LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20484, 10 December 1934, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

Tourney at Ashburton.

(Special to the ” Star.”) ASHBURTON, December 9. The Mid-Canterbury’s Lawn Tennis Sub-Association’s annual handicap tournament was commenced on the Te Alarae and Ashburton Lawn Tennis Saiurdav . The entries toiailcd 9o (o 7 in the A grade and 38 in srade), compared with 150 last g °. od standard of play was w^r2 ICd in t l ie BTade, in which there but the eV lT a ilr C i oße,y , cont «*ted games, *?rade produced tennis of a weri il.v 8 if ndard « dn,3 L* Two finals e £!L!* >ed ’ one ,n eacll grade. In the A grade women’s singles Miss R M»r» ?•!•> <Te heaf MieeL Jrijjlfkfi . Mrs 11 >•' Macdonald a *'• , I:> ea r sley (Ashburton! deleated Misses W. Andrew and M Fear (Ashburton) in the final of the B giade womens doubles. The tournament will be completed next Saturdav Details ot the play are as follows:—/ A Grade. Men’s .Singles—First round: R. s. ri°B r V°rs. L >ea i„ L - R - Clarke iv «’bu 7, » %1 * fc,ud <lart (3-6) beat )V. G. Sharpe (2-6). y-5; J. D. Coward (30-3) beat C. Denham (3-6), y-j- E fry*" l o i 3 °7}>. V, ea 1 p - M’LauchUn ?: 5; „Kelly (15) beat W. WatKins (Id), 9-7. Second round: J. part- <{?> heat It. E. Horrill (4-6). 9-6; ft ®'toddart <ls> beat A. J. Raws torn* (lo). J-4; D. M. Bruce (4-6) beat D. Harwood by default; P. Doig (2-6) beat *K haW „ 9-7: n - Lambie (la-2) beat R. Davidson (3-6), 9-4; Gore beat Stoddart, 9-4; Coward beat Brvant, 9-7; Kelly beat Russell. 9-4. Semffinal: N. Stoddart beat Partridge, 9-5: Lambie beat Doig, 9-3. Men's Doubles—First round: E Brv*V} , Hnd W. Watkins (30) boat L. it. Clarke and W. It. Kyburn (15-3), 9-6; * T - B Ra * st ?!: ne and M. Bruce (5-6 >, beat Tt. Davidson and I). Bowden (4-6) 9-8; D. A. Lawson and E. R Kasterbr°ok (15) beat .1. M. Stoddart and N. stoddart (lo). 9-8: A. <\ Shaw and It. S. Gore (15-4) beat V. W. Russell and * • Denham (lu-3), 9-3. Second round: J. D. Coward an! P. M’Lauchlan (30-4) heat G. Kelly and W. Sharpe (15-1), 9-2; aha\y and Gore beat Lawson and Easterbrook, 9-6; Lambie and Doig beat Partridge and Horrill, 9-5. Women's Singles—First round: Miss H. Harper (10-2> beat Miss N. M. Tavlor (15-4) by default; Miss L. M’Qullkin (1-6) beat Miss A. Amos (15-3), o. S ? COnd round Mil E. Meredith L 3 £; 2 \,V eat Har l>e., 9-7; Mias L. M Quilkin beat Miss K. M’Quilkin (I.>-1), 9-4. Filial; Miss Meredith beat Miss L. M'Quilkin. 9-6. Women’s Doubles—First round N i r ß!^ es . K ’ M’Quilkin and IT. Harper (15-2) beat Misses E. Meredith and I. Dalilberg (30), 9-5; Misses M. and D. Vesty (30-3) beat Mrs W. R. Ryburn and Miss L. M’Qui'kin (4-6). 9-2; Mrs A. J. Rawstorne and Mrs D. Llovd (3-6) beat Misses I. M’Lennan and t> Burgess (2-6), 9-8. Semi-final: Misses K. M’Quilkin an I Harper beat Misses M. and D. Vesty, 9-4: Mrs Rawstorne and Mrs Lloyd beat Misses T. Cowan and A. Amos (30 1-6), 9-7.

Combined Doubles—First round: R Davidson and Miss L. M’Quilkin (3-6) beat D. Harwood and Miss I. M’Lennon (4-6) by default; L. R. Clarke and Miss I. Dalilberg (15) beat C. J. Bonnlnrton and Miss D. Vesty (30-3). 9-7: E. Brvant and Miss E. Meredith (30-1) beat J. Partridge and Miss T. Cowan (15-1). 9-6. Second round: P. M’Lauchlan and Miss A. Amos (30-2) beat A. J. Rawstorne and Mrs Rawstorne (4-6), 9-6; N. Stoddart and Miss K. M’Quilkin (16) beat Davidson and Miss L. M’Quilkin 9-7; D. M. Bruce and Mrs D. Lloyd (2-6) beat G. Kelly and Miss I. M’Lennan (5-6), 9-7. B Grade. Men's Singles—First round: G. .'I Quilkin (3-6) beat H. Doherty by default: G. Warriner (15-2) beat A W Low (3-6), 9-2; R. Dart (30-1) beat W Johnston (30-1). 9-4. Second round: K G Fowke (30 3-6) heat T. 1,. Crooke (15-2). 9-4: Warriner beat M'Quilkin. 9-5; J. Roche (15) beat J. Findlav (S'T). 9-8; J. Lewis (30-3) beat Dart. 9-5. Semi-final: Warriner beat Fowke 9-6. Women’s Singles—First round: Miss H. Johnston (3-6) beat Miss F. Dunn (2-6), 9-2. Second round: Miss M. Willers (3-6) beat Miss I. Bland by default; Miss Johnston beat Mrs D. F. Macdonald (scr), 9-6; Miss V. E. Dearsley (scr) beat Miss F. Dalton by default; Miss N. G. Holmes (15) beat Miss F. Dart (30), 9-7. Semi-final: Miss Johnston beat Miss Willers, 9-6; Miss Holmes beat Miss Dearsley, 9-6. Men's Doubles—First round: J. Roche and G. M'Quilkin (3-6) beat K. G. Fowke and J. Lewis (30 4-6), 9-6: A. W. Low and J. V. Findlay (scr) beat * H. Doherty and R. G. Dart by default. Women's Doubles—First round: Misses N. G. Holmes and F. Dart (15) boat Misses M. Willers and F. Dunn (2-6), 9-5; Misses W. Andrew and M. Fear (30) beat Misses D. Rouse and E. Findlay (2-6), 9-6. Semi-final: Mrs D. F. Macdonald and Miss V. E. Dearsley (scr) beat Misses Holmes and Dart. 9-7; Misses Andrew and Fear beat Misses T. Bland and F. Dalton by default. Final' Mrs Macdonald and Miss Dearsley beat Misses Andrew and Fear, 9-1. Combined Doubles—First round: W. Johnston and Miss N. Johnston (15) beat G. Warriner and Miss P. Cornish (15), 9-8: G. M’Quilkin and Miss M. Fear (4-6) beat J. V. Findlay and Miss E. Findlay (scr). 9-7; A. W. Low and Miss D. Rouse (2-6) beat J. Lewis and Miss W. Andrew (30-1). 9-7; R. G. Dart and Miss F. Dart <3O 2-6) heat H. Doherty and Miss X. G. Holmes by default. Semi-final: Dart and Miss Dart beat Low and Miss Rouse. 9-1.