Whangarei Hard Coyrt Champs.

Northern Advocate, 24 January 1947, Page 4

Whangarei Hard Coyrt Champs.

TENNIS

Entries in the men’s events for the Whangarei Lawn Tennis Sub-Associa-tion's hard court championships constituted a record when tney closed yesterday.

Fifty-two players are competing in the singles championship while 27 pairs have entered l'or the doubles events. The singles will be played tomorrow and the doubles on Sunday on lire Mairtown Courts.

Cnly 15 women have entered for the singles, while 13 pairs will take part in the doubles. Because of the heavy entries received Die plate events for noth men and women will consist ol players eliminated in the first round only. The draw is ns iollows:

Men's singles.—First round: Mncnay v. Thorbuni; R. Cross v. Rust; Windsor v. [,. Price; Cnvaye v. Robinson; Davis v. Driscoil; Hughes v. Colton; Baigeni

v. Calvert; T. Cross v. Arneil; .1. G. Wells v. Bedggood; Small v. Berridge; J. Price v. W. Hamilton: Care v. Potter; V. Edge v. Rice; Carter v. Robertson; Cossai v. Rogers; Henry v. Craig; Dinsdale v Beresford; Kerr v. Dunn; Langridgc v. D. Hughes: Gurney v. Lawrence. Second round: R. Mullins v. E. F. Brown; Hawkins v. Cameron; Coxhead v. K. Hamilton; B. Edge v. Geil; Pickens v. Gilbcrd; Ralph v. McKegg. Women's singles.—Miss M. Finlayson v. Mrs Griffin; Miss N. Holland v. Mrs Robinson: Mrs Bedggood v. Miss Connolly; Miss I-I, Thorburn v. Miss M. Outer; Miss M. Arcus v. Miss E. Berridge; Mrs Christie v. Miss Warin; Mrs Spelir v. Miss Fergusson; Miss C. Thorburn v. Miss B. Birehnli. Men’s doubles.—First round: T. Cross

and Rice v. Thorburn and Windsor; Colton and Cavayc v. Dinsdale and Langridgc; Edge and Edge v. Baigent and Cossar; C. Hughes and Arneil v. Pickens and Ward; K. Hamilton and Jennings v. Craig and Gurney; Ferris and Ackers v. L. Price and Carter; Gel! and Lawrence v. Davis and Dunn; Cameron and R. Cress v. Robertson anti Ralph; Macnay and Hughes v. Henry and Leesc; Coxhead and Weils v. Calvert) and Rogers; Small and Robinson v. Beresford and Berridge; Kerr and Poller v. Brown and C.ilberd. Second round: Mullins and Price v. Hawkins and Care: Rust and Hamilton v. Bedggood and McKegg. Women's doubles.—Mrs Wcledge and Mrs Knew v. Mrs and Miss Arcus; Mrs Bedggood and Miss Holland v. Misses Fergusson and Warin; Mrs Arneil and Mrs Percy v. Mrs Hanna and Mrs Baigent; Mrs Kcmpe and Mrs Gillibrand v. Mrs Robinson and Miss Berridge; Mrs Spehr and Mrs Christie v. Mrs Hamilton and Miss Thomson; Misses Birehall and Connolly a bye. Second round: Misses Finlayson and Caller v. Misses H. and, C. Thorburn.