LAWN TENNIS
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.
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AUCKLAND, Jan. 26The New Zealand lawn tennis championships were continued to-day, when food progress was made in all sections. he weather was beautifully fihe again, and there was a large attendance. The presence of the New South Wales women’s team lent additional interest to events in, their sections. There were no surprises in the second round of the men’ single, although there, were one or two instances of prominent players being fully extended. Thi was notable in the match between A. C. Stedman, the New Zealand champion, and N. Smith, the Rotorua champion. This match went the full five sets. Only in the last two did Stedman show superiority. W. Patterson, a seeded player from Canterbury, was also extended to five sets in the first round match' with Jones the Maori exponent. Patterson was suffering from foot trouble and this hampered his movements somewhat. He was beaten by R. A. Court, the North* Island champion, in the second round.
H. A. Barnett, N. R. 0. Wilson, the France brothers, E. L. Bartleet, J. T. Laurenson, N. G. Sturt, and O. Angas all seeded players, were successful in their matches in the second .round. Miss Lloyd, manageress of the New South Wales team, played for the first time in Auckland, nhd made a good start in the ladies’ singles, beating Miss Miller. All other members of the visiting team were successful in the first round, and in the seond round Mrs Moleswortli accounted for Mrs Napier. Detailed scores are as follow. MEN’S SINGLES.
Firet round. —Lamb beat Pickmcre. 8 —4 t 3 — 6, 6—3, 3— 6, 6 —l; Roußseli beat Lampe, 6—4, 3—6, 6—l, 6—-2; Patterson beat Jones • (Whangarei), 7—9, 6—l, 6—2, 2—6, 10—8. Second round.—Len France beat A. K. Turney, 6—2, 5—7, 6—l, - 6—3; Lnurenson beat Lees, 6—2, I—6, 6—o, 6—2; Angas beat- Davys, 6—2, 6—2, 6—2; Bartleet beat Charters, 6—4, 6—4, 6—4; Court beat Patterson,.7—s, 6—3, 6rr-2. WOMEN’S SINGLES.
First round.—Mrs Dykes, beat. Miss Hooton, B—o, 6—l; -.aiss Newton beat Miss Marion MAcFarlane, 6—4, 6—3; Mrs Melody beat Miss Beverley, 6—-1, 3—6 j 7—5; Miss Humphreys.beat Miss Eccles, 2—6, B—6, • 6—3; Miss Hall beat Mrs' Thomson, 6—3, 6—2; Miss Knight beat Miss. Howell, 6—3, 6—3; Miss Lloyd beat Miss Miller, 7—5, 6—2. Second-round. —Mrs Moleswortli beat Mrs Napier, '6—4, 6 —4.’ MEN’S'DOUBLES. ' First round. —Tapper and 'Thomson won from Glanville and Patterson by default; Hayr and Wright won from Sturt and itliodes-Williams by default; Griffiths and Harrison won from Davys and Dickie by default; Angas and Barnett beat N. R. C. Wilson and J. S. Wilsoh, 7—5, 6—o, 6—3; A. C. Johns and Rowlands beat Ohlson and Carter, 6—3, 6—l, 6—3; Macpherson and Schadick beat McKeown and Potter, 6—3, 2—6, 6—2, 3—6, 6<—4; Robertson and Deaker beat Spencer and McCrystal, 6 —o, 6 —l, 6 —o; Court and Lampe beat Melofly and Martin, 7 —5, 6—4, 6 —2; France and France beat Jones and Lees, 6—l, 5 6—3, 3—6, 6 —(k Second round. —Wilson and Stedman beat Turner and Turner, 6 —2, 6 6 —3; Charters and Robinson beat Pickmere and Wallace, 6 —2, 6 —l, 6—4.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Misses MacFarlane won from Misses Stedman and Savin by default; Misses. Lloyd and Hartigan beat Misses Miller and Beverley,‘6 —4, 6—l;. Misses Valkenburg and Hall beat Mrs Robson and Aliss Griffiths, 6—l, 6 —l; Mrs Dykes and Miss Knight beat Misses Humphreys and Howell, 6 —l, 6—2; Mrs France and Miss Howe beat Mrs Napier and Miss Ramsay, 6—2, 6 —l; Mesdames Moldsworth and Thomson beat Misses Roberton and Taylor, 6—3, 6 : —3: Mrs Schroff and 'Miss Whitelaw beat Mrs Wren and Miss Russell, 4—6, 10 —8, 7—5. COMBINED DOUBLES.
First round.—Miss Nicholls and A. L. France beat Airs Napier and AlacArthur, 6 —2, 6 —2; Airs Robson and Ohlson beat Aliss Humphreys and Davys, 7 —5, 6—3; Aliss Hartigan and Steanian beat .Airis Ramsay and Robertson, 6—2, 7—5; Airs Alolesworth and Griffiths' beat Aliss Marion AlacFarlane and Partridge, 6 —3, 7—5; Aliss Howell and Court beat Aliss Lloyd and Harrison, 4—6, 6—3, 6 —3; Aliss Aliller and Wright beat Airs Alelody and Alelody. 6—4. 3—6, 6—4.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 48, 27 January 1932, Page 2
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