TENNIS TOURNEY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 72, 22 February 1940, Page 8

TENNIS TOURNEY.

PUBLIC SERVICE MATCHES. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Feb. 20. Tlie Public Service Sports Association's national Centennial tennis championships were played 10-dav. Results: — MEN’S" SINGLES. First round. —J. W. Forbes (Hawke’s Bay) heat R. Guy (Otago) 9 —7, M. Rountree (West Coast, N.l.j beat H. C. Searlc (Canterbury) 9 —4. A. Adamson (West Coast, N. 1.) beat Forrest (Auckland) 9—B, B. E. Souter (Canterbury) beat, J. llickmott (Wellington) 9—2, Hurley (Auckland) beat A. Paul (Hawke’s Bay) 9—o, P. C. Parsons (Auckland) beat L. J. D. McKay (Hawke’s Bay) 9—5, .1. Christie (West Coast, N. 1.) beat R. Seacock (Otago) 9—6, K. A. Roussell (Wellington) beat .J. W. ..McCarthy (Hawke’s Bay) 9 —2, Iv. P. Rothvillc (Auckland) beat J. Finlayson (West Coast, N. 1.) 9 —4, F. Thompson (West Coast., N. 1.) ’ beat It. S. Anderson (Hawke’s Bay) 9—3, J. J. Harrison (Auckland) boat P. Burning (Canterbury) 9 —2, K. Bryan (Otago) beat R. Hoskins (West Coast, N. 1.) 9—7, T. Lyons (Wellington) beat, C. Smythc (Auckland) 9 —4, D. B. Hamilton (Otago) beat V. E. Frost (Hawke’s Bay) 9 —l. Second round. —N. Edwards (Wellington) beat, Forbes 9—4, Rountree beat Adamson 9 —l, Souter beat Hurley 9 —5, Christie beat Parsons 9 —6, Roussell beat Rotlivillo 9 —l, Harrison beat Thompson 9—4, Lyons beat Bryan 9—7, M. J. Corick (Canterbury) beat Hamilton 9—l. Quarter finals. —Edwards beat Roundtree 9—3, Souter beat Christie 9 —6, Roussell beat Harrison 9 —3, Lyons beat Coricii 9 —B. Semi-finals. —Edwards beat Souter 9 —4, Roussell won by default from Lyons. 'The final will be played at a date to be arranged. WOMEN'S SINGLES. First round.—Miss M. Lambourne (Wellington) beat Miss J. A. Hamer (Otago) 9 —2, Miss N. Smilher (Canterbury) beat Miss T. Cox (West Coast, N. 1.) 9—l, Miss E. Edmonds (Canterbury) beat Miss R. Wilson* (Auckland) 9 —3, Miss A. K. Heard (Wellington) beat Miss M. Murphy (Canterbury) 9—l, Miss 'J’. E. Smith (Wellington) beat Miss C. M. Williams (Otago) 9—l, Miss E. Rigby (Wellington) boat Miss J. Francis (West Coast, N. 1.) 9 —3, Miss M. .Jackson (Auckland) beat Miss H. P. Allan (Otago) 9—3, Miss Y. Raaff (Canterbury) beat Miss A. Lang (Otago) 9—2. Second round. —Miss Smiihcr beat, Miss Lambourne 9 —3. Miss Heard beat Miss Edmonds 9—5, Miss Rigby beat Hiss Smith 9—7, Miss Raaff beat Miss Jackson 9—5. Semi-finals.—Miss Heard beat Miss Smilher 9—B, Miss Raaff beat Miss Rigby 9-4. Final. —Miss Heard beat Miss Raaff, 5 —6, 6-3, 6—3. MEN'S DOUBLES. First, round. —11. G. Searlc and J. Burning (Canterbury) beat If. W. Forbes and J. J. McKay (Hawke’s Bay)_ 9—7, F. Thompson and J. Finlayson (West, Coast, N. 1.) beat D. 11. Hamilton and R. Guy (Otago) 9 —4, F. G. Forrest and J. J. Harrison (Auckland) beat C. A. Paul and V. IS. Frost (Hawke’s Bay) 9—l, B. E. Souter and M. J. Corrick (Canterbury) beat, D. G. Parsons and J. Hurley (Auckland) 9—4, J. Christie and A. Adamson (West Coast, N. 1.) beat R. S. Apdcrson and .J. W. McCarthy (Hawke’s Bay) 9—3, T. Lyons and J. Hickmolt (Wellington) beat M. Rountree and R. Hoskins (West Coast, N. 1.) 9—4, K. Brvan and R. Simrock (Otago) beat Iv. P. Rothvillc and C. Smythc (Auckland) 9 —l. Second round. —Edwards and Roussell beat Searlc and Doming 9—2, Forrest and Harrison beat Thompson and Finlayson 9—4, Souter and Corick beat Christie and Adamson 9 —3. Senii-Cnals. —Edwards and Roussell beat Forrest a.nd Harrison 9 —7, Souter and Corick beat Lyons and Ilickmott 9—B. Final. —Edwards and Roussell boat Couch and Souter, 6 —3, 2—6, 6—4. WOMEN'S DOUBLES. First round. —Messrs M. Murphy and N. Smither (Canterbury) beat Misses C. M. Williams and J. A. Hamer (Otago) 9—4, Misses A. Iv. Heard and T. E. Smith (Wellington) beat Misses M. Jackson and R. Wilson. (Auckland) 9 —7, Misses E. Rigby and M. J. lambourne (Wellington) beat Misses 11. P. Allan and A. Lang (Otago) 9 —3, Misses Y r . Raaff and E. Edmonds (Canterbury) beat Misses .1. Francis and T. Cox (West Coast, N. 1.) 9—5. Second round. Misses Murphy and Smither beat Misses Heard and Smith 9—6, Misses Rigby and Lambourne beat Misses Raaff and Edmonds 9—5. Final.—Misses Murphy and Smither heat Misses Rigby and Lambourne, 6 —2, 6 —5. Wellington won the Centennial Trophy with 48 points. Canterbury coining next with 26. Auckland scored only two points and Otago, Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay, West Coast N.I. failed to secure a single point.