TENNIS TITLES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 11

TENNIS TITLES

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

MASTERTON, This Day,

The North Island tennis championships were continued today in fine weather. The courts were good. Results:— . . MEN'S SINGLES. Second Round. —G. A. Pearce beat J. Payton, 6-4, 6-4; M. Ferkins beat G. S. McLeod, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1; J. Lowry beat A. Andrew, 6-2, 7-5; Morrell beat Clark, 6-2, 6-2; H. Burns beat D.'Leete, 6-2, 6-1; J. McPherson beat L. Pollock, 6-2, 6-4; Dyer beat Long, 6-3, 6-0; J. E. Hamilton beat M. L. Lampe, 10-8, 6-2; J. Johns beat G. Buick, 6-2, 6-0. Third Round.—J. Brown beat W. Lee, 6-1, 6-3; P. Hawksworth beat K. W. Dyer, 8-6, 4-6, 6-4; E. Dyer beat J. Falloon, 6-0, 7-5; Painter beat Morrell, 6-1, 6-2; M. Ferkins beat J. Hamilton, 10-8, ■7-5, ■ . - COMBINED DOUBLES. ;■ First Round.—Hill and Miss Knight .beat Payton and Miss Barton, 6-4, 6-1; iVl.;!.Ferkins and Mrs.i Cotterill beat Makor and Miss L. Beetham, 6-1, 6-1; O. Bold and-Miss Betts beat C. C. Marsack' and Miss; R. Percy, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2; Pollock and Miss Sturrock beat Kennedy and Miss Smith, 6-2, 6-3; Painter and Miss Burrell beat Meurk and Miss Percy, 6-Q, 6-0. Second Round. —G. A. Pearce and Miss J. Forrester beat Hill and Miss Knight, 6-3, 6-3. ' ■ MEN'S DOUBLES. Second Round. —Bold and Willis beat Leete and- Long, 6-3, ff-3. LADIES' DOUBLES. . Second Round.—Misses J. Betts and J. Forrester beat Misses Z. Castle and L. Castle, 6-4,J 8-6,