TENNIS TITLES

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20691, 29 December 1938, Page 11

TENNIS TITLES

PLAY AT ROTORUA WH WOK WAIKTTO PMR (Special to Ttmec) ROTORUA. Thursday The men’s doubles title of the Rotorua Lawn Tennis Club's annual open Christmas tournament was woi yesterday by the Waikato pair, B. DoH and M. Andrews, who defeated Brough (Hamilton) and Henderson In a fourset game. The winning pair gave a good display ef tennis throughout the tournament and played very strongly in the final to win the first two set* in convincing style. Waikato players, B. Dold and L. Roaoh, will meet In the final of the men s singles champion* 6hlp. Results of games played yesterday by Waikato players are as follows Men s Championship Singles.—Third . round; Brough beat Roundtree 6—4, 6—3. Quarter-final; r. Dold won from Dennis by default; Roach beat Rich* arda G—l, c— i. Men’s Championship Doubles.-Quarter-finals: Brough and Henderson beat Hoskin and Roundtree 6—4, 6—3. Semi-finals: Dold and Andrew* beat Burton and McDougall 6—4, 4—6. 6—3; Brough and Henderson beat Dennis and Smaller, 6—4, I—6, 6—4. Final: Dold and Andrews beat Brough and Henderson, 6—2. o—l, 4 —6, 6—5. Combined Championship Doubles.-Quarter-finals: L. Roach and Miaa Buckley lost to Smaller and Miss Nagla 6—3, 5—6, B—6. Semi-finals: Brough and Miss Hodges beat Smaller and Mian Nagle 6 —4, 6 —2. In the men's handicap doubles Dold and Andrews defaulted. Combined Handicap Doubles.—See* ond round: Dold and Miss Wade beat Davidson and Miss Low, 14—40. In the quarter-flnaU Dold and Miss Wade defaulted. WELLINGTON HTCHI AUSTRALIAN WOMEN «■ 1 (By Telegraph—Press AweSttaj \ WTSLLINOTON, Wednesday The Wellington lawn tennis cflampHNfr* ships were completed to-day except for the men’s doubles, in wbtcb N. o. gturf aiMl D. G. France have vo play N. Edwards and K. Dyer, who beat the New Zealand doubles champion, E. 11. Roussel] and H. Perkins. Results of tbe finals were as follows: Men’s Singles. —N. V. Edwards beat K. A. fiousgell 6—4, 3—o, 3 C, 6—B, 10—&. Women’s single*.—Miss M. Hard met be beat Miss T. Rice, 6—4, 6—B. These tw* players are visiting Australians. Women’s Doubles.—Misses T. Mr* and y. Hard castle beat Misses J. l>oulLatl sal E. Plummer, 2 — 6, 6 —4, 6— i. Combined Doubles. —A V. Robb and Mtei J. Doutbett beat N. G. Sturt and Mlaa M. HardeesUe. a —&, b —J. a—4.