LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 272, 16 November 1936, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. SENIOR GAMES CALLED OFF. Play in the first games of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's first grade competition had barely been in progress an hour oil Saturday, when an adjournment was called 011 account of the rain. „ At the time when play ceased Parnell were one rubber up in their match against Eden and Epsom. SECOND GRADE. TAKAPUNA V. REMUERA. Tnknpuna beat Remuera. The rubbers were 5-all, but Takapuna won by 13 sets to 9. Results (Takapuna names first) : — Hen's Singles.—Roberts beat Stubbing G 5, o—o0 —0 ; Bamstt beat Burns G —2, o—2.0 —2. Ladies' Singles. —Mrs. Thomas beat Miss Bishop o—s, I—C. o—l ; -Miss Yarnton lost to Miss Marr G—2, 4 —6, 6 —4. Men's Doubles. —Roberts and Barrett lost to Stubbing and Burns G—3, 3—o, 6 —.4 ; Smith and Thompson lost to Lewisliam and Gifford Moore, G—l, o—s.0 —5. Ladies' Doubles. —Mrs. Thomas and Miss Yarnton beat Miss Bishop and Miss Marr G—4, o—l0 —1 : Miss Brindle and Mrs. Everiss lost to Misses Kldd and Wootton I_6, G—s. G—o. Combined '.Doubles.—H. Thompson ana Mrs Everiss beat Lewisham and Miss Wootton 6—3. ; o—4 : Smith and Miss Brindle beat Gifford Moore and Miss Kidd G—3 (match abandoned). MOUNT ALBERT No. 1 V. DEVONPORT. (Mount Albert names first.) Men's Singles.—Ormsby beat Mille.r, 6—3, 6—2; Stevens beat Mitchell, 6—o, 6 Ladies' Singles. —Mrs. Ormsby beat Miss Cameron, 6—l, G—l ; Miss Burton lost to Miss Ensoll, 6—5, 4—G, 4—G. Men's Doubles.—Ormsby and Stevens beat Miller and Mitchell, o—3,0 —3, o—40 —4 ; Holdsworth and Miller beat Cooper and I'ower, s_c, 6—l. Ladies' Doubles. —Mrs. Ormsby and Miss Burton beat Miss Cameron and Miss Ensoll, G—s, G—4 ; Mrs. Stevens and Miss Pliillipson beat Miss Snoad and Miss Harty, 5—G, G—l. o—2. Mixed Doubles.—Holdsworth and Mrs. Stevens heat Coope.r and Miss Snoad, 6—l, 6—5; Miller and Miss Phillipson lost to Powe.r and Miss Harty, 5—6, 5—6. Mount Albert won by 8 rubbers to 2. CAMPBELL PARK V. PAPATOETOE. (Campbell Park names first.) Men's Singles.—-C. Sweet beat L. T. Smytlieraan, 6—4, 6—3 ; T. Barfoot beat V. R. Smytheman, 6—3, 6—4. Ladies' Singles.—Miss M. Patterson lost to Miss P. We.ston, 6—2, 6—4 ; Miss Malone lost to Miss D. Bryant, 6—o, 6—2. Men's Doubles.—Sweet and Barfoot beat L. and V. Smytheman, 6—2, 6—i; G. Latta and J. C. Andrews beat Dannefaerd and Walker, G—2, s—o, o—2. Ladies' Doubles. —Misses M. Patterson and Malone lost to Misses Weston and Bryant, o—l, G—2; Misses T. Peters and M. Taylor lost to Misses Waters and Snelling, 4—G, 6—3, 6—3. Mixed Doubles.—G. Latta and Miss Peters beat Dannefaerd and Miss Waters, s—o, 6—5, 6—5 ; J. C. Andrews and Miss M. Taylor beat Walker and Miss Snelling, 4—6, o—4, 6—3. Campbell Park won by G rubbers to 4. WEST END V. SEDDONIAN. Played at West End courts, the home team beat Seddonian by ten rubbers to nil. THIRD GRADE. SEDDONIAN V. MILFORD. ! Seddonian names first. —C. Forrester beat Wilson, 6—o, 6—2 ; K. Hedley beat Burton, o—3, 6—l; Miss Lett lost to Miss Kh'gs-

ford, 3 —6, 2—6: Miss Symes beat Miss Gillett 6—2, 6—3 ; Forrester and Hcdlcy beat H. Wilson and Burton, 6—5, 2—6, 0 i ■ Tees and Brown beat Gordon and Ward, 6—4, 6—l; Misses Lett and Symes beat Missas Kingsford and Gillett, 2 b, 6—5, 6—4; Misses Brewin and Richards lost to Miss Mowbray and Mrs. Smith, 1—I), 3 —6. Seddonian won by 6 rubbers to 2. CAMPBELL PARK A V. AOTEA. Campbell Park names first.—B. Cowper lost to F. Ranch, 2—6, 5—6; J. Beaumont beat R. Judd, 6—5, 6—3; Miss A. Robinson bent Miss Barrier, 6- —3, 6 —6; Mrs. W. Cox beat Miss Connel, 6 —4, 6 ; Cowper and Beaumont beat Riucli ana Judd. o—s, 6 —4 ; Patterson and Harris beat Clark, Wells, 6—5, o—3; Miss. Robinson and Mrs. Cox boat Misses Barrier and Connel, 6—2, 6—l; Miss Walker and Mrs. Coldham beat the Misses Burns, 1.—6, G—4 ; Patterson and Miss Walker beat Clark and Miss Burns, 6—3, o—2; Harris and Mrs. Coldham beat Wells and Miss Burns, 5—6, 6—5, 6—2. Campbell Porkwon by 9 rubbers to 1. FOURTH GRADE. ROYAL OAK V. MOUNT ALBERT. Roval Oak names first.— Jaffrey beat Maxwell, 6—4, 6—5; McL. Wallace beat Skinner, 6—3, 6—5; Miss White lost to Mrs. Skinner, 5—6, 4 —6. Other rubbers were abandoned owing to rain. WEST END V. AVONDALE. West End names first. —Alexander beat T. Copsev, 6—o, 6—l; J- Grant beat W. Pringle 6—l, 6—5 ; Mrs. Baker beat Miss Wilson,' 6—l, 6—2 ; Miss Jackson beat Miss Goodman, 6—l, 6—l; Alexander and J. Grant beat T. Copsey and W. Pringle, 6—d. 6 4; W. Cash and E. D. Stofter be.ut Yallop and A. Jenkins, 4—6, 6—*3, 6—4 ; Mrs. Redwood and Mrs. Hair beat Mrs. Strong and Miss Spargo, 6—l, 6—2 ; Mrs. Baker and Miss Jackson beat Miss Wilson and Miss Goodman, 6-—3, 6—3; W. Cash and Mrs. Redwood beat Yallop and Mrs. Strong, 3—6, o—3, 6—3 ; E. D. Stotter and Mrs. Hair beat A. Jenkins and Miss Spargo, 6—3, 6 —l. West End won by 10 rubbers to 0. ST. STEPHEN'S V. FAIRHOLME. St. Stephen's won by 10 rubbers to nil. FIFTH GRADE. VAUXHALL No. 1 V. MARIST. Vauxhall names first.—Brooks lost to Allott, 3 —6, 6—o, 6—l; Birtley beat Fielder, 6—3, 6—l; Mrs. Brooks beat Miss Toyc., 6 —5, 6 —3 ; Miss Bush beat Miss Myers, 6 —l, o—2 ; Brooks and Birtley lost to Allott and Fielder, 3 —6, 6—4, 5—6 ; Hartnoll and Leland lost to Maloy and Clarke, 5—6, 6—4, 3—6 ; Mrs. Brooks and Miss Bush beat Misses Toye and Myers, 2—6, 6—2, 6—5 ; Miss Solomon and Mrs. Elwarth beat Misses Kearns and Davoren, 6—4, 6—2; Hartnoll and Miss Solomon beat Maloy and Miss Kearns, 5—6, 6—l, 6—3; Leland and Mrs. Elwarth lost to Clark and Miss Davoren, 2 —6, 5—6. Vauxhall won by 6 rubbers to 4. MATCHES IN THE PROVINCE. The North Auckland tennis (Whangarel district) competition was commenced on Saturday afternoon in good weather. Whangarei A No. 1 played Hikurangi A at Hikurangi and won by 11 rubbers to 1 (97 games to 45). A senior tennis match was played on the Taupiri courts on Saturday afternoon, 1 between teams from Huntly and Taupiri. The result was a win for Huntly .by 7 rubbers to 6. Owing to rain three games in the mixed doubles were unfinished. JOAN HARTIGAN BEATEN. BRISBANE, November 15. In the finals of the Queensland tennis championships yesterday McGratli defeated Bromwich, 6 —2, 7—5, 6—2, and Miss N. Wynne (Victoria) defeated Miss Joan Hartigan, 7 —5, 6 —l.