LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25810, 23 May 1949, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

WINTER COMPETITIONS CONTINUED In a particularly good game B. R. Crawford, a junior player, beat a ranked player, G E. R. Atkinson, in three sets when tne Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's winter competitions were continued on Saturday. Attacking strongly, Crawford gained the upper hand. Atkinson gave a good display of hard hitting. Results: FIRST GRADE Beckenham v. Elmwood II Singles.—H. A. Wilson beat G. W. Goodwin 6-2, 9-7; N. A. Freear beat K. D. Purdie. 6-2, 6-4; J. A. Rothera lost to S. D. Bannehr, 1-6, 7-5, 2-6; C. Blunt beat B. J. Petrie. 6-3, 6-4. Doubles.—Freear and Rothera v. Goodwin and Bannehr, 7-9, 7-5, 4-3 (unfinished); Wilson and Blunt beat Purdie and Petrie. 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Beckenham won by 4 matches to 1. Woolston I v. Woolston II Singles.—A. N. Bailey beat J. Devine, 6-0, 6-u: K. Della way beat K. Allin, 9-7, 9-7; A Lee beat J. Edgar. 6-1. 6-4; N. S. McCann beat C. Deering, 6-3, 8-6. Doubles.—Bailey and Dellaway beat Devine and Allin, 7-5, 6-4; Lee and McCann beat Edgar and Deering, 6-3, 6-2. Woolston I won by 6 matches to 0. South Brighton I v. Elmwood I Singles.—R. A. H. Howe beat J. J. Buchan, 6-0, 6-0; A. T. Goddard beat C. G. Finney, 2-6, 8-6, 8-6; N. Brydges-Jones bea. W P. Jones, 6-1, 6-1; D. S. Minson lost to I. H. Johnson, 0-6, 0-6. Doubles.—Howe and Goddard beat Finney and Johnson, 6-3, 6-1; Brydges-Jones and Minson lost to Jones and Buchan, 4-6, 7-5, 6-8. South Brighton I won by 4 matches to 2. North Linwood v. South Brighton II Singles.—E J. Donnithorne lost to A. R. Cant. 1 -6, 4-6: B. R. Crawford beat G. E. R. Atkinson. 7-5, 3-6, 6-4; E. S. Cormack lost to W. S. Storey. 7-9, 1-6; G. R. Rowland lost to E. L. Hatherley, 1-6, 4-6. Doubles.—Donnithorne and Crawford lost to Cant and Atkinson, 5-7, 5-7; Cormack and Rowland lost to Storey and Hatherley, 4-6. 1-6. South Brighton II won 1 y 5 matches to 1. SECOND GRADE Avonside beat Canterbury- College I by 5 matches to 1; Edgeware beat Opawa by 4 matches to 2: Phillipstown beat Linwood I by 5 matches to 1; St. Martins beat Woolston by 7 sets to 6; 'South Christchurch beat Beckenham by 4 matches to 2: Phillipstown I beat Canterbury College II by 6 matches to 0. WOMEN Elmwood beat St. Albans by 3 matches to 2; Linwood I neat Linwood II by 5 matches to 1: South Christehurch beat Phillipstown by 6 matches to 0.