LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26030, 6 February 1950, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

PATTINSON BEATEN BY WATSON

R. G. Pattinson, the top-ranked Canterbury lawn tennis player, was beaten by S. Watson in the match between United I and Unitdd II at Wilding Park on Saturday. Watson, who is at present seventh on the Canterbury ladder, also beat R. A. H. Howe, then No. 1 on the Canterbury list, last week. By beating Howe and Pattinson, Watson has made a strong claim for a position in the Canterbury shield team to play Wellington this month. On Saturday Watson covered the pourt and retrieved well, winning the third set 6-2 after each had won a set. I The weather was warm and the rain I during the previous day had affected the courts. Results SENIOR MEN’S GRADE United II v. United I Singles.—S. Watson beat R. G. Pattinson, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; T. R. D. Flint lost to E. W. Tippins; T. Callender (United I) won by default; M. D. Lees beat R. J. Telford, 6-4, 6-3. Doubles.—Watson and Walls lost to Pattinson and Callender, 2-6, 4-6; Flint and Lees lost to Tippins and Telford, 5-7, 3-6. United I won by 5 matches to 1. South Brighton I v. South Brighton II Singles.—A. R. Cant beat A. L. Blackwell, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; G. E. R. Atkinson lost to H. Dymond, 4-6, 1-6; K. Hardie 10-st to A. T. Goddard, 3-6, 2-6; A. D. Atkinson lost to W. S. Storey, 1-6, 6-4, 2-6. Doubles.—Cant and G. E. R. Atkinson lost to Blackwell and Dymond, 4-6, 1-6; Hardie and A. D. Atkinson lost to Goddard and Storey, 9-7, 4-6, 6-8. South Brighton IT. won by 5 matches to 1. Canterbury College v. Woolston Singles.—E. D. White beat T. A. F. Withers, 6-4, 6-2; J. Bushell beat J. Donkin, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; P. Murdoch beat J. Devine, 6-2, 6-2; J. J. Borough lost to K. Dellaway, 3-6, 8-6, 2-6. Doubles.—White and Bushell lost to Withers and Donkin, 2-6, 6-3, 4-6; Borough and Murdoch lost to Dellaway and Devine, 6-8, 4-6. Canterbury College won by 8 sets to 7. SENIOR WOMEN’S GRADE United I v. Elmwood Singles.—Miss P. Cuddon beat Miss D. Dixon, 6-0, 6-2; Miss A. Peppier beat Miss J, Buchan, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3; Mrs I. Hatherley beat Mrs Jeffreys, 6-1, 6-2; Miss D. Bennett lost to Mrs I. Lipscombe, 3-6, 8-6, 5-7. Doubles.—Mrs Hatherley and Miss A. Peppier beat Mrs M. Jeffreys and Miss J. Buchan, 6-1, 4-6; Misses Bennett and Dixon lost to Mrs Lipscombe and Miss D. Dixon, 0-6, 3-6. United I won by 4 matches to 2. North Linwood beat Canterbury College by default. SENIOR RESERVE GRADE Section I St. Mary’s beat Linwood North by 8 sets to 7. Waimairi beat Linwood Avenue _by 5 matches to 0. Edgeware won by 4 matches to 0. Section II Shirley beat Barrington by 7 sets to 6. Avonside I beat University by 6 matches to 0. Opawa beat Cashmere by 4 matches to Elmwood beat Avonside II by 5 matches to 1. FIRST MIXED GRADE Section I Elmwood beat. Linwood by 9 matches to 7. Redcliffs beat United by 112 matches to 103. Waimairi beat Mount Pleasant by 11 matches to 5. St. Mary’s beat St. Albans by 14 sets to 2. Section II South Christchurch beat Phillipstown by 13 matches to 3. Addington beat Woolston by 10 matches to 6. Cashmere beat Sumner by 13 matches to 3. " x , St. Martins beat Shirley by 9 matches to 7. UNDER 21 GRADE Section II Waimairi beat Linwood by 12 matches to 4. Elmwood beat Riccarton Domain by 13 matches to 3. Avonside beat Linwood by 10 matches to 6. INTER-FIRM COMPETITION In the final of the inter-firm lawn tennis competition, Gough, Gough, and Hamer beat Lane, Walker, Rudkin by 2 matches to 1.