LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23850, 28 December 1940, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

HANDICAP CONTESTS AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT FINAL STAGES REACHED Events in the Aucklnnd Lawn Tennis Association's handicap tourney were reduced to the final stages yesterday, when conditions, apart from a tricky cross wind, wore good. Results wero as follows: A SECTION Men's Singles.- -Third round: M Solomon beat B. J. Robinson, (t—J, 4 —o. 6—2; ,J Hawaii beat i. J. Gilmer, ft—l, fi—2; Ii Broun beat J. Barnes, o—l, o—2;0 —2; J. I). Bull brat M. A. Wakefield, O—J, 6—2; H. I.). Smith beat \V. Hurkstcp, 7-—5, 0—1; A. 8. Burns beat D. A. Beams, 6 —3, 0 -J. Fourth round: J. C. Rogan beat M. Solomon, ,'{—(>. fl— I. 6—I); B. Broun beat L. it. Watson, 6 —l, 11 —f); H. D. Smith bent J. D. Bull, o—2, 3—6, 6—3; W. T. Pountnev beat A. S. Burns. 0 —7—5. Ladies" Singles.—Semi-finals: Miss Z. Swansori beat Miss B. Burns, o—3, 0-—'l; Mrs. V. Emerson beat Mrs. J. D. Bull, <; —3, o—l. Men's Doubles. —First round: G. D. North arid J. B. Wood (owe 15) beat S. J. Robinson and J. P. Moir (owe 15 2*o), B—6. 7—5. Second round: Mitchell and liadonich beat Casey and Iluckstep, o—l, o—2; Beams and Smith beat Pountney and Watson. o—3. 0—1; North and Wood bent Davidson and Wentzel, 5 —7, B—o,8 —0, o—4;0 —4; Broun and Burns beat Moore and Rogan. O —3. o—o. Semifinal: Mitchell and Radonich (owe 15 1-0) brat North and Wood (owe 15), o—3, o—2. Ladies' Doubles. —First round: Misses War ley and P. Protheroe (owe 4-0 15) beat Misses A. James and It. McDonald (ser), 0 3, o—o. Seroid round: Misses R. James and J. Lock beat Misses D. Corfe and Wrigley. 0 -3, o—t;0 —t; Misses Darley and I'rot he roc (owe 4-0 15) beat Miss McGcchie and Mrs. Bull (owe 30 2-0), o—l,0 —1, I 0, 0 0. S'-mi-finals: Misses Flynn and Kiiner bent Misses Barley and Protheroe. s—o, o—l, 6 -2; blisses Swanson and Mumford beal Misses James and Lock, 7—5, o—3. Combined Doubles. —First round: W. T. Pountney and Miss J. Howard (owe 10) beat Mr. and Mrs. Wentzel (owe 30 3-0), o—3, 7 B. Broun and Miss E, Howard (owe 30 1-0) beat I. J. Gilmer and Miss Hewitt (owe -J-0 15). i>—3, 3—-0. f)—7. Second round: A. S. Bums and Miss B. Burns (owe <10) beat 31. A. Wakefield and Miss Z. Swanson (owe 30), o—2,0 —2, O —0; Huckstep and Mis.4 Mumford (owe 30 2-0) heat J. D. Bull and Mrs. Bull (owe 30), o—2, 2 —o, 6-—3; Rogan and Miss Corfe (owe 4-0 15) beat Beams and Mrs. Emerson (:<er), o—2, o—4. B SECTION Men's Singles.—Second round: R. E. Scott beat J B. Wood, 6—l, o—2; J. Barnes heat D. Hickcy. 6—3. 0—1; M. Healey beat L F Kenna o—l,0 —1, 0 —1; A. I rembath beat C." Pryee-Jones, 6—o, o—2; R. Aitkenhead bea' M N. Shaw, o—l.0 —1. 2—o, 61. Third round- R. E. Scott beat L. S. Nunnerle.v, :i (; o—3, 0 —1; M- Healey beat J. Barnes, o—i; A. Trembath beat C. Weston, b Ladies' Singles.—Second round: Miss L. Hewitt (owe 15) beat Miss J Heskett (owe .<{(,) g—l, o—o.0 —0. Semi-finals: Miss I. Howard (owe 3-0 15) heat Miss L. Hewitt (owe 15), i f - i (>—l; Miss L. McCrackcn free. 15) beat Miss I. Hickey (rec. 15), o—3, o—s. Men's Doubles. —First round: Carmody and Woods (scrl beat Metcalfe and Stratford (owe 1.-,) a 1 3 —o 7—5; Trembath and Healey (owe 15) beat Lynds and Beresford (owe 1-0 15), o—l., I—«>, 0—1; Kenna and Shaw (rec 3-0 15) beat Rushton and Aitkenhead (owe 15 1-0). o—2,0 —2, o—o. Second round: Burns and Scott <owe 15 3-0) beat Pryce-Jones and Skeen (owe 15 1-0), o—l, 0—1; .Irvine and Parvin (owe 1-6 15) beat Carmody and Woods (scr). 5—6, 6—2, 6—2: Kenna and Shaw (rec. 3-0 15) beat Trembath and Healey (owe 15), 4—o. o—3, 6—2. Combined Doubles. —First round: J. J. Williams and Miss L. McCracken (rec 15) beat M. Walker and Miss L. Hewitt (scr), i;—o 6—o: J. Barnes and Miss Heskett (owe 30 3-0) beat V. T Parvin and Miss R James (owe 2-0 15), 6 —l, o—s;0 —5; R. L. Scott and Miss E Howard (owe 3-0 15) beat D. Hickey and Miss I Hickey (owe 15), 2—6, o—3, 0—1; D. A. Beams and Miss I. Howard (owe <l-0 15) beat G. R. Rogan and Miss Wrigley (owe 15 2-0). 5 (j o—i.O—O. Second round: Williams and Miss' McCracken beat Barns and Miss Heskett 6—3 5 —6, 6 —l; H. Irvine and Miss I. Lock (scr) beat B. Skeen and Miss Burns (owe 15), 6 —5, I—6,1 —6, o—2. DRAW FOR TO-DAY The following frames will he played today, commencing at nine o'clock:— R. E. Scott v. M. Healey, R. Aitkenhead v winner between Skeen and Beams, Beams and Miss Howard v. Beresford and Miss Protheroe. Semi-finals of .A section singles: J. C. Rognn v. B. Broun, H. W. Smith v." W. T. Pountney. , . . The following frames will be played, startiriir at two o'clock: —Miss J. Howard v. Miss L. McCracken (final of B section ladies sinel'es)- Miss Z. Swansori v Mrs. K. EmerEon (firnl of A section ladies' singles); Misses N. Flynn and W. Kiiner v. Misses Z. Swanson and L. Mumford (final of ladies doubles). The other finals will follow.