INTER-CLUB TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 11, 14 January 1929, Page 15

INTER-CLUB TENNIS.

MATCHES IN THREE GRADES. AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION'S GAMES. KNOCKOUT COMPETITION. No A Grade matches in the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competitions were played on Saturday. Interesting tennis was seen at the Parnell courts, where a B Grade match between the home team and Auckland was played, and other good games were watched at Stanley Street between Devonport and Aratonga in the C Grade, and at the University courts, where a visiting Otahuhu D Grade team beat the students. Keeults are as follows:— B GRADE. PARXELL V. AUCKLAND. Singles (Farnell names first). —Boatdman beat Whittaker, 4—6, 6—2, 6—2 ; Gould beat Coleman, 6 — 2, o—20 —2 ; Mrs. Herrick beat M. A. McC'lymont, 6—l, 6—2; Miss WVlls beat Miss I. McC'lymont, 6—2. 6—3. Doubles.—Bonrdman and Robertson beat Whittaker and Coleman, 6—l. 6—l ; Gould and Lyttelton beat Fletcher-Jones and Burt, e —l-.6 —3; Misses Ziman and Hooton lost to Miss Whittjiker and Mrs. Smith, 5 6 2—o; Mrs. Herriek and Miss Wells beat Misses McClymont and MeClymont, 6—5 (j-— .>. Parnell won by seven matches to one.

C GRADE.

DEVONPORT V. ARATONGA. Singles (Devonport names first). — Harvey lost to George, 2—B, 6—3 4 (5 • Mason beat Fowler. «—t. 6—3: Mrs Mieon lost to Mrs. Worsop, 4—6, 4—6 : Miss Mnson beat Miss Darling. 5—6, G—4, 'β-i' Doubles.—Harvey and Mason beat George and Fowler. o—4, o—3; Cashel and Broughton lost to Coldham and Darby 4—6, 6— i, 5 —7 ; Mrs. Alison and Miss Mason lost to Mrs. Worsop and Miss Darling, 4—6, 3—«: Mrs. Newell and Miss Cameron beat Mrs. Coldham and Miss Bolton, 6—4, o—6, 7—5 ; Cashel and Mrs Newell lost to Coldham and Mrs. Coldham, 3—6, 6—3, 4 —6 ; Broughton and Miss Cameron lost to Darby and Miss Bolton, o t 4—6. Aratonga won by six matches to four. BIRKENHEAD-NORTHCOTE V. ONEHUNGA. Men's Singles (Birkenhead-Northcote names first). —W. Roberts beat F. Hoffman, 6—5, 6 —4; A. Taylor lost to J. Herbert, 6—3, C—2. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Major beat Miss G Armstrong, s—ti, (J —3, 0—4.; Mrs. Gray beat Mies Airey, 3—6, C—2, 6—o. Me.n'B Doubles. —Roberts and. Taylor beat Hoffman" amfHerbert, 6—5, 4—6, 6 4; Tyer and Shorter beat Noakes and Huydon', 3 —6, o—s, 7 —3. Ladies' Doubles.—Miss Major and Mrs. Gray beat Misses Armstrong and Airey, 6—3, 6—2 ; Misses Steele and Chetwynd beat Miss Grenrille and Mrs. McArthur 6—3, 6—3. Combined Doubles.—Tyer and Miss Steele beat Noakes and Mrs. McArthur, 3—6, 6—l, 6—l ; Shorter and Miss Chetwynd lost to Haydon and Miss Grenville, o—6,0 —6, s—o. Nortbcote and Birkenhead won eight matches to two. PUKEROA V. TAKAPUNA. Singles (Pukeroa names first). —Jones beat Jenson, «—l, 6—3; Tonson beat Beatty, (i—l, 6—O ; Mrs. Jones beut Mrs. Ruegg, 6—l, 6—l ; Mrs. Annan beat Miss Lorie, 6 —3, 6—2. Doubles.—Jones and Tonson beat Jenson and Beatty, 6—2, 6—2; Abbott and O'Connor beat Best and Brown, 6—2, 6—l ; Mesdames Jones and Annan beat Mrs. Ruegg and Miss Lorie, 6—5, 6 —3; Mrs. Henry and Miss Stewart beat Miss Gamble and Mrs. Whittaker, 6—-3, 6 —3; Abbott and Mrs. Henry beat B«st and Mrs. Whittaker, 6—2, «—0; O'Connor and Miss Stewart beat Brown and Miss Gamble, 6 —l>, 6—o. Pukeroa won by ten matches to nil. D GRADE.

OTAHUHU V. UNIVERSITY. Singles (Otahuhu names first). —Gardner beat Griffiths, 6—4. 6—2; White lost Glennie, o—6, 5—6; Miss Walker beat Miss Kennle, o—4, 6—l ; Miss Aickin beat Miss Lawes, 6—5. 6—3. Doubles.—Gardner and White beat Griffiths and Glennie. o—3, 4—6, 6—2 ; Misses Walker and Ryburn beat Misses Kennie and Lawes, 6 —l, « —4 ; Misses Aickin and Todd beat Misses Cowan and Jackson, 4—6, 6—l, 6 —l; Russell and Miss Ryburn beat Bailey and Miss Cowan, 6—4, 6 —4 : Strickett and Miss Todd lost to Hume and Miss Jackson. 3—C. 6—l, 2—6 ; Strickett and Russell lost to Bayley and Hume, I—6 6—3, I—6.1 —6. Otahuhu won by seven matches to three. MOUNT ALBERT V. CARLTON. Mount Albert won by seven matches to three. KNOCKOUT COMPETITION. C GRADE. REMUERA V. EDEN AND EPSOM. Singles (Hemuera names first). —Brownlee, senr.. lost to Hilton. 2 —6, 3—6-. Christmas beat Walton. 6—4. «—1 ; Miss Macindoe lost to Miss Kennedy, 6—l, I—6 : 4—f>; Miss Colbeck beat Miss Dilworth, 6—4. 6—4. Doubles. —Christmas and McCrystal beat Hilton and Billing. 5—6. 6—3. 6—3: Brownlee and son lost to Walton and Wilson. € —3. 4—6. 2—6 : Misses Macklow ana Graham beat Mesdames Symes and Rickerby, 6 —l. 6—2 : Brownlee. jun., and Miss Graham lost to Billing and Miss Rickerby. o—6, 3—6: Missen Macindoe and Colbeck beat Misses Dilworth and Kennedy. 6—4, G—4; McCrystal and Miss Macklow beat Wilson and Mrs. Symes, 6—4, C—2. Remuera won by six matches to four. VAUXHALL V. SEDDONIAN. (Vauxhall names first.) Singles.—Newman beat Carter. 6—o, 6—o ; Bellworth lost to Rich, I—6,1 —6, 3—6 : Mrs. Newman beat Mrs. Sayers, 6 —o, 6—l; Miss Bonner beat Mis» Barr, 6-—t. 6-—l. Doubles.—Newman and Clark beat Carter and Rich, 4—6. 6—5. 6—2 ; Elworth and Myers lost to Von Sturmer and Palmer. 2 —6. 4 —6 : Misses Bonner and Bailey lost to Misses M. and H. Matthews, 6—2. 5 —6. 3 —6: Mrs. Newman and Miss Evans beat Mrs. Sayers and Miss Barr. 6 —2. 6—2: Clarke and Miss Evans lost to Palmer and Miss Matthews. 3 —6. 2 —6; Myers and Miss Bailey be.it Von Sturmer and Miss Matthews. 6—3. 4—6. 9—7 Vauxhall won by six matches to four.