LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 20990, 2 January 1932, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS

Ij) THE HEW YEAR TOURNEY

The Otago Lawn. Tennis Association’s championship tournament was commenced at Logan Park yesterday. Entries in all sections were fairly good, and, notwithstanding a disconcertingly high wind which swept the courts all day, the standard ?f play was commendabiy high. The commencement of the day’s play ,was delayed until 11 a.m. as a result of the rain that fell in the early morning. Good progress was made with the programme,, however, and, under the able and energetic direction of Messrs E. D. » Duthie, R. Phillipps, and K. Webhng, no , fewer than seventy matches, were disposed of. Results;— MEN’S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP, . 5 —First Round.— R. 1. Douglas beat H. C. Dillon, 6-3, 5-7, 64. A. J. Deaker beat A. Healy, 6-1, 6-3. R. Phillips beat G. Chisman, 9-11, 9-7, 9-7.' H. J, Pollock beat Dr Moodie, 6-3, .7-5. Bryan beat S. Falconer, 6-1, 6-2. —Second Round.— S. G. M'Dougall beat J. D. Crookshanks, 6-0, 6-0. A. Houston beat W. Hislop, 6-2, 3-6, 6 - 3 Douglas beat W. Halligan, 6-2, 6-4. V. Drew beat A. W. Findlay, 6-3, 6-1. G. Pearce beat Dr de Monchaux, 6-0, 6-3. R, Phillipps beat A. J. Deaker, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. —Third Round. — M'Dougall beat Houston, 6-0, 6-0. Bryan neat Pollock, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8. Pearce beat Drew, 6-1, 6-2. men’s Doubles championship. —First Round.— Hawkesworth and Drew beat M'Gregor and Allison, 6-3, 8-10, 6-2. —Second Round.— J, Pollock and G. Pearce beat T. F. Healey and G. R. O’Mallay, 7-5, 6-2. Dr Moody and Falconer beat Hawkesworth and Drew, 6-3, 6-1. LADIES’ SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. —First Round.— Miss B. Fraser beat Mrs Fuller, 64, 6-4. Miss Hislop beat Mrs Chisman, 6-3, 6-1. Miss Partridge beat Miss Bagley, 6-3, .6-1. Miss Pattison beat Miss A. Rackley, 6-0, 8-6, Miss Yalver beat Miss Fraser, 6-4, 6-2. LADIES’ DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. —First Round.— ; Misses Flett and A. Reilly beat Misses Bagley and Rackley, 6-1, 1-6, 0-3. Misses Thomson and Enwood beat Misses F. Wood and E. Allen, 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 —Second Bound.— Misses Pattison and While beat Misses Brown and Lovelock, 6-3, 6-3. Misses Partridge and Fleming beat Mrs and Miss Fuller, 64, 6-3. MEN'S SINGLES HANDICAP. —First Round.— Hawkesworth (owe 15) beat Douglas (owe 3-6), 9-7. Houston (scr) beat Quaile (scr), 9-7. D. A. Hiett (scr) beat Falconer (owe 50), 9-8. G. Barnes (reo. 2-6) beat 'Mathew■on (rec. 2-6), 9-2. E. K. Halsted (scr) beat Halligan / gcr ) H. C. Dillon (rec, 15) beat Valentine (scr), 9-8. J. Paul (rec. 15) beat W. Hislop (owe 15 1-6), 9-3. —Second Round.— Findlay (rec. 15) beat M'Gregor (owe 2-6), 9-2. Hiett beat Houston, 94. Barnes beat W. A, Morrison (rec. 15), 94. O’Malley (owe 2-6) beat K. Webling (owe 30), 9-2. Halsted beat G. Smart (rec. 15), 9-5.

Dillon beat Dr do Monchaux, 9-7. Crookshanks beat J. Paul, 9-6. —Third Round.— Barnes beat Hiett, 9-4. O’Malley beat Halsted, 9-1. MEN’S DOUBLES HANDICAP. —First Round.— Findlay and l Butcher (rec. 15) beat Hiett and Stark (rec, 4-6), 9-6. Healey and O’Malley (owe 4-6) beat Hislop and Morrison (owe 15), 9-6. —Second l Round.— Halsted and M'Gregor (scr) beat Findlay and Butcher, 9-8. LADIES’ SINGLES HANDICAP. —First Round.— Miss L. Brown (scr) beat Miss F. Wood (scr),.9-4. Miss D. Rackley (rec. 2-6) beat Miss Rix (rec. 15), 9-2. Miss A. Reilly (owe 1-6) beat Miss R. Thomson (rec. 1-6), 9-3. Mrs L. D. Grigg (rec. 2-6) beat Mrs Ohisman (rec. 3-6), 9-3. Miss Somerville (rec. 2-6) beat Miss O’Sullivan (rec, 2-6), 9-3. Miss B. Fraser (owe 5-6) beat Miss J. Smith (rec. 3-6), 9-4. Miss E. Williams (rec. 15) beat Miss Balthrap (rec. 3-6), 9-8. i —Second Round.— Miss Bagley (owe 15 4-6) beat Miss A. Bradstock (rec. 2-6), 9-8. Miss D. Frith (rec. 5-6) beat Mrs Webling (rec. 3-6), 9-5. Miss G. Hislop (owe 15) beat Mia* D. Rackley, 9-2. Miss Somerville beat Miss Lovelock by default. Miss Williams beat Miss N. Wood Xowe 1-6), 9-5. —Third Round.— Miss Hislop beat Miss Frith, 9-6. LADIES’ DOUBLE HANDICAP. —First Round.— Misses Flett and Reilly (owe 5-6) beat Misses Somerville and Bradstock (rec. 2-6), 9-6, Mrs and Miss Fulton (owe 15) beat Misses Wood and Allen (scr), 9-2. —Second Round.— Misses Lovelock and Brown (owe 4- beat Mrs Chisman and Mrs . Webling (scr), 9-4, BOYS’ SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. —First Round.— G. R. O’Malley beat E. R. Duncan, 6-L 6-3. fi. G. Douglas beat T, Paul, 6-5, 5- 7-5. A. Morrison beat E. Valentino, 6-0, 6Cameron beat D, Wilkie, 6-9, 6-1. —Second Round.— Cameron beat Smart, 6-5, 6-1. —Third Round.— £ameron beat Morrison, 6-3, 6-4.