LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23251, 21 January 1939, Page 19

LAWN TENNIS

AUCKLAND TITLES TOURNEY STARTS TO-DAY draw for opening play The championship tournament of the Auckland Lnwn Tennis Association will be commenced at the Stanley Street courts this morning and will he continued until January 30. Play will open jt 10.30 o'clock, the draw for to-day being as follows: — 10.30 a.m.—A. Lemon v. .T. X. Wilson, ,T. A. Moir v. 1). Perkins, I). Richardson v. X. ji. Smith. J. J. Diamond v. J. D. Lewis. F. Copsey v. R. A. Goiulie, R. B. Abbott x. J. Derecourt, R. W. Hall v. R. McMillan, J. H. Moller v. T. H'. Wilson, P. H. Dow v. D. McDougall, L. B. Stuart v. W. H. Wood, S. Ferkins v. R. E. Scott, V. C. Solomon v. C. Tremain. 11 a.m. —All other player in men's singles (B section). 1 p.m. —Miss' P. Mitchell v. Miss J. Dryland, Miss A. E. Stanford v. Miss B. Hitchinffs, -Miss M. Hull v. Mrs. L. M. Shellam. 2 p.m.—All other players in ladies' singles (]} gection), to be followed by second round matches in the above two events. The programme on Monday, when one round of men's and ladies' doubles and two rounds of combined doubles, will be played, has been arranged as follows: 9 a.m. —X. F. Bedford and J. W. Gunn v. George Brough and M. Cameron, X. Clow and A. Porter v. J. and W. Derecourt, D. B. Livingstone and J. Roach v. W. T. Pountney and T. A. Wylds, J. Leng and G. Martin v. j. D. iod R. H. Lewis, J. X.'and T. 11. Wilfon v. E. D. Lusk and J. D. Mitchell, R. H. Sawyer and W- Woods v. D. G. France and X. (r. Sturt, A. Wardlaw and 11. Wilson v. J. C Charters and X. G. Pattinson, G. Allen and A. E. Copsey v. R. W. Smith and M. T. Wilson. R. Matuschka and L. Roach v. ,T. R. Devrreaux and .T. E. Gravatt, W. E. Butler and R. S. Milne v. B. Brown and A. S. Bnrns. B. R. and H. Monckton v. M. F. and R. R- Lees, F. H. Dow and L. B. Stuart t. D. Anderson and 11. X. Potter. ' 10 a.m.—All other players in men's doubles. 10.30 a.m.—All players in ladies' doubles. 11.30 a.m.—All players in combined doubles. PASCOE CUP EVENT RECORD ENTRIES RECEIVED A record entry of 82 teams has been received for the Pascoe Cup Tennis Association's annual inter-house tournament, which will be commenced on Tuesday week at the Clive Road courts. Any matches postponed cn account of rain will be played at the end of the round. The draw for the first night's play is as follows: —James Pascoe. Limited, v. IT. V. Wallace Xo. 2; Fairburn Wright v. Xew Zenland Railways; L. J. Keys v. Auckland Harbour Board Xo. 2; Bond and Bond v. Hardleys, Limited.