No Major Surprises In N.Z. Champs Today

Northern Advocate, 5 January 1948, Page 4

No Major Surprises In N.Z. Champs Today

TENNIS

AUCKLAND, Mon. (P.A.) —The courts were in good order, but a gusty easterly wind made playing difficult for the continuation of the New Zealand lawn tennis championships this morning. There were no major surprises in matches which finished ; before noon. The most interesting early men’s singles match was the one in which the ninth seeded player, E. D. B. Lusk (Auckland), | accounted for K. Dyer (Auckland), by three sets to one. i The national women’s champion, Miss M. Beverley (Waikato) j had no trouble in eliminating Miss A. Johnson (Auckland), 6—o, j 6—2.

| Miss M. Ken - (Otago) beat Miss L. .Adams (Auckland in straight sets. 1 A mild surprise in the women’s section, was the defeat of Miss H. Redwood (Auckland) by Miss E. Becroft (Auckland) 3—6, B—6. 6—l. Miss Be ,croft showed great determination. . Miss J. Burke, a Taranaki player, had no difficulty in beating Miss M. P. Hodges (Auckland). In his game against Dyer. Lusk was off his length in the early stages, and lost the first set. He had to fight hard to take a marathon second set 'l3—ll. Dyer lapsed into errors in the third set which Lusk look 6—l. Dyer rallied in the fourth, but Lusk gradually took charge to win 6—3 with good length driving and other well played strokes. MIEN’S SINGLES

MEN’S DOUBLES Firsl Round. —Dempsey . and Healey (Auckland) beat McQuillan and Runs (Auckland). 6—2, 6—o. 6—2. WOMEN'S SINGLES First round.—Miss B. Potter (Auckland) beat Miss A. Walker (Wellington). 6—2, 0 —0; Miss J. McL. Wallace (Aucklandi won by default from Miss M. Adam (South Canterbury); Mrs J. J. McVay (Wellington) beat Miss V. Johnson (Auckland), u —2. 6 —2; Miss M. Spackman ( Otago l beat Mrs V. Bentata (Auckland), 7—5. 6—o; Miss H. Redwood (Auckland) beat Miss Z. Swanson (Auckland). 6 —3. 2—6. 6—2; Miss E. Becroft (Auckland) beat Miss M. Adams (Auckland), 6—3, 6 —2; Miss M. P. Hodges (Aucklandl beat Miss P. Drower (Auckland), 6—l, B—6; Miss J. Burke (Taranaki) beat Mrs S. Painter (Wellington), 6—3, 4—6, 6—2; Miss L. E. Adams (Auckland) beat Miss M. Ellis (Auckland). 6—l. 6—o; Miss M. Kerr (Otago) beat Miss J. Hansen (Auckland), 6—2, 6—l; Miss R. Hodges (Auckland) beat Miss N. Hope (Nelson), 7—5, 6—4.

S. Painter (Wellington), heat R. Lees (Auckland), 6—2. 6—2. 6—l; J. Hamilton (Wellington) beat G. L. Wright (Auckland), 6—2, 6—3. 10—8; N. Bowden (Auckland) beat C. 11. Bowen (Auckland). o—7. I—6, 6—2, 3—6. 6—2; B. Broun (Auckland) beat O. J. Roberts (Auckland). 6—l, 6—l. 6—o; E. D. B. Lusk (Auckland) beat J. Rogan (Auckland). 6—l, o—l. 0 —0; G. Kerr-Taylor (Auckland) beat R. Sampson (Waikato), 6—l. o—3, 6—l; A. J. Seeley (Auckland) beat E. W. Roberts (Nelson), 6—3. 7—5. 6—o: N. F. N. Bedford (Auckland) beat A. R. Stubbing (Auckland), 6—2. 6—2, 6—l; R. W. Smith (Auckland) beat N. A. Stagg (Hutt Valley), 7—5, 6—2, 6—l; N. H. Dudding (Ilutt Valley) beat H. M. Bonner (Nelson). 7—5. 5—7. 6—2, 4 —6, 6—4; L. P. Roach (Waikato) beat R. G. Pattinson (Canterbury). 6 —4, 6—3, 7—5; W. T. Pountney (Auckland) beat B. Souter (Auckland). 7—5. I —6, 6—3, 6—2; R. G. Coldham (Auckland), beat T. Childs (Auckland), 6—o, 7—5. 7—9, 6—o; W. S. Huckstep (Auckland) beat P. E. Dempsey (Auckland), 6—o. 5—7, o—4, B—6. Second Round.—A. S. Burns (Auckland) boat M. T. Wilson (Auckland). 6—o, 7—5, o—2;0 —2; M. A. Wakefield (Waikato) beat A. 11. Gaskin (Wellington). 6—3. 6—2, 6—2; L. P. Roach (Waikato) beat P. Nicholls (Wellington). 7—5. 6—o. 7—5; D. Richardson (Northland) beat G. Kerr-Taylor (Auckland). C —2. 6—o, 4—6, 7—5; E. D. B. Lusk (Auckland) beat K. W. Dyer (Bay of Plenty), 4—6, 13—11, 6—l, 6—3. R. W. Smith (Auckland) beat C. Angas (Wellington i, 6—2. o—6, 7—5, 2—G. 6—2; R. S. McKenzie (Wellington) beat P. Becroft (Auckland), 2—6, 6—3. 6—2, 4 —6. 6—l.

Second Round. —Miss g. G. AUwood (Auckland) beat Miss M. MacFarlane (Auckland), 6—l, 6—3; Miss J. Burke (Taranaki) beat Miss M. P. Hodges (Auckland), 6—l. 6—3; Mrs J. J. McVay (Wellington) beat Miss M. Spacknian (Otago). 6—3. 6—l; Miss R. Hodges (Auckland) beat Miss A. Malone (Auckland). 6—4, 6—l; Miss E. Becroft (Auckland) beat Miss 11. .Redwood (Auckland), 3—6. B—G. C—l; Miss M. Kerr (Otago) beat Miss L. Adams (Auckland), 6—l. 6—3; Miss M. Severely (Waikato) beat Miss A. Johnson (Auckland). 6—o. 6—2.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES First Round.—Misses Hansen and Swanson (Auckland) beat Miss Drower and Mrs Free (Auckland) by default. COMBINED DOUBLES Bold (Otago) and Miss Potter (Auckland) beat Becroft and Miss Redwood (Auckland). 6 —3, 4—6. 6 —3; Childs and Miss M. Hodges (Auckland i beat Richardson and Miss Burke (Taranaki), 6—l, 6 —4; Robson and Miss Kerr (Otago) beat Tills and Miss V. Johnson (Auckland), 6—o, 6—3; Gosling (Wellington) and Miss Hope (Nelson) beat Callender (Canterbury) and Miss V. Turner (Wellington), 6—4, 6 —4; Dempsey and Miss A. Johnson (Auckland) beat Best (Nelson) and Mrs Bentata (Auckland), 6—2. 4—G, 6 —o; Barry and Miss Attwood (Auckland) beat WaKefield (Waikato) and Miss Hansen (Auckland)'. 6 —o. 6 —l; McKenzie and Mrs McVay (Wellington) beat Dyer and Miss Malone (Auckland), 6—o, 6—l; Otway and Miss Drower (Auckland) beat Nicnolls (Wellington) and Miss Spackinan (Otago), 6—4. 4—6, 6—3.