TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19270, 6 January 1931, Page 7

TENNIS.

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, January 6. The North Island tennis toumyj opened to-dav in fine weather. Many of the Dominion's leading players «tre competing, the only withdrawal being Miss Dulcie Nicholls. the present North Island champion. Results of the morning’s play are;— Men’s Singles. First round. A. K. Turner beat T. W. Armitage, 6-3. 6-3. E. Ogier beat R. Paterson, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. V. N. Hubble beat R. G. Sellar, 6-1, 6-1. J. M. Hine beat Astley. 6-3, 6-3. E. W. Griffiths beat R. L. Perkins, 6-2. 7-5. E. L. Bartleet beat J. Haworth, 6-2, 6-2. C. F. Atmore beat J. T. Shaw, 8-6, 6-1. Second round. A. C. Stedman beat L. Berg, 6-2, 6-2. N. Davys beat A. J. Christie, 6-2, 6-1. L. A. Court beat R. B. Hardy, 6-4, 6-2. A. C. Johns beat M. Jones, 6-3, 6-2. L. France beat K. W. Dyer, 6-1, 6-1. Ladies' Singles. First round. Mrs Melody beat Miss Best 6-1, 6-1. Miss Whitelaw beat Miss M. Duncan, 6-1, 6-4. Mrs C. Smith beat Miss B. Pownall, 6-1, 6-1. Mrs Berg beat Miss S. Preeny. 6-4, 6-2. Miss M. Macfarlane beat Miss Zeisler, 6-3, 6-1. Second round. Miss Ramsay beat Miss A Mackav, 6-1, 6-0. Miss Jean Ward beat Miss Todd, 6-4, 6-5. Men’s Doubles. Second round. A. C. Stedman and N. R. C. Wilson beat T. W r . Armitage and A. J. Christie. 6-2, 6 2. Ladies' Doubles. Misses Duncan and Best beat Misses B. and B. Griffiths, 6-2, 6-0. Misses Knight and W’hitelaw beat Mesdames Grant and Bullard, 6-3, 6-1.