CENTENNIAL TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 79, 27 December 1939, Page 12

CENTENNIAL TENNIS

Wellington Tournament Begins FIRST DAY’S RESULTS Play in the Wellingtoii centennial tenuis tournament was begun yesterday. All the matches scheduled for the first day were completed before the rain set in. Results are:— Men's Handicap Singles. l-’irst round: A. Italy (ser.) beat J. M-ii-sli.-ill (scr.l. 9-3: C. T. Leys (minus I.' 3-"il beat E. Welch (plus 15). 9-4; W. Turnbull (plus 15) beat S. Wemyss (minus 3-6) 9-(i: E. Perryman (minus 3-6) beat It Nat'reii (ser.). 9-7; W. .1. Peebles (plus 15) beat A. Henderson (minus 15), 9-3. Second round: Leys beat Italy, 9-4; Turnbull beat \V. Manning (minus 3-6). 9-4; A. M. McCarille beat Perryman, 9_l. Peebles bent G. Brownlee-Smltb (plus 15), Semi-finals: Turnbull beat. Leys, 9-5: Peebles beat McCardle, 9-6; Turtniull and Peebles will meet in tlie final. Women's Handicap Singles. First round: Miss P. Adams (plus 3-6) beat Miss G. Enoka (plus 1.51. 9-6. Second round: Miss Adams beat .Miss S. Edwards (phis 15, 3-11). 9-G: Miss 1. -Monk (ser ) beat Miss M. Henderson (plus 3-6), 9 7- Miss J. Wearne (plus 15, 4-6) beat Miss G. Rowell (plus 15. 2-61. 9-4; Miss B. Hodge (plus 15) beat Miss b. Blundell (plus 15. 3-6). 9-0. Senii-ff'iials: Miss Adams beat Miss Monk, 9-5; Miss Wearne beat Miss Hodge, 3-4. Final: Miss Adams beat Miss Wearne, 9-3. Men’s Handicap Doubles. First round: Uray and Nixon (ser.) beat. Maiiiell-llarding and Paterson. 9-3: Grav and Williams (plus 3U) beat Eodeii and' McCardle (minus 15), 9-4: browuleeSmitli anil Leys (ser.l beat Warren and Marshall (plus 3-6), 9-2 Semi-finals: Bray and Nixon beat Manning and Perryman (scr.), 9-2: l.rowiilecSmith and Leys beat Gray and W tlliatus, 9-5: Bray and* Nixon will play BrownleeSmitli and Leys in the final. Women’s Handicap Doubles. Seiiii-tiuals: Misses Mautell-Harding and Wearne (plus 26) beat Misses Lluntlell and Edwards (plus 30. 3-6). by detuulo; Misses Enoka and Monk (scr.) beat ilendersou and Mrs. Perryman (plus (3-0), Misses Enoka mid Monk beat Misses Mautell-Harding and Wearne, 9-8. Mixed Handicap Doubles. First round : Paterson and Miss \V earne (plus 30) beat Henderson and Miss Enoka (minus 3-6). 9-5. Second round: Paterson and Miss Wearne beat Perryman and Mrs. Perryman (Plus 15). 9-8: Brownlee-Smitli and Miss Adams (plus la) beat Mantell-Ilard-Ipa and Miss Mantell-llarding (plus oO). <)-()• Manning and Miss Henderson (minus i-(t) beat Welch and Miss -Monk (plus 3-6), Semi-final: Jacobsen and Miss Neale (minus 3-6) beat Paterson and Miss Wearne. There is another semi-final to will be continued on Friday. Saturday. .Monday and Tuesday.