LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Issue LVII, 1 March 1926, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

V7AIKATO V. AUCKLAND. A WIX FOR WAIKATO. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) lIAMILToX. S.Mtnrday. XotwithstiindinK most unfavourable weather conditions, most of the matches between Auckland and Waikato were played on Saturday, l'lay was not started until ntter 1 p.m., nnd there was a strong wind tiiowiiiK. with odd showers, during the afternoon, which ni.ule conditions miwt unpleasant Thn matches unplaycd were three combined doubles and one coinhlueU double, unfinished. Following nro tilt! results Walkalo uaiues siven first: — >fatches played, 20; Auckland won 0,. v atka to ]4. Men's Singles.— J. Hunter (Cambridge) lost to V. li. Johns, o—7, 3—o; C Marfjti.ind (Ilaiiiilton) beat A. E. B. Richardson, 5—7, G— i, G—o: B. Thomas (Taumarnnul) beat H. Entwistle, 7—5 6 2: r>. Seymour (Hamilton) lost to x v Hubble, G—4, 4—6; C. Stevenson lUnmilton) Inst to Rowlands. 2—o o—llA. E. McCraeken beat T. Clark. 0 2 6 1 Ladies' Singles.—Miss McPherson ' (Taumarunnl) beat Miss M. Colebrook 6— i, ~i— o. fi—3: Miss E. Xewell (.Hnmiltnn) bent. ?iliss Jj. Frnnkhnm, 6— i, 6-i—s ; Mrs F. Hwayne (Cambridge) beat Miss H. Asser, n —i>, fi—2: Mrs. M. McCraeken (Hamilton) bear Miss R. Thomson, G—l. C—l : Mrs. Atkins (Hamilton) lost to Miss E. Bowell, > —0. 2—o: Miss M. Armstrong (Cambridge) beat Miss D. Macklow, C—l, 6—4. Men's Doubles. —Marqnand and Stevenson lost to Johns and Clark, 6—3, 4 —6, 11 13McCraeken and Hunter beat Hubble and Entwistle. 7—o. f!—S, o—2; Seymour and Thomas beat Rowlands and Richardson, o—2. S—(!. Ladies' Doubles.—Mesdames McCraeken and Atkins bent Misses Colebrook and Frankham, G—.l, C—3; Misses McPhorson and EdeWPll boat Misses Asser and Bowell, (i —I, «—2; Mrs. Swayne and Miss Armstrong heat Misses Thomson and Macklow, G—.-. o—r>. Combined Doubles. —Thomas and Miss McPherson beat Hubble and Miss Thomson, G— 3, G —2 : Seymour and Mrs. Swayne lost to Rowlands and Miss Macklow, 1—«, r,—.", 2—(! : Hunter and Miss Armstrong v. Richardson and Miss Frankham, unfinished, I—G, C— li. 1/1 in third set.