LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 30, 6 February 1928, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS.

SATURDAY'S GAMES. Inter-club tennis games played »n Saturday resulted :— A GRADE. REMITE/BA T. PARNELL. Men's Singles.—E. L. Bartleet beat S. Lamb. 6—2. ts—4; W. Sturt beat C. C. Chalmers. 6—3. 6—3. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Macfarlane beat Miss Potter, 6—4, 6-—1 ; Miss Colebrook bear Miss Fearnley. 6—o. 6—4. Men's Doubles.—Bartleet and Robson beat Lamb and Home. 6—2. 6—2; Sturt and Griffiths beat Williams and Chalmers. 15 —13, t>—4. Ladies' Doubles. —Misses Macfarlane and Nicholls beat Misses Potter and Fenrnler, 6—3. 7—5; Mrs. Scott-Wat*on and Miss Colebrook beat Mrs. Pope and Miss Crais, 6—l. 6—o. Combined Doubles.—Robson and Mrs. Scott-Watson bent Williams and Miss Crai*. 6—2. 6—3 ; Griffiths and Miss Nicholls beat Home and Mrs. Pope, 6—4, 6—l. Remuera won by ft matches to 0. thereby qualifying to meet University in the final. C GRADE. PARNELL V. ONEHUNGA. Men's Singles.—J. Stallworthy beat B. A. Robb, 6—2. 6—4 ; M. Aldred beat H. Scott, 6—l. 6—3. . Ladies' Sinples.—Miss W. Haydon (Onehunga) won by default; Miss Coates (Onehunga) won by default. Men's Doubles.—Stallworthy and Aldred beat Robb and C. K. Harrison. 2—6, 6—2. 6—4 ; Rishworth and Gould beat Scott and Warren. 6—2, 6—3. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Haydon and Coates (Onehunga) won by default: Misses Gill anil Miller beat Misses Armstrong and Nutsford, 6—2. 6—5. Combined Doubles.—Risliworth and Miss Gill beat C. K. Harrison and Miss Armstrong. 6—3. 6—5 ; Gould and Miss Miller beat Warreu and Miss Xutsford, 5—6, 6—2 6 —:j. Parnell won by 7 matches to 3. EDEX AND EPSOM V. BIRKENHEAD AND NOHTHCOTE. Men's Singles.—Hilton beat Taylor, 6—3, C —4 : Turner beat Roberts, 6—2, 6—3. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Lamb lost to Mrs. Gray. 2—6. 2—C; Miss Kennedy beat Miss Newman, 6—4. 6—2. Men's Doubles.—Hilton and Wilson beat Taylor and Herrick. 6—3. 5—6. 6 Turner and Walton lost to Roberts and Newman. 2—)>. 4—6. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Lamb and Kennedy boat Mrs. Gray and Miss Newman. [2—6. 6—5. S—6; Misses Murdoch and Dllworth beat Misses Chambers and Lockie, [ 5 —6, 6—o. 7 —5. Combined Doubles.—Wilson and Miss Murdoch lost to Herrick and Miss Chalmers. 5—6. 3—6 : Hilton and Miss Dilworth beat Newman and Miss Lockie. 6—3. 6—4. Eden and Epsom won by 7 matches to 3, thereby qualifying for the final. EDEN PRESBYTERIAN V. ST. ALBAN S. A match played between the Mt. Eden Presbyterian and St. Alban s Tennis Clubs resulted in a win for the former by 9 sets to 3. Details (Mt. Eden names first) :— Men's Singles.—Carter lost to Collins 6- —S : Palmer beat Skelton. 6—2. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Park beat Miss Aicken, 6—2 ; Mrs. Mcßoberts beat MUs Guthrie. 6—2. Men's Doubles.—Carter and Palmer lost to Collins and Skelton. $ —10: Wardrop and McArthur beat Sims and West, 6—l. I-adies' Doubles.—Miss Park and Mrs. McRoberts lost to Misses Aickin and Guthrie. 5—7 : Misses Mlddleton and Anderson beat Misses Hammon and Truman, —0. Mixed Doubles.—Palmer and Miss Park beat Collins and Miss Aickin. 6—2 : Carter and Mrs. Mcßoberts beat Skelton and Miss Guthrie. 6 —3; Wardrop and Miss Middleton beat Sims and Miss Hammon. 6—2; McArthur and Miss Anderson beat West and Miss Truman, 6—3. PUKEROA V. WGATARINGA. A match between the above clubs resulted in a win for Pukeroa by eight matches to two. Details of play are (Pukeroi names first) :— Men's Singles.—Sims lost to Macfarlane. 5 —6, I—6 ; Abbott lost to Darrock, 4—6, 6—3. 4—6. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Kent beat Miss Longdill, I—6, G—2, 6—3: Miss Tidd beat Miss Waddeli, 3—6. 6—4. !)—7. Men's Doubles.—Sims and Abbott beat Macfarlane and Darrock, 2—6. 6—">. — I ; Tonson and Wood beat Bates and Jones, 6—l. 6—5. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Kent and I.'pfold bert Miss Waddeli and Mrs. Senn, 6—5, 6—o: Misses Hamilton and Tidd beat Misses Prideaux and Longdlll, 6—2, 6—l. Combined Doubles. —Miss Hamilton and Wood beat Miss Prideaux and Jones, 6 —3, 6—4 : Miss I'pfold and Tonson beat Mrs. Senn and Bates, 5—6, 6—3, 6—l. THAMES VALLEY TOURJTEY. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) PAEROA. Saturday. The Thames Valley championship tennis tournament was advanced another stage at Paeroa to-day, when several matches in the singles competition were played. A. A. Ruston won three matches, this placing him in the final to meet Dr. Grey, of Thames. Results were —A. A. Kuston defeated A. Simpson, C—l. 6—o: Ruston defeated 11.. Thorp, 6 —o. 6 —l: Ruston defeated F. Bush. 6—l. 6—1.TE AROHA DEFEATS PAEROA. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) FAEROA. Saturday. The Te Aroha and Pneroa Tennis Cluba played a match on the Qaero.i Club's courts to-day. the match resulting in a win for Te Aroha by 7 sets to 6. The following are the details. Te Aroha players being mentioned first :— Men's Singles.—James lost to Ruston. 5—9 ; Mackie beat McMillan. 9—o: Mer* rington beat R. Thorp, o—s; Bush beat P. Thorp. 9—6. Men's Doubles.—Mackie and James lost to Ruston and McMillan. 5—9 : Merrington and Bush beat Thorp brothers. 9—: Lewis and Bradley lost to Bluck and Connolly, 7—9. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs. Waters beat Mia* V. Shand. 7—3; Miss Lipsey beat Misa Ellis. 7—2. Ladies' Doubles. —Mrs. Waters and Miss L. Lipsey beat Misses Shand and Ellis, 7—3; Miss M. Lipsey and partner lost to Misres C. Taylor and O'Graay. 2—7. Combined Doubles.—Lewis and Mis* M. Lipsey lost to Bluck and Miss O'Grady, o—7 ; Bradley and partner lost to ConI noily and Miss C. Taylor, 4—7.