LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23619, 1 April 1940, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS

CARQ MEMORIAL CUP OPEN GRADE COMPETITION PARNELL WINS SEMI-FINAL Parnell entered the challenge round of the Cnro Cup inter-club competition for teams in the open grade of the Auckland Lawn Tenuis Association on Saturday when it decisively defeated the hitherto unbeaten Eden and Epsom No. 2 team by 10 matches to two, one being unfinished. The victorious team will play Eden and Epsom No. 1, holder of the trophy, next Saturday at tho Stanley Street courts. Detailed results were as follows, Parnell names boing mentioned first in each case:— Men's Singles.—E. D. B. Lusk beat B. Broun, o—3, G—4; J. D. Mitchell lost to J. 11. Moiler, 2 —G, 5—G; C. O. Litherland beat P. E. Potter, 6 —l, 6—A; L. H. Watscn beat A. E. McKeown, G—2, G—3. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs. C. Partridge beat Miss B. Potter, 4—G, G —4, 6 —l; Mrs. V. Swann beat Miss N. Symes, o—2,0 —2, o—3.0 —3. Men's Doubles. —Liisk and Mitchell beat B. Broun and 5—G, G —3, G —3; Watson and A. Broun beat Potter and McKeown, o—s, 2 —G, G—2; Litherland and Radonich v. Lamond and Molloy, unfinished. Ladies' Doubles. —Mesdamcs Partridge and Swann lost to Misses Potter and Symes, s—o,5 —0, s—o; Misses Sherlock and Mitchell beat Misses Mumford and Cowper, G—3, G —i. Combined Doubles.—<A. Broun and Miss Sherlock beat Lamond , and Miss Mumford, o—s,0 —5, 3—G, G —s; Radonich and Miss Mitchell beat Molloy and Miss Cowper, 6—3, (> <l. NORTH AUCKLAND TOURNEY [I'UO.U OUlt OWN COIUtRSPONDENT] WHANG AREI, Sunday The North Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's Easter tournament was finalised yesterday with the playing of tho combined doubles which were held over on account of rain. Results were:—Mrs. Arneil and Shaw beat Mrs. Farrell and Leech, B—o.8 —0. Quarter-finals: Miss McDonald and McMillan beat Miss Griffin and Child; 8 —o; Miss Ryder and Clark beat Mrs. Finch and Boardman, B—<l. Semifinal: Mrs. Arneil and Shaw beat Miss Byder and Clark, G—l, G—s. Final: Mrs. Arneil and Shaw beat Miss McDonald and McMillan, o—3, G—o. OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIP [by TELEGRAPH—riIESS association] DUNEDIN, Sunday The final of the combined doubles championship of tho Otago lawn tennis tournament was concluded yesterday, when K. Bryan and Miss R. Wilson beat G. A. Pearce and Miss M. Kerr, 4—6, o—2, 6—4.