LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23494, 24 November 1941, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

COMPETITIONS CONTINUED Light ruin which fell in the early afternoon on Saturday made play tricky on the grass courts at Wilding Park when the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s first grade mixed competitions were continued. The rain, which was not heavy enough to cause the abandonment of games, stopped about 3.30 o'clock, and the warm conditions of the later afternoon dried the grounds considerably. The first round of a combined third grade and under 21 competition was also played. Results were:— Elmwood B v. Woolston Men's Singles.—E. F. M. Kenny beat L. Blackwell 9-6, K. G. Heley lost to A. Lee 5- L. Radburnd beat S. McGrath 9-4, W. P. Jones beat H. Hughes 9-7. Women’s Singles.—Miss K. Armstrong beat Miss W. Dryden 9-3, Miss C. Chester beat Miss W. Miller 9-1, Miss F. Fleetwood beat .Mrs Dromgoole 9-5, Miss J, Pitcaithly lost to Miss B, Parish 6-9. Men’s Doubles—Kenny and Heley beat Blackwell and Lee 9-4, Jones and Radburnd beat Hughes and McGrath 9-6. Women's Doubles.—Misses Armstrong and Pitcaithly beat Miss Dryden and Mrs Miller 9-5, Misses Chester and 1 * Fleetwood beat Mrs Dromgoole and Miss Parish 9-2. Mixed Doubles.—Miss Armstrong and Kenny beat Mrs Miller and Blackwell 9-2, Miss Pitcaithly and Jones lost to Miss Dryden and Lee. 2-9, Miss Fleetwood and Radburnd beat Miss Parish and Hughes 9-2, Miss Chester and Heley beat Miss Dromgoole and McGrath 9-5. Elmwood B won by 13 sets to 3. Avonside v. North Linwood Men’s' Singles.—M. A. Elder beat D. Hood 9-3, L. Jackson beat R. Noonan 9-2, V. W. Hammond beat K. Lane 9-5, H. Fuller beat J. Donnithorne 9-4. Women’s Singles.—Mrs Todd lost to Miss H. Elsom 2-9, Mrs Le Page lost to Mrs Bax 8-9, Miss K. King lost to Miss D. Elsom 0-9, Miss U. Amos beat Miss N. Davey 9-1. Men’s Doubles.—Elder and Jackson beat Hood and Noonan 9-3, Hammond and Fuller beat Lane and Donnithorne 9-6. Women's Doubles.—Mrs Todd and Miss King lost to the Misses Elsom 1-9, Mrs Le Page and Miss Amos beat Mrs Bax and Miss Davey 9-7. Mixed Doubles.—Mrs Todd and Elder lost to Miss H. Elsom- and Hood 2-9, Mrs Le Page and Jackson beat Mrs Bax and Noonan 9-0, Miss King and Fuller lost to Miss D. Elsom and Donnithorne 7-9, Miss Amos and Hammond beat Miss Davey and Lane 9-6. ■ Avonside won by 10 sets to 6. Elmwood A v. Canterbury College Men’s Singles.—g. H. Winchester lost to V. Jones 3-9, D. Johns lost to D. H. Cummack 0-9, R. W. Joyce beat F. W. Seldon 9-7, J. M. Hargreaves lost to R. C. Lawry 6Women’s Singles.—Miss M. Burrell beat Miss H. Butler 9-5, Miss M, Whiteside beat Miss G. Gaffney 9-2, Mrs T. A. Leitch .beat Miss M. Berry 9-6, Miss N. Filler lost to Miss M. Alkman 7-9. Men’s Doubles.—Johns and Joyce lost to Jones and Cummack 4-9, Winchester and Hargreaves beat Seldon and Lawry 9-5. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Burrell and Whiteside beat Misses Butler and Gaffney 9-2, Mrs Leitch and Miss Filler lost to Misses Berry and Aikman 8-9. Mixed Doubles—Miss Burrell and Joyce lost to Miss Butler and Jones, 7-9; Mrs Leitch and Winchester beat Miss Aikman and Cummack, 9-8; Miss Whiteside and Johns beat Miss Gaffney and Seldon, 9-5; Miss Filler and Hargreaves beat Miss Berry and Lawry, 9-7. Elmwood won by 9 sets to 7. Addington v. Sumner , Men’s Singles—J. K. Burtt lost to P. Murdoch, 2-9; J. H. Poison beat J. Kearney, 9-1; A. D. Smith beat J. Wallace, 9-4; J. B. Corbett lost to J. Edgar, 8-9. Women’s Singles—Miss I. Steel lost to Mrs H. S. Chetwin, 4-9; Miss K. Boyle lost to Miss A. Hewstone, 5-9; Mrs C. Glackln lost to Miss P. Stevens, 5-9; Miss J. Mahoney lost to Miss N. Noonan, 5-9. Men’s Doubles —Burtt and Poison beat Murdoch and Kearney, 9-7; Smith and Corbett beat Wallace and Edgar, 9-7, Women’s Doubles—Miss Boyle and Mrs Glackin lost to Mrs Chetwin and Miss Hewsctone 2-9; Misses Steel and Mahoney lost to Misses Stevens and Noonan 6-9. Mixed Doubles—Miss Steel and Burtt lost to Miss Stevens and Murdoch, 4-9; Miss 80.-We and Poison lost to Mrs Chetwin and Kearney, 3-9; Mrs Glackln and Smith beat Miss Hewstone and Wallace, 9-7; Miss Mahoney and Corbett lost to Miss Noonan and Edgar, 3-9. Sumner won by 11 sets to 5. Cathedral v. Redcliffs Men’s Singles—R. Telford lost to J. Barton, 1-9; D. Martin lost to N. Satterthwalte, 2-9; W. Ives lost to G. Duncan, 3- T. Cahill lost to R. Williams, 2-9. Women’s Singles—Miss T. Poole lost to Miss J. Senior, 5-9; Miss V. Flood beat Miss M. McKenzie, 9-4; Mrs M. Fellowes lost to Miss M. Senior,- 4-9; Mrs J. Taylor beat Miss G. Bartley, 9-7, Men’s Doubles—Telford and Martin beat Duncan and Barton, 9-4; Ives and Cahill lost to Williams and Satterthwaite, 4Women’s Doubles—Misses Poole and Flood beat Misses Senior and Bartley, 9-5; Mesdames Fellowes and Taylor beat Misses M. Senior and McKenzie, 9-5. Mixed Doubles—Miss Poole and Telford lost to Miss Senior and Barton, 8-9; Miss Flood and Martin beat Miss McKenzie and Satterthwaite. 9-4; Mrs Taylor and Ives lost to Miss M. Senior and Duncan; Mrs Fellowes and Cahill beat Miss Bartley and Williams, 9-3. Redcliffs won by 9 sets to 7. THIRD GRADE Barrington beat Avonside B. 15-1; Cathedral beat Woolston B, 14-2; Avonside A beat Woolston A, 15-1. SCHOOLS’ COMPETITION CONTINUED The second round in the boys’ section of the inter-primary schools’ competition was completed on Saturday morning in overcast weather. One of the surprises of the day was the win of the Ladbrooks team, a late entry, which beat Bromley 6-0. All the boys showed keen Interest in the matches, and several players produced excellent form for schoolboys. Two matches in the girls’ tournament which were postponed from last Saturday were also played. Results were:— Boys’ Matches. —St. Albans beat Cathedral Grammar by default: Opawa beat Linwood, 4-2; Marist A beat Waimalri, 30 games to 26; Marist B beat Elmwood B, 5- Elmwood A beat East Christchurch, 4-2; Ladbrooks beat Bromley, 6-0; Fendalton beat Victory. 6-0; Redcliffs beat Phillipstown, 6-0; Cashmere beat Addington. Convent, 5-1. Girls’ Matches. —Wharenui beat Addington Convent B, 4-2; Addington Convent A beat St. Joseph’s A, 5-1.