form or to stroke with any degree of accuracy and the standard of play suffered considerably. M. Ferkins (Wellington), R. Tapp and J. Christie (Palmerston North) eliminated R. V. Hooper and R. Chisholm (Palmerston North) and the veteran M. L. Lampe (Wanganui I respectively) from tiie ranks of the men’s championship singles contenders. Lampe in particular gave his opponent a struggle in both sets, but Ferkins was not troubled unduly. Neither S. Ramson (Wellington) nor W. T. Pountney (Auckland), who are in the lower half of the draw, have been extended yet. The best match today in the women’s championship singles section was between tiie stylish Aucklander Mieg B. Potter, who iu a three-set match beat Mrs. J. H. Macdonald (Dannevirke). Though many winning shots off .each racket were sent astray by the wind there were some hardhitting rallies which made the match interesting. Miss Potter, however, was the more resourceful player. It was unfortunate that a change of umpires occurred near the end of the third set and put Mrs. Macdonald off her balance—difficult enough to maintain at any time in the wind—and several faulty decisions in a row did nothing to improve her game. She made a good showing in the second set but seemed unable to clinch matters. Misses N. Beverley (Matmnata), M. Symes and B. Potter (Auckland) will no doubt provide the highlights between them in their class tomorrow. Today’s results are :— Men’s Singles. Second round: G. Tapp beat G. I. Hutchison, 9-7, 6-11 J. Christie beat M. L. Lampe, 7-5, 7-5; S. Hooper beat J. F. Guthrie, 6-2, 6-4; Cope beat G. Beattie by default. Third round: R. Chisholm beat R. Tapp, 7-5, 6-1; 8. Ramson beat G; Tapp, 6-2, 6-1; W. Bodily beat W. Gloyn, 6-4, 6-2 ; Ferkins beat R. V. Hooper, 6-2, 6-4. Women’s Singles. Second round: Miss M. Sexton beat Miss A. Nash, 6-2, 2-6, 9-7; Miss N. Huso beat Miss M. Fades, 6-2, 6-2; Miss C. Jacobs beat Miss I. Glover, 7-5, 6-2; Miss B. Potter beat Mrs. J. H. Cacdonald, 6-4, 1-6, Gl4. Third round: Miss J. Nicholls beat Miss Sexton, 6-1, 6-0. Men’s Doubles. First round: Maxwell and Walker beat Spencer and Tonkin, 7-5, 6-1. Second round: Christie and Murray beat Lampe and Chapman, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6; Hooper and Hooper beat Hume and Reid, 6-4, 7-5. Women’s Doubles. First round : Misses M. and F. Sexton beat Misses B. Muir and L. Robertson, 4-6. 6-4, 6-1. Second round: Mrs. Macdonald and Miss N. Beverley beat Mrs. Wilson and Miss A. Nash, 6-2, 6-1. Mixed Doubles. First round: Deans and Miss Mules beat Walker and Miss Batchelor, 5-4, 6-3. Second round: Ferkins and Miss B. Muir bent Hutchison and Miss J. Barnett, 6-2, 6-1 ; Hoskins and Miss Rutherford boat Rowntree and Miss Aikman, 6-1, 7-5. Boys’ Singles. Second round : 11. Benning beat M. C. Sexton, 6-2, 6-1; A. M. Johns beat A. Deans, 6-0, 6-1 ; B. J. Kelly beat I’. J. Norris, 6-1, 6-3. Girls’ Singles. First round: T. Sexton beat M. Sinclair, 6-3, 7-5. Second round : A. Nash beat T. Davy, 6-3, 6-3; P. Barnett beat F. Jones, 6-4, 8-6.

HAWKE’S BAY TITLES

Play In Strong Wind In Waipukurau

WAIPUKURAU. January 12. A strong wind in Waipukurau today made play difficult in the Hawke's Bay provincial tennis championships. When the wind reached gale force this afternoon, it was decided to close the day’s play earlier than usual. Several events have reached the third round, but there have been no great surprises so far. Results of today’s play are as follows: Men’s Singles. Second round: N. Smith beat M Ormond, 6-2, 7-5: J. Ormond beat S. K. Wilson, 6-0, 6-3; D. Rose beat A. Ritchie, 8-6, 2-6, 6-4; Macadam beat Reynolds. Third round: Marehaiit beat J. Ormond. 6-2, 6-1 ; Smith beat Lowry, 6-1, 6-1. Women's Singles. Second round: Miss Dickie beat Mrs. Russell, 6-2. 6-1 ; Miss Rolleston won by default. Third round: Miss Macfarlaue beat Miss M. Murray. 6-2, 6-2; Mrs. Cotterill beat Miss Dickie. 6-3, 6-3. Men’s Doubles. First round: J. Ormond and Lowry won by default; K. and V. Hill beat J. Reynolds and J. Riddell, 6-1, 6-0; N. Smith and P. Plummer won by default ; L. Moorhead ami A. Ritchie won by default; Rose and Marchant beat Wilson and Matheson. 6-2, 6-4. Second round : Ormond and Lowry beat K. and V. Hill. 6-2. 6-2; Smith and Plummer beat J. Knoblock ami B. FI. Davis, 6-1, 7-5. Women’s Doubles. First. round: Mrs. J. Herrick and Mii-w Rolleston won by .default: Misses J. Wall and L. Knight won by default: Mrs. J. Russell and Miss J. Ormond won by default; Mrs. Boys and Miss Bell won by default. Second round: Misses Glenny ami Maefarlane beat Mrs. Boys and Miss Bell, 6-1. 6-0. Mixed Doubles. First round : Lowry and Miss Macfurlane won by default : Plummer and Mrs. Herrick beat J. Riddell and Miss M. Bell. 6-1, 6-0; D, Matheson and Miss Knight bent K. Hill ami Miss P. Board. 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; A. Ritchie and Mrs. Russell beat P. Giblin and Miss Harding. 6-1, 6-1 : V. Hill and Miss Wilder bent Rolleston and Miss Rolleston. 6-3, 6-3. Second round : D. Rose and Miss Hartley beat D. Ritchie and Mrs. Ritchie. 6-1. 6-2; Dickie and Miss Dickie won by default ; M. Ormond and Miss Ormond beat Wilson and Miss Murray. 6-4. 4-6, 7-5.

Third round: Lowry :t;n) Miss Maclarhme beat Ormond and Miss Ormond, 0-2, 6-1.