LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25181, 12 May 1947, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

WINTER TOURNAMENT CONTINUED Under good playing conditions, the winter tennis competition was continued at Wilding Park on Saturday. Results were: A Grade South Brighton II v. Canterbury College. —Singles: A. R. Cant beat J. D. Snell. 6-4, 11-9; G. E. Atkinson beat E. R. Ireland. 6-1, 6-0; N. Brydges-Jones beat D. C. Hughes, 6-0, 6-0; R. L. Robinson lost to P. K. Foster. 3-6, 2-6. Doubles; Cant and Atkinson beat Snell and Ireland, 6-3. 6-1; Brydges-Jones and Robinson beat Hughes and Foster, 6-3, 6-3. South Brighton won by 5 rubbers to 1 South Brighton I v. Avonside.—Singles: R. A. H. Howe beat M. Chapple, 6-1, 6-2-A. Goddard beat V. W. Hammond. 6-4, 6-4; L. Gazzard beat F. Hogan, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3; S. Hale beat L. Rothel, 6-1, 9-7. Doubles: Howe and Goddard beat Hammond and Chapple, 8-6. 6-4; Gazzard and Hale beat Hogan and Rothell. 6-2. 6-1. South Brighton won by 6 rubbers to 0. Elmwood I v. Woolston.—Singles: E. J. Donnithome lost to L. Blackwell, 4-6, 4-6-J. Buchan lost to S. McCann. 6-4, 1-6, 2-6-W. P. Jones beat J. Stewart. 6-2, 6-1; J. T. M. Fisher lost to A. Lee. 5-7, 4-6 Doubles: Donnithorne and Buchan beat Blackwell and McCann, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3; Jones and Fisher lost to Stewart and Lee. 6-1, 5-7, 6-8. Woolston won by 4 rubbers to 2. B Grade Ladbrcoks beat Woolston T by 5 rubbers to 1; Linwood I beat Addington bv 5 rubbers to 1; Edgeware beat Beckenham by 4 rubbers to 2; Linwood II beat Woolston II by 6 rubbers to 0; Canterbury College beat Phillipstown by 4 rubbers to 2.