DECISIVE WINS FOR ASHBURTON

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 71, Issue 58, 18 December 1950, Page 6

DECISIVE WINS FOR ASHBURTON

TENNIS

COMPETITIONS CONTINUED ON SATURDAY Ashburton won decisively against Allenton II in the Mid-Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-Association’s' A grade competition on Saturday. In the B grade Allenton suffered almost as decisive a defeat, again by the Ashburton Club. A GRADE Allenton II v. Ashburton Scores were as follow (Allenton names first):— Men’s Singles—W. Farland 3, lost to J. Coward 9; B. Hillyer 6, lost to J. Byrne 9; G. Long 9, beat M. Thompson 3; C. Hendrie 3, lost to G. C. Nicoll 9. Women’s Singles—Miss Donaldson 0, lost to Miss S. Baird'9; Mrs Tulloch 1, lost to Miss M. Hill 9; Mrs Bowman 0, lost to Miss W. Wall 9; Miss Kelly 1, lost to Miss M. Barker 9. Men’s Doubles —Farland and Hillyer 1, lost to Coward and Byrne 9; Long and Hendrie 4, lost to Thompson and Nicoll 9. Women’s Doubles —Miss Donaldson and Mrs Tulloch 6, lost to Misses Baird and Hill 9; Mrs Bowman and Miss Kelly 4, lost to Misses Wall and Barker 9. Combined Doubles —Farland and Miss .Donaldson 2, lost to Coward and Miss Baird 9; Hillyer and Mrs Tulloch 1, lost to Byrne and Miss Hill 9; Long and Miss Kelly, lost to Thompson and Miss Wall 9; Hendrie and Mrs Bowman 6, lost to Nicoll and Miss Barker 9. Ashburton 15 sets (13S games) to Allenton 1 set (54 games).

Allenton v. Methven Allenton defeated Methven. Scores were (Allenton names first): — Men’s Singles—P. Jackson 9, beat D. F. Watson 4; J. Corbitt 9, beat G. H. Watson 5; J. Vessey 8, lost to S. E. Thomson 9; F. r Amos 9, beat G. G. Thomson 8. Women’s Singles—Miss N. Clarke I, lost to Miss J. Kilworth 9; Miss M. Watson 9, beat Miss R. Jenkins 5; Mrs V. C. North 9, beat Mrs R. Weenink 4; -Miss M. Mackay 9, beat Mrs R. Fahey 3. < Men’s Doubles—Jackson and Corbitt 8, lost to D. F. and G. H. Watson 9; Vessey and Amos 9, beat S. E. and G. G. Thomson 7. Women’s Doubles —Misses Clarke and Watson 9, beat Misses Kilworth and Jenkins 7; Miss Mackay and Mrs JMorth 6, lost to Mesdames Weenink and Fahey 9. Combined Doubles Jackson and Miss Clarke 8, lost to D. Watson and Miss Kilworth 9; Corbitt and Miss Watson 9, beat G. Watson and Miss Jenkins 2; Yessey and Mrs North 9, beat Sf Thomson and Mrs Weenink 4; Amos and Miss Mackay 9, beat G. Thomson and Mrs Fahey 4. Allenton won by 11 sets (127 games) to 5 sets (98 games).

Te Marae v. Ruapuna-Mayfielcl

Te Marae beat Ruapuna-Mayfield by 10 sets (121 games) to 6 sets (96 games). Scores were (Ruapuna-May-field names first): Men’s Singles—R. W. Oakley 9, beat C. Hooper 8; F. W. Allan 7, lost to A. Stanley 9; G. King 9, beat W. Wade 5; H. McLay 5, lost to K. Cookson 9. Women’s Singles—Mrs Oakley 9, beat Miss McLennan 0; Mrs Allan 4, lost to Mrs Porter 9; Mrs Sewell 0, lost to Mrs Brown 9; Mrs Proctor 0. lost to Mrs Moore 9. Men’s Doubles —Oakley and Allan 9, beat Hooper and Stanley 8; King and McLay 7, lost to Wade and Cookson 9. Women’s Doubles —Mesdames Oakley and Allan 9, beat Mrs Porter and Miss McLennan 8; Mesdames Sewell and Proctor 2, lost to Mesdames Brown and Moore 9. Combined Doubles —Oakley and Mrs Oakley 9, beat Hooper and Mrs Porter 2; Allan and Mrs Allan 3, lost to Stanley and Mrs Moore 9; King and Mrs Sewell 8, lost to Wade and Mrs Brown 9; McLay and Mrs Proctor 6. lost to Cookson and Miss McLennan 9.

B GRADE • r )'- pr' ?- ‘t'Aritd Ashburton v. Allenton Men’s Singles—W. Slaven 9, beat K. Lochhead 3; C. R. Pearce 9, beat E. Dick 6; K. Barker 5, lost to E. Moody 9; R. Nielson 9, beat- R. Nicbolls 6. Women’s Singles—Miss M. Kelly 9, beat Miss C. Holmes 4; Miss N. Baird 9, beat Miss L. Patterson 1; Miss M. Cullen 9, beat Mrs Wilson 4; Miss B. Small 9, beat Miss N. Turnbull 1. Men’s Doubles —Slaven and Barker 9, beat Lochhead and Dick 5; Pearce and Neilson 3, lost ‘to Moody and Nicholls 9. ' Women’s Doubles —Misses Kelly and Baird 9, beat Misses Holmes and Patterson 4; Misses Cullen and Small 9, beat Mrs Wilson and Miss Turnbull 1. Combined Doubles —Slaven and Miss Kelly 9, beat Lochhead and Miss Holmes 0; Pearce and Miss Baird 9, beat Dick and Miss Patterson 1; Barker and Miss Cullen 9, beat Moody and Mrs Wilson 2; Neilson and Miss Small 9, beat Nicholls and Miss Turn-' bull 6.

Ashburton won by 14 sets (134 games) to 2 sets (62 games).