SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 4 March 1935, Page 9

SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS

COMPETITION PLAV AT HAWERA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS NO FIRST ROUND SURPRISES. Competition play between tennis clubs in South Taranaki having been completed, the Hawera club being the winner, members of the clubs in this area are devoting their time to the decision of the club championships. The competitions at the Hawera Club are fairly well advanced in some sections. but in others there has been delay. Members are advised that the first round of the championships must be completed on or before Wednesday next, otherwise the matches Will be forfeited. The results of the matches played at the Hawera club to date are as follows: MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS. Senior Singles. First round: Meuli beat Wake by default; Paterson beat Syme, (5—3, 6—l; McLean beat Robertson by default; Pease beat Gordon, 6—2, 6—3. Second round: M. R. Jones beat Kemp, 6—l, 7—5; McCarthy beat H. W. Jones, B—6 ? 6 —2, Junior Singles. First round: Braithwaite beat McLean, B—6, 7—5; Bramwell beat Fendall, 6—2, 6—o. Second round : H. Jones- beat Harland, 6—l, 6—o; Kemp beat Ray Syme, 6—l, 6—l. Men’s Doubles. First round: Gordon and H. Jones beat Bramwell ancl Webster; Syme and McCarthy beat Kemp and Percy, 6—2, 6—3; Meuli and Paterson beat McLean ancl Braithwaite, 6—l, 6—3 : Pease and M. R. Jones beat Veale ancl Gardner, 2—6, 6—l, 6—4. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS. Doubles. Misses Rbbertson and Bright beat Miss Joll and Mrs. Robinson, 2—6, 6—2, 6—3; Misses Langdon and Guy beat Miss Hunter and Mrs. Jones, <3—2, 'l—6, 6—2. Senior Singles. First round: Miss Ekdahl beat Miss Robertson, 6—3, B—6. Junior Singles.

First round: Miss Guy beat Miss H. Collins, 7—5, 4—6, 6—4; Miss E. Joll beat Miss J. Hunter, 6—2. ‘l—6, 6—2. MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES. First round : Gordon beat Wylie; H. D. Cameron beat Braithwaite, 9—3; G. Kemp beat J. Pease; Robertson' beat Nichol-son, 9—6; Syme beat Habberfield-Short, 9—2; Harland beat Patterson, 9—3; H. Jones ( beat Fendall, 9—B; Percy beat Bramwell, 9—7. 'Second round : Veale beat Williams, 9 2; M. R. Jones beat Meuli, 9—B; Gordon beat Cameron by default; Robertson beat Kemp, 9—6; Syme beat Harland by default; Percy beat H. Jones, 9—4; Wake beat Fvson, 9—B; McLean beat Gardiner by default. Third round: M. R. Jones beat Veale, 9—B; Gordon beat Robertson by default; Percy beat Syme, 9—5; McLean beat Wake by default.

Semi-final: M. R. Jones beat Gordon, 9— 5. WOMEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES.

First round : Miss Hicks beat Miss Pease, 9—3; Miss Collins beat Miss Hunter, 9—4; Miss Richardson beat Mrs. H. Jones, 9—l; Miss Wvlds beat Miss J. Powdrell by default; Miss Hawken beat Miss Carson, 9—5; Miss Rlobertson beat Miss Burgess, 9—B; Miss Bright heat Miss Catch pole by default; Mrs Vernon beat Miss B. Powdrell, 9—7; Miss E. Joll beat Miss Kemp, 9—4; Miss Coleman beat Miss McKenzie, 9—5; Mrs. Williams beat Miss Langdon 9—6; Mrs Baigent beat Miss Buist, 9—l; Miss M. Collins beat Miss Ekdahl by default; Mrs. Law beat Mrs. Thompson by default.

Second round : Miss Hicks beat Miss N. Hotter, 9—4; Miss Richardson beat Miss H. Collins, 9 —B; Miss Hawken beat Miss AVvlds; Miss Bright beat Miss Robertson, 9—4; Miss Joll beat Mrs Vernon by default; Mrs. Williams beat Miss Coleman, 9—2; Mrs Baigent heat Miss M. Collins, 9—B.

WAVERLEY DEFEAT ELTHAM. MARGIN" OF 1-5 SETS. Playing' at Waver ley on Saturday Eltham were beaten by 15 sets. The following are the scores, Waverley player sbeing mentioned first: Men’s singles.—A. Dickie beat Jones 9—7; E. Dickie beat Wylds 9 7; P. Christensen beat Hill 9 —6; D. Craig lost to Valentine 6—9; Cowdell lost to Knuckey 6—9; S. Gardiner lost to R. Gover 7 —9! F. Hopkinson beat H. Gover 9—5; Taylor beat Bluett 9—-3. Women’s singles.—Miss A. Graham beat Mrs Knuckey 7 —o; Miss M. Dickie beat Miss Fountaine 7 —l; Miss M. Mason beat Mrs Fowler 7—l; Miss M. Alexander beat Miss Ritter 7—2; Mi ss E. Shearman lost to Miss Townsend 3—7 ■ Miss J. Parsons beat Miss Fraser 7—4; M iss N. Mathieson beat Miss Pilkington 7—2; Miss G. Beer beat Miss Campbell 7 —5. Men’s doubles.—A. and E. Dickie lost to Jones and Wylds B—9; Christensen and' Craig lost to Hill and Valentine 6—o, 5—6, 3—6; Cowdell anil Gardiner lost to Knuckey and R. Gover I—6, 6—2, 3—6; Hopkinson and Taylor won from H. Gover and Bluett 6—4, 4—6, 7—5, Combined doubles.'—A. Dickie and Miss A. Graham beat Jones and Mrs Knuckey 9—2; E. Dickie and Miss Dickie beat Wylds and Miss Fountaine 9 4 ; Christensen and Miss ;Mason beat Hill and Mrs Fowler 9 —7; Craig and Miss Alexander, lost to Knuckey and Miss Townsend 2—9; Gardiner and Miss Parsons beat R. Gover and Miss Fraser 9—2; Hopkinson and Miss Mathieson beat H. Gover and Miss Pilkington 9—7; Taylor and Miss Beer beat Bluett and Miss Campbell 9—B. C. H. STROMBOM BEATEN. S. Clifford-Jones, in beating C. H. Strombom in a match which went tc live sets, won the singles championship of the New Plymouth Tennis Clul on Saturday. Clifford-Jones took th< deciding set 7—5, after Strombom belt the lead 5—3 and 30—15.