LAWN TENNIS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19820, 23 December 1938, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

GISBORNE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW HANDICAP SECTION The Poverty Bay and East Coast Lawn Tennis Association’s annual championship tournament will commence on Monday, and will continue tor the following four days. On the first day, ladies’ games will be played on the Whataupoko counts and the men on the Gisborne club’s courts, Kaiti. There will be no junior events on the first day, but juniors playing in senior events will be required as drawn. Any competitor who is not an active member of an affiliated club will be asked to withdraw. The cup donated by Mr. G. Chrisp has been allocated to the combined handicap doubles. The following is the draw for the first round: — CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION Men’s Singles First Round. —L. 11. Tawhiri v. J. Craig; P. Singer v. T. Muir; D. K. McLaughlan v. G. Gregory; R. Richardson v. E. G. S. Evans; M. R. Maude v. P. Hinaki; R. W. Connop v. A. R. Shorland; J. Heremia v. 11. Tardieu; L. Burdett v. A. M. Singer; A. C. Wilson v. T. Hitchings; R. Bignell v. E. W. Bright; P. Arthur v. J. Holdsworth; R. Anderson v. D. Barker; R. 11. Tawhiri v. O. M. Neale. Second Round. —P. Kaua v. D. Cranswick; J. J. Stevens v. winner Tawhiri-Neale. Ladies’ Singles First Round. —Mrs. W. Neal v. Mrs. Harrison; Miss Hegarty v. Mrs. Wells Miss B. Hutchinson v. Miss Kemp; Miss L. Karauti v. Mrs. D. E. Chrisp; Miss Allan v. Miss Ormond; Miss Blair v. Miss J. Burnard; Miss J. Perry v. Miss M. Haisman; Mrs. A. Wilson v. Mrs. R. P. Baigcnt. Men’s Roubles First Round. —D. E. Chrisp and A. It. Shorland v. Holdsvvorth and R. H. Tawhiri; P. Hinaki and Tardieu v. C. Craig and R. Anderson; Wilson and McLaughlan v. Hitchings and L. H. Tawhiri; P. Singer and Neale v. Stecvens and A. C. Philpotts; Bignell and Richardson v. Maude and G. Gregory; A. M. Singer and Evans v. D. Barker and partner; Kaua and Burdett v. P. Arthur and Bright; Connop and A. Woodrow v. D. Cranswick and J. Heremia. Ladies’ Doubles. First Round. —Misses Kemp and Ormond v. Misses Karauti and Wehepeihana; Misses Barton and Barker v. Misses Biair and Hegarty; Mesdames Waple and Thom v. Mesdames Brown and Philpotts; Mrs Harrison and Miss Haisman v. Mrs. Hutchinson and Miss Hutchinson; Mrs. Wells and Miss Burnard v. : Mesdames Wilson and Kennedy v. Misses Williams and Neale. Second Round.—Mesdames Chrisp and W. Neal v. winner initial firstround match; Mrs. R. P. Baigent and Miss Allan v. winner of last firstround match. Combined Doubles First Round.—D. K. McLaughlan and Mrs. Kennedy v. B. Anderson and Miss Newman; M. R. Maude and Miss B. Kemp v. D. Cranswick and Miss M. Haisman; R. W. Connop and Tvliss A. Allan v. E. W. Bright and Miss M. Milford; R. P. Baigent and Mrs. Baigent v. J. Heremia and Mrs. Brown; D. E. Chrisp and Mrs. Chrisp v. 11. Tardieu and partner; R. Richardson and Mrs. Harrison v. P. Kaua and Mrs. Karauti; G. Gregory and Miss E. Hegarty v. J. Holdsworth and Miss S. Ormond: P. Singer and Miss J. Burnard v. L. Burdett and Miss Wehepeihana; J. Craig and partner v. P. Arthur and Mrs. C. H. Wells.

Second round—R. Bignell and Miss Allan v. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson; R. H. Tawhiri and partner v. T. Hitchings and Miss M. Blair; A. Singer and Miss B. Hutchinson v. winner Craig— Arthur; P. Hinaki and partner v. J. J. Steevens and Mrs. Neal. HANDICAP SECTION Men’s Singles

First. Round.—P. Kaua (o. 40) v. D. Barker (held); B. Graham (held) v. R. Bignell (o. 30.2); E. Evans (o. 15.3) v. M. R. Maude (o. 15.4); I. Niven (scr.) v. T. Hitchings (held); E. Cook (scr.) v. N. Tardieu (scr.); J. I-leremia (o. 40) v. E. Bennett (scr.); P. Singer (O. 15.4) v. W. Bright (o. 30.2); P. Arthur (held) v. O. M. Neal (o. 15); A. M. Singer (o. 3) a bye; R. li. Tawhiri (scr.) v. A. Stone (o. 15); R. Connop (scr.) v. R. L. Clarke (o. 15); J. Iloldsworth (o. 15) v. R. Richardson (o. 40); D. Iv. McLaughlan (o. 15.4) v. T. Muir (o. 15.4); L. Burdett (o. 15.4) v. P. Hinaki (scr.); L. H. Tawhiri (o. 15.4) v. J. Craig (held); Cl. Gregory (scr.) v. R. Anderson (held); W. F. Kennedy (scr.) v. J. J. Steevens (o. 40). Ladies’ Singles First Round. —Miss ,T. Burnard (scr.) v. Miss Wehepeihana (o. 15); Miss V. Barker (r. 15.3), a bye; Mrs. R. Harrison (o. 30) v. Miss M. Haisman (o. 30); Miss E. Ilegarty (o. 15), a bye; Mrs. C. IT. Wells (o. 15.3) v. Miss B. Kemp (o. 1); Miss M. Allan (o. 40) v. Miss P. Nolan (r. 15); Miss S. Ormond (scr.), a bye; Mrs. Thom (r. 2) v. Miss M. Blair (o. 3). Men’s Doubles First Round. —P. Arthur and E. W. Bright (held) v. P. Hinaki and H. Tardieu (o. 3); M. R. Maude and G. Gregory (o. 15) v. R. Connop and E. Woodrow (o. 3); A. Phillpotts and J. .1. Steevens (o. 30.4) v. A. M. Singer and E. G. S. Evans (scr.); A. Stone and P. Graham (o. 5); O. M. Neal and P. Singer (o. 15); D. Cranswick and ,1. Heremia (o. 40) v. A. Easton and A. Aitkcn (scr).

Second Round. —R. Bignell and R. Richardson (o. 40) v. J. Iloldsworth and R. 11. Tawhiri (o. 5); A. C. Wilson and D. K. McLaughlan (o. 15.3) v. K. Waite and I. Niven (scr.); P. Kaua and L. Burdett (o. 30.4) v. winners initial first-round game; R. L. Clarke and T. Muir (o. 3) v. E. Cook and E. Bennett (scr.); L. 11. Tawhiri and T. Hitchings (held) v. W. Kohn and W. Kennedy (o. 3); .1. W. Craig and R. Anderson (held) v. D. Barker and partner. Ladies’ Doubles

First Round. —Mrs. Baigent and Miss Allan (o. 40) v. Misses P. Nolan and J. Burnard (scr.); Mesdames Wnple and Thom (scr.) v. Misses Blair and Ilegarty (o. 15); Misses L. Karauti and Wehepeihana (o. 15.3) v. Mrs. Harrison and Miss llaismun (o. 30); Misses S. Barton and Barker (r.

15) v. Misses Williams and Neal (r 15).

Second Round.—Misses Kemp and Ormond (o. 2) v. Mrs. Wells and Miss Wells (scr.); Mesdames Brown and Phillpots (o. 30) v. Mesdames Wilson and Kennedy (o. 4). Combined Doubles

First Round—J. Craig and partner (——) v. W. Bright and Miss Mitford (o. 15.2); iD. Cranswick and Miss M. Haisman <o. 30.1) v. P. Hinaki and partner ( ——); A. M. Singer and Miss B. 'Hutchinson (scr.) v. R. Connor and Miss A. Allan (scr.); D. Neal and partner (——) v. P. Kaua and Miss JL. Karauti (o. 30.2): P. Singer and Miss J. Burnard (o. 15.2) v. H. Tardieu and partner ( ); G. Gregory and Miss E. Hegarty (o. 4) v. D. K. MJciLaughlan and Mrs. Kennedy (o. 2); E. Bennett, and Mrs. Cook (sicr.) v. P. Arthur and partner ( ); L. 11. Tawhiri and partner ( ) v. R. Richardson and Mrs. Harrison (o. 30.1); M. R. Maude and M'iiss Kemp (o. 15.2) v. L. Burdett and Miss Wehepeihiana- (o. 15.5); J. Ho Ids worth and Miss S. Ormond (o. 5) v. E. Cook and Miss T. Sim (scr.); T. Hitchings and Miss M. Blair (held) v. R. 11. Tawthiri and partner (— —); J. ,h Stcevens' and partner ( •) v. R. Anderson and Miss Newman (held).

Second Round. —R. Bigneil and Miss M. lA'llan (o. 40) v. I. Niven and Miss Candy (o. 3); R. P. Bai'gmt and Mrs. Baigent (o. 30) v. J. Heremia and Mrs. .Brown (o. 40). JUNIOR SECTION Boys’ Championship Singles First Round.—G. Slight v. G. Fredericks; C. Whati v. D. Neal; R. Hinaki v. R. Corcoran. Second Round.—Graham v. Gilbs'on: R. Surgenor v. winner liinakiCoreoran; .1. Haaipu v. A. Stone. Girls’ Championship Singles First Round. —Miss D. Wells v. Miss P. Nolan; Miss M. Wilson v. M'iss W. Gibson; iMis.s M. Crawford v. Miss P. Wells; Miss S. .Nowell v. Miss M. Simpson. Second 1 Round. —Miss J. Burnard v. Miss W. Thomson; Miss T. Sim v. Miss Karauti. Boys' Championship Doubles First Round—Haapu and Paenga v. Slight and Surgenor; Fredericks amd Corcoran v. Neal and Martin. Second Round. —Shone and Graham v. the winners of the initial first round match: Hinaki and Whati v. the winners of the second match. Girls’ Championship (Doubles First .Round.— Misses Candy and Si,m v. Muses S. Nowell and Wilson; Misses ! P. Karauti and partner v. Misses Simpson and Gibson; Misses Crawford and Thompson, v. Misses Nolan and Burnard.

Second Round.—Misses B. and P Wells v. the winners of the hikin' first round match.