LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Issue 86, 11 April 1936, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

EASTER TOURNEY

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

There was perfect weather for the opening of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association's^Easter tournament at Miramar yesterday. The entries are a record for this! tournament, and the fact that everything went off according to . schedule reflects great credit on the officials.*? • Following are the results of yesterday's play:— .;■ A GRADE. Men's Singles. First Round.—D. C.' Coombe beat D. G. Johnston, 6-2, 6-3; E. A. Roussell beat D. H. Dyer. 6-3- 6-2; J. Charters' beat V. E. Congdon, 6-2, 6-2; D. I. Robertson beat J. W. Neale, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3. Second Round. —D. C. Coombe beat H. N. Bundle, 6-2, 6-3; N. Edwards beat L. C. Grant, 6-1, 6-2; E. A. Roussell beat D. B. Livingstone, 6-8, 6-1, 6-2; A. Lawer beat H. E. Clay, 6-1, 6-1; H. B. Ashby beat L. H. Pollock, 8-6 4-6, 6-4; F. J. Gallagher beat L. G. Brand, by default; H. D. Gyles beat G. W. Hewson, 6-3, 6-2. Third Round.—Charters beat Gallagher, 6-1. 6t4; Roussell beat Lawer, 6-2, 6-2. Men's Doubles. First Round. —Mason and Burns beat Lindsay and Johnston, 6-2, 6-3. Second Round. —Robertson and Livingstone beat Pollock and Pointon, 6-1, 6-1. Women's Singles. ~ First Round.—Miss . Forrester beat Mrs. Joblin, 6-1, 6-4; Miss M. -Howe beat Miss J. Bedford, 6-0, 6-4. Second Round. —Miss M. Ho.we beat Miss D. Maslen, 6-3, 84. Women's Doubles. First Round.—Misses Douthett and Shiel beat Misses Warsaw and Maslen, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Mixed Doubles.. First Round. —Edwards and Miss Shiel. beat Ferkins and Miss Belcher, 10-8, 8-10. 6-3. B GKADE. Men's Singles. First Round. —W. Hooper beat L. C. Grant. 6-1,-6-1; C. Lawton beat V. E. 'Congdon, 6-1, 6-2; H. E. Clay beat L. Paine, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; S. Hooper beat R. E. Waters, 6-0, 6-5; G. O. M. Gair beat H. A. Jones, 6-2, 6-0; B. Kelly beat A. M. Paape, 6-1, 6-0; A. Walker beat M. Davis, 6-2, 6-4; W. McLean beat V. T. Kitching, 6-2, 6-4; J. G. Swinburne beat L. Orr, 6-5, 4-6, 6-3; G. L. Jackson beat H. G. Wood, 6-3, 6-2; D. Hewitt beat S. Fernandez, 6-3, 6-0; F. E. Hunt beat E. M. Bundle, 5-6, 6-4, 6-1;. L. O. Evans beat W. Chick, 6-4, 6-1; A. L. Elborn beat W. Doherty, 6-2. 3-6, 6-4; G. Cooper beat L. Donovan, 6-5, 6-2; H. Thompson beat D. Bryce, 6-2, 6-0. Second Round.—R. S. Croskery beat P. H. Latham, 6-5, 6-4. Men's Doubles. ■First Round.—Ashby and Gibson beat Dr. Hooper and Paape, 3-6, 6-1, 11-9; Lawer and Davis beat Milsom and Croskery, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2; Neighbours and Jackson beat Morley and Burge, 6-3, 6-0; Grant and Boniface beat Taylor and Wood, 6-3, 6-2; Congdon and Orr beat Davis and Jones, 6-1, 6-1; Longmore and Bundle beat Clark and Harper, 6-1, 6-4; Cross and Jenkinson beat Best and Paine, 6-2, 6-2; Evans and Millard beat Elborn and Lawton, fr-5, 6-5; Renouf and Waters^ beat Hewitt and Bryce, 8-0, 6-4. Women's Singles. First Round.—Miss M. Everton beat Miss Eddy, 6-3, 6-1; Miss Shennan beat Miss Sinclair, 6-3. 6-2. Second Round.—Miss A. Kean beat Miss M. Everton, 6-2, 6-5; Miss Belcher beat Miss Carson. Mixed Doubles. .. First Round. —Jacksori and Miss Eddy beat Hewson and Miss Sinclair, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; Robb and Miss Matterson beat Chick and Miss Patrick, 6-3, 64. Second Round.—V. Dixon and Miss Everton beat Gordon and Mrs. Shennan, 6-5, 6-3; Tregoning and Miss Warsaw beat Donovan and Miss Donovan, 6-2, 6-2. Boys' Singles. ■ First Round.—Longmore beat Paape, 9-4, Second Rpund— Gair beat Smith, 94; Kelly beat Field, 9-1;. Bold beat Gordon,. 9-1; Doherty beat Taylor, 9-6; S. Hooper beat Boosey, 9-2; Hamilton beat Boniface, 9-7; Swinburne beat Burge, 9-0; Yeoman beat Oliver, 9-4. Third Round.—Bold beat Doherty, 9-2. Girls' Singles. First Round.—Miss Douthett beat Miss Gordon, 9-3; Miss Forrester beat Miss Bell, 9-0; Miss Blyth beat Miss Monkman, 9-8. ."..•.-., HANDICAP EVENTS. Men's Singles. First Round.—G. L. Jackson (2-6) beat W. McLean (2-6), 6-5, 6-1; E. H. Croskery (4-6) beat W. Hooper (3-6.)-, 6-1, 6-3; L. Orr (3-6) beat A. W. Griffiths (—2-6), 6-5, 6-2; J.-G. Swinburne (15) beat J. Best (15 2-6), 6-2, 6-2; F. E. Hunt (4-6) beat L. C. Grant (3-6), 6-0, 6-2; R. E. Waters (—l-6) beat H. A. Jones (1-6), 6-4, 6-3; R. G. Millard (scr) beat H. G. Wood (15 4-6), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; V. E. Congdon (3-6) beat D. Pointon (—ls 4-6), 6-2, 6-5; J. Taylor., (15 2-6), beat x S. Hooper (—2-6), 6-3, 4-6.-6-4; V. Dixon (—ls) beat C. Gair (15), 6-1. 6-1. , . ; Men's Doubles. First Round.—Cross and Jenkinson (scr) beat Hoope* and Hooper (—ls), 6-2, 6-3; Fernandez and Hewson (—2-6) beat.Thomas and Edwards (—ls 3-6), 2-6, 6-5, 6-3; Neighbours and 'Jackson (3-6) beat Longmore and Bundle (—ls), 6-2, 6-2. . Second Round. —Elborn and Giblin (4-6) beat Oliver and Yeoman (15), 6-2, 6-4; Evans and Millard (—l-6) beat Latham and Gordon (scr), 6-1, 6-1; Kelly and Doherty (15) beat Paine and Best (15), 6-1, 6-4; Clark and-Har-per (—ls) beat Chick and1 Griffiths (—4-6), 6-2,.6-2; Milsom and Croskery (scr) beat Dr. Hooper and Paape (—4-6), 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. . Women's Singles. First Round.—Miss I. Blyth (4-6) beat Miss N. Eddy (scr), 6-2, 6-0; Miss Rigby (4-6) beat Miss J. Bell (15), 6-1, 6-1. Second Round.—Miss E. Rigby (4-6) beat Miss Ludlow (15), 6-2, 6-0. Women's Doubles. First Round.—Misses Blyth and Bell (5-6) beat Misses Vickery and Cavanagh (15), 9-5. Second '■ Round. —Misses Gilmour (scr) beat Misses Warsaw and Forrester (—3O), 9-6; Misses Douthett and Shiel (—3O 2-6) beat Misses Carson and Akel (—15),:9-7. ■„ r Mixed Doubles. First Round.—Hunt and Miss Sinclair (2-6) beat McLean and Mrs. Gibson ( —4-6), 9-2; Cooper and Miss Akel (—l-6) beat Harper and Miss M. Gilmour (—3-6), 9-4; Thompson and Mrs. Goodwin ( —ls) beat Robb and Miss Matterson ( —4-6), 9-4; Fernandez and Miss Bedford (—4-6) beat Smith and Miss Blyth (5-6), 9-3; Pollock and Miss Carson (—ls 1-6)) beat Davis and Miss Duff (15)._9-5. ■