NELSON RETAINS LUCAS CUP

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30065, 25 February 1963, Page 8

NELSON RETAINS LUCAS CUP

Narrow Victory At Greymouth (From OOr Own Reporter) GREYMOUTH. Feb. 24. In an inter-association tennis match in Greymouth on Satur-’ day. Nelson, which brought the trophy on tour, beat West Coast at Greymouth for the Lucas Cup, by ten rubbers to six. That it was a very keen contest is shown by the fact that Nelson won 20 sets to 17, and 165 games to 163. The Nelson women proved too strong and that was the deciding factor in the visitors’ sue-

The following were the results, Nelson players being menLtioned first:—

Men's Singles.—L. Johnson lost to E. Johnson, 2-6, 4-6; M. Delaney beat D. F. Radford, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4; I* Goodall beat O. Harrison, 3-6. 7-5, 6-3; K. Baddiley lost to R. Brown, 3-6. 2-6. Women's Singles.—Miss J. Shanahan beat Miss E. Ogilvie. 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Mrs J. Goodall beat Mrs S. Brown. 6-3, 6-2; Mrs B. Plum beat Mrs C. Dunne. 6-2, 6-3; Mrs N. Page beat Mrs M. Woollett, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Men's Doubles.—L. Johnson and Delaney beat E. Johnson and Brown, 6-1. 2-6. 8-6; Goodall and Baddiley lost to Radford and Harrison. 6-2. 6-3.

Women's Doubles. Miss Shanahan and Mrs Goodall beat Miss Ogilvie and Mrs Woollett. 6-2. 6-2 Mesdames Plum and Page lost to Mesdames Brown and Dunne, 0-6, 5-7. Mixed Doubles.—L. Johnson and Miss Shanahan lost to E. Johnson and Mrs Brown, 1-6. 1-6; Goodall and Mrs Goodall beat Radford and Mrs Dunne, 6-3, 7-5; Delaney and Mrs Page lost to Harrison and Miss Ogilvie, 2-6, 3-6; Baddiley and Mrs Plum beat Brown and Mrs Woollett, 6-3. 6-4.