TENNIS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 89, 30 March 1932, Page 2

TENNIS

H.B. CLUB’S TOURNEY GAMES NEARING THE END. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. The Hawke’s Bay Lawn Tennis Clnb’s Easter tournament was continued at Napier yesterday in fine weather. Following are the results of the games played:— CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S SINGLES. Second round: Mackay beat Appleby, 6—4, 6—3; Elliott beat Fiske, 6—l, 6—2. Third round. —Robertson beat Mackay, 6- 5, 6—l; Elliott beat Hay Campbell, 6—5, 6 —4; Ross beat Salmond, 6—3, 5 —6, 6 —2 ; Forbes beat Marchant, 2—6, 6 —4, 6 —l. LADIES’ SINGLES Semi finals. —Miss Howell beat Miss Scott 6—2, 6—3, Mrs McMasters beat Mrs Mawson, 5—6, 6 —o, 6 —3. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Second round. — Mrs. Maitland and Mrs Cotterill beat Misses Bell and Ormond 6 —l, 5 —6, 6—4; Miss Bradley and Mrs. Mawson beat Misses Lawrence and Moore, 3—6, 6—5, 7—5. Third round. — Mrs. Cotterill and Mrs Maitland beat Mrs Mawson and Miss Bradley, 6—2, 6—4; Mrs. Hctley and Mrs Hassall beat Misses Guthrie and Purcell, 6—2, 6 —l; Misses Scott and Jones won by default from Mrs Eria and Miss Haggitt. Semi-final: —Mesdames Hctley and Hassall beat Misses Scott and Jones, 6-4, 6—4. COMBINED DOUBLES. Second found. —Ormond and Mrs Cotterill beat Ritchie and Miss Bell, 6—2, 6—2. Third round — Ritchie and Miss Ormond beat Dr. Salmond and Miss Haggitt, 6—4, 6 —4.

HANDICAPS. LADIES’ SINGLES. Second Round.—Misses Gallagher and Mcßae (12) beat Mrs Heighway and Miss Finlay (17), 50—33; Misses Weber and Mackay (10) beat Misses R. and L. Christian (36); Misses Haggitt and Clark (owe 3) beat Mrs Hawke and Mrs Dunsford (25), 53—44. LADIES’ SINGLES. Third round.—Mrs Cotterill (owe 5) beat Miss Williams (12), 50—39; Miss Tully (25) beat Miss Gallagher (14), 50 —39; Miss Christian (40) beat Miss Moore (5), 50 —27; Mrs Dunsford (30) beat Miss Lopdell (5), 60 —41; Mrs Hawke (30) beat Miss Bradley (8), 50 —34; Mrs Mawson (scr.) beat Miss Hume (13), by default) Miss Guthrie (5) beat Miss Mcßae (5), 50 —40. Fourth round. —Mrs Dunsford (30) beat Miss Christian (30), 50 —43. COMBINED DOUBLES.

Second round. —Mr and Mrs McCaskill (17) beat Robertson and Miss Howell (owe 10), 70—59; Ritchie and Miss Bell (15) beat Price and Mrs Dunsford, by default; Jordan and Alias Williams (15) beat Forbes and Mrs McMasters (owe 8), by default: Sharp and Miss Lopdell (10) beat Hislop and Miss McCaskill (30), 60—45; Mr and Mrs Maitland (5) beat Hawke and Miss Weber (21), 60—57; Marchant and Miss Finlay (14) beat Seeker and Miss Gallagher (30), 60—54; Lynch and Miss Heard (15) beat Ormond and Mrs Cotterill (owe 5), 65—55; Mr and Mrs Wanklyn (25) beat Mackay and Miss Guthrie (12), 60 —51; Meuli and Miss Benson (17) beat McCaskill and Miss Robertson (26), 60 —43; Simpson and Miss Simpson (12) beat Marshall and Miss Lawrence (12), 60—50; Bradley and Mrs Mawson (17) beat Amner and Miss Christian (17), 61—59; Dr. Salmond and Miss Haggitt (owe 10) beat Appleby and Miss Bradley (15), 70—68.

Third round. —Lynch and Miss Heard (15) beat Mr and Mrs Wanklyn (25), by default.

MEN’S SINGLES. Third round.—Meuli (15) beat Lynch (18), by default; Ritchie (11) beat Hislop (32), 60 —55; McCaskill (18) beat Seeker (23), 60—45; Lynch (18) beat Bull (21), 60—58; Fotbes (scr) beat Seeker (i>o), 60—55- Jordan (5) beat Sharpe (1'2.), 62—60. MEN’S DOUBLES. Second round.—Seeker and Glenny (20) beat Robertson and Salmond (owe 5), by default; Ross and Elliott (owe 5) beat Hislop and McCaskill (30), 60—55; Meuli and Hay-Campbell (8) beat Marshall and Bull (18), 60 —52; Ritchie and Maitland (10) beat Lyon and Woodley (20), 60—58; Simpson and Mackay (12) beat O. and RLynch (15), by default; Marchant and Jordan (12) beat Hawke and Wanklyn (22), 60—51

UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT CANTERBURY’S EASY WIN. Wellington, March 29. With the deciding of the tennis championships the 1932 University tournament ended. Canterbury’s clear victory in the tennis matches gave it a nine point lead over Auckland in the competition for the tournament shield. Victoria College is third and Otago, who scored eight points, becomes first winners of the new wooden spoon. Points are as follow, being given in the order t>f Canterbury, Auckland, Victoria, Otago. Athletic, 7,2, 4,3; boxing, I|, 5, 11J, 2}; shooting, 1,0, 2,2; swimming, If, 21, 11, 04; basketball, 1,4, 2,0; rowing, 4,2, 0,0; tennis, !), 0, 2, 0. Totals, 241, 154, HI, 8. CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS C. ANGAS SUFFERS DEFEAT Christchurch, March 29. The finals in the Canterbury Easter tennis championships were played today. There was a sensation in the men’s singles finals when T. Rhodes Williams, who hail been playing brilliantly in the earlier rounds, beat the New Zealand champion, C. Angas, 2—6, 6—3, 6—4. In the doubles C. Angas and H. Dymond beat F. A. Seay and J. 11. W. Sheppard, 6—2, 6—2. The women’s singles were won by Miss E. Rudking (who had previously

beaten the Canterbury champion, Miss M. Wake), who beat Miss B. Gould, 6—4, 6—o. In the women’s doubles Misses I. and T. Poole beat Mrs Crawshaw and Miss Rudking, 3—6, 6—l, 6—2

WELLINGTON TOURNAMENT Wellington, March 29. The Wellington Easter tennis championships were concluded to-day in perfect weather. Final results were:— Men ’s singles.—N. R. C. Wilson beat D. G. France, 6—4, 4—6, 6—2. Women’s singles.—Miss D. Howe beat Mrs D. G. Franco, 7—5, 6—4. Men’s doubles.—K. W. Dyer and R. A. Court beat D. G. France and E. A. Roussell, 6—3, 7—5. Women’s doubles. —Miss D. Howe and Mrs D. G. France beat Mrs Whatley and Mrs Campbell, 3—6, 6—l, 6 —L