TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 8 January 1930, Page 9

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

TOURNEY AT NEW PLYMOUTH

THE OPENING DAY

Play in the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Association’s annual championship and handicap tournament opened at Xew Plyinouth yesterday when, in the ladies ’ and men’s singles the first and second rounds were completed and a few games were played in the third, while in the doubles the first and second rounds were partly finished. Ainono- the competitors are a number of the best from Auckland, Wanganui, Wellington, Eltliam, Ila.wera, Waverley and Christchurch, these including the two Stcdmans, Melody, Charters, l ampe, Rhode-Wiliams, Wallace, Hay Campbell, Shaw, Lamb, Wills (2) Pease McCarthy, A. P.owdrell and Meuli among the men and Misses Andrews, Myers, 1). Nicbolls, Ward, Lloyd, Preedv and Airs. Melody among the ladies. The leading New Plymouth players are also competing and the latter stages of the tourney promise to by exceptionally interesting. There are in all Hoi entries, as against 3.80 last year, but the championship totals have increased, the falling off being in the handicap events mainly.

One of the surprises was the victory of Miss Joan Ward over the Sydney ( .i-nck player. Miss Lloyd, but the winner thoroughly deserved Her success. Resells were as below: —

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MEN’S SINGLES

First round. —J. J. McCarthy beat R. Hudson 6—3, 4—6, 8- —G;.A Powdrell beat .1. Webber O—L0 —L 6 —4; 11. G. Andrews beat R. Patterson 6 —3, 4 —(i. <i—3 ; .). ,1. Pease beat A. V.. So wry 3 —6 o—l,0 —I, 0—0; R. A. Lucas beat A. IL Dickie (i—l, 6—l; A. C. Stedman beat N -G. Meuli o—l, 6—2; A. At. Nicholson beat B. A. Hirst o—o. 0—0; A. Ala thews beat A. B. Wilson o—o. o—3; C. Strombom beat A. Major B—o,8 —0, 0 —0; C. B. Webster beat A. 8. Lamb 3—o, s—(!. (i—3; G. Wills beat G. Arms C, 4' <{—l; C. AL. 11. Nich oils beat C L. Saxton o—l,-t0 —1,- t 0 —0: P. Smith won from X. AH Her bv default; IT. Dvmond heat T. Wright o—o. 0—1; R. J. Pickwell beat W. Mason o—4, 7 —5; .L B. Ataepherson beat R. B. Hardy 6—2,

f,—l; W. J. Melody won from D. Iv. Carey by default. Second round. — J. Shaw beat Simmons o—l, o—3;0 —3; .1. C. -Charters beat N. Ilav-Campbell o—3,0 —3, 5 —6, o—2 : Xieholls beat Melody o—4, 6 3; 'Rhodes-Williams beat. T. Dickson o—3, o—2;0 —2; A. .11, Richards beat A. Small o—2,0—2, o—4.

Third round. —Charters beat Shaw

AIEN’S DOUBLES,

First round. —A. S. Lamb and Iv. AL Boa'rdman beat R. A. Lucas and J. A. Barker o—3,0 —3, o—4; H. Entwistle land ,T. McPherson beat B. Hirst and T. Wright' o—l, 6—2.

LADIES’ SINGLES. First round. —Miss Sanderson beat Miss I. Me Mull an .4—6, o—2, o—2; Miss N. AYliitelaw beat Aliss R. Pepper (j—2, o—2;0 —2; Miss A. Gibbs beat Miss E. Blundell 0- — 5, o—l.0 —1. Second round. —Aliss E. Griffon won front Airs. Adams by default; Aliss AI. C. Cameron beat Aliss N. Howell 6 —3, G —4; Aliss AL Potter beat Aliss Joan Ward 4—o, o—2,0 —2, o—3;0 —3; Alias D. E. Scott defeated Aliss At. Latham o—3, 0—1; Aliss J. E. Ramsay beat Aliss N. Dell (j—l ) 6—l; Airs. Melody beat Aliss Sanderson o—3,0 —3, 0 —0; .Aliss J. Hicks beat Aliss E. AfcAtullaii o—3, 5 —6, ( ;—;{ ; Miss Afye-rs beat Airs. D. Baker G —(>, G—l; Aliss AI. E. -Andrew beat Miss AL Preedv 4—o, G —3, G—3; Miss O. Zeisler beat Aliss At. Shiamd o—3,0 —3, G —2; Airs. 1. C. Needham beat Mrs. T. Wright 5 —G. o—2, G —4; Alias Jean Ward beat Aliss Lloyd 4 —G, o—3, C—;*,} Miss P. Frankham beat Aliss At. Whyte o—s, .1 —G, 6 —4; Aliss Whitelaw beat Aliss Gibbs o—3,0 —3, 6—o; Aliss Ballantvn'e beat Aliss B. Gay-ton 6—o, G—2. Third round.—Aliss Cameron beat Aliss Griffon G —l. o—2. LADIES’ DOUBLES Second round. —Airs. W. J. Atelody end- Aliss At. Andrew beat Aliases R. Pepper and R. Thompson 6—o, 6—o; Aliss AI. Cameron and Aliss AI. Preedv won from Aliss P. Frankham and At. Potter by default. Third round.—Airs. Atelody and Aliss Andrew bent Aliss Cameron and Aliss Preedv o—l, G—4. COATBINED DOUBLES. First round. —Aliss N. Howell B. Hudson won from Aliss Jean Ward and

R, J. Pick well; Aliss Joan Ward and H. G. Andrews w-un from Aliss A. Griffin and At. Mil-ler by default; Aliss N, AL Whit claw and A. K. Turner defeated Aliss Graham and L. H. Dickie 6—2, G—l; Aliss C. Weston and A. Small beat Aliss O. Zeisler and W. Atason 7 —5, 9 —7; Aliss E. Blundell land J. Pease beat Aliss J. AL Stewart and Simmons o—7,0 —7, 3—G, (i —4; Aliss -Lloycl and A. G. Wallace beat Aliss Firth and Iv. Tompkins G—3, G —3. Second -round. —Aliss Pramkhiam .and Hubble beat Atiss I. AtcMullan and Entwistle 4 —o. o—3,0 —3, o—2; Aliss Scott and Dvmond beat Airs. I. C. Needham and A. Powdrell o—l, o—2; Aliss D. Nicholls and Rhodes-Williams boat Aliss B. Pownall. and J. Shaw 6—2, G—4; Aliss J. Webster and J. Webber beat Aliss E. Bur.dett and C. L. Saxton (s_2, 6—l; Aliss Myers and Lampe beat Atiss J. Hicks and: J. J. AtcCarthy G—2, G—2. BOA'S’ SINGLES.

First round.—A. N. Dickie defeated P. O’Shea o—l, o—o. First round. —A. N. Dickie boa P. O’Shea o—l, o—o. GIRLS’ SINGLES. First round. —Aliss J. Webster beat Aliss IJ. Allen o—2,0 —2, o—2;0 —2; Aliss D. Lobb boat Aliss A. Hardy-Jones o—l, G—4; Atiss Jean Ward beat Miss O. Ohristoffel o—l, o—.l.0 —.1.