LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22982, 9 March 1938, Page 24

LAWN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP ' EVENTS I KING COUNTRY TOURNAMENT SINGLES TITLE TO E. FOUHY The annual King Country championship tennis tournament was held at Waitomo, the Taumarunui Club player, E. Fouhy, retaining the men's singles title. Results were as follows: — Men's Singles.—First round: E. Fouhy beat A. Ross, t) —1; E. Taylor beat A. L. Gilmoro, o—7;0 —7; J. D. Jones beat J. Halcombo, 0—1; I'. H. Jones bent E. Keid, O—6; R. Waretini beat O'Connell, » —0; M. Martin beat A. Rigby, Second round: Fouhy beat Taylor, f> —ti; J. D. Jones beat E. K. Cameron, 0 0; Jr. 11. Jones beat A. C. Thompson, i>—s; M. Martin beat R. Waretini, t»—6. Semi-final: Fouhy beat J. 1). Jones, o—r>; M. Martin beat P. 11. Jones, o—2.0 —2. Final: E. touhy beat M. Martin, (S —■'(. o—3. . Ladies' Singles.—Miss E. Maxwell beat Miss Scarborough, 7 —o;. Miss E. Spiers beat Mrs. Halcoinbe, 7—2; Miss F. Holmes beat Miss R. Bell, 7—3; Miss Maxwell bea Miss R. Spiers, 7—2; Mrs. Bowler beat Mrs. O'Connell, 7—l; Miss O. Be beirt Miss K. Spiers, 7—3; Miss Maxwell beat Miss Holmes, 7 —l; Miss G. Bell beat Mrs. Bowler, 10 —8. The final between Miss G Bell and Miss E. Maxwell will be played at Te Awamutu at a later date. Men's Doubles. —Thompson and Taylor beat Fouhy and Keid, !)—(J; Martin and J. D. Jones beat Rigby and Cameron, 9 —3j F. H. Jones and Waretini boat Gilmore and Halcombe, i) —7; Thompson and laylor beat Ross and O'Connell. t) —6; Martin and J. D. Jones beat P. H. Jones and Waretini. !)—3. Final: M. Martin and J. D. Jones beat A. C. Thompson and E. laylor, o—l.0 —1. Ladies' Doubles. —Misses Holmes and Scarborough beat Misses R. and E. Spiers. 7—o; Mrs. Bowler and Miss E. Maxwell beat Misses Holmes and Scarborough, 7—2; Misses R. and G. Bell beat Mrs. 0 Connell and Mrs. Halcombe, 7—2 Final: Mrs, Bowler and Miss E. Maxwell beat Misses R. anil G. Bell, (>—o, 6—2. CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SYDNEY NEW ZEALANDERS REACH FINALS r (Received March 8, 0.20 p.m. SYDNEY. March 8 Further results in the New South Wales junior tennis championships are as follows: Combined Doubles, under 21. —Sidwell (New South Wales) and Miss P. Cooke (New Zoaland) beat Bennett (New South Wales) and Miss M. Beverley (New Zealand), 6—4, 4—6, o—3. This was a spectacular game. All four played splendidly and the New Zealand girls created a very favourable impression by the way they stood at the net. and volleyed all hard shots sent them by the men players. Girls' Singles, under 21. —Semi-final: Miss Douthett (New Zealand) beat Miss Farrell (New South Wales), 6 —4, o—2. Last year Miss Farrell won this event. This year the title will rest between Miss Douthett and Miss Beverley, both New Zealandors. Girls' Singles, under 19.—Miss Armstrong (New Zealand) beat Miss Fisher (New Sonth Wales), o—2,0 —2, I—6, 6—4. This brings Miss Armstrong into the final, in which she will play Miss Harley (New Sonth Wales). Girls' Singles, under 17.—Miss Marchant (New South "Wales) beat Miss Hodges (New Zealand), 6—3. PASCOE CUP FINAL The final of the Pascoe Cup inter-house lawn tennis competition will be decided tonight at the Clive Road courts. Farmers' Trading Company No. 1 team und Johns, Limited, which are the finalists, both steady players, and the issue should be closely and keenly contested.