TENNIS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 105, 15 April 1933, Page 8

TENNIS

HAWKE’S BAY TOURNEY. Ideal weather conditions prevailed in Napier this morning for the commencement of the animal tournament of the Hawke’s Bay Tennis Association, in conjunction with which the annual tournament of the Hawke's P' ■ Tennis Club is being held. Till’ ■ this morning matches in the first round of the championship and handicap events were played, resulting as follows: — CHAMPIONSHIPS. Men’s Singles.—Forbes heat Bradley. 6—2, 6—5; Shorter beat Nesbitt, 5—6, 6—4, 7—5; Lynch beat Candy, 6—2, 6—2; Christie beat W. Holland, 6—o, 6—l; Robinson beat Douds. 6—l, 6—3; Mac Kay beat Hassall, 6—l, 6—l; Dyer heat Simpson, 6—4, 6—4; Aldred beat Grant. 6—2, 6—3; Sharpe beat Lamb, 4—6, 6—2. 6—2; Hobson beat Paton. 6—o. 4—6. 6—4; Ward beat. Marchant, 6 —4, 6—2. Men’s Doubles.—Jordan and Marchant beat Hunter and Rathbone, 6—5, 6—l; Lowry and Wheeler beat MacKay and Simpson, 6 —l, 6—3; Ward and Robinson beat Wehipeihana and Heremia, 6—3, 6—3. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Howell beat Miss McNaught, 6—3, 6 —o; Miss J. Ormonrj beat Mrs. M. Eria, 6 —l, 6—3; Mrs. Cotterill beat Miss Moore, 6—l, 6—2; Miss Benson beat Miss Bryan, o—6,0 —6, 6—l, 7-—5; Mrs. Hassall beat Miss Glenny, 6—2, 3—6, 6—4. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses A. and J. Ormond beat Misses Bryan and Moore, 5-—6, 6—3, 6—2. HANDICAPS Men’s singles.—Jordan ,owe 5) beat Holland (30 ) 65 —59; Sharpe (12) beat Bradley (12) 60 —52; Christie (18) beat Frude (20) 60—51; Peterson (13) beat Nesbitt (21) 60- 44. Men’s doubles. —Sherriffs and Hewson (18) beat Christie and Shorter (20) 61 —59; Mackay and Simpson (8) beat Hunter and Rathbone (15) 60 —52; Jordan and Marchant (8) beat Wehipeihana and Heremia (2) 60—56; Hawke and Frude (25) beat Hassall and Lamb (22) 60 —54. Ladies’ singles.—Miss M. Holt (20) beat Miss Benson (12) 50—68; Miss Tooman (17) beat Mrs Mawson (owe 3) 53—43. Combined doubles.—Elliott and Miss Hawell (owe 5) beat Ward and Miss McNaught (10) 65—63.