NORTH ISLAND TITLES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 11

NORTH ISLAND TITLES

OPENING DAY'S PLAY

(Special to the "Evening Post.")

MASTERTON, January 20,

There were no major surprises itt the opening day's play of the North Island tennis championships which ara being held in conjunction with the Wairarapa Association's championship and handicap tournament. One of the features of the day was the men's championship singles match between S. Painter, the 17-year-old Wellington Wilding Shield representative, and W, J. Webster, late of Greymouth. : Results:— CHAMPIONSHIPS. : ' Men's Singles. First round.—S. Painter beat W. J. Webster, 6-1, 6-2 ; A. J. Andrew beat J. G. Groves, 2-6, 8-6, 6-0; P. Hawksworth beat M. Me-. Leod, 6-1, 6-0; H. V. Clark beat R. H. Tatham, 6-3, 6-3; E. M. Hddder beat L. M. Willis, 6-3, 6-1; M. Ferkins beat A. Mahupuka, 6-1, 6-1; G. S. McLeod beat I. Hill, 6-3, 6-2; R. J. Sharpe beat J. V. Ilott, 6-2, 7-9, 6-1. Second round.—J. E. Falloon beat I. C. McLachlan, 6-2, 4-6, .7-5; D. B. Lee ,beat N. W. Groves, 6-4, 8-6; K. W. Dyer, beat E* Evans, 6-2, 6-1; K. McL. Ferkins beat O. M. Bold, 6-3, 6-3; J. Brown beat G. Coney, 6-3, 6-1. Women's Singles. ' First round.—Miss Z. Castle beat Mrs. G. S. McLeod, 6-2, 6-4; JMissJ. Forrester beat Miss M. Maunsell, 6-0, 6-0; Mrs. P. Hawks* worth beat Miss I. Header, 6-1, 6-1; Miss R. Arkwright beat Miss L. Hosking, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0; Miss L. Beetham beat Miss M. Bell, 9-7, 8-6; Mrs. Cotterill beat Miss M. Ward, 6-2, 6-1J Miss L. M. Shirrock beat Miss J. M. Betts, S-6, 7-5, 6-4. Men's Doubles. « First round: J. Brown and E. W. Byer beat C. L. Welch and I. C. McLachlan, 7-5, 6.-2 i C. C. Marsack and J.-. A. Kennedy beat P. Ward and A. Mahupuka, '4-6, 6-3, 6-3; G. S. McLeod and W." B. Lee beat J. G. Graves and R. H. Tatham, 6-1, 6-4. Second round. —M. McLeod and E. Evani beat G. B. 'and J. E. Falloon, 6-1, 6-2. ■ • Women's Doubles. ■ First round.—Mesdames Hawksworth and McLeod beat Mrs. B. Hurley and Miss . O. McLachlan, 6-3, 6-4; Misses J. Betts and J. Forrester beat Misses S. Poison and I. Header, 6-1, 6-2. Mixed Doubles. ' .First round.—X. ;W. Dyer, and Miss Z. Castle beat J. Brown and Miss L. Hosking, 6-0, 6-2; C. L. Welch and Mrs. B. Hurley beat I. 3. Hills and Miss A. E. Edge, 6-0, 6-3 J Hawksworth and Mrs. Hawksworth beat P. Ward and Mis 3M. Ward, 6-3, 6-1. Second round.—N. A. Faulknor and Miss >. Bishworth beat I. C. McLachlan and Miss O. / McLachlan, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2; C. C. Marsack and Miss B. Percy beat G. Buick and Miss JI. West, 6-3, 6-4: Bold and Miss Betts beat J. Groves and Miss P. Andrews. 6-2, 6-2.