LAWN TENNIS

Northern Advocate, 7 April 1931, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

SEMI-FINAL STAGES. AN UNEXPECTED RESULT, Two hundred games wore played in the North Auckland tennis tournament yesterday, and by evening the ground lost on Saturday had been largely recovered. Most of the competitions had reached the semi-final stages and, as is usually the case, several leading players remained in almost all the events, adding to the difficulties or arranging the draw. The surprise of the day was the elimination of Misses Mathoson and Stevens by Misses B. Wilson and D. Mullins in the first round of the ladies’ championship doubles. Misses Matheson and Stevens won the first sot comfortably, but their opponents reversed the result in the next almost as decisively. The final set ran to 5 all, and then Miss Mullins, with an unplayable cross-court shot, found the corner and ended the match. Misses Wilson and Mullins also won their second-round game after losing the first set, and will meet Misses Eecles and Ramsey, the Auckland pair, in the finals. Results after going to press yesterday are as follows; —

Boys’ Championship Singles, Semifinals. — J. Lindesay beat D. K. Ross: 6 —l, 2 —6, 7 —5. Presswood beat Kelly: I—6, 6—l, 6—2. Girls’ Championship Singles, Semifinal.—L. Berghan beat Miss West: 6—2, 7—5.

Men’s Handicap Doubles, Third Round. —Mcßae and J. Berghan beat McGregor and Birnie by default. Hayr and V. Johns beat Gamble and Smith: B—4. Carter and Gellert beat Burch and McLeod: B—3.8 —3.

Men’s Handicap Singles, B Grade, Semi-finals. —S. Mullins beat Ross; /) —7; Miller beat R. W. Johns: B—2.

Final.—. 9. Mullins (—3O) beat Miller (ser): 6—4, 6—3.

Ladies’ Handicap Doubles, Second Round. —Mrs Taylor and Miss Woodman beat Misses P. Mullins and Northover: B—l.8 —1. Misses Harding and Hitching beat Misses Tibbits and Cullen; B—6;8 —6; Mesdaraes McLeod and McKay beat Misses E. Higginson and M. Wilson: B—7; Misses Ramsey and Ecclos beat Misses B. Wilson and Mullins: B—3. Third Round. —Mrs Taylor and Miss Woodman beat Miss Jackson and Higginson: B—7;8 —7; Misses Nathan and Kelly beat Misses H. Eecles and G. Moncrieff: B—2.8 —2.

Men’s Handicap Singles, A, Grade, Third Round. —Hayr beat McDonald: 8 —1; Child beat R. Colthart; B—4; V. Johns boat Thomson: B—s;8 —5; Thorne beat W. Johns: B—s;8 —5; Lindesay beat Waymouth: B—4.8 —4. Fourth Round. —; Carter beat Burch: B—7.

Ladies’ Handicap Singles, B. Grade, Third Round.—Miss I. Tucker beat Miss Jessop: B—o. Semi-finals. —Miss M. Johns beat Mrs Wolff: 9 —3; Miss West beat Miss Tucker; 9—6.

Combined Handicap Doubles, Third Round. —Tilly and Miss M. Piggott beat Gellert and Miss McLean: B—3; W. Johns and Miss R. Johns beat Byles and Miss Sloane: 8 — 1; Thorne and Miss McKay beat Mcßae and Miss Matheson; B—s; Jones and Miss Tibbits beat Gamble and Miss H. Eecles: B—6.

Men’s Championship Sinrlos, Third Bound. —Piekmere beat Wayraouth; 6—4, 6 —o; Charters beat E. Cofthart: 6—2, 6—2. Ladies’ Handicap Singles, A. Grade, Third Bound. —>Miss E. Higginson beat Miss M. Stevens: B—7.8 —7.

Ladies’ Championship Doubles, Second Bound.—Misses Wilson arid Mullins beat Msses Matheson and Stevens: o—6,0 —6, 6—l, 6—5. Semi-finals. —Misses Eamsey and V. Eccles beat Misses E. Higginson and E. Johns: 6 —o, 6—3; Misses Wilson and Mullins beat Miss Sloane and Mrs Dawson: o—‘6, 6—3, 6—4.

, Men’s Championship Doubles, Third , Bound. —Charters and Piekmere beat 1 Thorne and Smith: 6—4, 6—4. Serai--1 finals. —Charters and Piekmere beat Byles and Johns: 6 —2, 6 —o; Hayr and V. Johns beat Philpott and Johnson: 6—l, 6—l. Combined Championship Doubles, -Second Bound. —Lindesay and Miss Jackson beat Tilly and Miss Piggott: 6 —l, 6 —2; Carter and Miss McLeod beat Clarke and Miss Tucker: 6—4, 6—l. Third Bound. —Charters and Miss Stevens beat Hayr and Miss Johns: 6—3, 6—l. CONTINUATION OF TOURNEY. Rain again interfered with the continuation of the tennis this morning. The committeemen Avere on the point of postponing the tournament until Saturday morning. This would have involved the withdrawal of a number of prominent visitors, including Misses Eamsey and V. Eecles, and Messrs Charters and Y. Johns, who are all "well placed in a number of competitions. Then, towards midday, the skies cleared, and play was recommenced at the High School hard courts at 1.30 p.m. SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. FURTHER PROGRESS. <Per Press Association.—Copyright.} DUNEDIN, This Day. , The South Island tennis championships were continued yesterday in fine weather. MeDougall, Guy and Gray were all defeated by younger players in the fourth round of the men’s championship singles. Robertson (Tiinaru) and C. Deaker (Dunedin) have reached the final, the former defeating Eoddy: 6—o, 6 —4, and the latter defeating Pollock: 6 —3, 7 —5.

The-semi-final-stage has been reached in the men’s doubles, the remaining pairs being Boddy and Cox, the Otago champion, and Robertson and Sumpter. The ladies’ championship singles was won by Mrs W. A. Scott (Timaru), who defeated Miss Miller® o—4, o—l. In the semi-final of this event Miss Miller defeated Miss Partridge: 6—3, C—2, and Mrs Beott beat Mies Patti* j son: 6—4, 6—3. The ladies’ championship doubles lias reached the eemi-finals, and lies between Misses Pattieon and ’White, the Otago champions, and Mrs Scott and Miss Cox.