LAWN TENNIS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 93, 30 January 1928, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

ASHBURTON COMPETITIONS. The second round of the Mid-Canter-bury Lawn Tennis Sub-Association's Junior Grade Competitions were played on Saturday afternoon, when three matches were played. The le Marae Club's B team defaulted to Tmwald. Details: — TE MARAE A v. METHVEN B. Te Marae names are mentioned first: Men's Singles. N Robilliard beat A. White 9-5, R. A. Bullock beat G. Heney 9-4. E. Buchanan lost to' F. Shearer 8-9, T. E. Watt lost to R>. Manger 2-9. Men's Doubles. Robilliard and Bullock beat white and Heney 9-6, Buchanan, and Watt beat Shearer and Mahgen 9-7. Ladies' Singles. Miss Thompson beat Miss Aitken. i-'i, Miss Burgess beat Miss Ireland 7-2, Miss Porter beat Miss Adams 7-3, Miss i. Easterbrook beat Mrs Shearer 7-0. ( Ladies' Doubles. Misses Thompson and Burgess beat Misses Aitken and Ireland 7-3, Misises Porter and Easter brook beat Misses Adams and Shearer 7-2.

Combined) Doubles. Robilliard and Miss Thompson beat White and Miss Aitken 9-7, Bullock and Miss Burgess beat Heney and Miss Ireland 9-5, Buchanan and Miss Porter lost to Shearer and Miss Adams 5-9, vVatt and Miss Easterbrook lost to Manger and Mrs Shearer 5-9. Totals: Te Marae 12 sets; Methven 4 sets. ASHBURTON A. V. ASHBURTON B. (Ashhurton A.names mentioned first.) Men's Singles. D. Lawson 9, beat C. N. Thompson 6- Dr Hyburn 7, beat A. Buckingham (retired) 0; A. Bruce 9, beat R. Laing 5; D. Cow 9, beat F. Curtis 3. / Ladies' Singles. Miss M. Pearce 7, beat Miss J. Nicoll 4: Miss K. Bell 7, beat-Miss R. Cuff 3 • Miss M. Hunter 4, lost to Miss Gudseli 7; Mrs Ferrier 7, beat Miss H. Hunter 4.

Men's Doubles. Lawson and Ryburn 8 lost to Thompson and Buckingham 9; Bruce and Low 9, beat Laing and Curtis 2. Ladies' Doubles. Misses Pearce and Bell 7, beat Misses Nicoll and Cuff 5; Miss M. Hunter and Mrs Ferrier 7, beat Misses Gudseli and s H, Hunter 2. Combined Doubles. Lawson and Miss Pearce 9, beat Thompson and Miss Nicoll 5; Ryourn and Miss Bell v. Buckingham and Miss Cuff (not played); Bruce and Miss M. Hunter 4, lost to Laing and Miss Gudseli 9; Cow and Mrs Ferrier 9, beat Curtis and Miss' H. Hunter 2. Totals.—A team 12 sets (112 games), B team, three sets (66 games), METHVEN A. V. ALLENTON. (Methven names are mentioned first). Men's Singles. Dart lost to Field 3-9, A. J. Wilson beat Olds 9-8, Dwyer beat Bushell 9-4. Ladies' Singles. Miss Briden beat Miss Brown 7-1, Mrs Grant beat Mrs Stevens 7-2, Mrs White beat Miss B. Jary 7-1, Mrs Honey beat Miss W. Jary 7-2. Ladies' Doubles.

Miss Briden and Mrs Grant beat Miss Brown and Mrsi Stevens 7-2, Mrs White and Mrs Heney beat Misses B. and W. Jary 7-3. Men's Doubles, Dart and A. J. Wilson beat Field and Welsh 9-4, C. Wilson and fryer beat Olds and Bushell 9-3. Combined Doubles. Miss Briden and Dart beat Miss Brown and Field 9-2, Mrs Grant and A J. Wilson beat Mrs Stevens and Welsh 9-2, Mrs White and C. Wilson beat Miss B. Jary and Bushell 9-1, Mrs Heney and Fryer beat Miss W. Jary and Olds 9-2. ' Totals—Methven 14 sets; Allenton 1 set. !

TINWALD v. BAPTIST. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent on the Tinwald Tennis Club's Courts on Saturday, when tho Baptist Aggrade players contested' a match with linwald, the latter winning by nine sets (78 garnet) to seven sets (62 games). Afternoon-tea was provided by the women of Hi© Tinwald Club. Details are as follow (Baptist players being mentioned first: — Ladies' Singles. Miss McLeman 5, beat Mrs Gudsell 5 ; Miss May McLeman 3, lost to Miss Hume 6; Miss) A. Beck 0, lost to Miss Millichamp 6; Miss I.'Dahlberg 3, lost to Miss Watson 6. Men's Singles. L. Beauvais 6, beat M. Moody 3; E. Keely 3, lost to B. Bryant 6; J. Lewis 6, beat E Tarbotton 0; C. S. Matthews 6, beat K. R. Johnston 4. Ladies' Doubles. Misses McLeman 6, beat Mrs Gudsell and Miss Hume 5; Misses Beck

and Dahlberg 2, lost to Misses Milliehamp and Watson 6. Men's Doubles. Beauvais and Keely 2, lost to Moodie and Bryant 6; Lewis and Matthews 6, beat Tarbotton and Johnston 4. Combined) Doubles. Beauvais and Miss McLeman 2,Jost » to Moodie and Mrs Gudseli 6; Keely ' and Miss May McLeman o, bent Bry- • ant and Miss Hume 3; Lewis and Miss I A Beck 3, lost to Tarbotton and Miss Watson 6; Matthews and Miss Dahlberg 2, lost to Johnston and Miss Millichamp 6.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. MALVERN DEFEATS MIDCANTERBURY. The representative lawn tennis match between, the and Malvern Sub-Associations, played at Sheffield on Saturday, resulted ma win for Malvern by 178 games to 164, the sets being 12 all. Details, are as follow (Ashhurton names being mentioned first).: — ' , . , ; Men's Singles—L. R. Clarke 4 lost to Q. Wright 9, C. H. Hardy 3 lost to R. Reid 9, E. Easterbrook 4 lost to M. Watkins 9, C. J. Bonnington 6 lost to R. J. Curran 9, R. J. Carleton 9 beat A. McCurdy 6, D. Heenan 9 beat D. McCurdy 8. Ladies' Singles.—Miss E. Stewart _8 lost to Mrs Pavelka 9, Miss K. Robilliard 9 beat Miss Wright 5. Miss M. Bell 9 beat Miss N. Gillanders 8, Miss Cowan 6 beat Miss M. Gillanders 4. Miss J. Dunlop 3 lost to Miss Townshend 9, Miss N. Percy 9 beat Mrs Innes 5. —, , t -n- j Men's Doubles.—Clarke and Hardy 4 lost to Wright and Reid 9, Carleton and Bonnington 6 lost to Watkins and Curran 9, Easterbrook and Heenan 9 beat McCurdy and H. McCurdy 8. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Stewart and Cowan 8 lost to Mrs Pavelka and Miss Wright 9, Misses Robilliard and Bell 9 beat Misses M. and N. Gillanders 6, Misses Dunlop and Percy 9 beat Miss Townshend and Mrs Innes 6. Combined Doubles.—'Clarke and Miss Stewart 4 lost to Wright and Mrs Pavelka 9, Hardy and Miss Robilliard 4 lost to Reid and Miss Wright 9, Easterbrook and Miss Bell 9 beat Watkins and Miss N. Gillanders 5, Bonnington and Miss Percy 9 beat Curran and Miss M. Gillanders 4, Heenan and Miss Dunlop 5 lost to D. McCurdy and Mrs Tunes 9, Carleton and Miss Cowan 9 beat McCurdy and Miss Townshend 5..

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Canterbury Lawn Tennis champions Hip tournament was concluded on Saturday. The finals resulted: — Men's Singles.—Seay beat C. Angas, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. . , Women's Singles.—Miss M. Spiers beat Mrs M. Beale, 6-2, 6-0. Men's Doubles.—Walker and Angas beat J. H. W. Sheppard. and B. B. Loughlan, 7-5, 6-4. Women's Doubles. —Miss Spiers' and Mrs Pritchett beat Misses Wake and Andrew, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Combined Doubles.—Patterson and Miss Spiers beat Angas and Mies Partridge, 7-5, 6-3.

FRENCH TEAM IN SYDNEY. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. SYDNEY, January 29. Play in the Australian tennis championships was continued on Saturday, the Frenchmen competing in the singles during the afternoon owing to lieavy rain. Following are the results of the principal matches:— Junior Singles.—Final : Crawford (N S.W.) beat Turnhull (South Australia), 10-8, 6-4. _ Men's Singles.—First round: Borotra beat Fitzgerald (N.S.W.) 6-2, 6-3, 6-0; Boussus beat Ford (West Australia), 6-1, 6-3, 6-4; Brugnon beat Coram (N.S.W.), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. . Junior Doubles—Final: Crawford and White (N.S.W.) beat Cattenach and Frankenberg (Victoria), 6-2, 6-4.