LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 38, 15 February 1937, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

PLAY-OFF IN FOURTH GRADE. ■ ; A fourth (trade Inter-section play-off between the West Knd ami New Lynn flubs • was held at the Windmill Koad courts on , Saturday under Ihe control of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association. West End won bv right rubbers to two. Itesults: — Pirn's Singles.— M. Alexander brat K. G. Gilliam, 3 0, «',— 2. o—4; K. L. Stotter beat K. Held. C—l. o—3. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs. linker lost to MIW Tanlield, 0-3, 3 —«. .-,--«; Miss Kadfunft beat Mrs. Byres, o—l. 2—o. 0 -•"">. Men's Doubles.- M. Alexander and K. L. Stutter lost to Gilliam and F. Keid. »'>—4, T,—li, 4—o; W. Cash and E. I>. Stutter beat T. MrLeod and W. Manile, (J—.'s, o—3. Ladies' Doubles.—-Mrs. Maker and Miss Radford beat Miss Tanlield and Mrs. Byres, s—o, o—3, o—3 ; Mrs. Redwood and Mrs. C. Hair bent Mrs. Bowler and Miss Howson, o—4,0 —4, o—3. Mixed Doubles. —W. Cash and Mrs. Redwood beat T. McLeod and Mrs. Bowler, o—2, o—2; E. D. Stotter and Mrs. C. Hair beat W. Mardle and Miss Howson, o—3,0 —3, o—3. FIFTH GRADE. The fifth grnde hard court intersection play-off. Heme Bay v. Vauxhall, resulted (Heme Bay names first > ;—P. Southernwood beat T. Brooks. o—3. 3—o, 0— 3 : .1. Newell beat Birtley, ti—4. I—6. o—4: Miss R. Brown brat Mrs. Brooks, r>—;", 6—2 ; Miss E. Collinson heat Miss Bush. o—3. 4—6, o—2 : Southernwood and Newell beat Brooks nnd Birtley, o—2,0 —2, 2—o, <!—3 : Peryer and Frieburg lost to llnrtnell and Relimd, 3—«,• 3—o: Misses Brown and Collinson beat Mrs. Brooks and Miss Bush. I!—L», 4 —«!, o—2: Mrs. Waddell and Mrs. Helm lost to Miss Soloman and Mrs. Elworth, 2— 0, 3 —o; Peryer and Mrs. Waddell lost to Hartnell and Miss Soloman, 2—o, 3—o; Kiieburg and Mrs. Helm lost to Ke-land and Mrs. Elworth. W—M. 3—o. Heme Bay won by six rubbers to four. TARANAKI V. WAIKATO. A lawn tennis match between Taranaki and Waikato teams was commenced on the Cambridge Club's courts on Saturday, but it was interrupted by rain. Results (Waikato first) :— Mixed Doubles.—J. Roach and Miss- N. Beverley beat Strombon nnd Miss J. Taylor. 9—7 : 1,. Roach and Miss Bell lost to N'odder and Miss B. Warren, 4—ft. Ladles' Singles.—Mrs. Attwood lost to Miss P. Wilde, 3—' J. MATCHES IN THE PROVINCE. Huntly beat Glen Afton seniors at Huntly by 14 rubbers to 2. Rihui (Huntly) beat Glen Afton on Saturday at Glen Afton by 0 rubbers (103 games) to 7 (SI >. In a Watt Clip match at Tc Puke, Tc Puke Central beat Pongukawa by 12 rubbers to 1. Rain showers marred the tennis match. Matamata v. Te Awatnutu, at the Victoria Park hard courts (Te Awatnutu) on Saturday afternoon, nnd after four games had been completed the contest was abandoned. In the men's singles G. Wood (Te Aw<t--111111111 defeated McKenna. 9—o, and R. L. Armstrong defeated Keeley. 9—2. In the ladies' singles Miss E. Maxwell (Te Awamutu) lost to Miss Lamare. 5—7. and Miss L. North defeated Miss E. Landels, 7—-0. FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION. Play In the rounds in the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association's competitions terminated on Saturday. In A grade, group 1, Waiuku beat Pukekohe East, 7—.".. nnd is the winner in the group. Aka Aka. which beat Pukekohe A by seven rubbers to three, is the runner-up. In group 2. Pukekohe B heat West End- • Hill, 9—l, and is at the head of this group. St. _James' and Onewhero played a draw, In group 3. Pukekohe C bent Otaua, G—3. In B grade, group 1, Suburban beat Pukekohe on games. These two teams are now , level at the head of the group and will JpUjr off.