LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23482, 10 November 1941, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

COMPETITIONS BEGIN

PLAY IN SOUTHERLY GALE

The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s first grade mixed competition opened on the grass courts at Wilding Park on Saturday in most unfavourable conditions. There was a strong and cold southerly wind and occasional flurries of rain prevented the courts drying thoroughly after the overnight rain. Nevertheless the teams showed keenness and some excellent games resulted. Nearly all were closely contested and that between North Linwood and Sumner was decided on games, sets being even. Most of the teams are of a fairly even standard, the women's section being slightly stronger than last year and compensating tor the loss of many of the men. ELMWOOD A v. REDCLIFFS Men’s Singles.—B. H. Winchester lost to J. Barton 0-9, D. Johns lost to J. Donkin 2-9, J. Royds lost to N. T. Satterthwaite 4-9, J. M. Hargreaves beat R. Williams 9-3. Women's Singles.—Miss M. Burrell lost to Miss J. Senior 3-9, Mrs N. Adams beat Miss M. McKenzie by default, Mrs C. Treeby beat Miss M. Senior 9-1, Miss M. Whiteside beat Miss G. Bartley 9-7. Men’s Doubles—Johns and Royds lost to Barton and Satterthwaite 7-9, Winchester and Hargreaves beat Donkin and Williams 9-2. Women’s Doubles.—Mesdames Adams and Treeby beat Misses M. and J. Senior 9-1, Misses Burrell and Whiteside beat Misses M. Senior and Bartley 9-2. Mixed Doubles.—Miss M! Burrell and Winchester lost to Miss J. Senior and Barton 3-9, Mrs Adams and Johns beat Miss J. Senior and Satterthwaite 9-7, Mrs Treeby and Royds beat Miss Bartley and Donkin 9-7, Miss Whiteside and Hargreaves beat Miss M. Senior and Williams 9-5. Linwood won by 10 sets to 6. WOOLSTON V. ADDINGTON Men’s Singles.—L. Blackwell beat J. K. Burtt 9-2, A. Lee lost to J. H. Poison 7-9, C. Hughes lost to J. L. Squire 8-9, R. Pepper lost to F. A. Wilson 3-9. Women’s Singles.—Mrs W. Dryden beat Miss K. Boyle 9-4, Mrs L. Miller beat Mrs C. Glackin 9-6, Miss Byrne lost to Miss J. Mahoney 4-9, Miss Parish beat Mrs G. Sandom 9-6. Men’s Doubles.—Blackwell and Lee beat. Poison and Burtt 9-5, Hughes and Pepper lost to Squire and Wilson 5-9. Women’s Doubles.—Miss Dryden and Mrs Miller beat Mesdames Boyle and Glackin 9-7, Misses Byrne and Parish beat Miss Mahoney and Mrs Sandom 9-6. Mijced Doubles.—Miss Dryden and Lee beat Mrs Glackin and Poison 9-3, Mrs Miller and Blackwell beat Miss Boyle and Burtt 9-5, Miss Byrne and Hughes beat Miss Mahoney and Squire 9-7, Miss Parish and Pepper beat Mrs Sandom and Wilson 9-7. Woolston won by 10 sets to .6. SUMNER v. NORTH LINWOOD Men's Singles.—P. Murdoch beat J. Sorrell 9-4, J. Wallace beat R. Noonan 9-6, J. Edgar lost to K. Lane 4-9, M. Kearney (Sumner) won by default. Women’s Singles.—Miss A. Hewstone lost to Miss H. Elsom 3-9, Miss A. J. Hewstone lost to Mrs Bax 1-9, Miss M. Evans lost to Miss D. Elsom 1-9, Miss P. Stevens beat Miss Andrews 9-0. Men’s Doubles. —Murdoch and Wallace beat Noonan and Burrell 9-4, Edgar and Kearney beat Burrell and Lane 9-6. Women's Doubles. —Misses A, and A. J. Hewstone lost to Misses H. and D. Elsom 4-9, Misses Evans and Stevens beat Mrs Bax and Miss Andrews 9-4. Mixed Doubles.—Miss A. J. Hewstone and Murdoch lost to Miss H. Elsom and Burrell 8-9, Miss P. Stevens and Kearney beat Miss Andrews and Noonan 9-4, Miss A. Hewstone and Wallace lost to Mrs Bax and Noonan 1-9, Miss Evans and Edgar lost to Miss D. Elsom and Lane 2-9. North Lniwood won by 100 games to 96. AVONSIDE v. ELMWOOD B Men’s Singles,—L. Jackson beat W. P. Jones 9-0, M. Elder beat L. Radburnd 9-7, W. Thom lost to K. Heley 3-9, B. O'Connell beat G. K. McCallum 9-7. Women's Singles.—Mrs Todd beat Mrs Leitch 9-3, Miss Amos beat Miss Ekensteen 9-2, Mrs Le Page beat Miss S. Robb 9-4, Miss King beat Miss J.,Pltcaithly 9-3. Men’s Doubles.—Jackson and Elder beat Jones and Radburnd 9-5. Thom and O’Connell beat Heley and McCallum 9-8. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Todd and Miss Amos beat Mrs Leitch and Miss Ekensteen 9-3, Mrs Le Page and Miss King lost to Misses Pitcaithly and Robb 6-9. Mixed Doubles.—Mrs Le Page and Thom beat Miss Pitcaithly and Jones 9-8. Avonside won by 11 sets to 2. CANTERBURY COLLEGE v. CATHE-. DRAL Men’s Singles.—V. Jones beat J. Mercer 9-3, D. H. Cummack beat T. Cahill 9-3, F. W. Seldon lost to A.,J. Telford 5-9, R. C. Lawry beat H. Stribbling 9-6. • Women's Singles.—Miss M. Berry lost to Miss T. Poole 4-9, Miss H. Butler lost to Miss V. Flood 4-9, Miss H. Davis lost to Miss R. McKendry 5-9, Miss M. Alkman beat Miss M. Fellowes 9-5. Men’s Doubles.—Jones and Cummack beat Mercer and Telford 9-3, Seldon and Lawry lost to Telford and H. Stribling 1-9. Women’s Doubles. —Misses , Butler and Davis lost to Misses Poole and Flood 3-9, Misses Berry and Aikman beat Misses McKendry and Fellowes 9-5. Mixed Doubles.—Miss Butler and Jones lost to Miss Poole and Mercer 8-9, Miss Davis and Seldon lost to Miss Flood and Telford 6-9. Miss Aikman and Cummack beat Miss Fellowes and Cahill 9-3, Miss Berry and Lawry lost to Miss McKendry and Stribling 7-2, » Cathedral won by 9 sets to 7.

SCHOOLS’ COMPETITIONS POSTPONED The first round of the boys’ section of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's inter-primary schools’ competition was postponed for the second time on Saturday. The competition was to have begun two weeks ago, but the weather was unfavourable. The following week a start was made with the girls’ sections, although rain threatened early in the morning. The second postponement on Saturday was a disappointment to the youngsters, who have shown much enthusiasm in the new competition. Large entries have been received, for both the boys’ and girls’ sections.