NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 46, 23 January 1939, Page 8

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY.

TO-DAY’S PLAY. Per Press Association. MASTERTON, Jan. 23. Tlie North Island tennis championships were continued to-day in fine weather. Results:— MEN’S SINGLES. Second round.—G. A. Pearce heat J. Payton, 6—4, 6—4; M. Ferkins heat G. S. McLeod, 3—6, 6—2, 6—l J. Lowry beat A. Andrew, 6 —2. 7 —5 ; Morrell heat Clark, 6—2, 6—2; H. Burns heat D. Leete, 6—2, 6—l; J. McPherson beat L. Pollock, 6—2, 6 —4: Dyer heat Loup;, 6 —3, 6 —o; J. E. Hamilton beat M. L. Lampe, 10-—B, 6—2. Third round.—J. Brown heat W. Lee. 6—l, 6 —3; P. Hawksworth heat K. W. Byer, B—6, 4—6. 6—4; E. Dyer heat .T. Ealloon, 6—o, 7—5; Painter heat Morrell. 6—l. 6—2. MIXED DOUBLES. First round. —Hill and Miss Knight beat Payton and Miss Barton. 6 —4. 6 —l ; M. Ferkins and Mrs Cottcrill beat Major and Miss L. Beetham, 6 —l, 6—2; O. Bild and Miss Betts beat C. C. Marsack ond Miss R. Percy, 4—6, 6—o. 6 —2 ; Pollock and Miss Sturrock beat Kennedy and Miss Smith, 6—2. 6—3. Second round.—G. A. Pearce and Miss J. Forrester boat Hill and Miss Knight, 6 —3. 6 —3. GIRLS’ SINGLES. P. Longton beat Margaret Rea van, 6 —5. 6 —2; P. Longton beat Molly West. 6 —3. 6 —2; Ngaire Wrigley beat Pat Jameson, 6 —3, I—6, 6—4.

Earlier results appear on page 2