LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 71, 17 December 1926, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

PRIMARY SCHOOLS' ASSOCIATION ANNUAL TOURNEY ; After the recent spell of unfavourable welter, which has occasioned two post- ■ ponements this week, the primary schools' lawn tennis tournament was reSd yesterday at St. Augustine’s Cub . courts, ‘Petone The standard of pay was high, and a keen, friendly spcrtin o spirit pervaded the courts, .he ur ment has now reached its final s®’ • and those players not already Oiminat , ed will assemble at Brougham Hnl courts on Saturday morning at 8. j Abbreviations: H.C, Hutt Central; PAV, Petone XVest; P.C., Petone Central’ E.H., Eastern Hutt; Johns., Johnsonville ; U.H., Upper Hutt; Mur., Muritai; Ter., Terrace; Sea.. Seatoun, Wad., , Wadestown. » j GIRLS’ SINGLES. , Fourth Round.—Thomas (H.CJ peat Eliott (Wad.)( 30-20; Katene (E.H.) beat Kirke (Wad.). 30—28; Briggs (Ter.) beat Bennington (Mur.), 30 —29; Huggins (U.H.) beat Mutimer (P.WX , Mahon (H.C.) beat Baker (Mur.), 30-24, Fleet (P.W.) beat Mune vScaA, 30— _■>, Jones (E.H.) beat Leadbeater (P.C.), 3<l- I IS; Steffensen (P.W.) teat Babmgton i Thomas (H.C.), 30-29; Fleet (P.W.) beat , McMahon (H.C.), 30-24; Jones (E.H.) beat Steffensen (P.XV.), 30 —19. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. Fourth Round.—Bennington and Baker (Mur.) beat Kirk and Eliott (Wad.), 30—27; Jones and Stead (E.H.) beat MUtimer and Burns (P.XV.), 30—20; ’lreahy and Katene (E.H.) beat Matthews and , Bab’ington (H.C.), 30—27. BOYS’ SINGLES. . Third Round—Effingham (H.C.) beat j Martin (P.C.). 30-4; Copp (Mur.) boat Littleford (P.C.), 30—17; Whitcher (E.H.) beat Orr (Ter.), 30—25; Waitai (E.H.) beat Brown (P.C.). 30—8; Martin (Johns.) beat Murray (Sea.), 30--25. Fifth Round.— Effingham (H.C.) beat Ireland (H.C.), 30-17; Whitelier (E.TI.) beat Copp (Mur.). 30—13; Martin (Johns.) beat Webster (H.C.), 30—25. Fifth Round.-Whitchcr (E.H.) beat Effingham (H.C.). 30-16; Waitai (E.H.) beat Bedford (Sea.), 30—27; Martin (Johns.) beat Stonehouse (H.C.), 30—17; Jameson (H.C.) beat Warren' (P.W.), , 30-26. BOYS’ DOUBLES. 1 First Found.—Clegg and Pescini (E.H.) beat Watt and Brown. 30—21. Second Round.—Goldfinch and Effingham (H.C.) beat Baker and Griffiths I (Mur.), 30—26; Pescini and Clegg (E.H.) ’ I beat Miller and Bloodworth (Wad.), 30-; 15; Craig and Fleet (P.W.) heat Illingworth and Brown, 30—25; Whitcher and Waitai (E.H.) beat Littleford and Mar- 3 tin (P.C.). 30-10. •’ , ' ■ - Third Round.—Orr and Davys (Ter.) t beat Pescini and Clegg (E.H.), "0—20: ; Craig and Flett (P.W.) beat Ridyard and Webster (H.C.), 20-15; Whitcher and Waitai (E.H.) Beat Effingham and Goldfinch (H.C.), 30—20; Stonehouse and I Jameson, a bye.