TENNIS CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21708, 25 January 1934, Page 9

TENNIS CONTESTS

WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIPS COOMBE'S SINGLES VCTORY fBV TELEGRAPH —PKHSS ASSOCIATION] MASTERTON, Wednesday The Wa intra pa tennis tournament was almost concluded to-day, the championship finals resulting as follows: Men's Singles.—l). C. Coombe (Wellington) heat JO. Dickie (Wavcrlov), G—l, 6—o, I—6, 6—^. Ladies' Singles.— Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) heat Miss D. Haggitt (Wellington), 6 —l, 6—l. Men's Doubles.—lo. A. Pearco and D. (.'. Cooniho (Wellington) beat K. Dyer and 10. Pago (Wellington), 6—l, ■1 —6, (5 — Ladies' Doubles.—Misses L. and M. Rutherford (Keilding) beat Mrs. MeMaster (Martinborough) and Miss Barns-Graham (Gisborne), 7 —5, 6 —o. WEST COAST TOURNEY CUMMKNOEMLNT YESTERDAY [by TKfjKCßaph—press association] AVES'ITORT. 'Wednesday The West Coast tennis championships commenced at Westport to-day in perfect weather conditions. The presence of competitors from Canterbury, including fcl. D.vmond, last year's champion, Motueka, Greyinouth and the Buller district added interest to the tournament. Sixty games were decided and some brilliant tennis was witnessed. The title-holders, Dvmond and M iss N. Costollo, of Greyinouth, won their games convincingly, but P. Warncs (Greyinouth) extended the former. The tournament will conclude on Friday. Paterson and Kear (Greymouth) and Fordo (Christehurch) played weli and should be semi-fmalists, while Miss Costello seems assured of retaining her title.