TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 5 January 1928, Page 6

TENNIS.

FINALS AT WANGANUI.

(BY TELEGRAPH—press association.) WANGANUI, Jan. 4.

The Wanganui tennis championships were held yesterday and to-day. The final results arc:—

Ladies’ singles.—Mrs Melody beat Miss Myers, 6 —3, G—o. Men’s singles.—Lampo beat Barkman, 7—9, 6 —l, 5—7, 6 —3, 6—3. Men’s doubles. —Lanipe and Marshall beat Barkman and Powdrell, 4 —6, G—4, 7—5, 6 —4. Combined doubles. —Lanipe and Miss Myers beat P. Jones and Mrs SeottWatson, B—6, 5—7, 6—3. 'Ladies’ doubles. —Misses Myers and Calver beat Mrs Richardson and Mrs Smith, G —o. G—2.

NEW PLYMOUTH TOUBNEY.

MUCH EXCELLENT PLAY.

Wednesday was a very busy day on the tennis courts at New Plymouth, for it was the first day of the anual tourney and included in the competitors were several of the leading players of the Dominion. As was expected, play in many cases was of a high order. The total entires were 150, and this meant a very busy time for the hon. secretary (Mr A. Bichards) and executive, all of whom did capital work and had the organisation so well arranged that everything went smoothly and expeditiously all day. The courts were in good order. Of the many good contests, one of the best was that in which Miss Mathieson and A. Stedman beat Miss Brewster and A. G. Wallace after a strenuous contest. Each won a set 7—5, and in the third the former looked easy winners with 4—o in their favour, but their opponents evened at 4- all and they lost by only 6—4. Another mixed doubles which drew close attention was that in which Miss McKay (Whangarci) and Bichards (New Plymouth) beat Miss Simpson and J. B. Parker (Wellington). The latter wort, the first set easily, but after a great struggle, their opponents, after being behind, 5 —3, went on to win 9—7, and securing a similar result in the third, they won 6 —4 and got the match. * The results look likely to be extremely interesting, because in the singles Bartleet, Parker, Sellar, J. Stedman, Lampe and C. Webster are in the top half, while in the lower half are E. W. Griffiths, A. Stedman, N. Wilson, Wallace and Dickie. In the doubles are Griffiths and Bartleet, Stedman (2), Wilson and Ellis in the top, and Wallace and Dickie, Lampe and Parker, and Powell and Melody in the lower half.

The boys’ and girls’ classes will bo very keenly contested. A. Dickie beat Drew (New Plymouth), and Miss M. Cave, the girls’ champion at Hawera, won her first match easily.

Championship results were as below: MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First round —L. Berg (Stratford) beat C. Strombom (New Plymouth), B—6, 6—4; A. C. Stedman (Auckland) ■beat T. Urwin (Stratford), 6—l, 6—l; C. Dickie (Waverley) beat E. G. Foden (New Plymouth), 6- —1, 6—l; J. M. Hine (New Plymouth) beat C. J. Bunny (Wanganui), 6 —l, 6 —2; J. E. Stedman (Auckland) beat Major (Botorua), 6—2, 6—3. Second round —F. D. Ballantyne (New Plymouth) beat J. B. Bennett (Waitara), 6 —2, 6 — 2; J. P. Parker (Wellington) beat J. H. Boon (New Plymouth), 6 —3, 6—l.

MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First round—A. E. Stedman and J. E. Stedman (Auckland) beat L. Borg and T. Urwin (Stratford), C —l, G —o.

LADIES' SINGLES. First round —Miss G. Calver (Wanganui) beat Miss F. Hirst . (New Plymouth), 6—o, G—o; Miss Eamsav (Auckland) beat Miss Madeley (Hamilton), G—3, 2 —G, 6 —3; Miss R. Malcolm (Now Plymouth) beat Miss M. Prcedy (Wellington), G—l, 6—4; Miss M. Gave (Elth-am) beat Miss M. Nutting (Inglewood), G—2, 6 —5; Miss P. S. Baker (New Plymouth) beat Miss D. Hawlcen (Hawera), 6—4, G—4. Second round —Miss Barlthrop (Fending) beat Miss Mathieson (Whangarei), G—l, 4—G, G—3; Miss Brewster (New Plymouth) boat Miss S. Precdy (Wellington), G—l, G—o; Miss D. Fairbrother (New Plymouth) beat Miss N. Dell (New Plymouth), 6—l, 3—G, 6—l; Miss L. S. Ballantyne (New Plymouth) beat Miss.L. Gorrie (Waitara), 6 —l, G—l. Third round—Miss Fairbrother beat Miss Baker (New Plymouth), 6—4, G—l.

LADI-.S’ GHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.'

First round—Misses Rawsay (Auckland) and Brewster (New Plymouth) beat Misses Mathieson and Mackay (Whangarei), 6—o, G —l; Misses E. Griffin and O. Firth (New Plymouth) beat Mrs Dunbar and Miss De Luen (Waitara), G—s, 3—6, 6 —3; Misses Madeley (Hamilton) and B. M. Campbell (New Plymouth) beat Misses N. Dell and P. Fairbrother (New Plymouth), G—o, 4—6, G— 2; Misses B. Barlthrop (Hunterville) and Simpson (New Plymouth) beat Misses D. Haw ken and E. Buist (Hawera), 6—l, G—2; Misses F. Evans and F. Hirst (New Plymouth) beat Misses S. V. Richardson (Wanganui) and Miss D. Fox (Okflto), 6—5, G—2.

COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.

First round—F. D. Ballantyne and Miss Ballantyne (New Plymouth) beat H. G. Clemance (Alton) and Miss D. Fox (Okato), 6 —2, 3—G, G—2; A. Stedman (Auckland) and Miss Mathicson (Whangarei) beat J. Hine (New Plymouth) and Miss D. Evans (Te Kuiti), C—2, 6 —l; C. G. Ellis and Miss Blundell (New Plymouth) beat C. E. Bunny (Wanganui) and Miss Dell (New Plymouth), G—4, 6—l; A. G. Wallace (Waverley) and Miss Brewster (New Plymouth) beat A. B. Wilson (Wanganui) and Miss Greig (New Plymouth), G—o, G— 2; A. Richards (New Plymouth) and Miss Mackay (Whangarei) beat J. B. Wilson (Wellington) and Miss Simpson, I—G,1 —G, 9—7, G—4.

Second round—A. C. Haase and Miss Malcolm (New Plymouth) beat V. Drew and Miss Fairbrother (New Plymouth), G—2, G—l; B. Blundell (New Plymouth) and Miss S. Preedy (Wellington) boat S. Pryke and Miss M. Collins (New Plymouth), G—2, B—6; Dr Christie and Miss G. Calver (Wanganui) beat C. Strombom and Miss Hirst, G—l, G—3; A. Stedman and Miss Mathieson beat A. G. Wallace and Miss Brewster, 7—5, 5—7, 6—4. BOYS’ SINGLES. In the boys’ matches, Drew (Now Plymouth) beat E. O. Sheild (Patea), G—o, G —o; A. Dickie (Waverley) beat Ewart (New Plymouth), G—3, G—3; Paterson (Tvnpuni) beat White (New Plymouth), 5—G, 6—4, G—2.

Second round—A. Dickie beat Drew, 3—6, 6 —o, 6—3; MeHardy beat Paterson, 3—G, G—4, G—3.

GIBLS ’ SINGLES. Second round—Miss M. Cave (Eltkam) beat Miss M. Allen (Now Plymouth), 6—l, 6—l. HANDICAP EVENTS. LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss M. Nutting (Inglewood) beat Miss Gruer (New Plymouth)), 51—49; Miss Metcalfe (Waverley) beat Miss P. Greig (New Plymouth), 50 —35; Miss D. Hawken beat Miss E. Blundell (New Plymouth), 51—49. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Misses D. Hawken and E. Buist (Hawera) beat Misses G. and A. Griffiths (Auckland), 50—4 S.