TENNIS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 450, 2 January 1934, Page 3

TENNIS

I N.Z. Championships i ! PLAY IN CHRISTCHURCH I 1 Press Association.-- Ooxjyright. i Christchurch, Jan. 1. j The New Zealand tennis champion- | ships opened at Wilding Park on Saluri day in glorious weather. The courts were ! in fine order. No surprises occured durI ing the day, but particular interest was centred in the play of the Australians, C. Sproule and C. J. Donohoe, and E. D. Andrews, holder of the single title, and C. Malfroy, none of whom experienced any difficulty in winning their matches. Saturday results were:— MEN’S SINGLES. First round: D. Glanville (Canterbury) beat K. W. Dyer (Wellington) by default. Second round: E. A. Pearce (Otago) beat T. Rhodes-Williams (Canterbury) by default; C. J. Donohoe (New South Wales) beat D. Glanville, 6 —2, 6—o, 6 —l; E. D. Andrews (England) beat P. McLaughlan (Canterbury), 6—2, 6—o, 6—l. MEN’S DOUBLES. First round: R. M. L. Ferkins and R. Howe beat R. Browning and W. S. Somerville, 6—l, 6—4, 6—4; C. E. Malfroy and J. A. Seay beat M. M. Morrison and H. C. Rowlands (Auckland), 6—l, 6—3, 6—3. Second round: E. L. Bartleet and N. G. Sturt (Auckland) beat L. Armstrong and C. C. Treeby, 4—6, 4—6, 6—l, 6—2, 6—4; T. Rhodes-Wiliams and H. £)ymond beat E. Fouhy and L. Wise, 6—3, 6—2, 6 C. Angas and H. A. Bamet beat N. F. W. Bedford and N. A. Morrison, » 6—3, 6—2, 6—2; E. A. Pearce and D. C. Coombe beat T. W. Patterson and H. S. B. Andrews, 4—6, 6—2, 3—6, 6—3, 6—4; E. D. Andrews and J. N. Lowry beat P. McLaughlan and C. H. Mihifie, 6—2. 6—l, 7 Sproule and C., Donohoe beat E. H. Orbell and F. Wilding, 6—2. 6—l, 6—3. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Fjrst round: Mrs. C. Sproule and Miss M. Sherrifs beat Misses E. R. Edmonds and S. Goss, 6—l, 6—4. , Second round; Mrs. J. D. Carl and Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) beat Mrs. E. Napier and Miss J. Ramsay (Auckland), 6—2, 6—l; Misses Marion and M. Macfarlane (Auckland) beat, Mrs. E. M. Miles and Mrs. W. Peppier, 6—2, 6—B, 6—l. The championships were continued in dull, warm weather in the presence of nearly 2000 spectators to-day. The most important result of the day was the defeat of E. L. Bartleet, the seeded Auckland player, in the second round of the men’s singles by H. Dymond, a promising young Christchurch player. ■ It was a thrilling five-set match, with Dymond too speedy for the elder man. Another spectacular match was that in which Seay and Malfroy, holders 6f the doubles title, defeated Andrews and J. N. Lowry in three fast sets; full of delightful tennis and fluctuating!fortune. 'Seay' and‘'Malfroy will be'particularly , hmxi, to. dispose .of, by gny.pgir,.. i Bartleet and Sturt were unexpectedly beaten in the doubles by Dymond and Rhodes-Williams, but the other results followed form and the leading, competitors, including both the Australians, Sproule and Donohoe, are left to fight matters out, with the prospects very open. (Sproule will meet Angas on Wednesday morning and a great match should be witnessed. Results are:— ’ MEN’S SINGLES. First round: Donohoe (Australia) beat Lines by default; Foley ' (Wellington) beat Mihifie. (Sopth Canterbury), 6—2, ■. (JL~I Ge-rQ; E. D. Andrews beat P. Me Lauchlan, 6—2, 6—Oj 6—l; Dymond (Canterbury) beat J. Lowry (Hastings), 6—B, 6—V 6—3; Dixon (Canterbury) beat Smith (Wellington), by default;- Morrison. (Auckland) . beat W. Robinson (Canterbury), 6—3, B—6, 3—6, I—6, 6—l; Bartleet (Auckland) beat Munns (Can-, terbury), G—3, 6—4, 6—l. Second round: Barnett (Canterbury) beat Fairhall (Otago) by default; Ferkins (Wellington) beat J. Fisher (Canterbury), 6—2, 6—4, 6—o; Wise (Wellington) beat F. Wilding (Canterbury), 6—3, 6—4, 7—5; Searle (Otago) beat Browning (Canterbury), 6—4, 3—G, 6—o, 6—3; Sturt (Auckland) beat Coombe (Wellington) G—4, 2—6, 6—l, 6—3; Sproule (Australia) beat Roussell (Wel- | lington), 6—3, 6 —4, 6—3; H. C. Rowlands (Auckland) beat I. A. Seay (Canterbury) by default; Howe (Wellington) beat Orbell (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—o, 6—3; Angas (Canterbury) beat Bedford (Wel-lington),-6—o, 6—l, 6—3; Malfroy (Wellington) beat Walto.n (North Otago), | 6—o, 6—2, 6—o; M. M. Morrison (Aucki land) -beat E. S. Dixon (Canterbury), I g o, 6—l, 6—l; A. R. Cant (Canterbury) [ beat E. Fouhy (Wellington), G—2, G—3, J e 4; H. Dymond (Canterbury) beat E, L. Bartleet (Auckland), ' B—6, 6—2, 3—6. o—6,0 — 6, 6 — 4. Third round: C. Sproule (Australia) beat H. G. Searle (Canterbury), 6—3, 6—l, 6—2; C. Angas (Canterbury) beat H. C. Rowlands (Auckland), 6—2, 6—2, 6—l; E. D. Andrews (England) beat E. A. Pearce (Otago), 6—2, 6—3, 6—2; H. A.- Barnett (Canterbury) beat R. Howe (Wellington); 9—7, 6—l, 7—5; C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) beat R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington), 7—9, 6—2, 6 —2, 6—2; N. G. Sturt (Auckland) beat H. L. Wise (Wellington), 6—3, 6—2, 6—l; C. Donohoe (Australia) beat A. R. Cant, 7 —5, 7—5, 6-4. LADIES' SINGLES. First round: Miss M. MacFarlane ; (Auckland) her. Miss Cotterill (Can- | terbury), 6—2, 6 —2; Miss H. Jones (Hawke’s Bay) beat Miss Goss (Canterbury), 7—5, 7—5; Miss Smithson (Canterbury) beat Mrs. Sproule (Australia), 8— 6—4; Miss Fleming (Wairarapa) beat Mrs. Carl (Canterbury), 5—7, 6—2, 6—4; Miss M. Wake (Canterbury) beat Miss J, Ramsay (Auckland), 6—l, 6—o; Miss E. Rudkin (Canterbury) beat Miss T. D. Newton (Auckland), 6—4, 6—l; Miss L. Bickerton (Australia) beat Miss Mar- ( ion Macfarlane (Auckland), 6—2, 6—o; Miss D. Scott (Hastings) beat Miss N. Lloyd (Australia), 3—6, G—4, 6—2. Second round: Miss U. Valkenburg (Australia) beat Mrs. E. M. Fisher (Canterbury), 6 —l, 6 —2; Miss N. Hall (Australia) beat Miss I. Wright (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—o; Miss D. Nicholls (Welling- | ton) beat Miss B. Gould (Canterbury), \ 6—3, 6—l; Miss N. Bishop (Canterbury) beat Miss C. F. Whisker (Wellington), 6 C—3; Miss T. Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss M. White (Wellington), G—4, 4—6, 6—4; Mrs. IT. M. Dykes (Wollingf ton) beat Mrs. E. Napier (Auckland), 6_3, 6—l; Miss 1. Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss D. Miller (North Otago), 4—G, 7 6—3; Mrs. R. P. Adams (Taranaki) beat Miss Fleetwood (Canterbury), 6—2, 6—2; Miss Gibson (South Canterbury) beat Miss Livingstone (Otago) by default; Mrs. Melody (Wellington) beat Miss Morrison (Canterbury), 4—6, 6—l, 6—3. MEN’S DOUBLES. First round: W. R. Robinson and J. H. Sheppard beat E. A. Roussell ;ad K, W. Dyer by default. Second round: C. E. Malfroy and I. A, Seay beat D. F. Glanville and If. Smith by default; R. M. Ferkins ana R. Howe beat W. R. Robinson end J.

H. W. Sheppard, 6—4, O—G, 6—3, 4—6, 7-5. t: 1 Third round; Sproule and Donohoe beat Pearce and Coombe, G—o, 6—3, 6 2; C. E. Malfroy and’ I. A. Seay beat Andrews and Lowry, 7—5, 6—3, 7—5; T. RhodesWilliams and H. Dymond beat E, L. Bartleet and N. G. Sturt, 6-3, 0-6, 8-6, 6-4. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First round: Misses I. and T. Poole beat Miss N. Lloyd and Miss N. M. Fleming, 6—3, 7—5; Misses M. Wake and E. Rudkin beat Misses M. Whyte and M. Gibson, 6—2, 6—2. Second round: Misses C. Reese and B. Gresson beat Misses V. Livingston and I. Wright by default; Misses L. Bickerton and N. Hall beat Misses H. G. Jones and D. Scott, 6—o, 6—l; Mrs. W. J. Melody and Miss D. Nicholls beat Mrs. T. H. Buchanan and Miss B. Cotterill, 6—o, 6—2; Mrs. H. M. Dykes and Mrs. R. P. Adams beat Misses N. Bishop and E. Fleetwood, 6—3, 6—3. COMBINED DOUBLES. First round: Miss Rudkin and Dymond beat Kerr and Miss Livingstone by default; Miss Bickerton and Bartleet beat Mrs. Wilding and F. Wilding by default; Miss B. Gould and J. N. Lowry beat Miss J. Ramsay and K. W. Dyer by default; Miss Marion Macfarlane and E. A. Roussell beat Mrs. B. Carl and E. H. Orbell, 8-6, 7—5; Miss N. M. Fleming and D. C. Coombe beat Miss N. Bishop and R. Browning, G—3, B—6.