LAWN TENNIS.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18521, 29 December 1931, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS.

ROTORUA TOURNAMENT. WAIKATO PLAYERS COMPETE. YESTERDAY’S PLAY. Several Waikato players are engaged in the Rotorua tennis tournament. Some of the results of yesterday’s play are as follows: - Championship events: - Ladies singles, second round, Miss M. Beverley beat Miss Moginie, 6 —3, 6 —2; Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Brennan, 6—2, 6—o. Men’s singles, second round, Smith beat Annett, 6l f 6—l; Stevens beat Fabling, G—4, 6 —4; Stedman beat H. Annett, 6—4, 5—6, 6—l; G. Brough beat Lees, 6—o, 6—o; Cavaye beat Spencer, 6—2, 6—3. Third round: Long beat Howard, 5—6, 6 —l, 6 — 3; Lees beat Brough, I— 6, 6 —J, 6—i. Ladies’ doubles, first round: Misses Beverley beat Misses Hogg and King-, 6—2, 6—3. Men’s doubles, first round: Mclllroy and Johnson beat, Fabling and Andrews, 6 —2. 6—3. Second round: Brough and Howard beat Murie and Blakeney, 6g—5; L. Annett. and Hollis beat Berney and Gould, 6—4, 6—5: Annett and Cavaye beat 'Sheen and Jones, 6—4. 6—2. Mixed doubles, first round, Mrs Lee and Annett beat Mrs Johnson and Johnson, 6—2, 6—3. Miss Beverley and Lees beat Miss Morrison and Morrison, 6 —3, 6—l; Miss King and Brough beat Miss Douglas and Sheen, 6 —l, 6—5. Second round, Miss Beverley and Lees heat Miss Brennan and Hollis, 6—2, 6—3.

Handicap events: Ladies’ doubles, first round, Misses Beverley beat Mrs Mueller and Miss Mucker, 9—5. Second round: Misses Beverley beat Misses Rini and Kingi, 9—3. Mixed doubles, first round, Miss Masefield and Gunn beat, Miss Thomas and Annett, li—9; Miss King and Brough beat Wilson and Miss Mitchell, II—9; Mrs Herrick and Slewart beat Miss McGealum and Fabling, jl— s. Men's doubles, first round: Brough and Howard beat Silver and Lavelle, I I—6; Morrison and Norlh beat Hollis and Annett, .11 —9; 11. Annett, and Cavaye beat Gunn and Gunn, it —9; Ilarron and Connolly beat Fabling and Andrews, 11 —7. Ladies’ singles. Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Brennan, 11—4. Men’s singles, first round: Howard beat Lees, 11—9; Annett beat Long, 11 —8. Second round, Fabling beat Sheen, 11—7; Howard beat Gunn, 11—10; Cavaye beat Andrews, 11—3; Mitchell beat Annett, 11—9. Third round: Fabling beat Simpson, 11—8; Howard beat Herrold, 11 —9; Cavaye beat Wilson, 11—6. AUOKLAND TOURNAMENT, LAURENSON IN /FORM. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Some interesting tennis was produced by tiie first rounds of the Auckland championship tournament yesterday. j. T. Laurenson, of Matamala, tiie singles champion, was successful over K. Ilayr, 6 —2, 9 —7, 6—l. He nearly lost the second set when Ilayr led 5—4, but obtained mastery on his backhand, and clearly demonstrated his superiority in the third set. E. L. Jiartleet, a former singles champion, met with strong opposition in (lie person of W. G.' Watkins, who, however, tired in the latter sets. Bartleet won 4—6, 6—o, 6—l, 6 —2.