TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20767, 9 January 1931, Page 14

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

NORTH ISLAND TITLES.

PROGRESS OF TOURNAMENT

MISS M. MacFARLANE DEFEATED

[by TELECIIIArn. —PRESS ASSOCIATION-] NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday.

Tho North Island tennis championships were continued to-day when most of tho prominent players won their matches. Tho greatest surprise of the. day was tho defeat of Miss M. Macfarlano, of Auckland, by Mrs. C. Smith, of Wanganui. The results are:—

Men's Doubles.—Second round: M. L. Lampe and J. C. Charters beat K. W. Dyer and D. C. Cooinbe, 7 —5, 5—7, 6—2. Third round: C. B. Webster and A. 0. Wallace beat I. P. Grant and L. S. Berg, 6—3, 6—2; J. C. Charters and M. L. Lampe beat T Rhodes Williams and L. Franco, I—6, 6—l, 7—5.

Ladies' Doubles.—First round: Misses Pownall and Zeisler won by default. Second round: Mrs. W. J. Melody and Miss Macfarlane boat Misses Duncan and Best, 6—l, 6—l; Misses Pownall and Zeisler beat Misses Graham and Kean, 6—5, 6-5. Combined Doubles.—Second round: V. N. Hubblo and Miss Taylor beat T. Rhodes Williams and Miss Todd, 3—6, 7__5 i 7_5; E. W. Griffiths and Miss Griffiths beat J. Dart and Miss Brodie, 9—7, 7—5; K. W. Dyer and Miss S. Preedy beat D. Ballantyne and Miss Baker, 6—4. b—2. Third round: L. France and Miss M. Preedy beat J. T. Shaw and Mrs. Billiard, 6—3, 6—4; E. L. Bartleet and Miss Macfarlano beat N. G. Meuli and Miss 0. Zeisler, 6—l, 6—l; D. W. Dyer and Miss S. Preedy beat J. C. Charters and Miss Ramsay, s—7 j B—6, 6—4; N. R. C. Wilsou and Mrs. Melody beat R. B. Hardy and Miss Ward, 6—2, 6—2; M. L. Lampe and Mrs. C. Smith beat N. Hay Campbell and Miss Best, 6—2, 7—5; N. V. Hubblo and Miss Taylor beat P. G. McKenzie and Miss Card, 6—l, 6—2; A. C. Johns and Miss Knight beat E. Ogier and Miss Duncan, 2—6, 6- —2, 6 —2; E. . W. Griffith and Miss Griffith beat Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Berg, 6—4, 6—4. Men's Singles.—First round: C. H. Marchant boat C. P. Todd, 6—o, 6—4. Second round; D. C. Coombe beat R. G. McKenzie, 6—o, 6—l; E. L. Bartleet beat A. H. Richards, 6—3, 9—7; L. H. Marchant beat C. F. Atmore, 6—2, 6—l. Third round: J. C. Charters beat D. C. Coombe, 6—4, 6—2; A. C. Johns beat N. Hay Campbell, 6—2, 6—l; C. B. Webster beat M. L. Lampe, 6—3, 7 —5; N. R. C. Wilson beat E. W. Griffiths, 7—5, 5_7, 6—l; T. Rhodes Williams beat L. H. Marchant, 6—o, 6—4; E.'L. Bartleet beat V. N. Hubblo, 6—l, 7—9, 6—3. Fourth round: A. C. Stedman boat A. C. Johns, 6—2, 6—3. Ladies' Singles.—Second round: Mrs. C. Smith beat Miss M. Macfarlane, 2—6, 6—4, 6—2; Miss B. M. Knight beat Miss 0 J. Taylor, 3—6, 6—4, 6—l; Mrs. W. J." Melody beat Miss M. Preedy, 6—l, 6—l. Third round: Miss B. M. Knight beat- Miss N. Whitelaw, 6—l, 6 —l; Mrs. C. Smith beat Miss Ramsay, 2—6, 6—4, B—6; Mrs. W. J. Melody beat Miss Card. 6—o. 6-2. Men's Doubles. —First round: M. L. Lampe and J. C. Charters beat E. Ogier and L. H. Marchant, 6—o, 6 —4; E. L. Bartleet and E. G. Griffiths beat R. Fleming and K. P. Tompkins, 6—l, 6—o; A. K. Turner and K. V. Hubble beat ,T. Dart and A. B. Wilson. 6—o, 6—o; R. A. Court and W. J. Melody won by dofault.