LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 36, 12 February 1929, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

■ ENCOURAGING YOUNG PLAYERS. AREA LADDER MATCHES. At 'the Remuera Club's courts on Saturday a start wai made with the scheme arranged by Mr. F. J. Ohlson for the encouragement of teanis in the primary ■cfioole. Play in the No. 1 group, consisting of Konimarama, Meadowbank, Remuera and St. HeUer's Bay schools, resulted as follows :—Boys' area ladder : N. Lewisham, Remuera, No. 1 ; B. Crookshank. St. Heller's, No. 2 ; A. Jordan, Kohimarnma. Ho. 3; E. Lewisham, Remuera, No. 4 ; R. Browning, St. Heller'*). No. 5, Trevor Andrew, Kohlmarama, No. f>. Girls' area ladder: J. Bishop, Meadowbank, No. 1; Shirley Bartlett. Remuera, No. 2; M. Tnfci , , Kohimarama, No. 3; Gwen Dowling, Remuera, No. 4 ; Olwer Harding, Meadowbank, No. 5; E. Watprs. Kohimarama. No. *: E. Patterson. Meadowbank, No. 7; Zeldii Hognn. St. Helirr's, No. 8; M. Favin, Ueadowbank, No. 9. WAIKATO E. V. TAURANGA.

MATAMATAi .Monday. The Taurmnga Club and Walkato East ■üb-associatlon repreeentatlves met on Saturday, Waikato East winning by 23 •ete to A sets (237 games to 146). The individual results, Waikato East Players being mentioned first in each game, were :— Men's Singles.—A. C. Thompson beat R. J. PheUn, 12—3 : R. D. Ward beat R. Baigent, 12—6; A. Baseett beat A. Hardy. J2—6; J. Wells beat L. Simmonds, 12—5: K. Dunlop lost to R. Renshaw, 5 —12 ; H. Keeley beat C. Jordan, 12 —6; J. Hames neat H. P. Butts, 12—9 ; S. Egan beat R. B. Phelan, 12—2. Ladles' Singlets.—Miss N. Beverley beat Migg Hall, 7—3: Miss Beverley beat Miss Mountfort, 7 —5 ; Mise Bell beat Mrs. Baigent. 7—6; Mrs. Bonny beat Mrs. Heald, 7—l; Miss Dunlop beat Mrs. Bent, I—3; Miss Ontes lost to Mrs. Broad, 6—7. Men's Doubles.—Thompson and Ward »eat Phelan and Simmonds, 9 —6: Bassett and Wells beat Baigent and Hardy, 9—B: Dunlop and Keeley lost to Renshaw and Jordan. 6—7; Hames and Egan beat Butts «nd Phelan, sen., 9 —3. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses N. and M. Beverley beat Misses Hall and Mountfort. 7—3; Miss Bell and Mrs. Bonny neat Mrs. Baigent and Mrs. Heald. 7—5; Misses Dnnlop and Oates beat Mrs. Bent and Miss Broad, 7—5.

Combined Doubles.—Thompson and Miss ». Beverley beat R. J. Phelan and Miss Hall, 9—3; Ward and Miss M. Btverley heat Simmonds and Miss Mountfort, 9—4; Baesett and Miss Bell beat Mr. and Mrs. Baigent. 9—B : Wells and Mrs. Bonny lost to Renshaw and Mrs. Bent, B—98 —9 : Dunlop «nd Miss Dunlop beat Hardy and Mrs. Heald, 9—3 : Keeley and Miss Oates beat iutts and Miss Broad. 9—6.

WAIKATO V. AUCKLAND.

(From Our Own Correspondent^

MATAMATA, Monday. The following players have been selected *o play for the Waikato Association ;n a match against Auckland on Saturday: — Miss N. Beverley (Matamatn). Mrs. Waters. Mies E. Xewell. Mrs. McCracken (Hamilton). Mrs. Johnson (Te Kuiti). Miss I. Bruce (Hamilton), Messrs. G. Broujsn, e. Stevenson. A. E. McCracken (Hamilton). A. Bassett (Matamata), D. Seymour and •T. Cates (Hamilton). Reserves: Miss Wor'all (Huntly). Miss M. Beverley (Mata•natn), Messrs. W. K. Robinson (Cambridge). A. T. James (Hamilton). Dr. Lanrenson and A. W. Sims, botn oi 'Whom play for Waikato, are not available.

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