Lawn Tennis WINTER MIXED COMPETITION

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28679, 1 September 1958, Page 5

Lawn Tennis WINTER MIXED COMPETITION

University A Wins

University A has won the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s winter mixed competition. On Saturday it beat North Linwood by 4 matches to 2 in the last round at Wilding Park. University A and University B have yet to play a match but it cannot affect the result because University A is one

point ahead of Beckenham with University B only in third place. In other matches on Saturday, Beckenham beat University B ■by 4 matches to' 2, St. Albans beat Linwood avenue by 4 matches to 2 and South Christchurch beat Barrington by 69 games to 64. Points are:—University A 12. Beckenham 11, South Christchurch 8, University B 7, North Linwood 7, St. Albans 5, Linwood avenue 4. Barrington 2. Results:— Beckenham v. University B Men’s Singles.—B. Hosking lost to B. Stringer, 3-6, 1-6; M. Neill lost to G. Bryant, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6. Women’s Singles.—Miss M. P. Shanahan beat Miss B. Heyward, 6-0, 6-0; Miss C. Freear won by default. Mixed Doubles. —Hosking and Miss Shanahan beat Stringer and Miss Heyward, 6-2, 6-3; Neill and Miss Freear beat Bryant and Miss Heyward,. 6-0, 6-3. Beckenham won by 4 matches to 2. University A v. North Linwood Men’s Singles.—D. Marshall beat J. Beatty by default; M. Crozier beat B. Prlsk by default. Women’s Singles—Miss S. Burrow lost to Miss M. .Booker, 7-8, 3-6; Miss P. Lambourne lost to Miss B. Grainger, 6-4, 3“6. 4-6. * Mixed Doubles.—Marshall and Miss Burrow beat Beatty and Miss Grainger, 6-1, 6-3; Crozier and Miss Lambourne ' beat Frisk and Miss Booker, 6-1, 6-4. University A won by 4 matches to 2. Linwood Avenue v. St. Albans Men’s Singles.—B. Reid lost to D. Scotland 4-6, 6-1, 3-6; H. Blackburn lost to G. McFadden, 2-6, 4-6. Women’s Singles.—Mrs Wilkie lost to Miss J. Hatch, 4-6, 3-6; Miss J. Stringer beat Miss J. Burgess, 6-4, 6-2. Mixed Doubles.—Reid and Mrs Wilkie lost to Scotland and Miss Hatch, 4-6, 4-6; Blackbum and Miss Stringer beat McFadden and Miss Burgess, 11-9, 6-4. St Albans won by 4 matches to 2. South Christchurch v. Barrington i Men’s Singles.—K. Henderson beat C. Cook, 6-1, 6-2; R. Whitley lost to L. Mac Neil!, 3-6, 4-6. Women’s Singles.—Mrs G. Robinson beat Miss M_ Gorrie, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Mrs L. Finnie lost to Mrs L. Mac Neill, 6-4, 7-9, 0-5 (retired). Mixed Doubles.—Henderson and Mrs Robinson beat Cook and M’ss Gorrie, 6-2, 6-2; Whitley and Mrs Finnie lost to Mac Neill and Mrs Mac Neill, 6-8, 3-6. South Christchurch won by 69 games to 64.

U.S. SINGLES TITLES

Seixas Beats Nielsen

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) NEW YORK, August 30. The biggest surprise of the first round of the United States men’s singles tennis championship at Forest Hills today was caused by Vic. Seixas, who celebrated his thirtyfifth birthday with a fighting fiveset win over Kurt Nielsen, the Dane who was seeded seventh in the tournament.

Seixas, who beat Nielsen in the Wimbledon final in 1953, and won the United States title in 1954, was not seeded in this tournament, because the seeding committee said it did not have enough data on which to judge his form. The two produced a firsPround match which many spectators considered of final standard.

Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser, of Australia, both won their firstround matches easily, in three sets. In the women’s section, the champion, Miss Althea Gibson, won her first match easily, as did Miss Christine Truman, of Britain.

St. Paul’s Club

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the St. Paul’s Tennis Club:— Mr J. K. Mawson; captain, Mr R. Skevington; vicecaptain, Mr D. J. Moore; woman’s captain, Mrs P. Dawson; vice-cap-tain, Miss M. Booker; secretary, Mrs W. K. Mawson; treasurer. Miss V. Tucker.

Opening day was arranged for Saturday, September 20.