LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18670, 20 April 1926, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

PRtfBBLETON V. TEMPLETON. The Templeton Tennis Club sent a team to Prebbleton on Saturday afternoon for a friendly match, in which the home team was successful by 91 games to 54. Following are the scores, Prebbleton players being mentioned first:— LADIES' SINGLES. Jfrs Easterbroofc 6, Miss Gilmour 5. Mrs Millar 6, Mrs Humphrevs 4. Mrs Housten 6, Mrs Blain 6. Miss Griffiths 6, Mrs Proudlock 1. '...<-. HEX'S SINGLES. £$ h. McGill 6. W. Smith 5. "W-^ >r. Longstnfle ti, W. Gilmour 1, '"':' S. McKally tj, G. Playle 4. LADIES' DOUBLES. Mrs Easterbrooi and Mrs Millar 6, Miss Gilmour and Mrs Humphreys '2. Mrs Longstaffo and Mrs Gallagher 6, Mrs Blain and Mrs Proudlock 5. Mrs Houston nad Miss Carruth 6, Mrs Blain and Mrs Pioudlock 2. MEN'S DOUBLES. Mc s. i ." and 6 - Longstaffe 9, W. Smith and U. Gilmour 4. 8. McN'ally and R. Longstaffe 8, G. Playle and G. Kissell 2. COMBINED DOUBLES. Mrs Easterbrook and L. McGill 3 Miss Gilmour and W. Smith 6. Mrs Longstaffe and G. LongstslTe 2, Mrs Humphreys and W. Gilmour 6. M " Mi'lar and R. Longstafle 5, Mrs Blain and G. Playle G. Mrs Gallagher and S. McNally 6, Mrs Proudlock and G. Kisscll 1. Totals—rrebbleton 04, Templeton 51. RAKAIA V. TE MARAE. On the l'akaia- Tennis Club's courts on Saturday, a, friendly match was played between the Te Marae (Aehbuvton) and Rakaia Clubs, Kakaia winning by 15 games. Scores, Ta Marae names being mentioned first: MEN'S SINGLES. Hardy 4, "Wbitcombe 6. Buchanan 0, Cordner .6. Watt 3, Burgess 6. Parsons G, l*e S. LADIES' SINGLES. Miss D. Ve*ty 6, Miss Haslett 4. Miss M. Veety 6, Mrs Cordner 5. Miss Porter 0, Miss McClurg 6. Miss E. Vesty 5, Miss Fenny G. Miss Tnit 2, Miss McNamara, 6. Miss Smith 6, Mrs Whitcombo 6. MEN'S DOUBLES. Hardy and Buchanan 6, Whitcombe and Cordner 5. Watt and Parsons 6. Burgess-and Lee 3. LADIES' DOUBLES. Misses ID. and M. Vesty 6. Miss Haslett and Mrs Cordner 3. Misses Porter and Vesty 2, Misses McClurg and Penny 6. Misses Tait and Smith 5, Miss McNamara and Mrs Whitcombe 6. COMBINED DOUBLES. M"iss D. Vesty and Hardy 6, Miss Haslett and Whitcomb» 2. Miss M. Vesty and Buchanan G, Mrs Cordner *vnd Cordner 5. Miss Porter and Watt 0, Miss McClurg and Burgess 6. Miss E. Vesty and Parsons 6, Mies Penny and Lee 5. Totak-Te Marae 81, Eakaia 96. MAYPIELD V. RUAPUNA. The return match botween'the Mayfleld and Buapuna Tennis Clubs was played on the Mayfleld courts on Saturday ( under ideal weather conditions, there being a large attendance of spectators. The results were as follows (Ruapuna players mentioned first): — MEN'S SINGLES. A. Donaldson 6, L. Murdoch 2. .T. Stephenson 6, G. Murdoch 4. H. Moore 4, K. Dellow 6. . • E. Johnston 1, T. Sewell 6. I. Moore 6, J. Sewell' 1. W. Cormick 4, D. Dellow 6. K. Beckley 6, E. Whito 2. It. Moore 1, A. Kirkland 6. LADIES' SINGLES. Mrs Roberts -1, Miss E. Sandrey 6. Miss Johnston G, Miss E. McDowell 1. Miss N. Eaden 6, Miss J. Duff 1. Mrs E. Baxter 6, Mrs H. Dellow 3. Miss Hawkins 4, Mrs G. Murdoch 4. Miss Allan 1, Miss P. Duff 6. Miss Eden 5, Miss Munday 6. COMBINED DOUBLES. Donaldson and Mrs Roberts 6, L. Murdoch and Miss Sandrey 1. Stephenson and Miss Johnston 6, G. Murdoch and Miss P. Duff 5. Johnston and Mrs Baxter' 6, T. Sewell and Mrs Dellow 4. - Moore' and Miss Hawkins 6,'<Ti Sewell and Mrs Murdoch 2. .7-,' .Beckley and Miss Eden 4, ■s. White and Miss Munday 6. Owing to only one court being available, it was found impossible to complete the men's doubles and ladies' doubles. ' , MR F. M. B. FISHER. MAY VISIT NEW ZEALAND. (raoM our owx cobbispondent.) LONDON, March 10. Mr P. M. B. Fisher has returned again from the South of France, where he has been playing in the lawn tennis tourna•ments. Hia new business engagement is much to hia taste, for he can now combine that business" with his ruling passion—tennis. He' has been appointed as Development Manager of the Dunlop Rubber Company, and his immediate concern is to introduce the new Dunlop tennis ball to the player* of England v and the Continent. Mile. Lenglen and MiBS Helen Wills played with those balls in their recent contest at Nice. Next week Mr Fisher goes again to Nice, then on to San Bemo, where he is playing in a tennis tournament, and then to Milan, Vienna, Berlin, and back to London. It will be his duty to visit America in J**, near future, and he hopes to visit New Zealand to play in the next tennis championships. . ,