Lawn Tennis WINTER CLUB MATCHES

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29301, 5 September 1960, Page 13

Lawn Tennis WINTER CLUB MATCHES

North Linwood Draws Even When the leading team in the ■Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s winter inter-club competition. Beckenham I, had a bye on Saturday in the final round, North Linwood, one point behind, was able to even when it beat University II by 5 matches to 1. Now it is expected that Beckenham and North Linwood will play off next SatUrday. O A In other matches on Saturday. University I beat South Christchurch by 5 matches to 1. Avonside 1 beat Barrington by 5 matches to 1. and Avonside II beat Beckenham II by 6 matches to 0. Results:— Avonside I v. Barrington Men’s Singles.—A.* G. Knight beat R. Smith, 6-2, 6-2; N. B. Nockwell beat A. Strez. 6-1, 9-7. Women’s Singles.—Mrs M. Anion beat Mrs K. Adam 6-1. 6-0; Mrs A. Woods beat Mrs M. Beresford, 6-3. 7-5. Mixed Doubles.—Knight and Mrs Woods lost to Smith and Mrs Adams 3-6, 2-6; Nockwell and Mrs Anion beat Strez and Mrs Beresford. 6-2. 6-1. Avonside I won by 5 matches to 1. South Christchurch v. University I Men’s Singles.—R. Whitley beat P. Tremewan, 6-3. 3-6, 15-13; T. Yagodzenski lost to M. Crozier, 0-6, 1-6. Women’s Singles.—Miss E. Stevenson lost to Miss P. MacDonald, 1-6. 1-6; Miss J. Preston lost to Miss L. Tucker, 4-6, 6-0, 4-6. Mixed Doubles.—Whitley and Miss Stevenson lost to Tremewan and Miss MacDonald, 2-6, 0-6; Yagodzenski and Miss Preston lost to Crozier and Miss Tucker. 2-6, 0-6. University I won by 5 matches to 1. North Linwood v. University II Men’s Singles.—J. Beatty beat D Fletcher, 6-0, 6-0; R. R. Innes beat G. Bryant, 6-2, 6*3. Women’s Singles.—Miss B. Grainger beat Miss L. Richards, 6-0, 6-3; Miss J. Stonyer lost to Miss Freeman, 3-6, 1-6. Mixed Doubles.—Beatty and Miss Grainger beat Bryant and Miss Freeman, 6-0. 6-3; Innes and Miss Stonyer beat Fletcher and Miss Richards. 6-0. 5-7 1-6. North Linwood won by 5 matches to 1 Avonside II v. Beckenham II Men’s Singles.—W. Jamieson beat B. Hosking. 6-0, 6-0; W. Clancy beat B. Mills, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Women’s Singles.—Mrs L. Rixon beat Mrs M. J. Neill. 6-0. 6-1; Mrs B. Perry beat Mrs E. Wilson, 6-2, 6-0. Mixed Doubles.—Jamieson and Mrs Perry beat Hosking and Mrs Neill, 6-0, 6-4; Clancy and Mrs Rixon beat Mills and Mrs Wilson, 6-2, 7-5. Avonside II won by 6 matches to

SHORTAGE OF UMPIRES

Recommendation To N.Z.L.T.A.

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, Sept. 4. Because of the difficulty of obtaining sufficient numbers of umpires and linesmen who are not participants and players in tennis tournaments, the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Umpires’ Association is recommending to the N.Z.L.T.A. that a condition of entry into such tournaments will be a player's agreement to act as umpire or linesman a specified number of times each day if called on to do so. This was unanimously agreed upon at the annual meeting of the Umpires' Association in Wellington on Saturday.