Manawatu Tennis Tourney To-day

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7061, 21 January 1933, Page 8

Manawatu Tennis Tourney To-day

DRAW FOR OPENING ROUNDS

The annual tournament, open to members of clubs affiliated with tho Manawatu Lawn Tennis Association, is due, to open at the Northern Club’s courts to-day. The entries are particularly good and there is every prospect of interesting tennis with exciting finals. Tho draw for tho first rounds is as under:— Men’s Championship Singles First round: J. Blakeney v. A. Martin, L. Herman v. J. Barnao, D. McMurray v. J. C. Christie, R. O. Gloyn v. W. Boddy, C. G. Hankin v. A. N. Other, F. Orgias v. D. P. McMurray, J. Beckett v. R. G. Bahout. Second round: N. G. Brown v. B. H. Gavin,' R. C. French v. C. W. Wheeler, W. Duckworth a bye, R. Elliott v. R. Radford, D. Spring v. V. Weliipeihana. Ladies’ Handicap Singles (Round not drawn.) Miss E. Worrall (6), Miss A. Heard (4), Mrs. New (ser), Miss J. McMurray (14), Miss G. Vincent (18), Miss M. Davidson (IS), Miss M. Shelton (20), Miss A. Davidson (20), Miss W. Reid (22), Miss N. Oakley (25). Men’s Handicap Singles First round: Gloyn (10) v. French (20), Gavin (25) v. Hankin (8), D. McMurray (23) v. Spring (14), Harris (14) v. W. Hooper (30), Brown (scr) v. Barnao (22), Martin (25) v. Bahout (20), G. Hooper (25) v. Brien (14), Boddy (6) v. Heremai (9), Radford (14) v. Tapp (30), D. G. McMurray (25), v. Orgias (10), Cowlpy (27) _v. Christie (20), Wheeler (17) v. Spring (15) Second round: Duckworth (16) v. Elliott (25), Hoaro (25) a. bye. Men’s Championship Doubles Wohipeikana and Heremai v. N. E. Aitken find H. F. Wood, Muggeridge and Cahler v. Beckett and Wheeler, Reid and Cottier v. Orgias and Barnao, Brown and Hankin v. Christie and Spring, McMurray and Crowley v. Harris and Brien, Yates and Ward v. W. Robb and J. Smith, Blakeney and Fox v. French and Hands, Gavin and Martin v. Boddy and McDonald. The ladies’ championship singles and doubles remain to bo drawn.