LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23802, 23 November 1942, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

SENIOR COMPETITIONS CONTINUED The second round of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s senior men s and women’s competitions was played at Wilding Park on Saturday afternoon in exceilent tennis weather. The necessity for dividing the men’s grade, with its very large entry of service teams, into two sections was emphasised by the onesidedness of some of the matches, although others were very well contested. It is the association’s intention to divide the competition after the next round. Results were as follows: — Senior Men E.F.S. v. Wlgram.—H. Dymond beat C. H Fenwick. 6-2, 6-4; J. H. Silvester beat J. Appleyard, 6-1, 6-1; D. G. Silvester beat B. Lord, 6-2, 6-0; T. MacFarlane beat J. Cox, 6-2, 6-3; Dymond and J. H. Silvester beat Fenwick and Appleyard, 6-3, 7-5; D. G. Silvester and MacFarlane beat Cox and Lord, 6-2, 6-4. E.F.S. won 6-0 Training Depot v. C.Y.C. A.—M. J. Souter beat V. E. Hickman. 6-2, 6-3; B. A. Barrer beat M. L. Stringer, 6-2, 6-0; R. WfcSharp beat D. L. Studholme, 6-2, 6-0; N. H. Walsh beat J. M. Wilkinson, 6-1, 6-0; Souter and Barrer beat Hickman and Stringer, 6-1, 6-2; Sharp and Walsh beat Studholme and Wilkinson, 6-2, 6-5. Training Depot won, 6-0. Army v. Elmwood. —K. F. Williams lost to A. R. Cant. 1-6, 0-6; L. G. Watkins beat R, T. Shiels, 14-12, 6-3; R. A. Horsburgh lost to R. W. Joyce, 6-0, 5-7. 3-6: A. N. Wakefield lost to A. T. Cartwright. 3-6, 4-6; Williams and Watkins lost to Cant and Shlcls, 0-6, 1-6; Horsburgh and Wakefield beat Joyce and Cartwright, 5-7, 6-2, 9-7. Elmwood won, 4-2. Air Force B v. Canterbury Regiment.— E. A. Roussell beat J. Donnithorne, 6-3, 6-1; J. L. Anderson beat M. Fearnley, 6-5, 6-3; A. L. Gilmore beat N. D. Wales, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; L. H. Fink lost to T. M. R. Fenton, 3-6, 2-6; Roussell and Anderson beat Fearnley and Wales. 6-1, 6-1; Gilmore and Fink lost to Donnithorne and Fenton, 3-6, 4-6. Air Force won, 4-2. AS C. B v. C.Y.C. —G. Attridge beat D. R. Smith. 6-2, 6-5; G. Barnett lost to E. J. Crossman. 1-6, 6-3, 5-6; M. Stewart lost to W. F. Baker, 3-6, 1-6: C. Enright beat J. B. Bills. 6-2, 6-1: Attridge and Barnett lost to Crossman and Baker, 6-3, 4-6, 5-6; Stewart and Enright beat Smith and Bills. 6-5, 5-6. 6-3. A.S.C. won, 8 sets to 7. . _ _ North Llnwood v. A.S.C. A—K. B. Lane beat L. A. Hayward, 6-2. 6-4; E. A. G. Elsom beat J. Bendall, 6-2. 6-3; N. Taylor beat R. Gordon, 6-2, 6-1; P. E. Baynes (A.S.C.) won by default: Lane and Taylor beat Gordon and Baynes, 6-0, 6-2; Taylor and Elsom beat Hayward and Bendail, 6-1. 6-3. North Llnwood won, 5-1. Senior Women Elmwood A v. Elmwood B—Mrs C. C. Treeby (Elmwood B) won by default: Miss J. Pitcaithly lost to Mrs N. Adams. 1-6, 3-6; Miss B. Marshall beat Miss F. Fryer. 6-1, 6-3; Mrs G. Sandom beat Miss M. Whiteside, 6-1. 6-5; Misses Pitcaithly and Marshall lost to Mesdames Treeby and Adams, 4-6, 1-6: Miss Marshall and Mrs Sandom lost to Misses Whiteside and Fryer. 0-6, 5-6. Elmwood B won, 4-2. Avonside v. North Llnwood.—Miss U. , Amos lost to Miss H. Elsom, 4-6, 4-6; Mfs K. Todd lost to Mrs W. Bax, 3-6, 2-6; Mrs Hampton lost to Miss D. Elsom, 4-6, 2-6; Mrs Hooker beat Miss S. Elsom, 1-6, 6-3, 6-5: Miss Amos and Mrs Todd lost to Misses H. and D. Elsom, 1-6, 2-6: Mesdames Hampton a"d Hooker lost to Mrs Bax and Miss S. Elsom, 4-6, 1-6. North Llnwood won. 5-1. CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD A decision to hold an open and handicap tournament at Wilding Park at Christmas was reached by the management committee of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association at a meeting at the week-end. It was stated that the present method of rationing balls for the interclub competitions would enable sufficient to be retained for a tournament The support given by the services to the grade competitions led the committee to believe that a tournament over Christmas would be welcomed by many players In the forces as well as club players and the” public. • The tournament will be held bn Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, December 28, 28.: and 29, and will include provincial championship events for juniors.