LAWN TENNIS

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20387, 30 December 1937, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

ROTORUA TOURNAMENT QUARTER AND SEMI-FINALS (By Telegraph.— Press Association) ROTORUA. Wednesday Both the men's and women's doubles championships were decided when the Rotorua Christmas open lawn tennis tournament was continued to-day. For the greater part of the day oppressive heat was experienced, but late in the afternoon light rain fell for a short period, although not sufficient to Interfere with the tournament. Following are the results; Championship Events Men’s Singles.—Semi-final: J. W. Gunn heat N. Smith, 6 —5, 6—3. Ladies' Singles. Quarter-finals: Miss Z. Holmes beat Miss G. Bark. 3 —6, 6—3, 6—4. Semi-finals; Miss I. Wylds’ beat Miss Holmes, 3—6, 6—4, 9—7.

Men’s Doubles.—Quarter-finals: L. Roach and Matuschka beat Cameron and McNelle, 6—3, 6—3. Semi-finals: J. Roach and D. Livingstone beat M. Andrews and F. M. B. Fisher, 6—4. 6—5; L. Roach and Matuschka beat W. Dalbeth and D- Clow, 6—3, 5—6, 6—3. Final; J. Roach and Livingstone beat L. Roach and Matuschka. 6—3, 6 —3, 4—6, 6—5.

Ladies' Doubles. —Third round: Misses it. and M. Hodges beat Misses K. Waters and Y. Brown. 6—2, 6—3. Final: Misses N. and M. Beverley beat Misses R. and M Hodges. 6 —i, 6—2.

Combined Doubles.—Second round: Allan and Miss Brown beat Loudon and Miss Robson. 6—3, 6—4; Andrews and Miss Wilson beat Thompson and Miss Inman. I—6. 6—o. 6—2; Roach and Miss N. Beverley beat Matuschka and Miss Nobilo, 3—6. 6—l, 6—2; Reed and Miss Bark beat Macfarlane, and Miss M. Waters, 6—3, 3—6. g—6. Quarter-finals: Livingstone and Miss Hodges beat Andrews and Miss Wilson. 6—5. 6—4; Gunn and Miss M. Beverley beat Lewis and Miss Lewis. 6—4. 6—4; Allen and Miss Brown beat Reed and Miss Bark. 6—5. 6—5. Semi-finals; Gunn and Miss M. Beverley beat Allen and Miss Brown. 6—2. 6—l; J. Roach and Miss N. Beverley beat Livingstone and Miss M. Hodges, *—t. 6—i. Handicap Events Men’s Singles. Quarter-finals: Thompson beal Cameron, 11—5; Pearce beat Huriwaka. II —3. Semifinals: Thompson beat Pearce. 11—6. Ladies Singles. Quarter-finals: Miss Brown beat Miss Lcggatl. o —3. Miss Holmes beat Miss Pownall, 9 —6 Semi-finals; Miss Holmes won from Mrs Lee by default. Mens Doubles. Quarter-finals Allan and McDonald beat Gordon and F. G. Reed, 11—10. Semi-final: Allen and McDonald beat Dalbeth and Clow. 11—8. Ladies’ Doubles. Quarter-finals Misses M. and R. Hodges beat Misses Pownall and Bark. 11—2. Semi-finals. Misses M. and R. Hodges beat Misses K. Waters and 11. Dawson. 9 —3. Misses V. Brown and M. Waters beat Misses Low and Pawson. 9—4. Combined Doubles.—Quarter-finals : Allen and Miss Brown beat Paterson and Miss Neville. 9—2; Thompson and Miss Inman beat Gordon and Miss Nobilo. 11—9; Reed and Miss Bark beat Huriwaka and Miss B. Holland li—s. Semi-final: Reed and Miss Bark beat Kent and Miss J. Gibbons. 11 — 10.

WIN FOR AUSTRALIANS GERMAN PLAYERS BEATEN United Press Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyright SYDNEY. Dec. 29 Australia defeated Germany by three rubbers to on»> in the international tennis contest To-day. Quist defeated Henkel. 6—2. 6—4, 6—2. and vo.i Gramm defeated Bromwich. o—2 7 5, 10—8. •juist forced the play throughout against Henkel and maintained an immaculate lengths on his dn\es. The match between von Gramm and Bromwich was thrilling. Von urannn, with acutely-angled backhand anl forehand drives, scored many clean winners. He was the first to profitably take the net against Bromwich, who staged a grand recovery from I—4 to 6—5 in the third set, in which he saved four match points.