CLOSE OF SEASON

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 83, 9 April 1934, Page 15

CLOSE OF SEASON

LAWN TENNIS MATCHES

WELLINGTON BEATS HUTT

The lust o£ the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association's fixtures for the season was played at Mirumar Grounds on Saturday, when two loams choscu from among the 'lower players on the local association's ranking list and including other lower grade players who have won notice during the year met first and seeoud_division teams representing the Hutt Valley Sub-association. Last year the contest between the teams was very close, but this year Wellington had au easy victory over the Hutt Valley lirst team, winning 14 of the 17 matches completed. One double was abandoned when the.score reached S-all in the third set. In the contest between the second teams Wellington rail up an unassailable lead on sets when the last match was left to be played, and at this time were an odd match ahead also. In this contest Wellington won by nine matches to seven. The standard of play was very good. The Hutt Valley has always had a good junior side, and the fact that Wellington was able to beat it so easily says mticli for the advance made by tennis players this season. The Wellington men's performance was particularly striking. In winning nine matches they lost only two sets. Results, Wellington players being mentioned first: — First Teams. Men's Singles.—Bedford beat Tilbury, (i-1 G-2; Dyer beat livans, 6-3, U-2; M. Fcrkins beat Clark, 0-2, 6-2; X. Morrison beat Sandhillt, G-2, 6-2; McDonnell lost to Arms, 7-9, 6-4, 3-fi; Lawer beat Sandcrn, G-3, G-2. Women's Singles.—Miss Fernie beat Miss V Burns, 6-0, 7-0, 0-1; Miss M. Howe beat Miss U. Dyer, 0-3, 6-1; Miss I. Small beat Miss Sheil, 6-2, 6:3; Mrs. Goodwin lost to Miss J. Burns, 2-6, 4-6; Mrs. Latta beat Miss Doran, 6-3, 6-2; Miss Mc-Caul lost to Miss Douthett, 5-7, 6-2, 2-6. Men's Doubles—Bedford and Morrison beat Tilbury and Sandlant, 0-1, 7-5; Dyer and Ferkins beat Evans and Clark, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; McDonnell and Lawer beat Arms and Sandei-n, 6-4, 6-2. Women's Doubles—Mrs. Goodwin and Miss Small beat Misses Dyer and Shell, 2-G, 9-7, 6-4; Mrs. Latta and Miss McCaul beat Misses Dorau and Douthett, G-2, S-10, 6-3; Misses Fernie and Howe- v. Misses V. Burns aud J. Burns, 6-3, 1-6, 8-all (abandoned). Second Teams! Men's Singles.—B. McCarthy beat Fleet, G-2 G-l; Pollock beat Werry, 6-3, 6-1; Lyons beat Brown, 0-4, 6-4; Kenouf beat Cooper, 6-4, 6-4; Blyth beat Martin, 3-6, G-l 6-0; Waters lost to Moran, 4-6, 4-6. Women's Singles—Miss Williams beat Miss Clarke, G-3, 6-4; Miss Carson lost to Miss Mouat. 6-4, 2-6, 6-8; Miss Akel beat Miss Taylor, S-6, 7-5; Miss Hitchmough lost to. Miss Eraser. 6-4, 4-6, 8-10;, Miss Forrester beat Miss" 1. Howe, 6-1, 6-4; Miss Bevis lost to Miss Crawford, 3-6, 3-6. Men's Doubles.—Pollock and McCarthy beat Fleet and Martin, 6-3, C-3; Waters and Blyth lost to Werry and Cooper, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6; Lyons aud Renouf lost to Brown and Morau, 3-6, 4-6. Women's Doubles.—Misses Williams and Carson lost to Misses Clarke and Mouat, 6-4, 2-6. 6-S: Misses Akel and Bevis lost to Misses Howe and Crawford, 3-6, 4-6; Misses Forrester and Hitchmough beat Misses Taylor arid Eraser.