TENNIS TITLES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22584, 12 March 1948, Page 6

TENNIS TITLES

ISSUES HOLDERS IN FINALS DOUBLES DECIDED Respective champions have again > reo.chcd the finals in two divisions of the season’s championships of the Gisborne Lawn Tennis Club scheduled for completion tomorrow afternoon. In the women's singles final Mrs. E. R. Brown is defending her title against Mrs. H. Stephenson, and P. Kaua, champion of last season, meets D. Richardson in the final of the men’s singles. The championships in tiie other divisions have already been decided. Richardson and- Mrs. Brown retained the mixed doubles championship, defeating D. Cranswick and Mrs. R. Hutchinson in the final. Mrs- Brown and Mrs. Hutchinson won the final of the women's doubles against Mrs. H. Stephenson and Miss M. Haisman. while Richardson and D. Cranswick defeated B. Jenkinson and R. Smaill in the final of the men’s doubles. Detailed results follow. Women's Singles

First Round. —Miss J. Gregory d. Mrs. G. If. Loffler by default; Mrs. R. Hutchinson d. Miss S. Field 6-0, 6-0; Miss J Bull d. Mrs. B. King, 6-1, 4-6. 7-5.

Second Round.—Mrs. E. R. Brown d. Miss P. Wiekens, 6-2. 6-2; Miss S. Cox dMiss D. Fitzgerald, 1-6. 8-6, 6-1; Miss M. Ilaisman d. Miss E. Patchett, 6-3. 2-6 6-2; Miss Gregory d. Mrs. W. Bell by default; Mrs. Hutchinson d. Miss Bull. 6-0, 6-2: Miss B. Wellbourne d. Miss M. McGregor 6-2, 6-1: Mrs. H. Stephenson d. Miss J. Dods. 6-4. 5-6. 6-1; Miss P. Jameson d. Miss B. Langlands, 6-2, 6-3.

Quarter-finals. —Mrs. Brown d. Miss Cox, 6-2, 6-0; Miss Haisman d. Miss Gregory, 6-0, 6-0; Mrs. Hutchinson d. Miss Wellbourne, 7-5, 6-1; Mrs. Stephenson d. Miss Jameson, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Semi-finals.—Mrs. Brown d. Miss Haisman. 12-10. 6-3; Mrs. Stephenson d.Mrs. Hutchinson, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Men’s Singles, A Section First Round. —P. Kaua d. G. H. Loffler, 6-0. 6-3; R. Smaill d. R. B. Scott, 6-4, 6-4; D. Cranswick d. E. Woodrow. 6-0, 6-3: D. Neal d. T. Wiliams, 6-2, 6-4; B. Jenkinson d. R. Hutchinson, 6-4, 8-6; P. Cranswick d. A. E. Torbett, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; A. C. Wilson d. R. Maslin, 7-5, 6-4; D. Richardson d. P. L. Singer, 6-1, 6-1. Quarter-finals. —Kaua d. Smaill, 6-3, 6-4; Neal d. D. Cranswick, 6-1, 6-3; Jenkinson d. P- Cranswick. 6-3, 7-5; Richardson d. Wilson, 6-3, 6-0. Semi-finals.—Kaua d. Neal, 6-4, 6-3; Richardson d. Jenkinson, 7-5, 6-1. Men’s Singles, B Section

First Round.—P. R. Willock d. A. M, Singer, 2-6, 10-8, 6-4; A. R. Mitford d. J.Holdsworth. 1-6, 6-1, 7-5; W. Neill d. J. Bright, 4-6, 6-3. C-3; G. Wiekens d. G. Smaill, 6-4, 6-4.

Second Round. —R. Bellerbv d. J. Mitford, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; B. Tomlinson d. J. Solvander by default; B. Bull d. I. W. Tverman by default; A. R. Mitford d. Willock. 3-6. 6-4, 6-3; Neill d. Wiekens, 6-2, 6-2: P, Sharp d. M. Clarke, 6-1, 4-6, 9-7; B. Langlands d. B. King, 6-3, 6-4; I. C. Gibson d. A. F. Laity, 6-1, 6-4. Quarter-finals. —Bellerbv d. Tomlinson by default; A. R. Mitford d. Bull, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4; Neill d. Sharp, 6-0, 6-1; Langlands d. Gibson, 1-6. 6-4, 7-5. Semi-finals.—A. R. Mitford d. Bellerbv by default; Neill d. Langlands, 6-2, 7-5. Women’s Doubles First Round.—Mrs. W. Bell and Miss E. Patchett d. Misses J. Morley and S. Cox, 6-3. 2-6, 6-2; Misses P. Jameson and J. James d. Misses M. McGregor and J. Bull, 6-2, 8-6; Mrs. FI. Stephenand Miss M. Haisman d. Mrs. E. Stevenson and Miss D. Fitzgerald; Mrs. W. I. Bruce and Miss J. Scott d. Misses R. Miller and P. Wiekens; Misses P. Chrisp and B. Langlands d. Miss Spence an partner by default: Misses B. Cameron and T. Averill d. Misses S. Field and J. Dods, 6-3, 8-6.

Quarter-finals. —Mrs. G. H. Loffler and Miss B. Welbourne d. Mrs. Bell and Miss Patchett by default: Mrs. Stephenson and Miss Plaisman d. Misses Jameson and James by default; Mrs. Bruce and Miss Scott d. Misses Chrisp and Langlands by default; Mesdames E. R. Brown and R. Hutchinson d. Misses Cameron and Averill, 6-0. 6-0.

SRmi-finals.—Mrs. Stephenson and Miss Haisman d. Mrs. Loffler and Miss Wellborne. 6-4, 6-3; Mesdames Brown and Hutchinson d. Mrs. Bruce and Miss Scott, 7-5, .6-1. Final.—Mesdames Brown and Hutchinson d. Mrs. Stephenson and Miss Haisman, 6-1, 6-2. Men’s Doubles

First Round.—D. Richardson and D. Cranswick d. A. R. Mitford and P. L. Singer, 6-0, 6-2; R. Hutchinson and B. Bellerby d. G. Wickens and B. Tomlinson, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3; P. R. Willock and R. B. Scott d. J. Mitford and A. M. Singer, 6-3, 6-1; R. Maslin and P. Kaua d. I. C. Gibson and E. Woodrow, 6-3, 6-3; P. Cranswick and A. C. Wilson d. T. Williams and J. Bright, 6-0, 6-1; B. Langlands and W. Neill d. A. E. Torbett and A. Duncan by default; D. Neal and G. H. Loffler d. P. Sharp and F. Clark, 0-2, 6-2; B. Jenkinson and R. Smaill d. B. Bull and G. Smaill, 6-1, 6-0. Quarter-finals. —Richardson and D. Cranswick d. Hutchinson and B.llerby, 6-3, 6-1; Maslin and Kaua d. Willock and Scott. 6 3, 6-2: P. Cranswick and Wilson d. Langlands and Neill, 6-1, 6-2; Jenkinson and R. Smaill d. Neal and Loffler, 6-3, 6-4. . \ Semi-finals.—Richardson and D. Cranswick d. Maslin and Kaua, 6-2, 6-2; Jenkinson and R. Smaill d. P. Cranswick and Wilson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Filial. —Richardson and D. Cranswick d. Jenkinson and R. Smaill, 6-4, 4-6, 6Mixed Doubles First Round.—B. Bellerby and Miss S. Cox d. B. King and Mrs. King, 6-3, 7- G. Wickens and Miss P. Wickens d. F. Clark and Miss B. Cameron, 6-2, 6- D. Neal and Mrs. W. I. Bruce d. R. B. Scott and Miss J. Scott. 6-0, 6-1; P. Kaua and Miss M. Haisman d. J. Bright and Miss D. Fraser, 6-1, 6-0; G. H. Loffler and Mrs. Loffler d. B. Bull and Miss D. Fitzgerald, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3; E. Woodrow and Mrs. E. Stevenson d. J. Mitford and Miss B. Langlands, 6-4, 6-1; P. Singer and Miss R. Miller d. A. R. Mitford and Miss J. James, 7-5, 8-10, 7- A. C. Wilson and Mrs. W. Bell d. I. C Gibson and Miss T. Averill, 6-0, 6-4. Second Round.—D. Richardson and Mrs. E. R. Brown d. A. M. Singer and Miss B. Wellborne, 6-1, 6-1; B. Jenkinson and Miss E. Patchett d. A. E. Torbett and Miss J. Dods, 6-3, 6-3; Bellerby and Miss Cox d. Wickens and Miss Wickens, 15-13, 6-3; Kaua and Miss Haisman d. Neal and Mrs. Bruce, 6-2, 6-2; Loffler and Mrs. Loffler d. Woodrow and Mrs. Stevenson, 0-6. 6-4, 6-4; Wilson and Mrs. Bell d. P. Singer and Miss Miller, 6-4, 6-3; R. Smaill and Miss P. Jameson d. P. R. Willock and Miss P. Chrisp, 6-1, 6-2; Cranswick and Mrs. R. Hutchinson d. R. Hutchinson and Mrs. H. Stephenson, 8-6, 6-3. Quarter-finals. —Richardson and Mrs. Brown d. Jenkinson and Miss Patchett by default; Kaua and Miss Haisman d. Bellerby and Miss Cox, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3; Loffler and Mrs. Loffler d. Wilson and Mrs. Bell, 11-9. 10 8, 8-6; Cranswick and Mrs. Hutchinson d. Smaill and Miss Jameson, 6-2, 6-0. Semi-finals. —Richardson and Mrs. Brown d. Kaua and Miss Haisman, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Cranswick and Mrs. Hutchinson d. Loffler and Mrs. Loffler, 6-4, 6-3. Final.—Richardson and Mrs. Brown d. Cranswick and Mrs. Hutchinson, 6-3, 6-2.