LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20520, 22 March 1930, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS.

INVITATION TOURNAMENT.

SPROULE DEFEATS BARTLEET.

FINALS TO BE PLAYED TO-DAY.

Ideal conditions prevailed for the second day's play in the invitation tournament arranged by the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association. In exciting semifinals the Australians eliminated the local men and in the finals, to be played to-day, C. Sproule will play C. J. Donohoe in the men's singles, while Sproule and Donohoe will be matched against F. E. Kalms and J. T. Teague in the men's doubles.

Teague was the only Australian to lose a match yesterday and E. L. Bartleet, in defeating him 6 —2, 7—5, played a remarkably steady game. Teague won applause from the crowd for his agility and brilliant volleying, but Bartleet always returned to the attack with his sweeping drives. Bartleet won the first set rather easily, but in the second Teaguo put up a much better fight.

In the semi finals Sproule scored a lova set against Bartleet. The Aucklander opened vigorously in the second set and honours were even at the end of four games. However, Bartleet could not keep up the puce and Sproule won 6—2.

The Kalms-Donohoe match provided one of tho finest exhibitions of tennis seen in the tournament. Both playors were evenly matched as far as powerful and accurate driving was concerned. In the first set Donohoe played a dashing game and his overhead work was particularly effective. He took the set 6—3. Kalms opened strongly in the second set, but with the score at three all Donohoe asserted himself with powerful crosscourt drives and won 6—4.

In the men's'doubles Sproule and Donohoe won fairly easilv from Bartleet and E. W. Griffiths, but N. G. Sturt and A. C. Stedman made a great fight against Kalms and Teague. Knowing each other's play well, they combined splendidly and the second set particularly was very exciting. The Australians won the match 6-3, 7-5. An interesting match in tho mixed doubles was that in which Kalms and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane defeated Y. C. Rowlands and Miss Potter 6—l, B—6. In the second set Rowlands played an outstanding game. Following are the results of yesterday's games:— MEN'S SINGLES. ' Third Round. —Sproule beat Stedman, 6—3, 6—3; Donohoe beat Chisholm, 6—2, 6—4; Kalms beat Sturt, 6—2, 6 —3; Bartleet beat Teague, 6 —2, 7—5. Semi-finals.—-Sproule beat Bartleet, 6—o, 6—2; Donohoe beat Kalms, 6—3, 6-4. LADIES' SINGLES: Second Round.—Miss Knight beat Mrs. Napier, 6—2, 6—2. Semi-finals.—Miss Marjorie Macfarlane beat Miss Potter, 6—3, 6—o; Miss Knight beat Miss R. Taylor, 6—4, 6—l. MEN'S DOUBLES. Second Round. —Bartleet and Griffiths beat J. T. Harrison and J. Pickmere, 6—4, 7—5; Kalms and Teague beat A. K. Turner and S. Lamb, 6—o, 6—3. Semi-finals. —Sproule and Donohoe beat Bartleet and Griffiths, 6—l, 6—4; Kalms and Teague beat 'Sturt and Stedman, 6—3, 7—5. LADIES' DOUBLES. First Round.—Misses Macfarlane beat Misses Taylor and Roberton, 6—l, 4—6, 6—3.. Semi-finals.—Miss J. Ramsay and Mrs. Napier beat Misses Macfarlane, 6—3, 6—3; Mrs. Scott-Watson and Miss P. Miller beat Misses Knight and Whitelaw, 6 4, 2—6, 6—4. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round.—V. R. Johns and Miss Quill beat J. T. Harrison and Miss McCrea, o—6, 6—2, 7—5; V. C. Rowlands and Miss Potter beat A. K. Turner and Miss Ramsay, 7—5, B—6; J. Pickmere and Miss Napier beat R. Lamb and Miss Marion Macfarlane, 6—4, 6—4. Second Round. —Sproule and Miss "Miller beat McDonald and Miss Taylor, 6—o, 6—2; Teague and Miss Whitelaw beat V. R. Johns and Miss Quill, 6—2, 6—3; Kalms and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane beat V. C. Rowlands and Miss Potter, 6—l, B—6:8 —6: Donohoe and Miss Knight beat J. Pickmere and Mrs. Napier, 6—2, 6—l. DRAW FOR TO-DAY'S PLAY.

The tournament will be concluded at the Stanley Street court to-day. Following is the draw: — Men's Singles, Final.—Sproule v. Donohoe, 1 p.m. Men's Doubles, Final.—Sproule and Donohoe v. Kalms and Teague, 3 p.m. Ladies' Singles, FinaL— Miss Marjorie Macfarlane v. Miss Knight, 1.30 p.m. Ladies' Doubles, Final.—Mrs. Napier and Miss Ramsay v, Mrs. Scott-Watson and Miss Miller, 3 p.m. Mixed Doubles, Semi-finals. —Sproule and Miss Miller v. Teague and Miss Whitfllaw; "Kalms and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane v, Donohoe and Miss Knight, 10 a.m.

The final of the mixed doubles will be played at 4.30 p.m.