LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 74, 29 March 1932, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

HUTT VALLEY SINGLES TOURNEY ' The Hutt Valley singles tourney reached finality yesterday after two days' play, and the whole meeting took- place in good conditions. Results follow: — Senior Men. Section 1: Brown beat'-A. C. H. Clark, 6-1, 6-4; beat Edwards, 6-2, 5-6, 8-6; beat Fleet, 6-1, 6-0. A. C. H. Clark beat Edwards,; 6-5, 4-6, 7-5; beat Fleet, 1-6, 6-5, 6-2. Edwards beat .Fleet, 6-5, 6-4. Section •winner, Brown (Lower Hutt). Section-2: Willis beat Whiteman, 6-0, 6-3; beat Wilson, 6-1, 6-2; beat A. R. A. Clark, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.- A. X A. Clark beat Whiteman, 6-0, 6-2; beat Wilson, 6-0, 6-3. Section winner, Willis (Hutt Bowling). Section 3: Hall beat McDonald, 6-2, 6-2; beat Roundhill, 6-0, 6-1; beat Catley, 6-5, 6-3. Catley beat Roundhill, 6-3, 6-2; beat McDonald, 6-2, 6-4. McDonald beat Roundhill, 6-0, 6-5. Section winner, Hall (Upper Hutt). ■ :.. . Section 4: Fisher beat Evans, 6-3, 2-6 x 6-2; beat Carter, 6-2, 6-5; beat Power, 6-4, 6-5. Evans beat Carter, 6-2, 6-4; beat Power, 6-3, 6-2. Section winner, Fisher (Muritai). .. • ,„-■•, Finals": Brown beat Fisher,. 6-4, 6-2; Hall bgat "Willis, 6-4, 6-4; .Brown.beat Hall, 6-3, 6-1. Winner, Brown (Lower Hutt). Brown is 16 years of age, and has shown consistently good form in the Hutt Valley interclub competitions. He. has a. good style, and is very sure of bis strokes. To "win a championship single event on the "Yankee" tournament principle against players of much greater experience was.no mean_ feat, and-augurs well for the future of this young tennis player. : ~ Senior Women. Finals:, Mrs. King beat Mrs. Willis, 9-1; and Miss Shiel, 9-5. Miss Shiel beat Miss Willis,. 9-8. . Winner, Mra. King (Lower Hutt). " ~ ■ .;;■. ■■■'.' Junior Men, : Section 1: Hull-Brown beat Mandersori, 6-2, '6-3; ' beat; Murphy, 6-3, 6-3; beat Rotheray, 6 : 3, 2-6, 6-3; beat McDonald, 6:0,' 5-6, 6-1. . Rotheray beat Manderson, 6-2, 6-0;; beat- Murphy, 6-0, 3-6, 64; beat ■ ■McDonald,.-6-1,-6-0. Murphy beat Manderson, 2-6, 6-5, 6-2. Manderson beat McDonald, 6-2, 6-3. Section winner, Hull- ; Brown (Muritai). ' Section.2: Booker beat A. Smith, 6-5, 6-2; beat King, 6-4, 6-3;- beat- Ashcroft, 6-0, 6-1; beat.Leyland, 6-0, 6-0. A. Smith beat King, 6-1, 6-4; beat Asheroft, 6-1, 6-3-beat Leyland, 6-3, 6-2. King beat Leyland. 6-1, 6.-5; Ashcroft beat .Leyland, C-4, 6-3. Section -winner, G. Booker (Tayray) .Section. 3: Clout beat Pyne, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; ■ beat -Daniell,- 4-6, '6-5, 6-2; -beat Hastings. '6-5, 6-0. Hastings beat Pyne, 6-5, 6-2;; beat Darnell, 6-4, 6-2. Pyne'beat Daniel], 6-4. 6-5.. .Section winner, F. Clout (Western). Section 4;• Werry beat Clelland, 6-1, 6-0; beat Wearne,-2-6, 6-2, 7-5; beat Smith, 6-1, 6-3. Wearne beat Clelland, 6-2, 6-3; beat Smith, 6-3, 5-6, 6-4. Smith beat Clelland, 6-1. Section winner,' Werry (St. Ausrustine). ■-■•". Section 5: Tosswill beat Cooper, 5-6 ' 6-3,-6-3; beat Jenness, 6-2, 6-4; beat Sherwood, 2-6, .6-0, 6^2; beat A. J. Nieholls, f - 6-0, 6-1. Cooper beat Jenness, 6-3,- 6-1; beat Sherwood, 5-6, 6-0, 6-2; beat A. J ■Nichblls, 6-0, 6-2. Jenness beat A J iNicboUs, 6-3, 6-5. Sherwood beat A*, j" ■ h?i ls ' 6-°- Section winner, Toss■will (Lower Hutt). .Finals: Hull-Brown beat Clout, 6-1, 6-2; Werry beat Hull-Brown, 6-4, 6-1 •' Tosswill beat Booker, 6-2, 6-4; Werry beat Tosswill, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Winner of grade, Werry (St. Augustine). • ■ , . Junior Women. Section 1: Miss W. Doran beat Miss M. Jones, 9-2,- beat Mrs. F. Rotheray, 9-4; beat Miss G. Hansell, 9-5; beat Miss R. .; Spencer, .9:5.. Miss M. Jones beat Mrs. F. Eotheray, 9-3; beat Miss G. Hansell, ,H rs \F- E°theray beat Miss G. Hah?ell, 9-5. Miss R. Speacer beat Miss. Jones, 9£ Section winner, ■" Miss TV. Doran (Western). 2: Mis* P. Taylor beat Miss P. Hastings, 9-4; beat Miss Collie, 9-5; beat Mlsf,^--|jsherV -9-3.-.':-Miss P. Hastings beat Miss R. Fisher, 9-7. Miss Collie beat Miss Hastings, 9-4; beat Miss Fisher, 9-8 Section winner, Miss P. Taylor (St. Auzustme's). .:■-.. -. ■ i-Final: Miss* W. Doran (Western) beat Miss P. Taylor (St. Augustine's), 9-8, Third Grade, Men. •Section 1: J. Lockwood1 beat A. F'iux, 9r4; beat G. McMillan, 9-3; beat J. Courtney,; 9-7; beat A. McMillan, 94; heaf'N. Davis, 9-5. N. Dennis beat A. Flux; 9-6-beat G. McMillan, 9-3; beat A. McMillan, 9-5. , A. Flux beat G. McMillan, 9-6; beat J, Courtney, 9-7; beat A. McMillan, 9-6. A. McMillan beat G. McMillan, 9-6; beat J. Courtney, 9-8. J. Courney beat J. McMillan, 9-2;. beat N. Davis, 9-6. Section; winner, J.-Lockwood (Petone West). . Section 2: C. .Mouat beat Edwards, 9-4; peat Harrison, 9-3; beat Hickling, 9-2-beat G. L. Nicholls; 9-2; beat Congreve, 9;4;:beat G. A. Nicholls, 9-3. G. A Nicholls beat Edmonds, 9-5; beat Harrison,, 9-0; beat Hickling, 9-4; beat G.: L. Nicholls, 9-4; beat Congreve, 9-6. G. L. .Nicholls beat Harrison, 9-6; beat Hickling 9-1; 'beat Congreve, 9-5. Hickling beat Edmonds, 9-7; beat Harrison, 9-0. Harrison; beat Congreve, 9-7. Edmonds beat Harrison, 9-5; beat. Congreve, 9-6. Congreve beat Hickling, 9-7. Section winner, C Mouat (Koro Koro). Section 3: Joslands beat Maunde, 9-1-beat McKeown, 9-1; beat Smith, 9-1 Maunder beat McKeown, 9-6; beat- Smith 9-2. ; McKeown beat Smith, 9-3. Section ■winner, S. Joslands (Upper Hutt). Finals: Mouat (Koro Koro) beat Lockwpbd (Petone West), 9-1, and beat Joslanda (Upper Hutt), 9-3. Mouat was the winner of this grade. Third Grade, Women. Miss J. Mouat beat Miss S. Munro, 9-4; beat-Miss White, 9-0; beat Mrs. C. Armstrong, 9-1; beat Miss B. Snow, 9-0; beat Miss M. Seorringe, 9-1. Miss S. Munro beat. Miss White, 9-1; beat Mrs. C. Armstrong, 9-8; beat Miss B. Snow, 9-3; beat Miss M. Seorringe, 9-8. Miss White beat Miss Snow, 9-0;. beat Miss Seorringe, 9-6. Mrs. Armstrong beat Miss White, 9-5; beat Misfc Snow,. 9-1; beat Miss Seorringe, 9-2. Miss- Seorringe beat' Miss Snow, 9-0. Miss J. Mouat (Korp Koro)' was the winner of this grade, with no losses. ■A feature of the tournament, which was open only to players from clubs affiliated to the _Hutt Valley Sub-association, was* that nine clubs- were represented in the finals. A total of 75 entries was received, and thirteen clubs out of twenty belonging to the association were represented. Ihe successful clubs were: Lower Hutt, which, won both the men's and women's senior singles championships; St. Augustine's, men's junior championship; Western, women's junior championship; and Koro Koro, the men's and women's third .grade championships*. The last-named events were won respectively by Mr. C. Mouat and Miss J. Mouat, two very young players, who are playing good tennis. They were also successful in winning the combined doubles championship held last Anniversary Day. This completes* the inter-club activities in the Hutt Valley for the season, with the exception of the final of the junior grade between Trentham and Lower Hutt, at Lower Hutt, on Saturday next, and representative matches with the Wellington Association on 9th April.