TENNIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 21, 6 November 1935, Page 2

TENNIS.

MID-BANTER BURY SUB-ASSOCIA<-TION INTERMEDIATE COMPETITION. Six entries, compared with seven last year, have been received for the Mid-Canterbury Tennis Sub'-Associar tion intermediate competition. The draw for the first round is:— l November 9 —Te Marae A v. Ashburton B, at Ashburton; Ashburton A v. Te Marae B, at Te Marae; Eiffelton v. Te Marae C, at Eiffelton. November 23 —Te Marae A v. Te Marae B, at Te Marae; Ashburton B v. Te Marae O, at Te Maraej Eiffelton v. Ashburton A, at Ashburton. DecerAber 21 —Te Marae v. Te Marae O, at Te Marae i Eiffelton y. Te Marae B, at Eiffelton; Ashburton B v. Ashburton A, at Ashburton. February I—Te1 —Te Marae A v. Ashburton A, at Te Marae; Ashburton B v. Eiffelton, at Ashburton; Te Marae C v. Te Marae B, at Te Marae. February 15 —Te Marae A v. Eiffelton, at Te Marae; Te Marae B v. Ashburton B, at Te Marae; Te Marae C v. Ashburton A, at Ashburton. HIGHBANK BEATS WINCHMORE. In a tennis match on Saturday, Highbank defeated AVinchmore by a substantial margin. Details are as follows, Highbank names being given first:—•

AVomen’s Singles—Miss I. Bland 6, Miss G. Shearer 1; Miss I>. Rouse 6, Miss K. Scott 4; Miss B. Findlay 6, Miss M. AVakelin 2; Mrs E. A. Bland 1, Miss E. King 6. Men’s Singles.—H. Bland 9, N. Milsom 5; J. Bland 9, G. Wright 8; AV. Dolan 9, 0. Scott 1; J. {Dolan 9, S. Curd 0. Women's Doubles Misses I. Bland and D. Rouse 6, Misses G. Shearer and K. Scott 1; Miss B. Findlay and Mrs E. A. Bland G, Misses M. AVakelin and E. King 1. Men’s Doubles.—H. Bland and J. Bland 9, N. Milsom and G. AVright 3; AV. Dolan and J. Dolan 9, C. Scott and S. Curd 2. Combined Doubles—Miss I. Bland and' H. Bland 4, Miss G. Shearer and N. Milsom 6; Miss D. Rouse and J. Bland 6, Miss K. SCott and G. AATight 1; Miss B. Findlay and AV. Dolan 6, Miss M. AVakelin and C. Scott 1; Mrs Bland and J. Dolan G, Miss E. King and S. Curd 1.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S TOUR.

DEFEAT IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, November 5. _ The New Zealand women tennis players played their second match today in pleasant weather against a New South Wales Hard Courts Association team. The New Zealanders are not used to playing on a loaf surface, and the glare of the sun also inconvenienced them. The totals were: New Zealand, four sets, 82 games; New South Wales Association, 20 sets, 139 games. Results: . m Mrs Betts (N.S.W.) beat Miss T. Poole, 6-0, 6-3. Mrs Henry (N.S.W.) beat Miss I. Poole, 6-2, 6-1. ■ Miss Tosh (N.S.W.) beat Miss E. Rudkin, 6-2, 6-2. Miss V. Selwin (N.S.W.) beat Miss D. Nicholls, 6-3, 6-1. Miss A. G. Menzies (N.S.W.) beat Miss Beverley, 6-0, 7-5. Miss Williams (N.S.W.) y. Miss Miller 8-6, 5-7. Mrs Henry (N.S.W.) beat Miss Rudkin, 6-4, 8-6. Miss Williams (N.S.W.) beat Miss T. Poole, 6-4, 6-2. . T „ . Miss Tosh (N.S.W.) y. Miss I. Poole 4-6, 9-7. . ..... Airs Betts (N.S.W.) .v Mass Miller, ' Miss Selwin (N.S.W.) beat Miss Bfeverley, 6-0, 6-0. . Miss Menzies (N.S.W.) v. Miss Nichols, 7-5, 0-6. Doubles.

Miss Menzies and Mrs Betts (N S.AV.) beat Misses Nicholls and Beverley 6-0, 6-4. „ w . Miss Selwin and Mrs Henry (N.S.AV.) v. Misses T. and I. Poole, 6-2, o-7. Misses Tosh and AVilliams (N.p.AV.) beat Misses Rudkin and Miller, o-i, 6-2.