TENNIS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 January 1932, Page 4

TENNIS

WAIRARAPA TOURNAMENT. AN AUSPICIOUS START. The seventh annual Wairarapa. Lawn Tennis Association Open Championship and thirty-fourth annual Handicap Tournament was commenced on the Masterton Club’s courts, Dixon Street, this morning under ideal weather conditions. The courts are in fine order and splendid arrangements have been made for the convenience of the public and competitors. The entries are greater than those of last year, there being 246 individual players competing. This morning a good start was made with a number of the events.

The tourney will extend over four days.

The results of games played up to the time of going to press are as follows: —•

CHAMPIONSHIPS. MEN’S SINGLES. Sykes beat Dive 6/2, 6/0; Diamond beat B. Ralph 6/0, 6/2; Longmore beat McLeod, 6/0, 6/2; R. A. Bunny beat Furkett 6/1, 6/1; Penny beat Goodwin 6/1, 7/5; Spragge beat Irwin 6/2, 6/2. McLeod beat Richardson 5/7, 6/3, 6/2; Borthwick beat Lowes 6/0, 6/1; Barrer beat George 6/2, 6/2; Page beat Todd 6/2, 6/1; Lczard beat Christie 6/0, 6/1. (LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss M. Rutherford beat Miss Ilighet 6/0, 6/2; Miss Grosvenor beat -Miss Roydhouse 6/2, 6/1; Miss Howell beat Miss A. Williams 6/0, 6/1; Miss Allen beat Miss Swainson 3/6, 6/4, 6/3; Miss Young 1 beat Miss Betts 6/1, 6/3; Miss Bell beat Miss Webb 6/3, 6/1. LADIES’ DOUBLES.

Misses Gibson and Mbyte beat Misses Major and Strouts 6/0, 6/1; Misses Graham and Swainson beat Misses Coom and Russell 6/1, 6/0; Misses Todd and France beat Misses McLean and Woods 6/3, 6/1; (Misses Welch and Howell beat Misses lorns and McLeod 6/1, 6/3. Second round. —Misses Ruthcifoid and Beetham beat Misses James and Nathan 6/1, 6/1. BOYS’ SINGLES.

Ilamill beat Hutchison 6/1, 6/1; Rishworth beat DrummoncT 6/2, 6/2; George won by default from Bowden; Ross beat Coom 6/2, 6/2; Payton beat Cross 6/4, 6/5; Tredray beat Barrer 6/3, 3/6, 6/2; Speedy beat Beetham 6/3, 6/3; Chcsterman beat Bowden 4/6, 6/3, 6/1; W atson beat Peacock 2/6, 6/3, 6/1. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Miss B. Baird beat Miss Rishworth 6/0, 6/2; Miss Blamires beat (Miss Rutherford 6/1, 6/1; Miss V. Bunny beat Miss Anderson 6/5, 2/6, 6/5; Miss Dunn beat Miss N. Bunny 6/0, 6/1. HANDICAP EVENTS. MEN’S SINGLES—A GRADE. R. Bunny (20) beat Taylor (28), 70/ 53; Ward (14) beat MeSherrv (28). 70/ 68. MEN’S SINGLES—B GRADE. Hosking (20) beat Drummond (20), 70/67; Ross (22) beat Brown (22) 70/ 53. LADIES’ DOUBLES—B GRADE. Misses Boot and Low (25) beat Misses Groves and Bunny (10), 50/35; Misses Rishworth and Riddiford (22) beat Misses Blundell and Sellar (20), 50/43; Misses Todd and Smith beat Misses Garrick and Major (10), 50/46; Misses Betts and Smith (5) beat the Misses Jackson (scr), 50/43; Misses Woodhouse and Rigg (25) beat Misses Cameron and Sutherland (25), 50/4.3; Misses Betts and Low (25) beat Misses Maeo and Stevenson (22), 50/45; Misses Hosking and Miller (22) beat Misses Briggs and Patterson (20), 50/44. MEN’S DOUBLES—B GRADE. Bowden and Ilamill (25) beat Bidwill and Coom (30), 70/68; Michael and Welch (5) beat Maunsell and Smith (25), 70/56; Beetham and Peacock (18) beat Tredray and Rishworth (22), 70/ 60. * .