AUCKLAND TOURNEY

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 157, 31 December 1931, Page 14

AUCKLAND TOURNEY

YESTERDAY'S PLAY

1 . (By Telegraph.) | • (Special to ''The Evening Post.") 5 '-, AUCKLAND, 30th December. ' .. There was ideal weather for the third 3 day of the Auckland lawn tennis chara- ■ pionships. ■ • r The singles were'advanced to the Eeuii--3 finals. Laurenson, pursuing, his policy of ' keepiDg the ball in play until his ex- \ hausted opponent gives'up the gliost, de--3 feated'Harrison, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. At three-all in the fourth set Harrison looked r a.- winner, but a series of'-high floaters " broke his morale, the'remainder of the • match being below schoolboy standard. ■ Stiirt; hitting- hard and cleanly, defeat-ed-the promising colt Milne, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Bartleet proved too severe for Rowlands, ' \riiming:6-0, 6-3, 6-3. ■ r Morrison w.as; hard' pressed ;by his clubi 1 mate' Turner, but won 3-6,;G-3, S-6, 6-3. 3 . :' ■•' "'■■■ Men's Doubles: . Turner' Bros, defeated Harrison Bros. 5 in.'.straighfc sets. ."',. .".. ... r Johns and Thomson defeated Martin and 3 Partridge sinlilarly. '.. '■' ' '. " t Wilson Bros;,- after, defeating Roberts 1 and Hobbs,' lost •to Sturt and Griffiths, 3 3-6, 6-3, 0-6, 1-6. - ';■ ■•■■"'.■. :' :/Clive Johns aird Hayr defeated Marchant ' and Major,,6-2,6-3, 6-1. :. .' . ;■ . Rowlands and'Morrison defeated Johns 3 and Thomson,: 6-3, £6, 6-4, 6-3. > Laurenson and Bartleet defeated Turner Bros"., 6-1,- 8-6j 6-3* after-.a shocking els' hibition.' '. - .... : ;-No'TOm;n Js. singles-were played. ! '/_. ■■"''.. Women's Doubles.: ' ' Misses Eccles • and Pottei- caused a sur--1 prise by beating Mrs. Napier and Miss i Ramsay, 6:3,;0-6,.. 6-3. The losers foolishly i tried to . beat -their opponents .from the i backline. ■..•:.' ;.. ' . '• • "Misses Knight and-Whitelaw defeated , Misses Taylor and Robertson, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, . in a blight .'game, characterised by brilliant driving on both .wings by the losers, 1 and fine vollej'ing overhead, by the winners. The semi-finals, -will be.:played to-mor-row. ', : ■ . ; -..:-. ; ■-■'.- ■:, Mixed Doubles. ■ - Chafters-' and Miss Ruth Taylor first del ( feated Johris >ahd Miss Knight, and then . ; Johns and Miss Miller, each in three sets. Charters wafi outstandingly brilliant. ■■ Griffiths and-Miss-Betty Griffiths defeat--1 ed'Lamb and Miss Robertson, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, t and thus enter the semi-final. . ■'-'•• '•" . Boys' Singles. ! In the .quartet' finals, ;Bob ililne meets Chalmers and Walton .meets J. Wilsoii. . ' : Girls' Singles. Ruth Taylor meets C. Gardner'and B. Griffiths meets J.., Bishop. . ■ ■ , ' .'Bartleet,.Sturt, Morrison,..Griffiths, and the- Misses Knight and. Macfarlane, and Mrs.' Melody,' are. the .only, players showing consistent i'orm so far.