Lawn Tennis WINTER MIXED COMPETITION

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28607, 9 June 1958, Page 16

Lawn Tennis WINTER MIXED COMPETITION

Beckenham. Unrverrity A, University B and St. Albans won their matches in the fourth round of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association s winter mixed competition at Wilding Park or. Saturday. The points are' —Beckenham 4, University A 3. University B X St. Albans 2. North Linwood 2, Barrington 0, South Christehnreh 0 Linv- ood Avenue 0. University A and Barrington had had byes before an eighth team entered the competition. University A, with its strong women s section of Diane and Denise S*Hiter. was too good for South Christchurch on Saturday. University A won by 5 matches to 1. although both the Souter twins were taken to three sets. Results;— Xerth LtowMd v. Beckenham Men's Singles.—J. Beatty beat M~ Crampton. 7-5, 6-2; B. Frisk lost to M Neill. 4-6. 4-4 Women's Singles.—Miss B. Grain- i ger lost to Miss M. P. Shanahan. [ 4- 2-4, Mis _M. Brown lost to Miss Mixed Doubles.—Beatty and Mas Grainger lost to Crampton and Miss I Freear. 2-4. 4-4. 2-6; Frisk and Mrs | Brown lost to Neill and Miss Shanahan. 6-8. 4-6. Becken.-am won by 5 matches to South Christchurch v. University A Men s Singles.—A. Simpson lost to D. Marshall. 5-2. 0-4. 0-6; K. Henderson beat M. Crozier. 5-4. 6-1, 4-4. Women's Singles.—Mrs G. Robinson lost to Dianne Souter, 3-4. 6-5. 5- Mrs L. Nation lost to Denise Souter. 2-5, 6-4. ©-6. Mixed Doubles.—Simpson and Mrs Robinson lost to D. Marshall and Miss Dianne Souter. 6-5. 6-4; Henderson and Mrs Nation lost to Crozier and Miss Denise Souter, 2-6. 1-6 University A won by 5 matches to 1. Barrington v. St. Albans Men's Singles.—B. Smith beat C. Giles. 7-5, 6-3; C. Cook tost to J. Rowe. 4-4. 2-6. Women's Singles.—Miss C. Gome lost to Miss J. Hatch. 4-6, 4-4. Mrs K. Adam lost to Miss J. Burgess. 6- 2-6, 6-6. Mixed Doubles.—Smith and Miss Gome beat Giles and Miss Hatch, 6-1, 6-4; Cook and Mrs Adam lost to Rowe and Miss Burgess. 2-5. 1-6. St. Albans won by 4 matches to Linwood Arrue v. University B Men's Singles.—B. Reid beat B. Bryant, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; rf. Blackburn lost to B Stringer, 6-3. 6-6, 4-6. Women s Singles.—Miss B. Blackbum beat Miss J. Cromb, 6-1. 6-0; Mrs G. Harrison lost to Miss M. Tindall. 6-6, 2-6. Mixed Doubles —Reid and Miss Blackbum beat Bryant and Miss Cromb, 6-6, 6-3, 6-2; Blackbum and Miss Harrison lost to Stringer and Mis* Tindall. ZJi. 0-JI. University B won by I set* to 7.