BURWOOD, AVONSIDE LEAD IN TENNIS

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33582, 10 July 1974, Page 9

BURWOOD, AVONSIDE LEAD IN TENNIS

Burwood Park and Avonslde are leading In the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Assoclatizi's winter Inter-club competition after five of the nine rounds. Each has won every match and each has 57 points. Linwood Avenue, the winner for the last three years, lost In the first round to Burwood but has won since, and Is In third place, on 48 points, five ahead of Shirley I. which also lost to Burwood in the fourth round. Burwood Park and Avonslde wIU meet In the next round, on July 21, and this will leave one team with a clear lead. The points are:—Burwood Park 57, Avonslde 57. Linwood Avenue 48, Shirley I 43, Edgeware 27. Wycola Park H 22, Shirley H 18. Beckenham 13. New Brighton 13. Wycola Park I 4. Edgeware 6, Wycola I 0 Men’s doubles.—G. Smith and

W. Pearce beat J. Young and M. Mein, 6-0. Women’s doubles.—Mesdames F. Hindson and D. Morris beat Mrs Y. Cording and A. Laugeson, 9-5. Mixed doubles.—Smith and Mrs Morris beat Mein and Mrs Laugeson, 9-5. beat Young and Mrs Cording, 9-6; Pearce and Mrs Hindson beat Mein and Mrs Laugeson. 9-3, beat Young and Mrs Cording. 9-3. Beckenham 0, Avenside 6 Men’s doubles.—A. Drewltt and R. Park lost to T. Tyler and R. Wilding, 3-6, 2-6. Women’s doubles.—S. Rishworth and J. White lost to Miss J. Wilson and Mrs Laycock, 2-6, 2-6. Mixed doubles.—Park and Rishworth lost to Tyler and Mrs Laycock, 0-9. lost to Wilding and Miss Wilson. 1-9; Drewitt and White lost to Wilding and Miss Wilson. 4-9. lost to Tyler and Mrs Laycock, 0-9. Shirley 1 4, New Brighton 2. Men’s doubles.—G. MacDonald and D. Haworth beat P. Leary and D. Mollet, 6-1. 6-1. Women’s doubles.—Misses M. Gallagher and C. Ireland lost to Mesdames R. Blackman and B, Shirley, 6-1. 3-6, 1-6. Mixed doubles. — MacDonald and Miss Gallagher beat Leary and Mrs Shirley, 9-2, lost to Moller and Mrs Blackman, 7-9; Haworth and Miss Ireland beat Moller and Mrs Blackman, 9-4, beat Leary and Mrs Shirley, 9-0. Linwood Avenue 4, Shirley II 0 Men’s doubles. —B. Morrison and N. Blackbum beat J. Driscoll and B. Hibbert, 6-3, 6-1. Women’s doubles.—Misses J. Le Warne and P. Blackbum lost to Mesdames A. Brown and F. Pyne. 1-6, 1-6. Mixed doubles.—Blackburr and Miss Blackburn lost to Hibbert and Miss Pvne. 6-9, beat Driscoll and Mrs Brown. 9-1; Morrison and Miss Le Warne beat Driscoll and Mrs Brown. 9-7. beat Hibbert and Mrs Pyne, 9-7. Burwood 6, Wycola II 0 Men’s doubles.—G. White and S. Adair lost to S. Dickson and L. Walton, 2-6. 6-2. 4-6. Women's doubles.—Mrs F. Learv and Miss A. Bright lost to Mesdames B. Magee and P. Cox, 1-6. 1-6. Mixed doubles.—White and Miss Bright lost to Walton and Mrs Magee, 2-9, lost to Dickson and Mrs Cox; Adair and Mrs Leary lost to Walton and Mrs Magee, 1-9. lost to Dickson and Mrs Co*, 6-9.