TENNIS TITLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22941, 20 January 1938, Page 5

TENNIS TITLES

DOMINION TOURNAMENT CONTESTS AT AUCKLAND / ' THE DRAW ANNOUNCED [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON. Wednesday The draw for. the New Zealand lawn tennis championships, commencing at Auckland on January 31, is as follows: MEN'S SINGLES Byes in the Top Half —A. C. Stedman (Auckland), v. W. R. Hooper (Manajvatu); C. F. Penforld (Canterbury), v. K. IV. Dyer (Wellington); D. G. Franco (Wellington), v. winner of Ward and Pearce.

First Round.—P. Ward (Wairarapa), v. G. A. Pearce (Wellington); J. J. Stevens (Poverty Bay), v. R. W. Smith (Auckland) ; J. D. Lewis (Auckland), v. R# D. Sharpe (Hawke's Bay); C. Angus (Canterbury) v. W. T. Pountnej' (Auckland); ]). Clow (Waikato), v. L. G. Knott (Australia); Orbell (Auckland) v. E. A. Roussoll (Wellington) ; S. S. Hoopor (Manawatu) v. R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington); N. V. Edwards (Wellington) v. J. Bull (Auckland); D. Richardson (Poverty Bay) v. O. Bold (Wellington); M. L. Lampo (Wanganui) v. R. G. Pattinson (Canterbury); M. R. Andrews (Auckland) v. J. N. Lowry (Hawke's Bay); E. Dickie (Taranaki) v. J. D. Mitchell (Auckland); M. B. O'Connor (Wellington) v. 0. Satchell (Auckland); R. Matuschka (Waikato) v. J. W. Gunn (Auckland); J. Roach (Waikato), v. M. Ferkins (Wellington); D. Livingstone (Waikato), v. L. Leos (Auckland) j R. J. Wentzell (Auckland), v. E. C. Falconer (Otago); F. H. Renouf (Wellington), v. A. D. Brown (Auckland); M. Lees (Auckland), v. A. J. Dickie (Taranaki); G. 0. Gair (Wairarapa), v. J. C. Charters (Auckland). Byes in Bottom Half.—W. E. Butler (Auckland), v. N. Bedford (Wellington) ; J. T. Mayson (Auckland), v. A. Porter " (Auckland); M. T. Wilson (Auckland), v. D. C. Coombe (Wellington). Seeded players in order. —A. O. Stedman, D. C. Coombe, C. Angas, A. D. Brown, D. G. France, N. Sturt, N. V. Edwards, N. Bedford.

LADIES' SINGLES Miss T.' Poole (Canterbury), a bye; Miss J. Budd (Australia) v. Miss M. Macfarlane (Auckland); Miss D. Miller (North Otago) v. Mrs. R. H. Milburn (Hawke's Bay); Miss J. Hansen (Auckland) v. Miss Graham (Taranaki); Miss N. Beverley (Waikato) v. Miss J. Forrester (Wellington); Miss M. Hodges (Auckland) v. Miss J. M. Betts (Wairarapa) ; Miss B. Bishop (Auckland) v. Miss E. Stewart (Auckland); Miss K. Armstrong (Canterbury) v. Miss J. Ramsay (Auckland); Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) v. Miss E. Plummer (Wellington); Mrs. N. V. Edwards (Wellington) v. Mrs. Morris (Auckland); Miss V. Brown (Auckland) v. Miss I. Poole (Canterbury); Miss M. Dickie (Taranaki) v. Miss M. Glennie (Hawke's Bay); Mrs. D. Gj. Franco (Wellington) v. Miss P. Cooke (Auckland) ; Miss R. Taylor (Auckland) v. Miss B. Griffiths (Taranaki); Miss M. Beverley (Waikato), a bye. Seeded players in order.—Misses M. Beverley, T. Poole, N. Beverley, I. Poole, D. Miller, P. Cooke, B. L. Bishop, E. Plummer.

MEN'S DOUBLES Byes in the Top Half.—Stedman and Coombe. First Round.—Hooper and Hooper v. Richardson and Stevens; Livingstone and J. Roach v. Lees and Lees; Bartleet and Lowry v. Butler and Brown; A. D. Brown and Mayson v. Latta and Hutchinson; Dickie and Dickie v. Wilson and Smith; Penfold and Pattinson v. Clow and Allen; Renouf and O'Connor v. V. R. Johns and Watkins; Orbell and Ford v. Lampe and Sharpe; Wentzell and Hooper v. Edwards and Bedford; Roach and Matuschka v. Charters and Dyer; Andrews and Robinson v. Roussell and Ferkins; Knott and A. C. Johns v. P. Ward and Falconer; Mitchell and Pountney v. M. Ferkins and G. A. Pearce. Byes in the Second Round.—Gair and Bold v. France and olurt. | Seeded Players in Order.—Stedman and Coombe, France and Sturt, Roussell and R. Ferkins, Brown and Mayson, Edwards and Bedford, Livingstone and J. Roach, Penfold and Pattinson, M. Ferkins and Pearce. H LADIES' DOUBLES

Byes in the Top Half.—Misses I. and T. Poole v. Misses Dickie and Betts; Misses Griffiths and St. George v. Mrs. D. G. France and Miss Budd; Misses Bishop and Cooke v. Misses Whitelaw and Graham; winner of Mrs. Adams and Miss Brown v. Mrs. Milburn and Miss Cottrell, and Misses Plummer and Glennie. First Round.—Mrs. Adams and Miss Brown v. Mrs. Milburn and Miss Cottrell; Mrs. Shroff and Miss Knight v. Mrs. Morris and Miss Hooper.

Byes in Bottom Half.—Misses Dickie and Armstrong v. winners above; Misses Stewart and Hall v. Misses Miller and Gould; Misses.Ramsay and Hansen v. Misses Macfarlane and Taylor; Misses Bedford and Forrester v. Misses N. and M. Beverley, i Seeded Players in Order. —Misses I. and T. Poole, Misses N. and M. Beverley; Misses Miller and Gould; Misses Bishop and Cooke.

COMBINED DOUBLES Byes in the Top Half.—Roussell and Miss I. Poole v. Smith and Miss Cooke; E. Dickie and Miss Griffiths v. Allen and Miss Brown; Dyer and Miss N. Beyerley. v. Androwß and Miss Gould; Falconer and Miss Cottrell v. Renouf and Miss Drake; France and Mrs. Franco v. Turner and Mrs. Schroff; Bedford and Miss Bedford v. Lampe and Miss Hansen; Gunn and Miss M. Beverley v. Edwards and Mrs. Edwards.

First Round. —Bold and Miss Miller v. O'Connor and Miss Forrester; A. Dickie and Miss M. Dickie v. Johns and Mrs. R. P. Adams; Knott, and Miss Budd v. Lewis and Miss Ramsay. Byes in the.Bottom Half.—Penfold and Miss Dickey v. winner of the above; Sharpe and Miss Glennie v. Livingstone and Miss Bishop; Porter and Miss St. George v. Lowry and Miss Milburn; Satchell and Miss Hodges v. Sturt and Miss Macfarlane; Pattinson and Miss Armstrong v. Johns aud Miss Knight; Charters and Miss Taylor v. Pearce and Miss Plummer: Ward and Miss Betts v. Wilson and Miss Stewart; Stedman and Miss Stedman v. R. Ferkins and Miss T. Poole. „ „ Seeded players in order.—Roussell and Miss I. Poole, R. Ferkins and Miss T. Poole, Sturt and Miss Macfarlane, France and Mrs. Franco, Gunn and Miss M. Beverley, Dyer and Miss N. Beverley, Pearce and Miss Plummer, Livingstone and Miss Bishop.