LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 20, 20 December 1932, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

PROGRESS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS,

PALMERSTON NORTH CLUB,

Play in the club championships, in both the men's and ladies’ singles, have been advanced as far as the fourth round by the Palmerston North Club. The championship series, which are contested under the two-life system, are decided on the best two out of three advantage sets. While there are several games outstanding, more particularly in the ladies’ section, the resuits of the matches decided’ up to yesterday, which was the date of closing for the fourth round, are as follow: — Men’s singles.—Third round : I). I. Robertson beat T. Louisson, 6 —4, 6 —l; E. Jewell beat J. Sorenson, 6—3, 6 —2; C. Graham beat R. Radford, 0 6, 6—l, 7—5; V. Wehipeihana beat W. Boddy, 6—B, ,6—2, 6—3; J. Blakeney beat G. Ha.nkin, 6 —2. 6 —2; J. Beckett beat M. Rodgers, 6 —3, 4 —6. 6 —l; L. Gibson beat J. McEwen, 6—3, 7 5; W. Duckworth beat L. Gardner, 6 —4, 3 —6, 7 —5; E. Douds beat S. Wheeler, 6 —o, 6 —2 ;H. Mabey beat J. Cope, 6—l, 6 —l ; N. G. Brown beat D. O’Brien, 6 —4, 6 —4; H. H. Johnson beat W. S. Fox, 6 —l, 6 —3; L. Seifert beat M. McKenzie, 7 —5, 11 —9; J. T. McDonald beat G. Wilson, 6 —4, 6—l. Fourth round: E. Jewell beat Blackburn, 6—l. 6—4; Sorenson beat Grant, 9 —7, 4 —6, 6 —3; Williams beat Andrews, 6 —l, 10 —8; Boddy beat Gardner, 6—l, 6—2; Wehipeihana beat Wilson, 6 —l, 6 —2; Louisson beat Scrivener, 6—3, 7—5; Seifert beat Brent, 4 —6, B—6,8 —6, 6 —2; Robertson beat Johnson, 6—2, 6—o; Scoble beat McCulloch, 7—5, 2 —6, 6 —3; McKenzie beat Spencer, 4 —6, 6 —4. 6 —o ; Gibson beat Mabey, 6—2, 2 —6, 6 —2; Brown beat Rodgers, 6 —l, 6 —2; O’Brien beat Duckworth, 6 —4, 6—3; Knight beat McEwan (no scores given), Blakeney beat Beckett, 5 —7, 6 —l, 6 —3.

Ladies’ singles.—Third round: Miss Cope beat Miss M. Oakley by default; Miss Heard beat Miss, B. Rodgers, 6 —o. 6 —2; Miss A. Turner beat Miss D. Pegden by default; Miss Hollier beat Miss McDonald, 2—6, 6 —4, 6 —4; Miss D. Rodgers beat Miss Skersnan, 6—o, 6—o; Miss Hume beat Miss L. Roberfinn, 6 —o, 6 —2 ; Miss P. Carter beat Miss Vincent, 6 —2, I—6,1 —6, 6 —3; Mrs Beattie beat Miss J. Barnett, 6 —3, 6—o; Miss Astle beat Miss Vincent, 6 —o, 6—l. Fourth round: Miss Hume beat Miss Barnett. 6—3. 6 —l; Miss Carter beat Miss Wapp by default ; Mrs Beattie beat Miss Skerman, 6 —o, 6 —o ; Miss Rodgers beat Miss Orchard, 6 —2, 6—o; Mrs Yates beat Miss Hollier. 4 —6. 6 —4, 6 —4; Miss Heard beat Miss Oakley. 6 —2, 6—l ; Mrs Ward beat Miss H. Wapp, 6—o, 6—l.