TENNIS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 January 1932, Page 6

TENNIS

NEW ZEALAND TOURNEY. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis championships were continued to-day. Good progress was made in all sections. The weather was beautifully line, and there was a large attendance. The presence of the New South Wales ladies lent additional interest to events in their sections. There were no surprises in the men’s singles, although in two instances prominent players were fully extended, xliis was notably the case with Stedman, who was taken to five sets by Smith, the Rotorua champion. Patterson (Canterbury) was the first seeded play'd* to be eliminated. ihe members of the New South Wales team were all successful in their matches in both the singles and. doubles. The following are the details: — MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. —Stedman beat Smith, 6/2, 3/6, 4/6, 6/1, 6/1; Griffiths beat Robertson, 6/3, 6/2, 6/4; Barnett beat Martin, 6/2, 6/1, 6/3; Wilson beat Partridge, 6/1, 6/3, 7/9, 6/4; Robinson beat Taylor, 6/1, 6/0, 6/2; Wright beat Brown, 6/1, i6/I, 6/1; Page beat W. Johns, 6/2, 6/0, 6/2; D. France beat Bowen, 6/0, 6/1, 6/2; Sturt beat Carter, C/T, 6/0, 6/3; Lamb beat Pickmere, 8/4 3/6, 6/3 3/6, 6/1; Roussell beat Lampe, 6/4, 3/6, 6/1, 6/2; Patterson beat Johns, 7/D, 6/1, 6/2, 2/6, 10/S. Second Round. —Len France beat A.

K. Turner, 6/2, 5/7, 6/1, 6/3; Lauren son beat Lees, 6/2, 1/6, 6/0, 6/2; Ang.i; beat Daws, 6/2, 0/2, 0/2; Bartlcet beaf Charters, 0/4, 0/4, 0/4; Court beat Pat terson, 7/5, 6/3, 0/2. LADIES’ SINGLES.

First Round—Miss llartigan (New South Wales) beat Miss Taylor, 0/1, 0/3; Miss Marjorio Maefarlane beat Miss Potter by default; ’Mrs France beat Miss Griffiths, 0/0, 0/1; Miss 1 alkenburg (N.S.W.) beat Miss Ramsay, 0/4 0/1; Mrs Dykes beat Miss Hooton, 0/0, ’ 0/1; Miss Newton beat Miss Marion Maefarlane, 0/4, 0/3; Mrs Melody beat Miss Beverley, 6/1, 3/6, 7/5; Miss Humphreys beat Miss Eceles, 2/0, 8/6, 0/3; Miss Hall (N.S.W.) beat Mrs Thomson, 0/3, 0/2; Miss Knight beat Miss Howell, 0/3, 0/3; Miss Lloyd beat Miss Miller, 7/5, 6/2. Second Round. Airs Molosivoith (N.S.W.) beat Mrs Napier, 6/4, 0/4. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. —Tapper and Thomson Avon from Glanvillo and Patterson by default; Hayr and Wright Avon from Sturt and Rhodes Williams by default; Griffiths and Harrison Avon from Davys and Dickie by default; Angas and Barnett beat M. T. Wilson and J. S. Wilson, 7/5, 6/0, 6/3; A. €. Johns and Rowlands beat Ohlson and Carter, 6/3, 0/1, 0/3; Macpherson and Schaddick beat McKeown and Potter, 6/3, 2/0, i6/2, 3/6, 6/4' Robcrtosn and Deaker beat Spencer and McCrystal, 6/0, 6/1, 6/0; Court and Lampe beat Melody and Martin, 7/5, 6/4, 0/2; Franco and France beat Jones and Lees, 6/1, 5/7, 0/3, 3/6, 0/0. Second Round.—Wilson and Stedman beat Turner and Turner, 6/2, 6/1, 6/3; Charters and Robinson beat Pickmere and Wallace, 16/2, 6/1, 6/4. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round.—The Misses Maefarlane Avon from Misses Stedman and Savin by default; Misses Lloyd and llartigan beat Misses Miller and Beverley, 6/4, 0/1; Mrs Melody and Miss _ Nicholls beat Misses Remiger and Remiger, 6/0, 6/1; Misses Valkenburg and Hall beat Mrs Robson and Miss Griffiths, 6/1, 6/1; Mrs Dykes and Miss Knight beat Misses Humphreys and HoAvell, 6/1, 6/2; Mrs France and Miss lloAve beat Mrs Napier and Miss Ramsay, 6/2, 6/1; Mesdames MolesAVortli and Thomson beat Misses Robertson and Taylor, 6/3, 6/3; Mrs Scroff and Miss WhitelaAV beat Mrs Wren and Miss Roussell, 4/6, 10/8, 7/5,

COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. —Miss Nicholls and A. L. France beat Mrs Napier and I. H. Maearthur, 6/2, 6/2; Mrs Robson and Olilson beat Miss Humphreys and Davys, 7/5, IG/3; Miss Hartigan and •■Steelman beat Miss Ramsay and Robertson, 6/2, 7/5; Mrs Moleswortli and Griffiths beat Miss Marion Macfarlane and Partridge, 6/3, 7/5; Miss Howell and Court beat Miss Lloyd and J. Harrison, 4/6, 6/3, 6/4; Miss Miller and Wright beat Mrs Melody and Melody ; 6/4, 3/6, 6/4.—(P.A.)