LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22688, 29 March 1937, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

MATCHES AT CAMBRIDGE WAIKATO CHAMPIONSHIPS I PROGRESS OF TOURNAMENT [UIOM OUR OWN COJtRESPONDENT] CAMBRIDGE, Sunday The Wnikato hard-court championships are being decided on the Cambridge Tennis Club's courts in conjunction with the club's handicap tourna- ' meat. Slight showers fell yesterday, but good progress was made in the early rounds, which resulted as follows:MEN'S SIXGLES . i First Round.—E. Reardon brat R. Sampson. o—3, G —l; J. Ilawortli boat J. Brett, . o -3, G —l; H. Armstrong won from W. Sim it li by default. Second Round. —C. Stevens beat O. Hooker, ; O—l, ii —J; IJ. Clow bout 11. Honker, G —-2, LADIES' SINGLES I First Round.—Miss T. Xewcombe beat Miss N. Bergman, (>— 1. —it. G -.3; Miss N. Glover i)eat Miss 11. Casey, G I, G--3. MEN'S' HANDICAP SIXGLKS I First Round. —E. Reardon beat J. Farrell, ' 9—3; J. Paul beat J. Ilawortli, 0-3; C. ; Stevens beat M. Gane, !)—I; 11. Armstrong | beat \V. Fleming, i> —1; JI ill beat. 1). Sappet, II —lt; D. Law beat K. lltbotson, ! })- 3; M. Hewitt beat W. Smith; K. Beer i beat X. Paul, o—l. Second Round. — Feisst beat J. Drew, o—t; ! 11. Hooker beat J. Brett, !>—G; R. Easter i beat J. Bryce, 0 I; D. Lewis beat K. | Clark. !> —:i; ,T. "Wilson beat C. Allen. !) —I; 1). Law beat C. Hill. n--S; M. Hewitt beat ' K. Beer, !) 7; A. Turner beat W. Smeaton, !)—G; 1). Law beat L. Kelly. 0 —(i; 1!. Sampson beat 1). Montgomerie, !) —5; O. Hooker beat 11. Bellamy. !i -<•; W. I'hillips beat M. ! Garland, !) 1; R. Feisst- beat .), Giles, 'J—l. MEN'S HAXDIC.VP DOUBLES First Round.—E. Reardon and J. Haworth.. i beat D. Clow and W. Robinson, O—!;.M. I Hewitt and W. Smeaton beat T. McDonald : and R. Clark, 9 —l. Second round: 1. Bryce i and I>. Montgomerie beat I'. Hill and J. Fari rell, !) —G; .1. Wilson and C. Martyn beat C. i Allan and M. Garland, !)—l. LADIES' ITAXDICAP SIXGLES I First Round. —Miss .T. Sayers beat Miss IV. Paul, !>—>S; Miss At. Billiard beat Miss : 11. Casey, !• —7; Miss 1). Haworth beat Mrs. | W. G. Kelly. t)—7; Miss -V. Miles beat Miss jE. Feisst. !> S; Miss R. Rishworth beat Miss K. Ibbotson, !i— •!; Miss L. Kirk beat Miss ; I. Newcombe, !i—S; Mrs. R. Easter beat Miss ! K. Harding; !»—T. Miss F. Casey beat Miss ' J. Hardy, !* 'J; Miss M. Macky beat .Miss ! B. Peake. !)—7; Miss K. Pealce beat Miss J. Lin-lev, !)—3; Miss Bregnian beat Mrs. j' Karrell, !> —S; Miss N. Glover beat, Miss V. Appleby, !)—7. LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES First Round—Misses A. Mills and F. Harding' beat Miss ,J. Hardy and Mrs. Linsley, 9—o. Second round: Misses M. Macky and K. Peake beat Misses F. Wallace and E. Yosper, 9 —7; Mrs. Soppet and. Miss Bregman beat Mrs. Smeaton and Miss J. Feisst, !' —S, Mrs. R. Easter anil Miss E. Feisst beat Misses P. I.evesque and E. Clothier. 9—l; Mesdanies "W. Robinson and 11. X. Freeman beat Misses H. Taylor and •\. Turner, !>■ —'J; Misses S. Banks and R. Rishworth beat Misses B. Pejike and P. Garland, 9—5. COMBIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES First Round. —C. Martyn and Miss H. Taylor beat M. Garland and Miss P. Garland. 9 —G; D. Law and Miss S. Banks beat H. Bellamy and Miss K. Peake, 9 —G; M. Hewitt and Miss J. Hardy beat R. Easter and Mrs. Easter, 9 —(i; Smeaton and Miss I. Slater beat A. Tnrney and Miss M. Turrey, 9—S; J. Brett and Miss Bregman beat j J. Drew and Miss J. "Wild, 9 —2; I. Bryce and Miss E. Clothier beat N. Paul and Mis 1 * V. Paul, 9—5, W. Phillips and Miss A. Mills beat J. Wilson and' Miss R. Nickle, 9—2. SOUTH ISLAND TOURNEY MATCHES IN CHRISTCHURCH [by TELEGRAPH —rKESS association] CHRISTCHURCH. SundayLittle progress was made yesterday, the opening day of the South Island j championship and handicap lawn tennis j tournament. Play was interrupted by j rain for about half an hour in the ! morning, and an, easterly drizzle about three o'clock in the afternoon brought the day's play to an early conclusion. A fairly entry includes a number of players from the West Coast* Nelson, Wellington, and the country districts. Championship results were: — Men's Singles.-—First round: J. Rich beat C. C. Treeb.v, G—i, g—l ; B. E. Soutor beat B. A. Barrer, G—3,. G—l; A. Burke beat R. Rear. G—l—G, 7—5; C. F. Penfold beat J. Silvester, I —G, o—4, G—4; B. M. O'Connor beat F. H. Renouf, G—3, G—l; 11. A. Barnett beat W. G. Gerard, G—O, G—o; N. Adams beat P. Warne, G—3, G—2; L. Morris beat L. Best. G—l, G—l. Second round: C. Angas beat W. Clirystal, G—2, G—2; T. W. Patterson beat Rich, G—l, 7—5; A. R. Cant beat M. .T, Souter, 6-—I, 9 —7; R. A. Young beat J. Mercer (retired), G—l. Ladies' Singles.— First round: Miss .7. Lamond beat Miss If. Kirby, G—O, G—l; Mrs. H. Blank beat Miss P. Dickey, <<—'-2, G —l; Miss J. Peake beat Miss F. Kent, G—o, 6 —l; Miss J. Morrison beat Miss C. Wilson, G —l, G —l; Miss IT. "Wright beat Miss M. Berry, o—2,0 —2, G—3; Miss S. Anderson beat- Miss B. Andrews, G—3, G—o; Miss J. Stevenson beat Miss D. Wood, G—o. Ladies' Doubl.-s.—First round: Miss T. Poolo and Mrs. E. M. Peppier beat Misses B. Andrews and J. Peake, G—2, G—3* POSTPONEMENT AT HAMILTON [from OL'R OWN correspondent] HAMILTON, Sunday Owing to continuous rain, the North Island tennis tournament postponed from Friday and yesterday was again postponed to-day.