LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22005, 1 February 1937, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

INTER-CLUB MATCHES ! SATURDAY'S RESULTS The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competitions were continued at Wilding Park on Saturday afternoon. A blustering gale, which backed from nor'-west to sou'-west and then veered again to the north, was unpleasant for the players, who, however, were lucky to miss a rainstorm which threatened in the south. Results are as follows: — SENIOR MIXED GRADE WAIMAIRI v. SUMNER Men's Singles—L. Morris beat G. A. Webb, 6-4, 5-6, 6-4; F. Smith lost to N. H. Barlow, 5-6, 3-6; W. Welsh lost to A. Bishop. 6-5. 5-6, 4-6; L. Neale lost to G. Browne, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6. Men's Doubles—Welsh and Neale lost to Webb and Bishop, 2-6, 5-6. Women's Singles—Mrs Chetwin lost to Miss N. Bishop, 3-6, 1-6; Miss Spooner beat Miss J. Turner, 6-2, 6-4; Miss M McClelland lost to Miss E. Armstrong, 2-6, 5-6; Miss A. Ashby lost to Mrs Lally, 2-6. 3-6. Women's Doubles—Miss Ashby and Miss McClelland lost to Misses Turner and Armstrong, 3-6. Mixed Doubles—Smith and Mrs Chetwin lost to Barlow and Miss Bishop, 5-6, 2-6; Morris and Miss Spooner beat Browne and Mrs Lally, 6-4, 6-1. Sumner won by 9 matches to 3. ELMWOOD v. AVONSIDE Men's Singles—A. L. Kay lost to P. C. Burnett, 3-6, 3-6; J. W. Mosley beat V. Hammond, 6-4, 4-6, 6-5; M. Rumbold beat H. A. Booth, 6-4, 6-2; N. C. Manchestei lost to V. G. Hill, 5-6, 2-6. Men's Doubles—Kay and Mosley lost to Booth.and Hill. 2-6. 5-6. 3-6. Women's Singles—Miss P. Wauchop beat Mrs A. Sharpe, 6-1. 4-6, 6-3; Miss D. Kernahan lost to Mrs T. Hood, 2-6, 4-6; Miss J. Burt lost to Miss R. Berry, 6-4, 6-2; Miss M. Morrison lost to Miss L. | Johnstone, 2-6, 5-6. Women's Doubles —Misses Wauchop and Kernahan lost to Misses Berry and Johnstone, 6-1, 4-6, 3-6. Mixed Doubles—Miss Burt and Rumbold lost to Mrs Sharpe and Burnett, 5-6, 1-6; Miss Morrison and Manchester beat Mrs Hood and Hammond, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Avonside won by 7 matches to 5. OPAWA v. FENDALTON Men's Singles—R. R. Roberts lost to D. G. Silvester. 5-6, 3-6; C. W. Franklin lost to E. A. Lee, 3-6, 3-6; A. Goddard beat R. P. Jones, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; R. Bullard beat B. Winchester, 5-6, 6-2, 6-2. Men's Doubles—Roberts and Franklin lost to Silvester and Lee, 4-6, 1-6. Women's Singles—Mrs Beale beat Mrs Phear, 6-3, 6-4; Mrs Iggo beat Miss C Wood, 6-3, 6-4; Mrs Hendy beat Mrs E. A. Lee, 6-5, 6-4; Mrs Douglas beat Mrs R. P. Jones, 6-4, 6-4. Women's Doubles—Mesdames Beale and Iggo beat Mesdames Lee and Jones, 6-4, 5-6, 6-4. Mixed Doubles —Goddard and Mrs Hendy lost to Jones and Mrs Phear, 2-6, 6-4, 5-6; Bullard and Mrs Douglas lost to Winchester and Miss Wood. 2-6. 6-5, 3-6. Opawa won by 7 matches to 5. WOOLSTON v. CATHEDRAL Men's Singles—H. Hill beat M. J. O'Malley, 6-4, 6-2; R. Lyon lost to J. Mercer, 5-6, 2-6; A. Lee lost to D. Martin, 2-6, 6-2, 5-6; D. Robb lost to W. Ives. 2-6, 6-5 5-6. Men's Doubles—Hill and Lee lost to O'Malley and Ives, 6-3, 1-6, 3-6. Women's Singles—Miss M. Dryden lost to Miss I. Poole, 1-6, 0-6; Miss N. Dick (Woolston), w.0.; Miss W. Dryden beat Mrs J. C. Dobbs, 6-4, 4-6. 6-3; Miss B. Gibbs lost to Miss R. McKendry. 5-6. 3-6. Women's Doubles —Misses M. and W Dryden beat Mrs Dobbs and Miss McKendry. 2-6, 6-3, 6-5. Mixed Doubles—Miss N. Dick and R. Lyon lost to Miss I. Poole and J. Mercer, 2-6. 2-6; Miss B. Gibbs and D Robb lost to Miss I. Poole and D. Martin. 1-6, 2-6. Cathedral won by 8 matches to 4. GRADE A Section I. SHIRLEY v. ST. MARY'S Men's Singles—P. McGregor beat F. Bridgens, 9-0; A. Burke beat N. Walsh, 9-6; G. Sloane beat C. Edwards, w.0.; T. Anderson beat M. Hlntz, 9-7. Men's Doubles —McGregor and Sloane beat Bridgens and Walsh, 9-4; Burke and Anderson lost to Walsh and Hintz, 5-9. Women's Singles—Miss S. Anderson beat Miss K: King. 6-3, Miss L. Haughey lost to Mrs Lisle, 4-6; Miss M. Amos beat Miss M.* Cfcrystall. 6-4; Miss W. Haughey lost to Miss'H. Andrew, 4-6. Women's Doubles—Misses S. Anderson and'L.-Haughey beat Miss King and Mrs Lisle, 6-3; Misses Amos and W. Haughey beat Misses Chrystall and Andrew, 6-1. Mixed Doubles—McGregor and Miss L. Haughey lost to Mrs Lisle and Bridgens. 6-9; Sloane and Miss Anderson beat Miss King and Bridgens, 9-8; Anderson and Miss Amos beat Miss Andrew and Hintz, 9-7. St. Mary's won by 11 sets to 4. EDGEWARE v. ELMWOOD I. Men's Singles—J. H. Griffiths beat G. A. Mcßae, 9-5; E. McKeague beat G. C. Ferguson, 9-5; L. Kissel lost to G. W.

Flint, 4-9; W. A. Clothier lost to M. G. Somerville, 5-9. ~,.,. Men's Doubles—Griffiths and Clothier lost to Flint and Mcßae, 4-9; McKeague and Kissel beat Ferguson and Somerville, 9-5 Women's Singles—Miss M. Richardson lost to Miss Manning, 4-6; Miss A. Douglas lost to Miss Stevenson, 1-6; Miss M. Legg beat Miss Chapman, 6-3; Miss M. Armstrong beat Miss Dixon, 6-3. Women's Doubles—Mi&ses Douglas ana Richardson lost to Misses Manning and Stevenson, 4-6; Armstrong and Legg lost to Misses Chapman and Dixon, 4-6. Mixed Doubles—Griffiths and Miss Armstrong beat Mcßae and Miss Manning, 9-4; McKeague and Miss Douglas beat Ferguson and Miss Stevenson. 9-3; Kissel and Miss Richardson lost to Flint and Miss Chapman, 8-9; Clothier and Miss Legg beat Somerville and Miss Dixon, 9-2. Edgeware won by 100 games to 90. OPAWA v. WOOLSTON Men's Singles—W. Douglas lost to E. Parrish. 7-9: B. Thomson beat A. E. Parrish 9-0: J. Robson lost to S. Kirk, 7-9- H. Hugson lost to H. : Francis, 7-9. Men's Doubles—Douglas and Thomson beat Parrish and PaTrish, 9-2; Robson and Hughson beat Kirk and Francis, 9-3. Women's Singles—Mrs Craighead lost to Mrs Buchanan, 3-6;. Mrs Gibson lost to Mrs Hobson, 5-6: Miss Wickes beat Miss 'Chesterton, 6-3; Mrs Thomson lost to Miss Cross, 3-6. . Women's Doubles—Mrs Gibson and Miss Wickes beat Mesdames Buchanan and Hobson 6-1; Mesdames Craighead and Thomson beat Misses Chesterton and Cross. 6-3. ™_ - „„ rf Mixed Doubles—Mrs Thomson and Douglas beat Mrs Hobson and E. Parrish 9-1; Miss Wickes and Thomson lost to Mrs Buchanan and A. E. Parrish. 4-9; Mrs Gibson and Robson lost to Miss Cross and Kirk. 7-9; Mrs Craighead and Hughson beat Miss Chesterton and Francis, 9-5. ± o , Opawa won by 106 games to 81. B GRADE St. Albans beat South Christchurch by 10 sets to 6. ' North Linwood beat Linwood by default.

Woolston beat Addington Catholic by 14 s&ts to 2 Fendalton beat St. Mary's by 9 sets to 7. Barrington beat Shirley by 85 games to 83. Opawa beat Avonside by 13 sets to 3. C GRADE Riccarton Domain beat Fendalton by 12 Edgeware beat Redcliffs by 10 sets to 6. Addington beat Fendalton by default (postponed match). Addington beat Burwood Park by 11 sets Opawa beat Linwood by 92 games to Heathcote beat Frebbleton by 10 sets to 6. #

NORTH CANTERBURY SUBASSOCIATION

MIXED DOUBLES TOURNAMENT The final was reached in the mixed doubles event of the North Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-Association's handicap tournament played at Rangipra on Saturday afternoon. This match, together with the finals of the men's and women s doubles, will be played next Saturday. Following are results of play in the "First ItoSSdKo. Wood and Mrs E. Ryde (scr) beat R. Nairn and Miss M. Stanton (owe 30), 9-5: H. Henry and Miss B. Newton (owe 15) beat V. Corbett and Miss C. Watkins (owe 15), 9-5; R. Robertson and Mrs Robertson (owe 40) beat L. P. Devlin and Miss A. Kirwan (owe 40), 9-1; E. Ryde and Miss Dixon (owe 15) beat E. Stringer and Miss Wills (owe 30), 9-7; E. Holm and Miss J. Keir (rec 16) beat W McDonald and Miss M. Trollope (owe 40), 9-3; L. Stringer and Miss B. Rollinson (owe 15) beat W. Jamieson and Miss M Carpenter (scr), 9-6; C. Tulley and Miss B. Watkins (owe 30) beat A. G. van Asch and Mrs van Asch (owe 40), 9-1; H. Benjes and Miss Benjes (owe 30) beat R. FrizzeU and Miss Burgin (owe 40). 9-3; P. Kinley and Miss E. Hargreaves (scr) beat W Mayer and Miss Ward (owe 40). 9-8; J. Doggett and Mrs R. F. Watson (o\v\ 15) beat D. Henderson and Mrs H. B Clark (rec. 15), 9-8; V. Meyer,and Mrs: L. Johns (owe 30) beat D. Smith and Miss Clark (owe 40), 9-6; A. Nicholls and Miss Shawe (rec. 15)' beat H. Green and Miss McDougall (owe 15) by default; C. Clark and Miss Smith (scr) beat R. Livingstone and Miss Gundy (owe 15). 9-2; J. Cunneen and Miss J Devlin (owe 15) beat R. Wyllie and Mrs Banes (owe 30). 9-5. ■ Second Round—Wood and Mrs Ryde beat L. Tourell and Miss Wright (owe 15), 9-6; Henry and Miss Newton beat Robertson and Mrs Robertson, 9-5; Holm and Miss Keir beat Ryde and Miss Dixon, 9-3; C. Tulley and Miss B. Watkins beat Stringer and Miss Rollinson, 9-8; Kinley and Miss Hargreaves beat Benjes and Miss Benjes. 9-7; Doggett and Mrs Watson beat Meyer and Mrs Johns. 9-3; Clark and Miss Smith beat Nicholls and Miss Shawe. 9-5; Cunneen and Miss Devlin beat R. Bonisch and Miss A. Archer (owe 15), 9-1. Third Round—Henry and Miss Newton beat Wood and Mrs Ryde, 9-3- C. Tulley and Miss B. Watkins beat Holm and Miss Keir, 9-5; Kinley and Miss Hargreaves beat Doggett and Mrs Watson. 9-1; Clark and, Miss Smith beat Cunneen and Miss Devlin. 9-7. Semi-finals—C. Tulley and Miss B. Watkins beat Henry and Miss Newton, 9-8; Clark and Miss Smith beat Kinley and Miss Hargreaves, 9-1. MID-CANTERBURY TEAM BEATEN REPRESENTATIVE MATCH AT KAIAPOI A team representing the North Canterbury Tennis Sub-Association beat a MidCanterbury Association team by 19 matches to 12 in a match played at the Darnley Square courts, Kaiapoi, on Saturday. The games resulted. North Canterbury names being given first:— Men's Doubles —Nash and Watkins lost to McLauchlan and Bryant, 5-6, 5-6; Wade and Carpenter lost to Stanley and Kelly. 5-6, 6-5, 2-6; Lilley and Taylor lost to Watkins and Cuff, 6-5, 5-6, 5-6; Woodward and Appleby beat Partridge and Warriner, 6-1. 6-5. Women's Doubles—Miss Kenendy and Miss Wade beat Miss Dalberg and Mrs Dickens, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Miss Taylor and Miss Logan beat Miss McLennan and Miss McHarrie, 6-4. 6-2: Miss Watkirs and Miss Dalziel beat Miss Smith and Miss Samuels. 6-3, 6-0.

Mixed Doubles—Miss Kennedy and Nash lost to Miss Harper and McLaughlan. 4-9; Miss Wade and Wade beat Miss Meredith and Bryant. 9-8; Miss Taylor and Lilley lost to Mrs Dickens and Stanley. 7-9; Miss Watkins and Watkins lost to Miss Dalberg and Watkins, 8-9; Miss Logan and Carper ter beat Miss McLennan and Cuff, 9-5; Miss Edlln and Taylor lost to Miss McHarrie and Kelly, 8-9; Miss Dalziel and Woodward beat Miss Smith and Partridge, 9-2; Miss Tyler and Appleby beat Miss Samuels and Warriner, 9-3. Men's Singles—G. Carpenter beat P. McLauchlan. 2-6, 6-3, 6-3: L. Watkins beat E. Bryant, 6-2, 6-3; W. Wade beat A Stanley, 6-4, 6-2; A. Nash lost to W. Watkins, 1-6, 5-6; R. Woodward lost to C. A. Cuff, 4-6, 2-6; M. Lilley lost to G. Kelly. 1-6, 5-6; L. Taylor beat J. Partridge 6-0, 6-5; J. Appleby beat G. Warriner, 6-3. 6-2 Women's Singlqs—Miss B. Kernedy beat Miss E. Meredith. 6-3. 0-6. 6-3; Miss N Taylor beat Miss T. Dalberg, 6-0, 6-4; Miss M. Wade lost to Miss H. Harper, 6-4, 2-6, 5-6; Miss T. Edlin lost to Mrs Dickens, 3-6.

6-5, 5-6;. Miss D. Tyler beat Miss I. McLennan, 6-3. 3-6, 6-5; Miss M. Watkins beat Miss A. McHarrie, 6-2, 6-5; Miss A. Dalziel beat Miss J. Smith, 6-0, 6-1; Miss M. Logan beat Miss J. Samuels, 6-2, 6-1.

AUCKLAND TOURNEY RESULTS

(PBIS3 ASSOCIATION TK.EOBAM.) AUCKLAND, January 31. The following are the results of the semi-final and final matches in the Auckland Lawn Tennis Associations annual championships:— Men's Singles—Semi-finals: Brown beat Wilson 6-1, 6-0. 8-6; Sturt beat Gunn, 6-1. 0-6, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6. Women's Singles—Semi-finals: Miss Margaret Beverley beat Miss Ramsay, 6-1 6-1: Miss Bishop beat Miss Cooke, 1-6, 6-3, 10-8. . „ . Men's Doubles—Semi-finals: Brown and M.iyson beat Coombe and Charters, 7-5, 6-2 7-5 Women's Doubles—Semi-finals: Mrs Melody and Miss Nicholls beat Misses Bishop and Greiner, 6-1, 7-5; Misses N. and M Beverley beat Misses Macfarlane and Taylor, 6-2, 8-10. 8-6. Final: Misses Beverley beat Misses Melody and Nicholls. Combined Doubles—Semi-finals: Sturt and Miss Macfarlane beat Charters and Miss Taylor, 6-2, 6-2; Coombe and Miss Nicholls beat Gunn and Miss Margaret Beverley, 6-1, 7-5. Final: Coombe and Miss Nicholls beat Sturt and Miss Macfarlane, 6-3. 6-1 Miss Margaret Beverley also won the intermediate girls' singles and the intermediate combined doubles with Gunn.

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WEST COAST TOURNEY TIMARTJ PLAYER WINS MEN'S SINGLES [THE PRESS Special Service.] HOKITIKA, January 30. The West Coast tennis tournament was continued on Friday and Saturday.. The following were the results:— Men's Championship Singles Second Round—Kear beat Innes, 6-4, 6-0; Reid beat Warnes, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; O Gorman beat Mahoney. 6-3, 6-0; Pattinson beat Minifie, 6-1, 6-0. Semi-finals—O'Gorman beat Pattinson, 6-2, 6-1; Reid beat Kear, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Final—Reid (Timaru) beat O Gorman, 6-0, 6-1. Women's Championship Singles Semi-finals—Miss Poole beat Mrs SteveiF°nal—Miss _ T. Poole (Christchurch) beat Miss O. Stapleton (Hokitika), 6-1, 6-4. Men's Championship Doubles Semi-final—Reid and Minifie beat Innes and Aitken. 9-6. Women's Championship Doubles Semi-final—Misses Poole and Stapleton beat Mrs Butland and Miss R. Anderson. 6-1, 6-1. Mixed Championship Doubles Second Round—Sharman and Miss Boddy beat Childs and Miss Nalder, 6-3, 6-i, Spark and Miss Neville beat Freitas and Miss McKay, 6-1. 6-8, 8-6; Aitken and Miss Stevenson beat Gooch and Miss Gooch, 9-7, 6-3; Minifie and Miss O P °°V! beat Oakey and Miss Stevenson,,6-3, b-J. O'Gorman and Miss O. Stapleton beat Russell and Miss Bridgewater 6-1, 6-2. Mahoney and Miss Anderson beat Turiey and Miss Ridland, 6-3, 6-4; Kotlowski and Mrs Cassells beat Dodson and Mrs Wilson, 8-6. 6-1; Thomson and Mrs Butland beat G. Aitken and Mrs Delich, 6-0 6-3. Quarter-finals—O'Gorman and Miss O. Stapleton beat Mahoney and Miss Anderson. 6-2, 6-4; Thomson and Miss Butland beat Kotlowski and Mrs Cassells, b-J. 6-4; Minifie and Miss Poole beat A. Aitken and Mrs Stevenson, 6-3, 6-3. Girls' Championship Singles Second Round—Miss Elliot beat Miss Guthrey, 9-5; Miss Ackers beat Miss -Gooch. 9-6; Miss Sandman beat Miss White, 9-2; Miss Perry beat Miss Asn--16 Semi-finals—Miss Ackers beat Miss Elliot 9-4, Miss Sandman beat Miss Perry 9-2. Final—Miss Ackers beat Miss Sandman 9-3 Boys' Championship Singles Second Round—Sharman beat Holley, 9-8 Semi-finals—Atkinson beat o;Dwan 9-3, Sharman beat Chettle 9-7. Final—Atkinson beat Sharman 9-5. REPRESENTATIVE PRACTICE Practice matches for the Canterbury Wilding Shield team have been arranged for this evening as follows:—4.ls. Cant v. Dymond (ranking match); 5. Barnett v. Penfold, Angas v. Seay. TENNIS PLAYERS. New season's stocks of Spalding's. Slazenger's. and Alexander's Rackets are now showing at prices to suit all players. Only high quality gut used 1937 Balls alpn on sale. First grade all makes, 3s 6d pair Spalding's Tournament with Endura Cover. and conforming to L.T.A standard. 2s 6d paid The Canterbury Sports Depot. 258 High st —2