TENNIS TITLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24178, 21 January 1942, Page 5

TENNIS TITLES

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK Entries for the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's annual championship tournament, which commences with junior and intermediate events on Monday next, show, as was to be expected, a considerable reduction in numbers. J. Roach, of Hamilton, who won all three men's events last year, is not competing, and no entry has been received from Misses Nessie and Margaret Beverley, of Matamata. Miss P. Cooke, therefore, will be the only senior player defending a title. She will meet strong opposition from Miss B. Potter, who-so nearly defeated her in the final last year. In the men's singles J. T. Mayson is seeded first and, in the absence of N. F. Bedford, should be capable of winning the event. Strong entries have been received for the intermediate events, in which all Auckland's leading juniors have entered, as well as P. Smith and Winnie Smith, from North Auckland, J. S. Massey, F. G. Haddock and Leo Roach, from Hamilton. Considerable interest will also centre on Miss E. Attwood, holder o? the Dominion junior title, who i 6 now residing in Auckland. Following is the draw for the first round of the main events: — Men's Singles, A Grade.—J. T. Mayson v. D. Kelly, J. H. Henderson v. H. H. Potter, B. J. Baxter v. F. G. Haddock, W. H. Woods v. F. W. Lucas, J. Levy v. G. L. Wright, L. P. Roach v. S. J. Robinson, I. Kay v. G. W. North, J. S. Wilson v. B. Broun. „ Ladies' Singles.—Bye at top: Miss P. Cooke, Mrs. K. Emmerson, Miss A. Prenter, Miss N. Symes, Mrs. V. Partridge, Miss M. F. Adams, Miss D. Robinson. Miss V. White v. E. C. Hodges. Byes at bottom: Miss E. G. Attwood, Miss J. Ramsay, Miss J. McL. Wallace, Miss L. E. Adams, Miss. J. Hansen, Miss MI R. 'Hodges, Miss W.- Smith, Miss B. Potter. Men's Doubles. —Byes at top: F. W. Lucas and J. T. Mayson, A. Lemon and J. S. Wilson. O. R. Askell and J. P. Levy v. J. T. Easton and W. E. Stevenson, G. L. Wright and another v. H. N. Potter and S. J. Robinson. D. Kelly and P. Smith v. G. W. North and G. N. Henderson, A. Trembath and F. G. Haddock v. W. E. Butler and L. H. Watson. Bves at bottom: A. R. Myers and A. Callaghan, B. J. Baxter and B. Broun. Ladies' Doubles. —Misses M. R. and R. C. Hodges v. Miss E. G. Attwood and Mrs. V. Pardridge. Misses J. Hansen and J. Ramsay v. Mrs. Emmerson and another, Misses D. Robinson and W. Smith v. Misses L. E. and M. F. Adams. Bye at bottom: Misses P. Cooke and B. Potter. Combined Doubles. —Byes at top: B. Broun and Miss P. P. Smith and Miss D. Robinson. S. J. Robinson and Miss R. C. Hodges v. B. Baxter and Miss A. Prenter, A. Lemon and Miss J. Hansen v. A- C. Johns and Miss L. E. Adams, P. Healey and Mrs. K Emmerson v. H. N. Potter and Miss M. R. Hodges. Byes at bottom: D. Kelly and Miss B. Potter, G. N. Henderson and Miss V. White. J. T. Mayson and Mrs. V. Partridge.