LAWN TENNIS

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 29, 26 January 1933, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

NORTH ISLAND TOURNAMENT H.B. PLAYERS DEEEATED (Per Press Association) MASTERTON, Last Night. The North Island tennis championships were virtually concluded to-day in ideal weather.- Malfroy wrested the men's singles title from the holder, R. A. Court. The loser played a good, steady game, but was not in Malfroy’s class. Miss Mbyte retained the ladies’ title against Miss Howell, who was defeated after a closely-contested second set. Results of championships events were: — MEN’S SINGLES Final C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) beat R. A. Court (Hawke's Bay), 9 —7, 6 —2, 6—2. MEN'S DOUBLES Semi-finals Coombe and E. S. Pearce beat Court and K. Dyer, 6 —o, 6 —3. Final D. C. Coombe (Manawatu) and E. A. Pearce ,(Wellington) beat ■ • Hawkesworth and G. A. Pearce (Otago), I—6,1 —6, 5 —7, 6 -J, 6 2, 6—2. LADIES SINGLES Semi-finals

Miss Howell beat Miss Bell. 6—3, Miss Whyte beat Miss M. Rutherford. 6 —3, 3 —6, 7 —5. Final Miss M. Whyte (Wellington) beat Miss M. Howell (Hawke’s Bay), 6 —o, 9 —7. LADIES DOUBLES Semi-finals Misses Macassey and Gould beat Misses Bell and Sturrock, 6 —3, 6 —l. Final Misses M. Macassey (Wellington) and B. Gould (Canterbury) beat Misses M. Whyte and S. Todd (Wellington), 6—3, 6 —3. COMBINED DOUBLES Fifth Round Rhodes-Williams and Miss Gould beat Hodder and Miss Nathan, 6 —3, 6 —2. GIRLS’ SINGLES Final Betty Payton (Masterton) beat Patricia Riddiford (Masterton), 6—3, 6 —4. Australian Championships VAN RYN DEFEATED MELBOURNE, January 25. In the Australian tennis championships Turnbull defeated Van Ryn, g 4, i0—8,60 —88,2;6 —2; Allison defeated Moon, 6 —2, 6 —4, 5 —7, 6 —o; Gledhill defeated Hopman, 3—6, 2 —6, 8__ _6 —o, 6 —3; Vines defeated Hassett, 4 —6, 6—l, 6 —4, 6—l. In the doubles Vines and Gledhill defeated Turnbull and Quist, 4—6, 6 —l, 4 —6, 6 —3, 9 —7.