HANDICAP TOURNEY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 51, 9 December 1948, Page 2

HANDICAP TOURNEY

TENNIS

Fixture at Ashburton OPENING DRAW MADE Entries for the handicap tournament to be conducted by the Mid - Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-Association next Saturday, and on December IS, show' an increase on last year’s total. Comparisons are as follow', last year’s figures being given in parentheses : A Grade—Men’s singles 37 (33), women’s singles 25 (17), men’s doubles IS (16), women’s doubles 16 (11), combined doubles 36.(25). B grade—. Men’s singles 38 (49), women’s singles 35 (30), men’s doubles 20 (22), women’s doubles 20 (19) combined doubles 32 (32). Total of entries in both grades is 277, compared with 254 last season. Players are urged to be ready for play at 9 a.m., as the programme must be completed to schedule. In the case of postponement, announcements will be made through 3YA. The draw for the first round is as follows:

A Grade

Men’s singles—First round: R. Davidson (scr) v. D. Russell (plus 2-6), E. Bryant (minus 30) v. W. Watkins (minus 15), R. Cocks (minus 30) v. M. Jordan (plus 15), D. Watson (minus 15 2-6) v. P. Jackson (minus 30), J. Byrne (minus 15 4-6) v. C. Denham (minus 15). Second round (byes first round): P. Bell (plus 15' 3-6) v. .J. Coward (minus 30 4-6), M. Gilbert (plus 4-6) v. J. Butterick (plus 15 3-6), F Allan (minus 4-6) v. R. Oakley (minus 15 4-6), A. Rainage (plus 15) v. W. Wade (minus 15 3-6), W. Turner (plus 15) v. R. Murray (minus 30 4-6), E. Croy (scr) v. K. Fowke (minus 15), S. McGregor (plus ,15) v. winner Da-didson-Russell match, N. Gosnell (minus 30 2-6) v. W. Crossman (plus 15 3-6), B. Smballbone (plus 15) v. J. Connett (minus 40), G. Nicoll (minus 15) v. H. McLay (minus 3-6), A. Yarnold (scr) v. S. Thomson (minus 3-6), I. Pearce (plus 15 3-6) v. B. Boothroyd (minus 3-6), J. Vessey (minus 15) v. J. Russell (minus 30), G. King (minus 15 2-6) v. K. Cookson (minus 15). Women’s singles—First round : Miss B. Anderson (plus 3-6) v. Mrs D. Wail (minus 30), Mrs R. Oakley (minus 40) v. Miss B. Vincent (minus 3-6), Miss W. Wall, (scr) v. Mrs R. Weenink (plus 15 3-6), Miss M. Barker (plus 15) v. Miss D. Smith (plus 15 3-6) Mrs W. Todd (minus 3-6) v. Miss M. Wall (plus 15 3-6), Miss J. Kilworth (minus 30) v. Mrs J. Brown (minus 15), Miss M. Honeywell (plus 15 2-6) v. Mrs F. Allan (plus 3-6), Mrs N. Reddecliffe (scr) v. Miss M. Hill (scr), Miss P. Cullen (minus 4-6) v. Miss M. Kelly (plus 15). Second round (byes in first round) : Miss R. Jenkins (minus 3-6) v. Miss M. Watson (minus 2- Miss N. Clark (minus 2-6) v. winner Anderson-Wali match, Mrs L. Porter (minus 15 4-6) v. Miss G. Pauli (minus 4-6), Mrs S. McDonnell (scr) v. Mrs A. Stevenson (plus 15 3Men’s doubles—First round: Butterick and Smallbone (plus 15) v: Bruce and Woodward (minus 4-6), Vessey and Boothroyd (minus 3-6) v. Nicoll and Fowke (minus 15), King and McLay (minus 3-6) v. Wade and Russell (minus 30). Second round (byes in first round): Pearce and Crossman (plus 15) v. Jackson and Murray (minus 30 3-6). Oakley and Allan (minus 15) v.- Bell and Yarnold (plus 3-6), Davidson and Croy (plus 2-6) v. Cookson and Turner (scr), winners King-Wade pair v. Watkins and Bryant (minus 30 3-6), Ramage and Jordan (plus 3-6) v. Gosnell and Connett (minus 40), McGregor and Russell (scr) v. Watson and Thomson (minus 3-6), Gilbert and Denham (minus. 3-6) v. Byrne/ and Coward (minus 30 4-6). Women’s doubles—Mesdames Weenink and Stevenson (scr) v. Mesdames Oakley and Todd (minus 40), Mesdames Reddecliffe and Silverwood (minus 3-6) v. Miss Anderson and Mrs McDonnell (Scr), Mesdames Brown and Moore (minus 30 2-6) v. Misses Vincent and Wall (minus 15), Misses Cullen and M. Wall (minus 2-6) v. Mesdames D. Wall and Robilliard (minus 15 2-6), Mrs Moore and Miss McLennan (minus 30 3-6) v. Mrs Allan and Miss Jenkins (minus 4-6), Misses Watson and Pauli (minus 15) v. Miss Kilworth and Mrs White (minus 15 2-6), Mrs Ramage and Miss Smith (scr) v. Mys Porter and Miss Hill (minus 15 2-6), Misses Honeywell and Clarke (minus 2-6) v. Misses Kelly and Barker (scr). Combined doubles First round: P. Bell and Miss M. Wall (plus 15) v. R. Oakley and Mrs Oakley (minus 30 4-6), J. Butterick and Miss M. Honeywell (plus 15) v. ,J. Vessey and Mrs N. Reddecliffe (minus 3-6) J. Russell and Miss B. Anderson (minus 15 2-6) v. G. Nicoll and Miss W. Wall (minus 15), A. Yarnold and Miss M. Barker (scr) v. N. Gosnell and Mrs J. Brown (minus 15 4-6). Second round (byes first round) : W. Crossman and partner v. W. Wade and Miss I. Clarke (minus 15 4-6), I. Pearce and Mrs A. Stevenson (plus 15) v. S. McGregor and Miss M. Hill (plus 3-6), C. Denham and Mrs W. Todd (minus 15) v. W. Turner and Mrs A. Ramage (plus 4-6), W. Watkins and Miss I. McLennan (minus 15 2-6) v. S. Thomson and Miss J. Kilworth (minus 15), R. Cocks and Mrs M. Moore(minus 15 4-6), v. B. Boothroyd and Miss M. Watson (scr), F. Allan and Mrs Allan (minus 3-6), v. M. Gilbert and Mrs S. McDonnell (scr), ,T. Byrne and Miss T. Cullen (minus 15) v. P: Jackson and partner, R. Davidson and partner v. G. King and Miss M. Kelly (minus 3-6), D. Russell and Miss D.' Smith (plus 3-6) v. D, Watson and Miss R. Jenkins (minus 15), E.. Bryant and Mrs White (minus 15), v. K. Fowke and Mrs N. RobilJiard (minus 4-6), H. McLay and Mrs R. Weenink (scr) v. J. Coward and Mrs D. Wall (minus 30 5-6),. A. Ramage and Miss G. Pauli (scr) v. IC. Cookson and Mrs D. Moore (minus 15 4-6), B. Smallbone and Miss B. Vincent (plus 3-6) v. P. Murray and Miss P. Cullen (minus 30), ,T. Connett and Mrs L. Porter (minus 40) y. E. Croy and partner.