LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22347, 10 March 1938, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

WOMEN'S MID-WEEK COMPETITIONS

YESTERDAY'S GAMES

Further matches in the women's midweek tennis competitions were piayea yesterday. The results were: —

CASHMERE v. WAIMAIRI Singles Mrs V. C. Browne lost to Mrs Blank 7-9 Miss R. Barry beat Mrs Cooper 9-5. Mrs K. Andrews beat Mrs GiMes »■*• Mrs A. Scott beat Mrs Papps 8-5.

Doubles Mrs V. C. Browne and Mrs Scott beat Mrs Blank and Mrs Papps 6-5. 6-1. Mrs K. Andrews and Mrs A. Scott beat Mrs Gillies and Mrs Papps 6-3. 6-J. Cashmere won by 4 matches. ELMWOOD A v. ELMWOOD B Singles Miss Manning beat Miss Stevenson 9-5. Mrs Leach beat Miss A. Clark 9 4. Miss Stevenson beat Miss Hatherley a j. Miss Hamilton beat Miss Ackroyd 9-5. Doubles Misses Lang and Hamilton Tost to Misses Stevenson and Clark 5-6. 6-4. beat Mrs Leach and Miss Stever.son u Miss Ackroyd and Hatherley 6-0. 3 b, Elmwood A won by 4 matches. SHIRLEY v. OPAWA Singles Mrs Beale beat Miss Sladen 9-2-Mrs Sullivan beat Mrs Wilkinson 9-4. Mrs Douglas beat Mrs Edwards 9-5. Mrs Thompson beat Mrs Nelson 9-4. Doubles Mesdames Beale and Douglas beat Mesdames Wilkinson and Nelson 6-1, 6-0. Mesdames SuUivan and Thompson beat Mrs Edwards and Miss Sladen 6-3, 6-5. Opawa won by 6 matches. INTER-CLUB TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY CHAMPIONSHIP AND HANDICAP SINGLES DRAW

Singles matches in the inter-club tournament of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association will begin next Saturday, play starting at 1.30 p.m. The tournament wilt continue every Saturday until April I. In the championship events, seeded players, in order, are:—Men: H. C. Hill, C. N. Franklin, L. Morris, R. J. Donkm, Women: Mrs V. C. Browne, Mrs Blank, Miss V. Flood, Miss S. Anderson, The first round draw for championship and handicap singles is:— Men's Championship Singles—H. C. Hill v. A. Goddard, A. Lee v. W. P. Jones, A. F. Wilson v. G. Atkinson, B. H. Winchester v. W. Angas, R. J. Donkin v. J. W. Mosley, V. Jones v. G. A. Webb, W. Ives v. R. W. Secord, R. J. Barton v. A. Burke. C. N. Franklin v. J. Mahoney, R. Huston v. A. D. Sandman, F. H. Howard v. J. P. Stevens, J. N. Thomas v. R. Davis, L. Morris v. A. Parish, R. H. Grover v. A. D. Atkinson, T. Kotlowski v. A. R. Aitken, V. W. Hammond a bye. Women's Championship Singles—Miss E. Inwood v. Mrs Beale, Miss V. Flood v. Miss M. Armstrong, Miss B. Black v. Miss M. Murphy, Mrs Blank v. Miss A. M. Baillie, Miss W. Dryden v. Miss B. Spicer; Mrs V. C. Browne, Miss S. Anderson, and Miss E. Armstrong byes. Men's Handicap Singles—H. Blackburn (scr) v. A. M. Lummie (owe 30), G. W. Napier (owe 30) v. E. Makin (scr). V. M. Consedine (owe 30) v. S. P. Stevens (owe 30). J. A. Strong (owe 30) v. S. Perkins (scr), R. L. Harrison (owe 15) v. J. Mercer (scr), K. S. Roberts (owe 30) v. R. Woodward (owe 30 2-6), J. Stewart (owe 30) and B. O'Connell (owe 30) byes. Women's Handicap Singles—Miss M. Cosgrove (owe 30) v. Miss J. Mahoney (owe 30), Miss W. Thiele (owe 30) v. Miss J. Mercer. Miss P. Parish (owe 30) v. Mrs Bell. Miss M. Warren v. Miss H. Beaumont (scr), Miss V. Harrison (owe 15) v. Miss M. Cross (owe 30), Miss M. Yates (owe 30 2-6) v. Miss P. Thomas (owe 30), Mrs Hamilton (scr) v. Miss V. Roach (owe 30), Miss N. Mahorov (owe 30) v. Miss E. Foster (owe 30 2-6).

FINALS OV INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS

Finals of the inter-club competitions of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association will be played at Wilding Park next Saturday. In the final of the senior men's competition United will play Cathedral. North Linwood will meet St. James in the A grade final.

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