LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25449, 22 March 1948, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

COLTS’ GAME AT WILDING PARK CANTERBURY V. WELLINGTON unfin&itd t??‘? 8 F F k ,“ Saturday was matches terbury °led h bv fil m doubles games, CanmatehA 117 games to 102 with gsr °N^lR ng w pla ? er of the match White ’ anrt h T ,lS fa W £ o “beating both E. d u J ‘ Bushell in his singles abi l ity far above the that ha ? confirmed previous opinions MchbUs New Zealand player. nowK-r.,1 revc aled no weaknesses. A nub y r and a deft votteyer, he somenr Of Pal ? mto 311 his sh ols and done overhead work would have standing d ‘ ‘ Players oi international Hi?lBth b hi?mA who recently celebrated .birthday and who partnered Nicholls in the doubles, is another player AHHn.S’l?'" 5 . ’° have bright pfospS Art® 1 not up to Nicholls's standard, Arbuckle possesses all the strokes neces“a first-class player. win’ £th aS t he , onl y local player to SJ}. b ®l h „ hls singles matches and his White and T re T3 C ° nVll 2. Cing ones - Both tSmfhTJJL’ Borou g h have been away lav? rSEf«M° r a Sh 2£ t SpeU ’ but fhnwad £ bl ® performances and ?f??^L ed ffimr enforced absence from y gaine has had little effect upon their Results (Wellington names first): . Singles r_a Nicholls beat E. White, 2-6 4^6- 6 "t ; lost to J. Bushell, 7 ?’ q"r ’ A Stewart lost to J. Borough, 16 4 6 4 " 6: X ‘ Davidson lost to M - WaU -

a R kl d Round.—Nicholls beat Bushell, 8-6, 6-4. Arbuckle beat White, 6-2, 1-6, lost to Wall « !’«. 0-6; Davidson beat 'Borough, 6-4, 6-1.

«. 4 _ Doubles hpaf rs wus ound^~^ icl ? olls and Arbuckle beat and Bushell, 7-5, 6-2; StewWaii an o <l . 6 D !3? 1 d 2 son iost to Borough and Second Round.—Nicholls and Arbuckle £nJ? ro^ h a s d Wall, 8 “ 6 > 2 - 2 (unfinand Davidson v. White and Bushell. 7-5. 2-6 (unfinished). COMPETITION FINALS t UNITED CLUB’S SUCCESSES United I and South Brighton 11, in the senior men’s competition, played off for the Harman Shield on Saturday at Wilding Park. When the teams met in the last round of the competition, United I had a lead of one point. By winning a close match by one point, South Brighton II drew level.

On Saturday United I made a good start and instead of sharing the singles gained a lead of 3-1, due mainly to a surprise win of T. W. Callander over the Wilding Shield representative A. L. Blackwell. For a time it looked as though R. A. H. Howe, top South Brighton II player, might beat R. G. Pattinson, but the Canterbury first ranking player won a good game in the third set. On this occasion, too, both United I pairs won their doubles matches, completing a decisive victory by 5 rubbers to 1.

Only two matches of the round of the senior women’s competition were played on Saturday, and as United I, with a clear lead of one point over all its rivals, won by default from Sumner, the club completed the senior double. Yet another success went to United when its team won the inter-section final of the first mixed grade competition. The play-off in the second mixed grade competition resulted in a win for St. Albans, who beat St. Paul’s by 13 matches to 3. Results:— SENIOR MEN United I v. South Brighton II 'Singles.—R. G. Pattinson beat R. A. H. Home, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; T. W. Callander beat A. L. Blackwell, 6-2, 7-5; R. J. Telford beat A. T. Goddard, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; M. D. Lees lost to K. Hardie, 4-6, 5-7. Doubles.—Pattinson and Callander beat Howe and Blackwell; Telford and Lees beat Goddard and Hardie,. 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. United I 5, South Brighton II 1. United 111 v. North Linwood Singles.—T. W. Walls beat A. E. G. Elsom, 6-1, 6-3; E. Tippins beat E. J. Donnithorne, 6-3, 6-3; E. L. Prebble beat K. E. Lane, 6-1, 6-4; J. C. Carr beat H. -XT.' Smith, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles.—Walls and Prebble beat Elsom and Lane,‘7-5, 6-2; Tippins and Carr lost to Donnithorne and Smith, 5-7, 5-7. ' United 111 5. North Linwood 1. Fendalton v. United II Singles.—J. H. Silvester lost to S. Watson, 2-6, 2-6; T. R. Flint lost to B. ABarrer, 3-6, 4-6; D. G. Silvester beat H. Armour, 6-1, 6-3; E. A. Lee lost to A. K. Neave, 3-,6, 0-6. Doubles.—Watson and Barrer beat J. Silvester and Flint, 6-2,'6-1; Armour and Neave v. D. Silvester and Lee, 6-4, 4-6, 5-5 (unfinished). United II 4, Fendalton 1. SENIOR WOMEN Canterbury College v. United II Singles.—Miss J. Mac Gibbon beat Mrs I. Hatherley, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Miss L. Holland lost to Miss I. Kitson, 3-6, 4-6; Miss N. Vile lost to Miss V. Rollitt by default; Miss B. Burrowes lost to Mrs M. Millard, 1-6, 4-6. Dounles.—Misses Mac Gibbon and Holland beat Mrs Hatherley and Miss Kitson by default; Misses Vile and Burrowes lost to Miss Rollitt and Mrs Millard, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 United II 4, Canterbury College 2. Elmwood v. South Brighton Singles.—Mrs W. Lawrence beat Miss A. Reese, 8-6, 6-1; Mrs A. Cheyne beat Miss B. Pierce, 6-3, 6-2; Mrs W. Jeffreys beat Mrs S. Peacock, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; Mrs S, Austin beat Mrs P. Boatwood, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles.—Mesdames Lawrence and Austin J>eat Misses Reese and Pierce, 7-5, 6-1; Mesdames Cheyne and Jeffreys beat Mesdames Peacock and - Boatwood, 7-5, 7-5. Elmwood 6, South Brighton 0. United 111 beat North Linwood by default. United I beat Sumner by default. FIRST MIXED GRADE United v. Waimairi Singles.—Men: C. Maudi 9, G. Kissel 7; J. McAuliffe 7, H. Chaplin 9; J. Oxley 9, S. Paterson 2; T. Henderson 9, T. Hobbs 3. Women: Mrs N. Luxton 6, Miss R. Berry 1; Miss V. Burtenshaw 6, Miss M. Nisbet 3; Miss M. Gabites 5, Miss M. Campbell 6; Miss J. Macfarlane 5, Miss M. Glasson 6. Doubles.—Men: Maudi and McAuliffe 9, Chapman and Kissel 7; Oxley and Henderson 8, Paterson and Hobbs 9. Women: Mrs Luxton and Miss Burtenshaw 9. Misses Berry and Nisbet 4; Misses Gabites and Macfarlane 9, Misses Campbell and Glasson 6. Combined: Maudi and Mrs Luxton 9, Kissel and Miss Berry 4; McAuliffe and Miss Gabites 9, Chaplin and Miss Nisbet 8; Oxley and Miss Burtenshav; 9, Paterson and Miss Campbell 3; Henderson aftd Miss Macfarlane 7, Hobbs and ’ Miss Glasson 9. United 11, Waimairi 5. SECOND MIXED GRADE St Albans v. St. Paul’s Singles.—Men: D. McClatchy 9,.E. Mawson 8; R. Mayward 9, W. Mawson 4; R. Claridge 9, T. Neate 2; I. Stewart 9, R. Skevington 3. Women: Mrs Hartley 2, Mrs R. Skevington 6; Mrs Wilson 6, Mrs A. Smythe 4; Mrs Cahill 6, Miss C. Hayward 1; Mrs Walker 6, Mrs A. Haigh 3. Doubles.—Men: McClatchy and Claridge 7, Mawson and Mawson 9; Mayward and Stewart 3, Neate and Skevington 3. Women: Mesdames Hartley and Wilson 9, Mesdames Skevington and Smythe 6; Miss Hayward and Mrs Haigh 9, Mesdames i Cahill and Walker 6. Mixed: McClatchy and Mrs Hartley 9, E. Mawson and Mrs Skevington 1; Hayward and Mrs Wilson 9 W. Mawson and Mrs Smythe 4; Claridge and Mrs Cahill 9, Neate and Miss Hayward 3; Stewart and Mrs Walker 9, Skevington and Mrs Haigh 6. St. Albans 13, St. Paul’s 3.