Winter tennis begins

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33533, 14 May 1974, Page 5

Winter tennis begins

The winner for the last three | years. Linwood Avenue, lost to Burwood Park, the runner-up] two years ago. when the first! round of the Canterbury Lawn] Tennis Association’s winter inter- , club competition was held at Wilding Park. Other first-round winners were ; Avonside. the runner-up last I year, Shirley I. New Brighton,] and Edgeware. Linwood Avenue 2, Burwood Park 4 Men’s doubles.—N. Blackburn] and B. Morrison beat Cox and < Walton, 6-2, 6-2. Women's doubles: Miss P. Blackburn and Mrs B Molnar lost to Mesdames Cox and Magee, 0-6. 0-6. Mixed doubles: Blackburn and Miss Blackburn beat Walton and Mrs Magee. 9-6; lost to Cox and Mrs Cox, 7-9. Morrison and Mrs Molnar lost to Cox and Mrs Cox. 3-9; lost to Walton and Mrs Magee, 3-9. Wycola Park 0, Avonside 6 Men’s doubles: Young and Mein lost to T. Tyler and R. Wilding, 3- 0-6. Women’s doubles: Mesdames P. Woods and P. McClintock lost to P. McKay and S Creighton, 1-6. 1-6. Mixed doubles: Young and Mrs Woods lost to Tyler and McKay, 0-9; lost to wilding and Creighton. l 2-9. Mein and Mrs McClintock lost to Wilding and Creighton,] 4- lost to Tvler and McKay. 1-9. Shirley I 6, Wycola Park II 0 Men’s doubles: D. Haworth and G Macdonald beat G. White and S. Adair, 6-1, 6-2. Women’s doubles: B. Aitchlson and B. Mit-

chell beat A. Bright and L. Mackie, 6-1, 6-2. Mixed doubles: Haworth and Aitchison beat White and Bright, 9-3; beat Adair and Mackie, 9-1. Macdonald and Mitchell beat Adair and Mackie, 9-4: beat White and Bright. 9-7 Beckenham 2, New Brighton 4 Men's doubles: L. Le Comte and A. Drewett beat R. Warren and R. Evans, 6-0, 6-4. Women’s doubles: Misses S. Rishworth and J. White lost to Miss R. Blackburn and B. Shirley, 0-6, 0-6. Mixed doubles: Le Comte and Miss Rishworth lost to Warren and Miss Blackburn. 5-9; lost to Evans and Miss Shirley, 7-9. Drewett and Miss White lost to Warren and Miss Blackburn, 7-9; beat Evans and Miss Shirley, 9-8. Shirley II 1, Edgeware 5 Men’s doubles: J. Driscoll and C. Hibbert lost to M. O’Flaherty and G. Smith, 6-5, 5-6, 2-6 Women’s doubles: Mesdames M. Spencer and A. Brown beat Mesdames D. Pengelly and F. Hindson, 6-5, 3-6. 6-4. Mixed doubles: Driscoll and Mrs Brown lost to Smith and Mrs Pengelly, 5-9; lost to O’Flaherty and Mrs Hindson. 1-9. Hibbert and Mrs Spen-

cer lost to O’Flaherty and Mrs Hindsoh. 6-9; lost to Smith and Mrs Pengelly, 2-9.