TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 February 1940, Page 5

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

RAIN LIMITS PLAY. [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, February 10. The programme of semi-final matches in the New Zealand lawn tennis championships -was cut short by rain before it had gone very far today, and an , extension of the tournament to Tuesday will be necessary; Results: —

WOMEN'S PLATE. Semi-final. Miss P. Cooke. (Auckland) beat Miss R. Wilson (Southland), 6/2, 6/2. WOMEN’S SINGLES Semi-final-Miss. N<, Wynne (Australia) beat Miss M. Beverley (Waikato), 6/3, 6/4 MEN’S PLATE Semi-finals. M. Ferkins (Wellington) beat A. R. Cant (Canterbury), 8/6, 6/0. i J. Hamilton (Wellington) beat N. A. Morrison (Wellington) 6/4, 6/2. TO-DAY’S PLAY. WELLINGTON, February 12. The semi-finals of the men’s and women’s singles were resumed when play- began at 12.45 to-day. Brilliant sunshine, with fresh northerly wind's, provided ideal conditions, and the-.well-filled galleries were treataed to some sparkling tennjA ) : -Women’s singles, semi-final: Miss T,. Coyne ..(Australia), beat Miss M. Hardcastle' (Australia) 3/6, 6/4, 9/7. Miss Coyne will, now meet Miss N, Wynne (Australia) in the final to-

morrow. . A Men’s" ’ Singles, semi-final: BromWiblt (Australia) beat R: Howe (Wellington) 8/6, 6/2,- 6/1. Bromwich will meet the winner between Crawford :i'nd' Angas (Canterbury), i ..Alter a closely contested match in Which the result. was in doubt until the finish, Miss:’. Coyne, eliminated Miss Hardcastle in the semiffihal of the women’s singles. When rain stoppcl play' cn-Saturday; the score was a set aTE’R Playing consistently well, to-day, Miss: Hardcastle ran to a 4/2 lead in the final set, but/Miss Coyne, who was prone to hit out in the early stages, then- found touch, and although Miss . ’Hardcastle fought tenaciously until the finishj Tter opponent was- irresistible. The match, held great interest, for the spectators, because of. the many sustained rallies of fast driving, — j ,■ ... J ' GREYMOUTH V. ST. COLUMBA at' the St. Columba courts yesterday, -Greymouth.. defeated St.. Columba ” by. I'6: • sets; 151 games to. 8 -.sets 110- games..;:... The? results, .with, the- Stc Columba .players mentioned first’im-eachlease; were aS. follow: — ■ '/•-Women’s Singles: Miss V. Nee v. Mrs.. Rollinson 2/6; Miss E, Seguin v. Miss Rathbun .3/6;--’■Mis©' 7 dr ■Close ' v. MIS© fteaphy/5/fi; Mis© Ml 1 ' McQuire. v. Miss Arnistiofig 4/C; • Misa'XC-. Eatith v. Miss Fahey o/C; Miss J. Walker v. -Miss Saifdt-ey 6/5i : ; ‘ ; .' ... -/. Men’s: Singlies: R; Pollock v.. -W, Berry 4/9; F. Saunders T; Heine.gkr 4/9; C. Ahisy v. V. Rollerson 3/9; T. Ahisy .y. JW Jarvis. 9/5; ,J, Dowdall v; T. Lovett' O/t; v;,G. 'Fogarty^?" '7 Men’s Dcubles:, Pollock and Saun- : desr v. Berry arid Heinegar 7/9; C. Anisy and T'. Anlsy’v.’Rolleraoa and

Jarvis 4/9; Dowdall and McGrath v Lovell and Fogarty 9/3.

Women’s Doubles: Misses V. Nee and Seguin v, Mrs. Rollinson and Miss j Rathbun 2/6;' Misses Close and Mc-j Guire v. Misses Heaphy and Armstrong 3/6; Misses Fauth and Walker v. Misses Fahey and Sandrey 0/6. Combined Doubles: Pollock and Miss Nee v. Berry and Mrs. Rollinson 0/6; Saunders and- Miss Seguin v. Heinegar and. Miss Rathbun 4/6; C. Anisy and Miss McGuire v. Rollerson and Miss Heaphy 5/6; T. Ahisy and Miss Close v. Jarvis and Miss Armstrong 6/5; J- Dowdall and Miss Fauth v. Lovell and Miss Fahey 6/5; F. McGrath and Miss Walker v. Fogarty and Miss Sandrey 6/5. PRESIDENTIAL TROPHY MATCH The United Tennis Club men’s team was successful in its challenge to Runanga for the Presidential Trophy, yesterday, after a close, keen match at the Runanga courts’.' _nach team won three matches,' but United won nine sets to Runanga’s seven. The detailed results, with the Runanga players mentioned first in each case, were as'follow: — Singles: Baddeley defeated Warnes 6/2, 4/6, 6/4. Kennedy lost to Garth 3/6, 3/6. Winstanley defeated Cheyne 5/7, 8/6, 6/3. Armstrong defeated Hamilton 2/6, 6/3, 9/7. Doubles: Baddeley and Kennedy lost to Warnes and Cheyne 3/6, 5/7. Winstanley and Armstrong lost to Garth and Hamilton 2/6, 6/2, 1/6.