HOLIDAY TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Southland Times, Issue 23393, 28 December 1937, Page 5

HOLIDAY TENNIS TOURNAMENT

A. T. Baird Beaten By A. J. Deaker MAIN FINALS TO BE PLAYED TODAY The second day of the Southland Christmas tournament was played on the Waihopai courts yesterday. The weather showed an improvement on the opening day, and though dull, overhead conditions were favourable tor good tennis. Principal interest was taken in the semi-finals of the mens singles championship. The final of the men’s singles championship will be played this afternoon, beginning at 3.30 o’clock. Other games to be played today are the semi-finals and final of the combined doubles championship, the final of the mens doubles handicap, the semi-finals and final of the combined doubles handicap and the semi-finals and final of the A grade men’s singles handicap. The final of the men’s championship doubles will be played at 2 o’clock. Following are results of games played yesterday:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS MEN’S SINGLES Third Round A. T. Baird beat C. H. Baird, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3. Semi-finals R. McCallum beat W. Strang, 6-4, 6-4. A. J. Dfeaker beat A. T. Baird, 7-5, 6-4. WOMEN’S SINGLES . Final Miss R. Wilson beat Miss K. Cutt, 6-0, 6-1. f MEN’S DOUBLES Third Round Baird and Deaker beat C. H. Baird and Welsh, 6-0, 6-2. McDonald and Barnes beat Breen and Breen, 6-4, 6-2., Strang and McCallum beat McLeod and Sharp, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Lindsay and Whitaker won by default. Semi-finals Baird and Deaker beat McDonald and Barnes, 6-2, 6-1. Strang and McCallum beat Lindsay and Whitaker, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. COMBINED DOUBLES First Round A. T. Baird and Miss R. Wilson beat Miss McDonald and partner by default. J. J. Gourlay and Miss M. Tully beat R. Boyd and Miss Z. Smith, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. P. Welsh and Miss M. Anderson beat T. Mclntosh and Miss Mclntosh, 6-1, 6-4. C. A. Sharp and Miss D. Gray beat W. Strang and partner by default. Second Round Baird and Miss Wilson beat D. S. McLeod and Miss Jopp by default. Welsh and Miss Anderson beat Gourlay and Miss Tully, 6-2, 6-4. Semi-final Baird and Miss Wilson beat Welsh and Miss Anderson by default. BOYS’ SINGLES Final J. E. McLean beat A. Alsweiler, 8-6, 6-2. HANDICAP EVENTS MEN’S SINGLES—A GRADE Third Round W. Strang beat J. J. Banks by default. I. Shand beat A. E. Dakin, 9-5. C. Baird beat J. Henderson, 9-5. MEN’S SINGLES—B GRADE Semi-finals B. Mehaffey beat A. E. Dakin, 9-3. R. Buchanan beat J. Wayte, 9-7. Final Mehaffey beat Buchanan, 9-8. WOMEN’S SINGLES Semi-final Miss Henderson beat Miss Gray, 9-8. Miss Cutt beat Miss Anderson, 9-7. Final Miss Cutt beat Miss Henderson, 9-6. MEN’S DOUBLES Third Round McLeod and Sharp beat Breen and Breen, 9-0. Welsh and McCallum beat Whitaker and Lindsay, 9-7. Mclntosh and McKenzie beat Perrin and Davidson, 9-8. Henderson and Baird beat Barnes and McDonald, 9-5. . jSemi-final McLeod and Sharp beat Welsh and McCallum, 9-1. Henderson and Baird beat Mclntosh and McKenzie, 9-6. WOMEN’S DOUBLES Final Misses Wilson and Cutt beat Misses Shand and Basstian, 9-5. COMBINED DOUBLES First Round Welsh and Miss Anderson beat McLeod and Miss Jopp by default. A. T. Baird and Miss Wilson beat Strang and partner by default. Sharp and Miss Gray beat Shand and Miss Basstian, 9-2. Whitaker and Miss Farmer beat Dillon and Miss Barnett, 9-5. Buchanan and Miss Hemmings beat Miss McDonald and partner by default. Second Round Baird and Miss Wilson beat Welsh and Miss Anderson, 9-4. Whitaker and Miss Farmer beat McIntosh and Miss Mclntosh, 9-4. Buchanan and Miss Hemmings beat McCallum and Miss Cutt by default.