LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 83, 10 April 1939, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

EASTER TOURNEY

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

The Easter championship and handicap tournament of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association was continued at Miramar on Saturday. The weather was good, although a light southerly wind came up in the afternoon. Good progress was made, 87 matches being played. Considering the other attractions at this time of the year, there was a fair gallery for the second day of the tournament. As most of the A grade events are nearing the semi-final stages, only a few were played in the afternoon. Apart from the defeat of R. McL. Ferkins by J. Hamilton, there were no major surprises. A number of the games developed into very keen tussles and there were one or two long contests. An interesting match was a B grade women's doubles in which Miss Longton and Mrs. Stratmore were leading Misses Murphy and Penburthy 5 to 1 in the third set, with three match points in the seventh game, which they lost after six deuces. They won the set, however, by 8 to 6.

In the semi-finals of the A grade women's singles Mrs. Adams beat Miss J. Burns, and Miss I. Small beat Miss J. Beban. Miss Beban was not -easily defeated, and her "cutting" of the-ball and her quick returns kept Miss Small busy. For a while it looked as though the match would run to three sets, but Miss Small played well and her superior courtcraft won her the match. The tournament was continued today and will conclude tomorrow. Saturday's results, other than those already published, are as follows:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. A GRADE. Men's Singles. Quarter-finals. —Lyons beat Pointon, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Men's Doubles. First Round. —Brown and Polglase beat Latham and Gordon, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; McKenzie and Rose beat Bold and Willis, 7-5, 6-0; Hamilton and Neale beat Marchant and Johnson, 6-0, 6-2. Quarter-final. —Gyles and Lyons beat Howe and Sharp, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Women's Singles. Semi-final. —Miss Small beat Miss Beban, 6-4, 7-5. ! Mixed Doubles. First Round. —Howe and Mrs. Adams beat B. Smith and Miss Huse, 6-4, 6-3, B GRADE. Men's Singles. \ First Round. —Powell beat Johnson, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Merlo beat Buchanan, 6-4, 6-3; Fletcher beat Stratmore, 6-2, 6-3. Second Round.—Powell beat Wilson by default; Fletcher beat Merlo, 4-6, 6-5, 6-4; McCormack beat Polglase, 6-2, 6-4. Quarter-finals. — McCardle beat Waters, 6-4, 6-4; Powell beat Shields, 6-3, 6-2. Men's Doubles. First Round. —Metcalf and Shepherd beat O'Shaughnessy and Macfarlane, 6-2, 6-2. Women's Singles. j First Round. —Mrs. Stratmore beat Miss Jenkins, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4; Mrs. Shennan beat Miss Monkman, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Miss E. McNeill beat Miss' Douthett, 6-1, 6-5; Miss Asher beat Miss Shennan, 6-2, 6-5; Miss Smith beat Mrs. de Clifton, 6-1, 6-3. Second Round.—Miss Ludlow beat Miss Quilter, 6-5, 6-5; Miss McNeill beat Miss Lister, 6-2, 6-2; Miss Sullivan beat Miss Murphy, 6-4, 6-2. Women's Doubles. First Round. —Miss Longton and Mrs. Stratmore beat Misses Murphy and Penburthy, : 6-2, 3-6, 8-6; Misses Douthett and Jenkins beat Mrs. de Clifton and Miss de Clifton, 6-5, 5-6, 6-4. Quarter-finals. —Misses Harrington and Porter beat Misses Asher and Lister, 6-1, 6-3; Misses .Beban and McNeil! beat Misses Douthett and Jenkins, 6-1, 6-1. Mixed Doubles. First Round.—Stanton and Miss Murphy beat Latham and Miss Martin, 6-1, 6-0; Marchant and Mrs. Stratmore beat McCormack and Miss Longton, 6-5, 3-6, 6-3; Jacobsen and Miss Robertson beat Macfarland and Miss Jenkins, 6-1, 6-0; Gordon and Mrs. Shennan beat M. Smith and Miss Tregurtha, 6-3, 6-1; Fletcher and Miss Porter beat Powell and Miss Wilson, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4; Merlo and Miss Harrington beat Cornish and Miss Picot, 6-1, 6-1; Polglase and Miss Douthett beat Dunnet and Miss Quilter, 3-6, 6-2. 7-5; Dunn and Miss Monkman beat Ross and Miss T. Smith, 5-6, 6-3, 6-1. I Boys' Singles. Semi-final. —Dunn beat Metcalf, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Girls' Singles. First Round. —Miss Jenkins beat Miss Paulin, 6-0, 6-3. Quarter-finals.—Miss T. Smith beat Miss Jenkins, 6-5, 6-3. HANDICAP EVENTS. Men's Singles. | First Round. —Johnson (scr) beat Kuhn (owe 15 3-5) 9-7, McCardle (scr) beat Gordon (owe 15) 9-2, Wilson ! (scr) beat Lust (15) 9-4. Stanton (scr) i beat McGirr (scr) 9-7, B. K. Smith (owe 15) beat Merlo (15) 9-5, Metcalf (3-6) beat Simpson (3-6) 9-3. Second Round.—McCardle (scr) beat Morrell (scr) 9-1. Men's Doubles. i First Round.—Metcalfe and Shepherd (3-6) beat Kuhn and Rose (owe 15) 9-5, B. Smith and Dunn (scr) beat Howe and Sharpe (owe 40 3-6) 9-:j; O'Shaughnessy and Stanton (scr) beat Foden and Wilson (scr) 9-3, Pointon and Rickman (owe 15 3-6) beat Burton and Shields (owe 2-6) 9-8. Women's Singles. First Round. —Miss Penburthy (3-6) beat Miss Murphy (scr) 9-4, Mrs. de Clifton (15) beat Miss Harrington (scr) 9-5. Quarter-finals. —Miss Lister (scr) beat Mrs. de Clifton 9-5, Miss Porter 3-6) beat Mrs. Rickman (owe 40) 9^5. Women's Doubles. First Round. —Misses Harrington and Porter (2-6) beat Misses Eichelbaum and Paulin (15 3-6) 9-1. .