WELLINGTON WINS

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

WELLINGTON WINS

HUTT VALLEY AND WAIKATO BEATEN /p A 1 WELLINGTON, March 21. Wellington retained the Wilding Shield and Nunneley Casket when the matches against Waikato were completed at Lower Hutt yesterday. Wellington won the casket match by 7 matches to 5, and the shield by 9 rubbers to 3. The casket matches were more interesting, with Mrs Painter (Wellington) playing her best tennis to score a convincing win over Mrs J. Graham. She also played well with Mrs J. McVay to come close to beating Mesdames R. V. Robb and Graham. The Wellington players did well in keeping play away from Mrs Robb, who scored in her usual convincing style whenever the opportunity occurred. A well-merited win was gained bv the other, Hutt Valley doubles pair, Miss Dudding, aged 17, and Miss Slacken, ag i e n the Wilding Shield series, Waikato’s Lon Roach was unfortunate in a hand in his second set against C. Angas. Roach had to concede the match. He had lost the first set 6-1, but was leading 5-4 when he fell and cracked a bone m a hand The Waikato manager. M. Wakefield, reP, Saturd h^’s in £ e ul£ Übl “th Wellington names first, were:—

• Nunneley Casket , „ Singles.—Mrs J. McVay lost to Mrs H. V. Robb, 1-6, 3-S; Mrs M. Painter beat Mrs J. Graham, 6-4, 6-3: Mrs E. Anderson beat Miss J. Budding. 7-5. 7-5; Miss N Fleming beat Miss P. Macken, 6-0, 6-J Doubles.—Mesdames McVay and Painter

lost to Mesdames Robb and Graham, 6-2, 6-8 7-9; Mrs Anderson and Miss. Fleming lost to Misses Dudding and Macken, 4-6,

2 Wellington won by 7 rubbers to 5, 16 sets to 10. and 139 games to 123.

Wilding Shield Singles.—R. S. McKenzie beat J. Roach, 6-3, 6-2; S. Painter beat Leo Roach. 6-4, 6-3: C. Angas beat Lon Roach, 6-1, 4-5 (retired); J. Hamilton beat I. Easton, 7-5, B °Doubies.—McKenzie and Painter beat J. Roach and Leo Roach, 6_ J■ and Angas beat Eaton and Wakefield, 6-2. 6

’ Wellington won by 9 rubbers to 3, 20 sets to 7. and 158 games to 115.