THE OPENING MATCHES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 71, Issue 28, 13 November 1950, Page 6

THE OPENING MATCHES

TENNIS

WINS FOR TE MARAE AND ALLENTON No. 1 Opening matches in the Ashburton Lawn Tennis Sub-Association’s competitions were played on Saturday, in fine but windy conditions. Results were: —• A GRADE Te Marae v. Ashburton. —Te Marae defeated Ashburton by 9 sets (105 games) to 7 sets (112 games). Scores were (Te Marae names first): Men’s Singles—C. Hooper 9, J. Byrne 4; E. W. Wade 9, G. C. Nicoll 7; A. Stanley 9, K. G. Fowke 3; Iv. Cooltson 9, R. Neilson 5. Women’s Singles—Mrs Porter 4, Mrs McDonnell 9; Mrs Brown 1, Mrs Wall 9; Miss Honeywell 3, Miss Hill 9; Miss Laurie 2, Miss Wall 9. Men’s Doubles —Hooper and Stanley 9, Nicoll and Byrne 2; Wade and Cookson 9, Fowke and Neilson 7. Women’s Doubles —Mesdames Porter and Brown 9, Mesdames McDonnell and Wade 7; Misses Honeywell and Laurie 2, Misses Hill and Wall 9. Combined Doubles Hooper and Mrs Porter 9, Byrne and Mrs McDonnell 8; Wade and Mrs Brown 4, Nicoll and Mrs Wall 9; Stanley and Miss Honeywell 9, Fowke and Miss Hill 6; Cookson and Miss Laurie 8, Neilson and Miss Wall 9. Allenton No. 1 v. Allenton No. 2 Allenton No. 1 scored a decisive win, taking all the sets, with 144 games to the No. 2’s, 73. Scores were: Men's Singles—P. Jackson 9, S. Garner 7; B. Bootliroyd 9, W. Farland 5; F. Amos 4, A. Yarnold 3; C. Hendrie 9, E. Tarbotton 7. Women’s Singles—Mrs North 9, Mrs Ramage 4; Miss Mackay 9, Miss Donaldson 5; Mrs Clarke 9, Miss Holmes 1; Mrs Watson 9, Mrs Corbett 4.

Men’s Doubles —Jackson and Boothroyd 9, Garner and Yarnold 6; Amos and Hendrie 9, Farland and Tarbotton 6. Women’s Doubles —Mrs North and Miss Mackay 9, Mrs Ramage and Miss Donaldson 5; Mesdames Clarke and Watson 9, Miss Holmes and Mrs Corbett 3. Combined Doubles—Jackson and Mrs North 9, Garner and Mrs Ramage 8; Boothroyd and Miss Mackay 9, Farland and Miss Donaldson 4; Amos and Miss Clarke 9, Yarnold and Miss Holmes 7; Hendrie and Mrs Watson 9, Tarbotton and Mrs Corbett 4. Mayfield-Ruapuna v, Methven Mayfield-Ruapuna beat Methven by nine sets (114 games) to seven sets (109 games). Scores were: Men’s Singles—R. W. Oakley 9, D. F. Watson 7; G. King 9, G. H. Watson 5; H. McLay 6, S. E. Thompson 9; F. Allan 9, G. G. Thompson 4. Women’s Singles—Mrs Oakley 9, Miss J. Kihvorth 5; Mrs Allan 9, Miss R. Jenkins 7; Miss R. Sewell 0, Miss A. Holmes 9; Mrs G. Sewell 3, Mrs R. Weenink 9. Men’s Doubles —Oakley and Allan 6, D. F. and G. H. Watson 9; King and McLay 9, S. Evans and G. G. Thompson 2. Women’s Doubles —Mesdames Oakley and Allan 7, Misses Kilworth and Jenkins 9; Miss Sewell and Mrs Sewell 3, Miss Holmes and Mrs Weenink 9. Combined Doubles —Oakley and Mrs Oakley 9, D. F. Watson and Miss Kilworth 3; King and Mrs Sewell 9, G. H. Watson and Miss Jenkins 6; Allan and Mrs Allan 9, S. E. Thompson and Miss Holmes 7; McLay and Miss Sewell 8, G. G. Thompson and Mrs Weenink 9. B GRADE Allenton B v. Rakaia—Rakaia beat Allenton B by 14 sets (140 games) to two sets (70 games). Scores were (Rakaia names first) : Men’s Singles—L. O’Malley 9, R. Mathieson 4; C. Street 9, Iv. Lochhead 1; C. Robinson 9, B. Hillyer 7; T. Taylor S, C. Long 9. Women’s Singles—Mrs Edge 9, Miss Bowman 0; Miss N. Gaylor G, Miss Tulloch 9; Miss P. Smith 9, Miss E. Watson 0; Miss Y. Tatterson 9, Mrs R. Kelly S. „ . Men’s Doubles- —O’Malley and Robinson 9, Mathieson and Lochhead 1: Street and Taylor 9, Hillyer and Long 8. Women’s Doubles—Mrs Edge and Miss Gaylor 9, Misses Bowman and Tulloch 4; Misses Smith and Tatterson 9, Miss Watson and Mrs Kelly 0. Combined doubles —O’Malley and Mrs Edge 9, Mathieson and Miss Bowman 3; Street and Miss Gaylor 9, Lochhead and Miss Tulloch 6; Robinson and Miss Smith 9, Hillyer and Miss Watson 1; Taylor and Miss Tatterson 9, Long and Mrs Kelly 7.