Major Upset in Mens Singles: Painter Beaten

Northern Advocate, 6 January 1948, Page 6

Major Upset in Mens Singles: Painter Beaten

TENNIS

AUCKLAND, Tue. (P.A.)—The New Zealand singles titleholder, R. McKenzie, had a comparatively easy match today when he met M. A. Wakefield (Waikatd). Wakefield took only one game in the first set, but settled down tis the match progressed and had the champion running on one or two occasions in the following sets, which he lost M—6, 4 —6.

Wakefield chased everything in the 'hast set and held McKenzie to 4-all. The final two games were fought mainly from the baseline. Jell' Robson (Otagoi made a disappointing number of mistakes against the mercurial Aucklander, Trevor Pountney, but Robson was more consistent, which gave him a straight sets’ victory. The veteran. N. F. N. Bedford (Auckland! was better all round than D. Richard*on (Bay of Plenty i. Tne victor lost only one game on his service. There was a major upset in the men's singles when S. Painter (Wellington!, seeded fifth, was defeated by ,A. S. Burns (Auckland). The match produced the best singles of the tournament yet. Both players displayed a wide variety of strokes, with impressive overhead work. MEN’S SINGLES Second Round. S. Painter (Wellington) beat J. Hamilton tWellington), (i —3, is—6. I—(i, ti —2; O. M. Bold (Hull Valley) beat I. Easton (Waikato). 6—4, 6 —4, t;—i; 15. Broun (Auck-

land) beat N. Bowden (Auckland), (i— 2, G—2. 3—(l, G—4; G. Radonich (Auckland) beat M. Gosling (Wellington). G—4. G —3. G—4; N. F. N. Bedford (Auckland i beat A. .J. Seeley (Auckland), G— 2, G—3, 7—5; It. Matusehka (Waikato) beat N. IT. Duel ding (Mutt Valley), G—l. (j—3. 3—(i. G—3. 6—3; J. Aitkenhead (Auckland) won by delault. from R. C. Mullins (Northland): W. T. Pountney i Auckland) beat R. Coldham (Auckland), G —3, G—4. C —4: .1. E. Robson (Otago) beat W. S. Huckster(Auckland), 6—2, G —3, 6 —3. A. S. Burns (Auckland) beat S. Painter (Wellington), G—2. G—JO. I—G.1 —G. C—4. G —4. Quarter-Finals: N. F. N. Bedford (Auckland) beat ID. Richardson (Bay of Plenty). G—3, 6—3. G—2; J. Aitkenhead (Poverty Kay) beat L. P. Roach (Waikato), ti— G—2. 6 —3; R. S. McKenzie (Wellington) beat M. A. Wakefield (Waikato). G— 1. G—3, G—■4; IS. D. E. Lusk (Auckland i heal G. Radonich (Auckland), 3—G, G -2. 6—4, G—3; O. Bold (Hutt Valley) beat B. Broun (Auckland), G—l, G—3. 4—(i. 6 4.

MEN’S DOUBLES First Round. Easton and Simpson (Waikato) won b,v default from Haddock-(Auckland) and P. Smith (Northland): Chalmers and Price (Auckland) beat Childs (Auckland) and O'Connor (Wellington), 3 —G, 6—3. 6-2, 6—3; Caughey and Johns' (Auckland) beat Perkins and Shrubsall (Auckland), G—3, G—2, 61. Second Round.—Robson (Otago) and Bold (Hutt Valley) beat Sampson and Wakefield (Waikato). G—2. 6—3. G—o; Gosling (Wellington) and Willis (Hutt Valley) won by default from Mullins and Neale (Northland); Hamilton and Nicholls (Wellington) beat Smith and Wilson (Auckland I, 4—G. G —4, 4—(i, G—4. G—4; Callander (Canterbury) and Radonich (Auckland l beat Best (Nelson) and B. Tills (Auckland), G—l. G—3. G—l: Batrv

and Bedford (Auckland) beat Richardson and Lees (Auckland), 5 —7, U—l, o—4, o— 2; Dyer and Aitkenhead (Auckland) wen by default from Hyde and Otene (Taranaki i; Matusehka and L. P. Reach (Waikato) beat G'tway and Rogan (Auckland). 9 —7, G—o, G —4; Dempsey and AI. Healey (Auckland) beat Easton and Simpson (Waikato), G—2. G—l. B—G; Chalmers and Price (Auckland) beat Caughey ant! Johns (Auckland), G—2. G—4, G—4: Dudding and Stagg (Hutt Volley) won by default from Gaskin (Wellington) and Green (Otago): Bowden and Huckstep (Auckland) beat Bowen (Auckland) and Fleming (Wanganui), G— 1. 7—5. 6—3; Pattinson (Canterbury) and Angas (Wellington) beat Bull and Litherland (Auckland), G—o, G—3, G—o; Burns and Pountney (Auckland) beat Bonner and Roberts (Nelson). 0— 1 G—o, G—o; Becroft and A. Tills (Auckland) won by default from Monekton and Fenfold (Canterbury); L. Roach (Waikato) and Sonter (Auckland) beat Lusk and Mayson (Auckland). 2—G, G—4. G—l. G—2; McKenzie and Painter (Wellington) beat Roberts and Seeley (Auckland), G—2, G—2. G—l. WOMEN’S SINGLES Miss E. Potter (Auckland) beat Miss J. McL. Wallace (Auckland). G —2, G—3; Miss E. Becroft (Auckland) beat Miss 11. Redwood (Auckland). 3—<;. B—6 c—i WOMEN’S DOUBLES

First Round.—Misses L. and M. Adams (Auckland) beat Miss A. Johnson and Mrs Bentata (Auckland). G —3, G—l; Mesdames Painter and McVny (Wellington) beat Misses Ellis (Auckland) and McNeill (Hutt. Valley). G —3. G—3; Misses Burke (Taranaki) and Becroft (Auckland) beat Misses Macfarlunc (Auckland Hand Spaekman (Otago), G—4, G—4: Misses V. Johnson and H. Redwood (Auckland) beat Misses A. Malone (Auckland) and V Turner (Wellington), 5—7, 7—a (j Misses R. and M. Hodges (Auckland) beat Misses Hope (Nelson) and Walker (Wellington), G—4, G—l.