VISITORS BRILLIANT

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21034, 9 February 1940, Page 6

VISITORS BRILLIANT

MISS COYNE EXTENDED (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Thursday W. T. Pountney and R. Sharpe (Hawke’s Bay) made valiant efforts to capture the points from Crawford and Bromwich, but fewer than half-a-dozen games went to deuce. The visitors rose to brilliant heights whenever they needed the points. Men’s Singles J. B. Crawford (Australia) beat S. Painter (Wellington), 4—6, o—l, 6—3, B—6; J. Bromwich (Australia) beat M. J. Corlch (Canterbury), 6—l, G—l. o—2; .N. G. Sturt (Auckland) beat O. Bold (Canterubry), G—4, G—o, 4—6, 6—2; R. Howe 'Wellington) beat A. D. Brown 'Canterbury), 2—G, 5—7, 6—3, G—o, B—6;8 —6; R. G. Pattlnson (Canterbury) beat R. V. Robb 'Wellington*. 7—5. 7—5. G—2: R. Barnes (Australia) beat D. G. France (Wellington), Third Round.—Angas (Canterbury), boat McKenzie (Wellington), G—3, G —3, 7 —r»; Edwards (Wellington) beat Pearce (Wellington), 7—5, G—2, 7—5. Women’s Singles Miss M. Beverley (Waikato) beat Miss \. Beverley Waikato), 6—3. o—3; Miss T. Coyne (Australia) beat Miss T. Poole (Canterbury), 9—7, G—l. Men’s Doubles Third Round.—J. Bromwich and ,T. R. CrawTord (Australia) beat W. T. Pountney (Auckland) and R. Sharpe (Hawke’s Ray), o—4, G—l, G—3; D. G. France (Wellington) and N. <>. Sturt (Auckland) beat R. Barnes 'Australia) and K. Dyer (Wellington*, o—i.0 — i. I —o. 4—o, G—3. 7—5; N. V. Edwards and R. Howe [Wellington) beat M. Ferkins and A. Roussell Wellington >, G—l, 0 5, G—4. Women's Doubles Second Round.— Miss M. Hardcastle 'Australia, and Mrs Gallagher [Wellington) beat Mrs D. G. France and Mrs 11. M. Dykes (Wellington), G— i, G—3; Misses X. and M. Beverley (Waikato; beat Misses Ail wood Manawutu) and F. McLean 'Wellington’. g— |. 5 —G, G—l: Miss T. Poole and Mrs I. Hatherley (Canterbury, beat Miss /.. castle and Mrs 11. Kennedy (Wellington /, o—2, G—3.