LAWN TENNIS Draw For First Rounds Of West Coast Tournament

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1948, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS Draw For First Rounds Of West Coast Tournament

The West Coast Lawn Tennis Association’s championship tournament which is to commence at Hokitika on Saturday morning will be confined to players within the province, but large entries have been received f lor all events.

It is expected that the tournament will be completed on Sunday, but failing this a later date will be arranged by the match committee. The draw for the first rounds is as follows:—

Men’s Championship Singles.— First round: A. McLean v 'C. Groufsky; G. Davidson v H. • Finch; E. Andrews v M. Dwan; R. Stoop v A. Spark; S. Saunders v J. Luey: T. Adamson v H. Wilson; AV. Bell v L. Silcock; R. Mitchell v I. Hay; A. Wallace v M. Cartner; P. Hurran v E. Rose; C. Harrison v I. Baird; AL AlcDonald v G. Louden; E. Gilmore v R. Woollett. Second round. —J. Baddeley v W. Smith; A. Hines v G. Mackay; K. Kendon v H. Hill; E. D. Thomas v J. Butland; D. Ryan v R. Hamilton; J. Morgan v Al. Thomas; Woolhouse v McGlashan. Byes: D. Nutting, A. Hutchison, J. Robinson, F. McGrath, J. Soster. Women’s Singles.—First round: Miss Diehl v. Aliss Burrows; Second round: Mrs Holt v Mrs Reece; Airs McLean v winner first round; Mrs Parton v Miss Z. Armstrong; Mrs Hopkinson v Miss S. Pamment; Miss O. Stapleton v Mrs Olsen; Aliss S. Stanton v Mrs Wilson; Mrs West v Airs Heslop; Mrs Butland v Miss Cooper; Airs Skeats v Miss C. Pamment; Mrs Bain v Aliss Henderson; Miss Lewis v Mrs Spiers; Airs Cowdry v Aliss Butler; Airs Alerryweather v Mrs Teen; Airs McDonald v Aliss Groufsky; Airs Pethig v Miss M. Pamment: Miss Lindsey v Airs Ryan. Men’s Championship Doubles.— First round: McLean and Bell v Andrews and Wallace; Spark and Rose v Dwan and Nutting; Alorgan and Kevin v Smith and Ryan; Sherman and Mackay v Groufsky and Davidson; Wilson and Kendon v Louden and Finch; Sostei' and Hay v Harrison and Saunders; Clay and McGlashan v Cartner and Luey; Adamson and Gilmour v Woollett and Hines. Byes: Thomas and McDonald, Anderson and Hutchinson; Woolhouse and Robinson; Stoop and E. Thomas; McGrath and Hill; Butland and Hurren; I. Baird and Silcock; Baddeley and Mitchell.

Women’s Championship Doubles. — First round: Mrs Skeats and Mrs Ryan v Mrs Reece and Mrs West; Mrs Merryweather and Mrs King v Miss Lidnsey and Miss Burrows; Mrs Teen and Mrs McDonald v Mrs Strange and Mrs Panton; Miss Lewis and Miss Butler v Miss O. Stapleton and Mrs Butland; Mrs E. Hopkinson and Mrs Holt v Mrs Pethig and Miss' Groufsky; Miss Best and Mrs Olsen v Miss Cooper and Mrs McLean; Miss Diehl and Miss Armstrong v Mrs Bain and Mrs Spiers; Misses M. and C. Pamment v Mrs Cowdry and Mrs Stephenson. Combined Doubles.—First round: H. Finch and B. Panton v Groufsky and partner; D. Ryan and C. Butler v C. Woodhouse and Mrs West; M. Cartner and Mrs T. Wilson v G. Mackay and Miss Groufsky; Luey and Miss Diehl v Kendon and Mrs Hay; Mrs Teen and G. Louden v Dwan and Mrs Merryweather; L. Silcock and Miss Cooper v R. Hamilton and Mrs McDonald; D. Nutting and Miss Lewis v Mrs Spiers and W. Bell. Byes: Baddeley and Mrs Skeats; Sinclair and Mrs Bain; Stoop and Mrs Cowdry; Saunders and partner; Wilson and Miss Henderson; Sinclair and Mrs Bain; McGrath and. Mrs Ryan; E Rose and Miss Burrows; Mitchell and Miss C. Pamment; McDonald and Miss B. Armstrong; W. Smith and Mrs Olsen; E. Andrews and P. Cooney; A. Hutchison and partner: Adamson and J. Lindsay; Robinson and partner; McGlashan and Mrs Reece; Butland and Mrs Stevenson; Mr and Mrs McLean; Hines and partner; Baird and Mrs Pethig; Woollett 'and Miss M. Pamment; Hurren and Mrs Butland; Hill and Mrs Hopkinson; E. D. Thomas and Miss O. Stapleton; M. Thomas and Mrs Holt. Boys’ Singles.—First round: R. Parker v C. Harrison; S. Saunders v G. Menzies; D. James v A. Campbell: J. Ewen v J. Duggan. Second round: I. Wells v E. Henan; J. Hutchison v W Munn; G. Ellery v A. McNabb; M. Houston v A. Boote. Byes: I. Hay, K. Brown, R. Stuart, R. Mills Girls’ Singles—First round: M. Pamment v H. McVicar; S. Stanton v C. Pamment. Second round: V. Case v M. Kennedy; J. Best v E. Kiely. Byes: P. Pfahlert, A. Birss.

Australian Players For Dominion Tour (P.A.) AUCKLAND, February 4. Q. W. Sidwell, one of the best lawn tennis doubles players in the world, headed a group of four Australian representative players who arrived by flying-boat from Sydney today in preparation for a tour of New Zealand. With Sidwell were Mrs S. Newcombe, of Adelaide, Miss P. Jones, of Sydney, and F. Sedgman, of Melbourne. Misses H. T. Toomey and M. R. Bevis arrived on Tuesday, and the remaining players, G. Brown and J. Dart, and the manager, Mr E. R. Stephens, will complete the party tomorrow. DAVIS CUP~ENTRIES FROM 29 NATIONS NEW YORK, February 3. Twenty-nine nations have challenged the United States for the Davis Cup, and the official draw will be made this week. All except four of the challengers will compete m the European zone. The entries are: North American zone ._Australia, Canada, Cuba, Mexico. European zone—Argentine, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Jugoslavia. Twenty-two nations challenged last year, and of these New Zealand, Greece, South Africa, and Monaco have not challenged this year.