TENNIS TITLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22615, 31 December 1936, Page 12

TENNIS TITLES

DOMINION TOUENEY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT TIMARU OPENING DAY'S RESULTS . FIRST ROUNDS IN SINGLES O [BY TET-EGR.M'H —PRKSS ASSOCIATION] TIMARU, "Wednesday Tho annual Now Zealand lawn tennis championships were commenced to-day in fine Weather. Although a trifle heavy the courts wore in good order. Practically all the Dominion's loading players are participating. Following are tho first- ,day's results: MEN'S SINGLES First Round. —G. R. Pattinson beat TV. R. Fea, 6—o, 6—3, 6—l; E. A. Pearce beat A. 0. Burke, 6—t, 6 —o, 6—2; K. W. Dyer beat S. (5. McDougall, 6—t, 6 —-1, 6 —2; G. L. Lindsay won from 1!. M. O'Connor by default; C. F. Pcnfold beat F. J. Lewis, S —o. 6 —3. 6—•">: I). A. McCaskoy beat T. C. Morrison,. 6—3, 6—l, 6—2; T. Rhodes-Williams heat L. A. Kayo, 6 —l, 6—o, 6—2; A. D. Latham beat M. .1. Souter, 5 —7. 6—4, 6 —2, 6—3; B. Boyd beat J. D. Lewis, 7- —5, I—6,1 —6,6 —0, S—6; N. V. Edwards beat J. Roach, 6—2, 6—B, 6 —2, 6—4; R. H. Ixnvis beat G. A. Pearco, 3—6, 11—9, 7 —5, 4—6, 6—3; C. T. Mac Arthur boat R. T. Shiols. 6—o, 6 —l, 6—2; ('■. C. Reid beat R. McCallum, 6—S, 2—6, 6 —3, 6—"2, 9 —7; N. G. Sturt beat C. B. Beatson, 6 —2. 6- —2, 6 —3; A. R. Cant beat J. M. Milliken, 6—l, 6—4, 6—3; D. C. Coomho beat W. J. Smith. 6 —2, I—6.1 —6. 6 —o, 6—l; A. D. Brown beat W. A. MeKinnon, 6 —o, 6—l, 6—3; H. A. Barnett beat T. C. Hill, 6—l, 6 —3, 6—l; J. C. Charters beat J. T. Mayson, 6—2, 4 —6, 6—l, 3 —6, 7 —5; J. W. Gnnn beat J. Long, 9 —7, 2—6, 6—3, 6 —l; N. F. Bedford beat W. E. Renton, 6—S. 6 —4, 6 —3, 6—l; I). Livingstone won by default from J. H. Silvester. Second Round.—R. .J. Taylor beat E. C. Falconer, 4—6, 6—3, 6 —2, 7 —5; I. J. C'orich beat D. Clow, 7—5, 6—2, 2 —6, 6 —S, 6—l; C. All gas beat I. S. Mathieson, 6 —2, 6 —o, 6—3; R. McL. Ferkins beat B. E. Souter, 6 —4, 9 —ll, 6—3, 6—3. LADIES' SINGLES First Round. —Miss D. Deegnn won from Mrs. H. Blank by default; Miss •I. Eaton beat Miss S. M. Woods, 6—o, 6 —o; Miss J. E. Ramsay beat Miss B. Sutherland. 6—o, 6 —2; Miss A. >T. Wilson beat Miss S. Anderson, 7—5, 6—o; Miss M. Hardie beat Miss M. Edmondson, S —6, 6 —2; Miss .11. M. Drake beat Miss K. A. Smythe, 6—2, 7 —5; Miss M. Howe beat Miss M. C. Murray, 6 —2. 6 —l; Miss B. Gould beat Mrs. A. D. Latham, 7—5, 9—7; Miss N. G. Bishop beat Miss D. Shirtcliff 6—2. 6—2; Miss I. M. Poole boat Miss D. F. Smythe. 6—o. 6—o; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss D. Patchett, ,s_lo, 6 —4; Miss N. Beverley beat Mrs. C. B. Beatson, 6 —o, 6—3; Miss T. Poole beat Miss N. M. 1' leming. 6 —l, 6 —3; Miss D. Miller won by default from Miss M. Saunders. Second Round. —Miss Wilson won by default from Miss Miller. MEN'S DOUBLES First Round. —N. V. Edwards and C. T. McArtliur beat B. Boyd and L. A. Kaye, 6 —l, 6 —2, 6—4; A. D. Brown and J. T. Mayson boat R. G. Pattinson and C. F. Penfold, 6—2, 6 —2, 9 —7; J. W. Arnold and -T. Mercer b->at J. M. Milliken and T. C. Morrison, 6—4, 6—3, 7—5; T. RhodesWilliams and I. J. Corich beat E. A. and G. R. Pearce, 6—4, 6—4, 2—6, 6—3; A. D. Latham and A. E. Sandral beat W. R. Fea and N. Keelev, 6 —3, 6 —4, 6—l; D. C. Coombe an:l J. C. Charters beat G. C. Reid and R. J. Taylor, 6 —2, 6 —3, 6 —3. LADIES' DOUBLES First Round. —Misses Anderson and Hardie beat Misses Drake and Edmondson, 10—S, 6 —4; Misses D. Nicholls and M. Howe beat Misses ShirtclifT Mid Smythe, 6—3, S—6; Mrs. Peppier and Miss Wilson won by default from Mrs. Blank and Miss Cooper. COMBINED DOUBLES First Round. — I. A. Seav and Miss T. Poole beat K. W. Dver and Mrs. W. J. Melody, 6—2, 6—l; E. A. Pousse! and' Miss"J. Poole beat M. Souter and Miss B. T. Sutherland, 6—3, 6—3; Lewis and Miss J. Ramsay boat D. Livingstone and Miss M. Edinondson, 6—3, 6—4.