LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23168, 4 November 1940, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

♦ COMPETITIONS OPEN PLAY IN MIXED GRADES The mixed grade competitions of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association opened in perfect weather at Wilding Park on Saturday. Hard courts only were used, but later the higher grades will be transferred to the grass courts. Entries have been seriously affected by the war, but good competitions are assured and the first matches on Saturday produced some keen games. The association, too. is making a special effort to secure a good entry for the men’s senior competitions, which will include several teams from the fighting services, and which will plav an important part in providing the soldiers and airmen with recreation and organised competition play. These competitions, which will be held fortnightly, will begin on November 16. Ranking matches will be held on the alternate weeks, and it is probable that the men’s ranking list this year will be strengthened considerably by players from other centres who arc now at Canterbury Air Force stations or camps. Results of Saturday’s matches are as follows: FIRST GRADE MIXED Redcllffs v. Woolston Men's Singles—J. Donkin lost to A. Lee 8- E. Gant beat R. Davis 9-5, N. Satterthwaite beat L. Blackwell 9-6, H. Barten beat A. Parish 9-5. Women’s Singles—Miss J, Senior lost to Miss M. Dryden 6-9. Miss M. Senior lost to Mrs Pepper 7-9, Miss McKenzie beat Mrs L. Miller 9-3, Miss G. Bartley, lost to Miss A. Baillie 0-9. Men’s Doubles—Donkin and Barton lost to Lee and Davis 7-9, Gant and Satterthwaite lost to Parish and Blackwell 2-9. Women’s Doubles —Misses J. and M. Senior beat Miss Dryden and Mrs Peppier 9- Misses McKenzie and Bartley lost to Mrs Miller and Miss Baillie 7-9. Mixed Doubles—Donkin and Miss J. Senior beat Lee and Mrs Pepper, 9-6, Gant and Miss Bartley lost to Davis and Miss Dryden 8-9, Barton and Miss M. Senior beat Parish and Mrs Miller 9-6. Satterthwaite and Miss McKenzie lost to Blackwell and Miss Baillie 5-9. Woolston won by 9 sets to 7. Elmwood v. North Linwood Men’s Singles—J. T. M. Fisher beat J. Burrell 9-0, G. Atkinson beat F. Stout 9-2. R. G. Shicls lost to R. Noonan 3-9, W. P. Jones beat D. Hood 9-4. Women's Singles—Miss M. Morrison lost to Mrs Bax 8-9, Miss J. Pitcaithly lost to Miss D. Elsom 5-9, Mrs M, Hamilton lost to Mrs Smythe 4-9, Mrs J. L. Stokes beat Miss R. Andrews 9-4. Men's Doubles—Fisher and Atkinson beat Burrell and Hood 9-1. Jones and Shiels beat Stout and Noonan 9-2. Women's Doubles—Misses Morrison and Pitcaithly lost to Mesdames Bax and Smythe 5-9, Mesdames Hamilton and Stokes beat Misses Elsom and Andrews 9-7. Mixed Doubles—Fisher and Mrs Morrison lost to Burrell and Miss Elsom 7-9, Atkinson and Miss Pitcaithly lost to Stout and Mrs Bax 7-9, Shiels and Mrs Hamilton lost to Noonan and Mrs Smythe 3-9, Jones and Mrs Stokes beat Hood and Miss Andrews 9-7. Elmwood won by 114 games to 99. Cathedral v. St. Mary's

Men's Singles—D. Martin lost to V. Bendall 5-9, A. Telford lost to J. J. Gribble 7-9. R. Telford beat E. Haughey 9-4, F. Scully beat P. Keenan 9-4. Women's Singles—Miss T. Poole beat Miss S. Anderson 9-6, Miss V. Flood beat Miss Y. Raaff 9-3, Mrs M. Fellows beat Miss P. Wilson 9-4. Miss A. Mercer beat Miss W. Haughey 9-7. ■ . . Men’s Doubles—Martin and Scully beat Bendall and Gribble 9-6. A. and R. Telford beat Haughey and Keenan 9-4. Women’s Doubles—Misses Poole and Flood beat Misses Anderson and Haughey 9-6. Mrs Fellowes and Miss Mercer beat Misses Raaff and Wilson 9-6. . Mixed Doubles—Martin and Miss Poole V Bendall and Miss Anderson 6-6 (unfinished), A. Telford and Miss Flood beat Gribble and Miss Raaff 9-3. R. Telford and Mrs Fellowes beat Haughey and Miss Wilson 9-1. . , . Cathedral won by 12 sets to 2^ SECOND GRADE MIXED Section I Avonside beat Woolston by 10 sets to 6. Edgeware beat St. Albans by 13 sets to 3. St. James’ beat Elmwood by 13 sets to 3. Section II Shirlcv beat Barrington by 12 sets to 4. Addington beat Cathedral by 16 sets to 0. Woolston beat Redcllffs by 12 sets to 4. Waimairi beat Addington Catholic by 122 games to 113. TENNIS RANKING LIST Seventeen cf the tennis players on the men’s ranking list in Canterbury obtain their racquets and other equipment from the Tennis Shop. This means that, in order to retain their high position, over 80 per cent, of the top men of the province rely on the skilled workmanship and high grade material at the Tennis Shop. What better recommendation could you ask. than this? Whether you require a new racquet, a restring, pairs, tennis balls, or any other tennis equipment, you can rest assured it will be the very best when you get it from the Tennis Shop, at 127 Armagh Street. —1

Tennis Players shoulc, make a point of seeing the great range of Tennis Rackets on view at the Canterbury Sports Depot, 113 Cashel street, at prices from 25s to 95s each. They should specially note that all the rackets are strung with imported gut, without any increase in price. Besides Rackets. Nets, Bails. Covers, Eyeshades, etc., are stocked. Everything is priced most reasonably, and the quality is right. Inspection is invited and welcomed. —6