LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23362, 23 June 1941, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

AVONSIDE’S FIRST DEFEAT IN WINTER COMPETITION

Avonside suffered its first defeat In the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s winter inter-club competition on Saturday when it went down to Addington. It •was a close and exciting match, in which Addington won by a single set, rubbers being evenly divided. Addington now nominally leads the competition-with six points to Avonslde’s five, but Addington has played one more match than its rival. Each has been beaten once. Woolston and Elmwood A come next with three losses each. Results were as follows: Addington v. Avonside " Singles.—J. K. Burtt lost to V. W. Hammond, 5-7, 3-6; A. D. Smith beat A. Oazzard. 7-5, fi-2; H.~R. Fuller beat W. Thom, 6-4, 63; J. B. Corbett lost to L. Jackson, 0-8, 6-4, 2-6. ■ Doubles.—Burtt and Smith lost to Hammond and Gazzard, 5-7, 4-6; Fuller and Corbett beat Jackson and Thom. 6-2, 6-1. Addington won by 7 sets to 8. Elmwood A v. Canterbury College

• Singles.—B Winchester lost to V. Jones, -61, 4-6; L. Radburnd lost to D. Johns, 6-2, 3-6,.2-6; W. Jones beat R. G. Lawry, 6-1, 6-4; T. Leitch beat J. B. Jameson, 6-1. 6-3.

DouVles.-rWlnchester end Leitch ipst tp Jpnee and Lawry, 6-3, 4-3, S-6; Radburnd and Jdhee heat Jph&e end Jemesptf, 6-4. 6-4'. ' Elmwpod won by I Sett tp 6. .Woolston v. Elmwood B Slngles.-A. Parish beat j. R. Allison, 6-3, 6-1; L. Blackwell beat A. T. Cartwright," 8-0, 6-0; C. Hughes lost to A. D. L. Hunter. 3-6, 2-6; N. Tregear beat W. G. ,P. Cunningham, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles.—Parish and Blackwell beat Allison and Hunter, 6-1, 8-2; Hughes and Tregear beat Cartwright and Cunningham, 3-6, 6-3. 6-0. I Woolston won by 5 matches to L