LAWN TENNIS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20440, 28 December 1940, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS

GISBORNE TOURNEY The Poverty Bay and East Coast Lawn Tennis Association's annual tournament was continued in fine weather on the Gisborne club’s courts to-day. Further results were:— CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION Men’s Singles

Second Round.—Shone d. R. Barker, 6 —4 6 —4; Inder d. Madden, 6—4, I—6, 6 —2; Burdett d. Barns-Graham, 6 —o 6—o; Graham d. Connop, 6 —l, 6—2. Women’s Singles

Second Round. —Miss Burnard d. Miss Williams, 10—8, 6—o; Mrs. Brown d. Mrs. Wilson, 6 —2, 7 —5; Miss Ballantyne d. Mrs. Corkery, 6 —o, 6 —l. Men’s Doubles First Round. —Madden and Shone d. Fitzgerald and Howe, 6—l, 6 —o. Women’s Doubles First Round. —Mrs. Brown and Miss Haisman d. Misses Kells and Bishop, 6 —l, 6 —3; Mrs. Chrisp and Miss Ballantyne d. Misses Kells and Williams, 6—3, 6—o. HANDICAP SECTION Men’s Singles First Round. —Richardson (0. 40) d. Huxtable (r 4), 9 —4. Second Round—E. Burdett (scr.) d. Smiler (o. 15. 5), 9 —l; Burnard (o. 2) d. P. L. Singer (o. 15. 3), 9—4. Women’s Singles First Round. —Mrs. Wilson (o. 30) d. Miss Simpson (o. 4) 9 —4; Miss Mitford (o. 2) d. Miss Nolan (scr.), 9—2. Men’s Doubles First Round. —Inder and Hall (scr.) d. Maude and Burke (o. 3), 9—4; Kahlenberg and David Chrisp (r. 3) d. Gillgren and Smiler (scr.) by default. Women’s Doubles First Round.—Misses Cranswick and Bishop (r. 15) d. Misses Nolan and Kahlenberg (scr.), 9—l. JUNIOR SECTION Girl’s Doubles Final. —Misses Lockwood and Atkins d. Misses Wilson and Stokes, 6—4, 6—2.