Manawatu Tennis Club’s Tournament

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6519, 7 April 1931, Page 9

Manawatu Tennis Club’s Tournament

UNDER GOOD PATRONAGE. Under tho auspices of tho Manawatu Tenuis Club, Palmerston North, yesterday afternoon a handicap tourney was contested, tho fixturo drawing a largo number of club and visiting entries. All lawns wero occupied and it was only under pressure that tho matches were finalised at dusk. Many of tho games were made decidedly interesting by the even handicapping, drawn up by the club members, Messrs. G. Patton and A. Puklowski. The ,afternc|n tea arrangements wero carried out by Miss Warrall, ably assisted by Misses P. Jackson and B. and M. Hancock. Results. Ladies’ singles, first round: Miss D. Hadliold (8) dost to Miss G. Gibbs (3), 35 22: Miss P. Jackson (10) beat Miss B. Hancock (10), 35—32; Miss D. Weeks (6) beat Miss N. Bmillie (6), 35—33; Miss E. Worrall (sor.) boat Miss B. Gibbs (0), 35—34; Miss M. Diodrick (6) beat Miss M. Hancock (61 35—33; Miss M. PuklowskL (8) beat Miss V. Royal (8), 35-29; Miss McKenzie (2) beat Mrs. Holmes (4), 35 20. Second round: Miss Gibbs boa-t Miss Jackson, 35—32; Miss Worrall beat Miss Weeks, 35-26; Miss Diedrich beat Miss Puklowski, oD 39. Third round: Miss Worrall beat Miss Gibbs, 35—29; Miss McKenzie beat Miss Dicdrich, 35—32. Final: Miss Worrall beat Miss McKenzie, 35 -J. Men’s singles, first round: M. Smith (3) ■ beat O. Goocjgokn (6), 35—29; Boddy (scr.) beat Benfell (8), 3o L 7; Hopwood (8) beat Patton (8), So- 34; Seifert (5) beat J. McCulloch (8), 35 — 19- M. Robiuson (2) beat H. McCabo (8), 35-27; Radford (3) beat Breo (4), 40—28; R, McCulloch (6) beat G. Seorgie (5), 35-30; Brown 0) beat Butcher (6), 35-27; Swallow (8) beat Penman (0), 35—27; Wilkinson (4) beat Pike (8), 35 —33; Norris (4) beat A. Puklowski (3), 35 —25; McMurray (5) beat Weeks (8), 40—18; G. Robertson (6) beat D. West (4), 35—24; Skand (8) beat G. Radford (7) 40 —32. Second round: Bocldy beat Smith, 35—29; Seifert beat Hopwood, 35—22; Radford beat Robinson, 35—25; Brown beat McCulloch, 3o 34; Wilkinson beat Swallow, 35—27; McMurray beat Norris, 35—34; Robertson beat Skand, 35—27. Third round: Boddy beat Seifort, 35—26; Radford beat Brown, 35—19; McMurray beat Wilkinson, 35—31. Eourtli round: Boddy beat Radford, 35—31; McMurray beat Robertson, 35 —10. Emal: Boddy beat McMurray, 35—25. Men’s doubles, first round: Patton and Seifert (5) beat McCabe and Penman (8), 35—32; Smith and Wilkinson (2) beat Benfell and Weeks . (7), 35 27; McMurray aud Puklowski (3) beat McCulloch aud Norris (5), 35—21; Radford and Goodjolm (4) beat Culloch and Butcher (8), 35—25; Scor.do and. Swallow (6) beat Robinson and Robertson (6), 35 —34; Boddy and Shand (scr.) beat Hopwood and Butcher (10), 35—34; PiKe and Bree (5) beat West and Brown (7), 3d—34. Second round: Wilkinson aud. Smith beat Patton and Seifert, 35—31; McMurray and Puklowski beat Radfoid aud Goodjolm, 35—17; Seorgie and Swallow beat Boddy and Shand, 35—32. Third round: McMurray and Puklowski beat Wilkinson and Smith, 35 99; Seorgie and Swallow beat Pike and "Bree, 35—34. Final: McMurray and Puklowski beat Seorgie and Swallow, 40 —32. Ladies’ doubles, first round: Misses McKenzie and Hadfield (5) beat Misses Royal and Smillie (8), 35— 27; Misses Weeks and Diedrich (4) beat_ Mrs. Holmes and Miss Jackson (8), 3d—-8; Misses Worrall and beat Misses Puklowski and Gibbs, bo—2B; Misses M. Hancock and G. Gibbs, a bve Second round: Misses Weeks and Diedrich beat Misses McKenzie and Hadfield, 35—32; Misses Hancock and Gibbs beat Misses Worrall and Hancock 35 —25. Final: Misses Hancock and' Gibbs beat Misses Weeks and Diedrich, 40 —33.