LAWN TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 22490, 26 January 1935, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS YESTERDAY’S PLAY AUSTRALIAN ELIMINATED (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, January 25. The N.Z. Lawn Tennis championships were continued to-day in ideal weather. There was only a light breeze blowing across the courts and overnight rain assisted in minimizing the dust nuisance, which developed along the base lines as a result of the previous two days’ play. As the day wore on, however, the dust difficulty recurred. The principal surprise of the day was the defeat of R. W. Ewen, the young Australian, who beat Moon and Hopman in the Victorian tournament recently. He went under to-day to E. A. Roussell, who ranks sixth on the Wellington ladder, after winning the first set, 7—5. Roussell will meet another Wellingtonian, R. Ferkins, in the quarter final. F. J. Perry, Wimbledon and United States champion, who had a straight set victory to-day over I. A. Seay, of Christchurch, will meet E. L. Bartleet (Auckland), ex-New Zealand champion. The heady Wellington player, D. C. Coombe, having disposed of L. G. Knott (Australia), will play the Aucklander, N. G. Sturt, and the other Victorian. A. A. Kay, will be matched against D. G. France (Wellington), New Zealand’s leading single player. Those who have reached the semifinals in the ladies’ singles are Miss D. Nichols (Wellington), ranked No. 1 m New Zealand, and the Auckland champion, Miss N. Beverley, of Matamata, and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane (Auckland), who will meet either Miss B. Knight, of Auckland, or Mrs W. J. Meludy, of Wellington. Perry and France had no difficulty in reaching the semi-finals of. the men s doubles, where they will meet A. K. Turner and A. C. Johns, of Auckland. Kay and Ewen also progressed to that stage in straight sets. The other semifinalists will be either Knott and N. G. Sturt, of Auckland, who won the title in 1926, or Ferkins and Roussell. MEN’S SINGLES. Third Round. F. J. Perry (England) beat I. A. Seay (Christchurch 6—2, 6—2, 6 —2; A. E. Bartleet (Auckland) beat G. A. Pearce (Otago) 6—2, 6 —4, 6 —2; E. A. Roussell (Wellington) beat R. W. Ewen (Victoria) 5 —7, 6—3, 6—4, 6—3; Ferkins (Wellington) beat A. R. Cant (Canterbury) 6—B, 6 —l, B—lo, 6—3, 6 — 3; D. C. Coombe (Wellington) beat L. G. Knott (Australia) 6—o, 3—6, 6—l, 7— N. C. Sturt (Auckland) beat F. W. Jenkinson (Hamilton) 7—5, 6 —l, 6—2; A. A. Kay (Victoria) beat J. Stevens (Auckland) 6 —o, 6—4, 6—l. LADIES’ SINGLES. Second Round. Mrs W. J. Melody (Wellington) beat Miss J. E. Ramsay (Auckland) B—6, Third Round. Miss N. Beverley (Matamata) beat Miss I. Poole (Canterbury) 6—2, 6—o; Miss D. Nicholls (Wellington) beat Miss E. Rudkin (Canterbury), 6—l, 6 —o; Miss Marjorie Macfarlane (Auckland) beat Miss R. Taylor (Auckland) 9—7, 6—2. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. J. Roach and D. Seymour (Hamilton) won from T. Rhodes Williams and A. R. Cant (Christchurch) by default; D. Wilson and M. F. Lees (Auckland), beat W. Roberts and J. F. Mayson (Auckland) 5—7, 9— 7, I—6, 6 —4, 6—3. Second Round. J. W. Neale and G. L. Brown (Auckland) beat D. B. Livingstone and F. W. Jenkinson (Hamilton) 7—5, 6—4, 8— A. K. Turner and A. C. Johns (Auckland) beat Roach and Seymour g__2, 6—l, 6—o; L. G. Knott (Australia) and N. G. Sturt (Auckland) beat Wilson and Lees 6—3, 6—2, 6—4; R. Ferkins and E. Roussell (Wellington) beat C. Partridge and S. Lamb (Auckland) 6—3, 6—2, 6-3. Third Round. F. J. Perry (England) and D. G. France beat Neale and Brown (Wellington) 6—l, 6 —l, 6—4; A. A. Kay and R. W. Ewen (Victoria) beat D. C. Coombe (Wellington) and E. A. Pearce (Otago) 6—4, 6—o, 6 —o; A. K. Turner and A. C. Johns beat A. J. Dickie and E. Dickie (Taranaki) 6 —4, 6—2, 6—2. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. Miss B. Knight (Auckland) and Mrs R. P. Adams (Wellington) beat Miss T. D. Newton and Mrs Herrick (Auckland) 6—l, 6 —2. Second Round. Mrs W. J. Melody (Wellington) and Miss S. Whitaker (Australia) beat Misses B. Gould and E. Rudkin (Canterbury) 6—3, 6—l; Misses M. Sherris and M. Wake (Canterbury) beat Mrs C. Anderson (Palmerston North) and Miss M. Wade (Auckland) 3 —6, 6 — 2, 6—2; Miss D. Nicholls (Wellington) and Miss N. Beverley (Matamata) beat Misses T. and I. Poole (Canterbury) 3—6, 6—3, 6—3; Miss B. Knight and Mrs R. P. Adams beat Misses Marjorie and Marion Macfarlane (Auckland) 3—6, 6—l, 6-4. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. J. W. Neale and Miss J. Bishop (Auckland) won from T. Rhodes Williams (Canterbury) and Miss D. Nicholls (Wellington) by default; D. C. Coombe (Wellington) and Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) beat G. A. Pearce (Otago) and Mrs C. Smith (Wanganui) 6—2, 6—3. Second Round. W. J. Robertson (Timaru) and Miss T. Poole (Canterbury) beat E. A. Pearce (Otago) and Miss I. McCready (Auckland) 6—l, 6—3; D. G. France and Mrs France (Wellington) beat A. C. Johns and Miss R. Taylor (Auckland) 6 —2, 4—6, 10—8; E. A. Roussell (Wellington) and Miss I. Poole (Canterbury) beat J. W. Neale and Miss J. Bishop 7—5, 7—5; R. W. Ewen (Victoria) and Miss N. Beverley (Matamata) beat A. D. Brown and Miss B. Griffiths (Auckland) 6—2, 6—2; D. C. Coombe and Miss B. Gould beat E. Dickie (Taranaki) and Miss M. Parcell (Wanganui) 7—5, 6—2; L. G. Knott (Australia) and Miss B. Knight (Auckland) beat A. A. Kay (Victoria) and Miss M. Wake (Canterbury) 5—7, 7—5, 6-4. TOUR BY COCHET MATCHES AGAINST ALL COMERS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 11.55 a.m.) . Paris, January 25. Jean Cochet and his wife will begin a six months’ world tour on February 8 visiting China, Australia and South America, playing matches with both amateurs and professionals. Cochet says he will take on all comers.