TENNIS

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXIV, Issue 6579, 25 October 1939, Page 1

TENNIS

WAINUI CLUB Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Wainui Tennis club was held on October 2. The following officers were elected: President—Mr L. D. Stanbury. Vice-presidents—Messrs K. Macphail, K. Gresson and C. B. Idle. Club Captain—Mr Albert Humm. Secretary—Mr lan Macphail. Committee—Misses Molly Macphail, Joyce Hooker, Messrs Tom Warner, Reuben Stewart and Luke Wright. Auditor —Mrs L. D. Hooker..

RHODES CUP COMPETITION The following is the result of the match Little River B v Little River A played at Little River on Saturday. The B names mentioned first: Ladies Singles Mrs Bulman lost to Miss Webster 3—6. Mrs O'Connor lost to Miss H. Savage I—6. Mrs I. Barclay lost to Mrs A. Radford 3—6. Mrs M. Wilkins lost to Miss E. Harty 3—6. Mens Singles W. Rout won by default from P. D. McGregor. P. Ussher lost to W. Bulman I—6. < I. Barclay lost to A. Radford 5—6. E. Ussher lost to L. Radford o—6. Ladies Doubles Mrs Bulman and Mrs O'Connor lost to Miss Webster and Miss Savage 2—6. Mrs I. Barclay and Mrs Wilkins lost to Mrs A. Radford and Miss Harty 4—6. ; Mens Doubles j W... Rout arid „P. Ussher best W. and J. Evans 6—5. I. Barclay and E. Ussher lost to A. Radford and L. Radford 5—6. Combined Doubles MrsO'Connor and W. Rout lost to Miss H. Savage and W. Bulman 4—6. Mr and Mrs I. Barclay lost to Mr and Mrs A. Radford o—6. Mrs Wilkins and E. Ussher lost to Miss E. Harty and L. Radford 2—6. . The A team won by 13 sets to 2. UNITED A v OKUTI This game was played at Duvauchelle on Saturday, United names mentioned first: Ladies Singles Mrs Minifie beat Miss D. Allen 6-1. Miss K. Kay beat Miss N. White &—3. Mrs J. Haines lost to Mrs J. Lewthwaite ,3—6. . Mrs Cusdin beat Mrs J. Allen 6—2. Mens Singles C. Minifie beat J. Lewthwaite 6—4. I. Kay beat E. White 6 —4. D. Kay beat H. Reddie 6—3. C. Reynish beat B. Tait 6—l. Ladies Doubles Mrs Minifie and Miss Kay beat Miss Allen and Miss White 6—4. Mrs Haines and Mrs Cusdin beat Mrs Lewthwaite and Mrs Allen 6 —2. Mens Doubles C. Minifie and I. Kay beat J. Lewthwaite and E. White 6—5. D. Kay and C. Reynish beat H. Reddie and B. Tait 6—4. Combined Doubles Mr and Mrs Minifie beat Miss White and E. White 6—2. Miss Kay and I. Kay beat Mr and Mi ; s Lewthwaite 6—4. Mrs Haines and D. Kay lost to Miss Allen and H. Reddie 4—6. Mrs Cusdin and C. Reynish beat Mrs Allen and B. Tait 6—4. United A won by 14 sets to 2. YANKEE TOURNAMENT Miss Melva Webster and Mr R. McAuliffe were the winners of a Yankee Tournament played by members of the Little River Tennis club on Monday. WOOLSTON v AKAROA

On Monday a team of eight ladies and eight men from the Woolston Tennis club visited Akaroa and played the Akaroa Lawn Tennis club when a :very even match resulted in a win for Woolston. by ISsets to 11. The following . are the scores Woolston names first: Ladies Doubles i Misses Bailey and Dryden beat JtfissessHenning andi PL Brocherie 9-6. Misses- Parxish and Beaumont lost to Miss A. Haley and Mrs Thompson i—9. ; Misses-Egan and Hamilton lost to Mrs Mrs Bryant;7—9. Miss Roach and Mrs Hardy i beat Misses B. Lewthwaite and Simpson 9—7.

Mens Doubles Lee and Hawkins beat Lewthwaite and Haley 9—4. Collins and Pepper beat V. Brocherie and Vaatau 9—5. Makin and Hamstalk lost to Bryant and Riches 5—9. Hughes and Hamilton beat T. E. Armstrong and W. J. Thompson 9—7. Combined Doubles Miss Bailey and Lee lost to Miss Henning and Lewthwaite 7—9. Miss Parrish and Hawkins beat Miss Brocherie and Y. Brocherie 9-0. Miss Dryden and Pepper lost to Miss Haley and Haley I—9. Miss Beaumont and Hempstalk beat Mrs Newton and C. Bryant 9—5. Miss Egan and Collins lost to Mrs Thompson and Vaatau 7—9. Miss Roach and Hughes beat Mrs Bryant and L. Le Lievre 9 —5. Mr and Mrs Hamilton beat Miss B. Lewthwaite and W. J. Thompson 9-6. Mrs Hardy and Makin lost to Miss Simpson and Riches 2—9. Ladies Doubles Misses Bailey and Beaumont lost to Misses Henning and Haley o—6. Misses Dryden and Roach beat Miss Brocherie and Miss B. Lewthwaite | 6—4. | Misses Parrish and Hamilton lost to Mesdames W. Newton and W. J. Thompson 5—6. Miss Egan and Mrs Hardy lost to Mrs Bryant and Miss Haley 3—6. Mens Singles Hawkins lost to T. Haley 4—6. Mens Doubles Hawkins and Lee beat F. Lewthwaite and C. Bryant 6—4. Hamilton and Makin beat V. Brocherie and Riches 6—3. j Hughes and Hampstalk beat L. Le j Lievre and N. Prendergast o—i