TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1925, Page 2

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

CONTINUED IN FINE WEATHER.

The. West Coast Lawn Tennis Association’s Tournament is being’ continued to-day. Early this morning soft showers fell, but soon' after nlnq the sun shone, and play was .commenced. There were some hard fougnt games playM in the forenoon, both at the .Grey courts where the men’s matches are being played, and at | the United.. Courts, where the ladies are playing. The following are the results of the games played after the “Star” went to press yesterday.*— MEN’S HANDICAP. SINGLES, “A” Grade. Round 2.— ' O’Brien (20)> beat Christiansen (20). 50—33,* Shallcrass (20) beat Brewer (20) 50—42; ,W. 'Allison, (scr.) Beat Schroder (owe 10) 50 —47; Walker (scr.) beat Aitken (5) 50 —36; Wise (owe 15) beat Smythe (10), 50—38;/ Lovell (scr.) beat Lawry (scr.) 50— 39; Boyes (5) beat McKay (owe 10) 50—46; Larsen (scr.) lost to Warnes (owe 10) 42—50; Shorland (owe 5) beat Walsh (20) 50—46. MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES, B Grade.— Round I.—Gieseking (scr) beat East (5) 50—30. Pollock (20) beat Fletcher (10) 50—42. Round 2.—Kilgour (owe 5) beat Pollock (20) 50—33. Round . 3.—Gieseking beat Hall 50 — 38. Clark (15) beat Pascoe. (10) 50 — 33. Kilgour (owe 5) beat O’Brien (5) 50—36. Gandell a bye'. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES—' Round I.—Pascoe and Hubbard (25) beat Allison and Allison (scr), 50— 43; Shorland and Tulloch (scr.) beat Lovell and Boyes (5) 50—46; Sha.llcrass and McKechnie (15) defaulted to Osborne and Ching (owe 10); Michel and Miirdqch defaulted to Warnes and McKay; Stedman and Carr (10) beat Walsh and Brewer (20) 50—38. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES—--3 Sets—-

Round I.—Gooch and Schroder beat Fairweather and Walker 6/8, 6/3, .9/7. Allison (2) lost to Larsen arid Wise 6/1, 1/6, 6/0. Round 2.—Shadick and Lockey beat. Instone and Reeves 6/4, 9/7. Fair and Lawry beat Shorland and Tulloch 7/5)'6/3. Williams (2) befit Stedman apd Carr 6/4, 6/0. Larsen arid Wise beat Kitchinghain, and Moss 6/3, 7/5. Osborne and Ching beat Smythe and Say well 6/2, 6/2. Dennehy and McCarthy beat Baird and. Walsh 6/2, 6/3. Warnes and, McKay beat Aitken and Wells 6/4, 3/6, 6/1.

LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES, Round 2.—Mrs. Reeves beat Miss Lindsay 9/3. Miss Bailie beat Mrs. Lawn 9/7. Rpund 3.—Mrs Reeves beat Miss'* Conway 9/7. Miss Aitken beat ► Miss Bailie 9/2.

LADIES’ HANDICAPo SINGLES— A. Grade. — First, Round. —Miss Warnes (scr.) beat’Miss Michel (5) 40/31. Mrs. Fair (scr) s beat Miss Hopkins (10) 40/26. Mrs. Stedmam ( —5) beat Mrs. Fountain (scr) 40/34. Miss Reynolds (10) beat Miss C. Tennent (5) 40/25. Miss , Lindsay (5) beat Miss Wylde (scr.) 40/30. Secorid Round. —Miss N. Tennent (5) beat Miss Atkinson (10) 40/31. Miss. Acheson defaulted to Miss Warnes. Mrs Stedman (owe 5) beat Mrs. #air (scr.) 40/30. Mrs. Lawn (owe 5) beat Miss Coates (20) 40/30.

LADIES’ HANDICAP SINGLES—

*B. Grade. —

First Round.—Miss Coates (10)'beat Mrs. W. P. McCarthy (scr.) 41/391 Miss Brown (scr.) beat Miss Meldrum (scr) 40/27.’ Second Round.—Miss Reynolds (scr) beat Miss Steer (15) 46/36. Miss M. McKay (15) beat Miss Coates (10) 40/38. Mrs. Moss (5) beat Miss Brown (scr.) 40/32. Miss Schaef (10) beat Mrs. Kitchirigham (scr.) 40/27. Semi Final.—Miss M. McKay beat Miss Reynolds 40/38; Miss L. Sehaef beat Mrs. Moss 40/32. • Final.—Miss L. Schaef beat Miss McKay 40/38.

LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES First Round.—Mrs. Reeves and Miss Conway beat Miss N. Tennent and Miss M. ’Griffen 9/4. Second Round.—Misses Tulloch and Bailie beat Misses C. Tennent and G. Aitken 9/7. Misses Kettle and Wylde beat Misses Warnes and Lindsay 9/6. Mrs. Lawn and Mrs. McCarthy beat Mrs. Fair and Mrs. Lawry 9/1. ,

LADIES’ HANDICAP DOUBLES.— First Round.—Misses Coates and Meldrum (15) lost to Mesdames Fair and Lawry (scr.) 25/40. Mrs. Moss and Miss Hopkins (15) beat Misses N. Tennent and Griffeen 40/36. Misses Fountain and Atkinson (5) beat Misses Lindsay and Warnes (scr) 40/38. Mrs. Baird and Miss Michel (5) beat Mrs. Kitchingham and Miss Reynolds 40/34. Mrs Seddon and Miss Wilding (scr.) beat Mrs. W. McCarthy and Mrs. Hickman (20) 41/ 39. Misses Kettle and Acheson defaulted to Mrs. Reeves and Miss Tulloch. Misses C. Tennent and Aitken (scr.) beat Misses Wickes and Wylde (scr.) 40/32. Mesdames Lawn and Stedman (owe 10) beat Misses Brown and Wilson (15) 40/36.

In the Men’s Championship Singles the following remain in the fourth round.—Schadick v. Ching; Instone v. Gooch; Williams v. Dennehy; Warnes v. Lockey.

l In the Men’s Handicap Singles B. Grade, the following have qualified for the semi-finals: Gandell v. Gieseking; Kilgour v. Clark.

The results of the matches played so far to-day were: — Men’s Handicap Singles, A. Grade.— Round 2 : Williams (owe 20) beat Lockey (owe 15) 50/35; Ching (owe 5) beat H. Allison (5) 50/40; Kilgour (20) beat Williams (owe 10) 50/36. Round 3: "Wells (scr) beat Schadick (ow® 20) 50/32; W. Allison beat Kitchingham 50/42; Wise beat Walker 50/38; KiJgour beat Warnes 50/42. Men’s Handicap Singles A GradeRound 3: Shallcrass (20) beat Boyes (5), 50—41. ' * Men’s Handicap Doubles—Round 1: Fair and Lawry (scr) beat Smythe and Saywell (10) 50/41; Kitchingham and Moss (owe 5) beat Gieseking and Hall 50/47.

Men’s Championship Doubles.—. Round 2: Gooch and Schroder beat Lovell arid Boyes 6/4, 6/2. , Men’s Championships, third round — Schadick beat Ching, 6—4, B—6; Gooch beat Instone 6—2, 6—4. Men’s Handicap Doubles—Round 3: O’Brien and Kilgour (15) beat Pascoe arid Hubbard (25), 50 —43.

Round 2: Williams Bros, (owe 15) beat Dennehy and McCarthy (owe 15) 50—43.

Ladies’ Championship . Singles.— Round 3: Mrs Reeves beat Miss Con way 9/7; Miss Aitken beat Miss Bailie

9/2 ;■ Mrs McCarthy beat Miss Fountain 9/o.’ . Round 3: Miss Tulloch beat Misn WaSnes 9/8. Ladies’ Handicap Singles, A. Grade, —Third Round: Miss NJ Tennent (5) beat Mrs Kitchjngham (10) 40/31. Ladies’ Handicap Singles, A. Grade. .Round 2.—Miss Reynolds beat Miss Lindsay 40/37. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. —Second Round: Mrs Seddon and Miss Wilding (scr) beat Mrs Baird and Miss Michel (5) 40/29; Mrs Lawn and Mrs Stedman (qwe 10) beat Miss C. Tennent and Miss Aitken (set) 40/25. Round 2.—Misses Fountain and At. kinson (5) beat ftfrs Moss andi Miss Hopkins (15) 40/36. Championship Mixed Doubles—Turtill and Miss Schaef (25) beat Boyes and Miss Coates (15), 50—37.