LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 73, 28 March 1932, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

WELLINGTON MEETING

STEADY PROGRESS

Few thrills fell to spectators at the AVellington Lawn Tennis Association's Easter tournament at Miramar Grounds on Saturday, the steady progression towards the finals being unmarked by any surprises. The men's singles were distinguished only by the stern tussle which R. W. Lander,' the well-known hurdler, gave W. E. Hollings in the second set 'of their match and by the nice strokes revealed by. G. McLeod, a visiting young player, who" fan A. E. Sandral about in the first set of their match, Sandral finally clinching the set only at 12-10. G. Lezard met a promising player in S. W. Hicks, a left-hander who showed signs of brilliance and clipped the corners with a beautiful forehand, but Lezard's experience told in the long run. In the women's singles Miss M. Whyte, the North Island, singles and doubles champion, going on to play Miss Taylor, a prominent Taranaki player, late in the afternoon, lost the first set 1-6, and had just equalised the set. score with a win at 6.-4 when abandonment of the match was ordered because of the failing light. In the mixed doubles G.Xezard and Miss D. Howe opened strongly against Sandral and' Miss Whyte, winning the first set and leading 4-2 in the second, but losing second and third sets to their opponents' crushing net offensive, Sandral covering earlier errors by a string of clever shots. The following were the results of games played after "The Post" went to press on Saturday:— . CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. Men's Singles. Second Round.—Tilbury ,beat Pollock, 6-2, 6-2. Women's Singles. r Second Round.—Mrs. D. G. .France beat Miss M. Shand, 6-0, '.6-0; Mrs. Campbell beat- Miss Carr, 6-4, 6-1. Third Round.—Miss D. Howe beat Miss V. Richardson, 6-4, 6-1. - Men's Doubles. First Rounds-Clarke and Sykes beat Bundle and Boagley, 6-1, 6-3. Second Round.—Flower and Tonks beat Hicks and Hickson, 9-7,4-6/6-4; Scott and Richards beat Caleinai and Lawer, 6-2, 6-3; Court and Dyer beat Lander and Webb, 6-1, 6-4. Women's Doubles. First Round.—Misses Todd and Whyte beat Miss Ferkins and Miss Wakeley, 6-4 6-0. ' ; • Semi-final.—Mrs. France and Miss D Howe beat Misses Bell and Wheeler, 6-0, 6-1. ' Mixed Doubles. First Round.—Lezard and Miss D. Howe beat C. Evans-Scott and Miss M. Grose, 6-3, 6-2; Long and Miss Warsaw beat Bennie and Miss Carr, 6-3, 6-3. Second Round,.—Sandral and Miss M. Whyte beat Hickson and Miss Small^ 6-1, 6-2; Lezard and Miss D. Howe beat Brown and Miss Wood, 6-2, 6-1; Court and Mrs. Whatley beat Pollock and (Miss Smith, 6-1, 6-2. " Third Round.—Sandral arid Miss Whyte beat Lezard and Miss D. Howe, 3-6, 6-4 6-3. •HANDICAP EVENTS. Men's Singles. Second Round.—Flower (owe 15 2-6) beat Webb (2-6), 10-7. . Women's Singles. Second Round.—Miss. K. Lucena (owe 15 4-6) beat Miss N. Bell (owe 30 4-6), 9-5. Men's Doubles. First Round.—Grant, and Keith (30) beat Dyer and Court (owe 40), 10-6; Bundle and Boagley (15) beat Reid and Lezard (owe 30 3-6), 10-6; Pollock and Brand (owe 3-6) beat McDonnell and Glenn (owe 15), 10-2; Wogari and Morrison (15 3-6) beat Mather and Symons (scr), 10-6.! . Second Round.—Bundle , and Bougley (15) beat Pollock and Brand (owe 3-6), 10-4; Hollings and Neale (owe 30) beat Calwell and Glenn (15 2-6), 10-15. Women's Doubles. Second Round.—Mrs. Danes arid Miss Sargirison (15 2-6) beat Misses Neale and Wakeley (scr), 9-4; Misses Johnston and Shand (30) beat Misses Howe and Warsaw (owe 15 2-6), 9-5. Mixed Doubles. First Round.—McLeod and Miss Walkley (owe 30) beat Ward and Miss Neale (owe 15), 10-7; McLean and Miss Wild (owe 4-6) beat Brierley and Miss Webster (30), 10-4; Grant and Miss Sarginson (—) beat Webling and Miss Ferkins (£6), 9-6. i Second Round.—Walker and Miss Richardson (owe 2-6) beat King and Miss Kin" (owe 15 4-6), 94. , We live to eat, we eat to live, We toil amain for food"; And if we don't enjoy our food, Well, life is not too good. ' Colds, coughs, and 'flu kill appetite, , And we our food abjure; Kill coughs, bring appetite again, With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.— Advt. ■■■■-.