TENNIS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 46, 5 December 1949, Page 5

TENNIS

TOWN v. COUNTRY

TOURNAMENT IN CHRISTCHURCH

Town won every match against country representative teams in the annual Town v. Country tournament held in Christchurch on Saturday last. The Town v. Mid-Canterbury results were as follow:

Men’s Singles.—S. Watson beat J. Coward, 9-3; R. S. Donkin beat P. Murray, 9-6; P. W. Murdoch beat C. Hooper, 9-6; W. S. Storey beat P. Jackson, 9-3; B. R. Crawford beat J. Vessey, 9-0; D. Beatty lost to R. Cocks, 6-9. Doubles: Watson and Donkin lost to Coward and Murray, 5-6, 6-2, 5-6; Murdoch and Storey beat Jackson and Hooper, 6-2, 6-5; Crawford and Beatty beat Yessey and Cocks, 6-3, 6-5. Women’s Singles.—Miss L. Luxton beat Mrs R. W. Oakley, 9-8; Miss D. Bennett beat Mrs N. Reddecliffe, 9-7; Miss J. Tregear lost to Miss P. 'Cullen, 8-9; Miss B. Langley beat Mrs M. Porter, 9-2; Mrs. O. Cahill beat Miss M. Clai’k, 9-5; Miss O. Wilson beat Miss N. Watson, 9.2. Doubles: Misses Luxtoil and Bennett lost to Mesdames Oakley and Reddecliffe, 6-4, 1-6, 5-6; Misses Tregear and Langley beat Misses Watson and Cullen, 6-1, 6-2; Mesdames Cahill and Wilson lost to Mrs Porter and Migs Clark, 6-4, 1-6, 3-6.

Mixed Doubles.—Crawrora ana Miss Cahill beat Vessey and Miss Watson, 5-6, 6-1, 6-5; Beatty and Mrs Wilson lost to Cocks and Mrs Porter, 3-6, 2-6; Watson and Miss Luxton beat Coward and Mrs Oakley, 6-2, 6-4; Donkin and Miss Bennett beat Murray and Miss Cullen, 5-6, 6-4, 6-0; Murdoch and Miss Tregear beat Jackson and Mrs Reddecliffe, 6-3, 6-3; Storey and Miss Langley lost to Hooper and Miss Clark, 3-6, 6-5, 3-6.

Town won by 17 matches to 7.