LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23848, 18 January 1943, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

COMPETITIONS RESUMED After a break during the Christmas holidays, senior competitions were continued on Saturday afternoon at Wilding Park under excellent conditions. : Several teams either failed to arrive or were not fully represented. In the A section of the mens competition. Training Depot beat Fortress by default and in the B section A.S.C. (B) oeat C.Y.C. tB) by default. In the women s section. Air Force defaulted to North Linwood. SENIOR A . Air Force v. E.F.S.

Singles.—Field lost to Silvester, 2-6. 1-6: Agar lost to McFarlane, 1-6, 1-6; Webster and Scott (Air Force) won by default. Doubles.—Webster and Scott beat oil vester and McFarlane. 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Field and Agar won by default.

Air Force won 4-2. North Linwood v. Elmwood

Singles.—K. Lane lost to A. R. Cant. 1-8 3-6; A. Elsom lost to T. Cartwright, 6-4, 5-7, 8-10; N. Taylor lost to B. Winchester, 5-7, 3-6; N. Taylor beat T. Winskill, 6-0, 6-0. ' _ . Doubles. —Lane and Elsom lost to Cant and Cartwright, 2-6, 6-1. 4-6; Lane and Taylor beat Winchester and Winskill, e-i. 8-2.

Elmwood won 4-2. Air Force v. Army Singles.—C. H. Fenwick beat L. G. Watkins, 6-0, 6-3; B. Lord lost to K. F. Williams, 3-6, 3-6; J. G. Cox beat R. M. Wakefield, 6-0, 6-4: K. Mackwell beat W. F. Jamieson, 6-0, 7-5. Doubles.—Fenwick and Mackwell beat Watkins and Williams, 8-6, 4-6, 6-1: Cox and Lord beat Wakefield and Jamieson. 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Air Force won 5-1. SENIOR B Canterbury Regiment v. A.S.C. (A) Singles.—E. J. Donnlthorne lost to L. Hayward, 6-0, 5-6, 6-8; J. K. Burtt beat K. W. Rhodes, 6-2, 6-4; N. Walps beat J. J. Bendall, 6-2. 6-3; T. Fenton beat B. J. Gordon, 6-0, 6-2. Doubles.—Donnithorne and Burtt beat Hayward and Rhodes, 6-1, 6-1: Wales and Fenton beat Bendall and Gordon, 6-5, Canterbury Regiment won 5-1. SENIOR WOMEN Elmwood B v. Avonside

Singles.—Mrs C. C. Treeby beat Miss Amos. 4-6, 6-0, 6-3; Mrs N. Adams beat Mrs Todd, 6-1, 6-0; Miss M. Whiteside beat Miss N Henning, 6-2, 5-6, 6-4( Miss F Fryer lost to Mrs Boys, 3-6, 6-1, 5-6. Doubles—Mesdames Treeby and Adams beat Miss Amos and Mrs Todd, 6-3, 6-4; Misses Whiteside and Fryer lost to Mrs Boys and Miss Henning, 6-5, 8-2. Elmwood won 4-2.