LATO tennis

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 95, 16 January 1939, Page 13

LATO tennis

Wellington Interclub Competitions

RESULTS OF SATURDAY’S MATCHES

The Wellington Lawn Tennis Association’s interclub matches were continued on the association’s courts in Miramar on Saturday in tine weather. Matches that were set down to be played yesterday were postponed because of rain. Following are the results:— SENIOR A MEN. Wellington A v. Newtown B. Wellington A beat Newtown B by 6 matches to 2. Results, Wellington A players mentioned first:— Singles: E. A. Roussell beat S. Painter, 7-5. 6-1; G. E. Pearce beat D. Pointon. 7-5, 8-G, 6-4; D. Purvis lost to H. Gyles, 3-6, 2-6; Boyd beat J. Hamilton, 8-6. 8-6.

Doubles:'Purvis and Boyd beat Pointon and Gyles, 6-1, 6-3 : Purvis and Boyd lost to Painter and Hamilton, 3-6, 6-8, 3-G; Roussell and Pearce beat Pointon and Gyles, 77). 8-6: Roussell and Pearce beat Painter and Hamilton, 6-4. 6-2. Miramar v. Brougham Hill. Miramar beat Brougham Hill by 5 matches to 3. Results, Miramar players mentioned first:— Singles: R. A. Lawer beat N. Patchett, 6-1, 11-9; S. Buckmaster lost to A. L. France, 2-6. 3-6; R. Simonsen lost to E. Boniface, 7-5, 4-6, 2-6; 0. Lawton beat P. Pickerill, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles: Lawer and Lawton lost to France and Boniface, 6-1, 1-6, 2-6; Simonsen and Buckmaster beat Patchett and Pickerill, 6-2, 6-3; Lawer and Lawton beat Patchett and Pickerill, 6-2, 6-1; Simonsen and Buckmaster beat France and Boniface, 1-6, 8-6, 6-2. Varsity v. Wellington B. Varsity beat Wellington* B by 8 j matches to 0. Results, Varsity players mentioned first:— ' Singles: R. Ferkins beat D. Reid, 6-8, 6-2, 6-4; N. Morrison beat R. Rose, 6-2, 6-2; F. Renouf beat P." Webb, 6-4. 6-2 ; J. Hartley beat M. Smith, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4. Doubles: Ferkins and Morrison beat Reid and Smith, 6-0. 6-0: Renouf and Hartley beat Rose and Webb, 6-3, 1-6, 12-10: Ferkins and Morrison beat Rose and Webb, G-3, 6-3; Renouf and Hartley beat Reid and Smith, 6-3, 6-4. SENIOR WOMEN. Thorndon r. Brougham Hill. Brougham Hill beat Thorndon bv default.

Wellington v. Newtown A.

Newtown A beat Wellington by 6 matches to 1. Results, Wellington players mentioned first:— Singles: Miss A. Heard lost to Mrs. H. Rickman, 5-7. 3-G; Miss M. Budd beat Miss L. Sturrock. 2-6. 13-11, 6-2: Miss L. Akel lost to Miss I. Small, 1-6, 3-6; Miss M. Sinclair lost to Miss J. Burns. 3-6. 3-6. Doubles: Mrs. Rickman and Miss Sturrock beat Misses Heard and Budd, 6-2, 3-6. 6-2: Mis'.es Small and Burns beat Misses Akel and Sinclair. 8-6, 6-3; Misses Small and Burns beat Misses Heard and Budd, 6-2, 6-0. SECOND A MEN. Riutoul Street v. Wellington Colts. Wellington Colts beat Rintoul Street by 7 matches to 1. Results, Rintoul Street .players mentioned first. Singles: W. Collie lost to C. E. Dixon, 3- 3-6; L. Cartmer lost to L. Quinlan, 6-5, 2-6, 4-6; N. Blake lost to 31. Gair, 4- 5-6; M. Elias lost to MeCardle, 5-6, 5Doubles: Collie and Cartmer beat Dixon and Quinlan, 6-5, 2-6, 6-4; Blake and Elias lost to Dixon and Quinlan, 6-4, 2-6, 4-6; Collie and Cartmer lost to Gnir and MeCardle, 0-6, 2-6; Blake and Elias lost to Gair and MeCardle, 2-6, 4-6. THIRD A MEN. ■Salamanca beat Thorndon bv 6 matches to 2. • Karori beat Miramar A by 6 matches to 2. Talavera beat Rintoul Street by 8 matches to C THIRD B WOMEN. Island Bay beat Victoria by 7 matches to J Khandallah A beat South Wellington by 6 matches to 0 Miramar B beat Crawford Hill by default. THIRD C MEN. Roseneath beat Lyall Bay by 5 matches to 3 Newtown beat Varsity B by 6 matches to 2. Khandallah beat Hataitai bv 5 matches to 3 THIRD C WOMEN. .Miramar A beat Wellesley, by 8 matches to 0. Karori beat Wadestown by 8 matches to f ' Roseneath beat Rintoul Street by 6 matches to 2 THIRD D MEN. Wellesley beat Victoria by 8 matches to 0. South Wellington beat Crawford Hill by 8 matches to 0.

INCREASE IN FEES PROBABLE Wellington Committee Recommendations The Wellington Lawn Tennis Association management committee, at its last meeting, decided to recommend to the council at the May meeting that the atliliation fee payable by clubs (excluding sub-associations), be increased from 2/6 to 4/- a member. This is in furtherance of an effort to increase the association’s income by approximately £230 a year in order to allow the tennis at Miramar to be controlled successfully.

It is hoped to secure £7OO from the sale of two sections fronting the Miramar courts. This sum, put toward the reduction of the bank overdraft, would result in a reduction of interest by approximately £3l/10/-. It was decided to approach the city council for a total or part remission of the rental of £lOO a year, paid under the lease, for the balance of the term of the lease.

With a view of producing an approximate increase of £BO, the interclub committee is to be asked to revise the entry and ground fees. It was suggested that this could be achieved by' a 50 per cent, to 100 per cent, increase in 'entry fees, and from one shilling to two shillings a team increase in g mind fees. The secretary i ~d grounds commitlee are to revise the public and club hire charges. Boys’ Team. It was stated that the New Zealand Lawn Tenuis Association proposes sending a team of four junior boy players to Sydney to compete in the junior age championships, which begin at the end of February, provided suitable nominations are received. The team would leave New Zealand about the middle of February, and return about the middle of March. Each player selected would be required to contribute £l5 toward his own expenses. Nominations will close ou January 23. The selectors are Messrs. J. A. McGill, W. J. Melody, and Dr. A. E. Park.