Lawn Tennis COMPETITION IN WINTER

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28921, 15 June 1959, Page 3

Lawn Tennis COMPETITION IN WINTER

Leading Teams Win Again

South Christchurch. A and Beckenham kept their lead in the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s winter inter-club competition when they won their matches at Wilding Park on Saturday. University A last year’s winner, suffered its second defeat of this season when it lost to South Christchurch A.

Other teams which won were Sumner, University B, and North Linwood.

Points are:—South Christchurch A 7, Beckenham 7, University A 5, Sumner 5, University B 3. North Linwood 3, Barrington 2, South Christchurch B 2, Woolston 1. University C 0.

South Christchurch A v. University Men's Singles.—G. Moss beat B. Stringer, 6-3, 6-0; B. Powell beat G. Bryant.

■ Women’s Singles.—Mrs L. Nation beat Miss S. Burrow, 6-2, 6-4; Mrs ?2 in 7 < 5 1 beat MiSS J ’ Carlson ’ Mixed ' Doubles.—Moss and Mrs Nation beat Stringer and Miss Burrow, 6-0, 6-1; Powell and Mrs Robinson beat Bryant and Miss Carlson, 7-5, 8-6.

South Christchurch A won by 6 matches to 0. South Christchurch B v. Sumner Men’s Singles.—J. Gyde lost to S. Rapson, 1-6, 4-6; R. Whitley lost to D. S. Ferguson, 3-6, 4-6. Women’s Singles.—Mrs E. Stevenson lost to Mrs D. S. Ferguson, 3-6, 4-6; Miss R. Squibb lost to Miss A. M. Collins, 0-6, 0-6.

Mixed Doubles.—Gyde and Miss Stevenson lost to Rapson and Miss Collins, 2-6, 4-6; Whitley and Miss Squibb lost to Ferguson and Mrs Ferguson, 4-6, 0-6. Sumner won by 6 matches to 0. Woolston v. North Linwood

Men’s Singles.—R. H. Prouting lost to B. Prisk, 1-6, 1-6; M. Fearnley lost to J. Beatty, 2-6, 4-6. Women’s Singles.—Miss C. Williams lost to Mrs P. Ball, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6; Miss M. Booker beat Miss M. Arthy, 6-2, 6-4. Mixed Doubles.—Fearnley and Miss Williams lost to Beatty and Mrs Ball, 9-7, 1-6, 1-6; Prouting and Miss Booker beat Prisk ana Miss Arthy, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. North Linwood won by 4 matches to 2. Beckenham v. Barrington Men’s Singles.—M. R. Neill beat C. Cook, 6-0, 6-1; B. Hosking beat M. Bendle, 6-1, 6-1. Women’s Singles.—Miss M. Shanahan lost to Miss N. Gorrie, 4-6, 5-7; Miss G. Freear beat Mrs Beresford. 6-2, 6-1. Mixed Doubles.—Hosking and Miss Shanahan beat Cook and Miss Gorrie, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2; Neill and Miss Freear beat Dendle and Mrs Beresford. 6-2, 6-0. Beckenham won by 5 matches to 1. University B v. University C Men's Singles.—M. Crozier beat P. Royal. 6-3. 6-2; M. Noble beat K. Crozier, 7-5, 6-4. Women’s Singles.—Miss J. Cromb won by default; Miss P. Markham won by default. Mixed Doubles.—M. Crozier and Miss Cromb beat Royal and Miss H. Burrow, 6-2, 7-5.

University B won by 5 matches to 0.