LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Issue 48, 26 February 1936, Page 18

LAWN TENNIS

WELLINGTON LEAGUE

INTER-CLUB MATCHES

Following are the results of the inter-club competition of the Wellington. Lawn Tennis League, played last weekend: — SENIOR. Wellington North v. Te Ope. "Wellington North beat Te Ope by 12 .sets to 4. : . Results, Wellington North players mentioned first:— Men's Singles.^—Robb, jun., beat Merlo, 6-3; Gorman beat Butter worth, 6-2; .-Harrington beat Paton, .6-1; Robb, sen., beat Fleming,. 6-1. Men's Doubles.—Robb, - jun., and Gorman beat Merlo and Butterworth, 6-1; Robb, sem, and Harrington lost to Paton and Fleming, 5-6. -.< Women's Singles.—Miss ■ Reid beat Miss Gray, 6-3; Miss Robb beat Miss Moult, 6-5; Miss. Danes beat Miss Crease. 6-2; Miss Hennessy lost to Miss Elder. 3-6. ■■■■ ■•■■.-.; ?,?-.■-. Women's Doubles.—Misses Reid and Robb beat Misses Moult and Crease, 6-1; Misses Danes and Hehiiessy lost to Misses Gray and Elder,-2-6. Mixed Doubles.—Robb, .jun., and Miss Robb lost to Merlo and Miss, Gray.'s-6; Gorman and Miss Danes beat!Butterworth and Miss Moult, 6-1; Harrington and Miss Reid beat Paton arid Miss Elder, 6-3; Robb, sen., and. Miss Hennessy beat Fleming and Miss Crease, 6-3. ' I Berhampore v. Tul. Berhampore beat Tui by 12 sets to 4. Results, Berhampore players men.tioned first: — Men's Singles.—Stewart beat Maybury, 6-5; Kelly beat Morrell, 6-5; Charles beat Morrell,; 6-4; S. Harris beat H. Harris, 6-4. Men's Doubles.—Kelly and Stewart lost to Maybury and Morrell, 5-8; Charles and Harris lost,to Morrell and Harris, 5-6. Women's Singles.—Miss Dewhurst beat Miss Stewart, 6-4; Miss Rowe beat Miss Diack, 6-2; Miss Baker beat Miss Kuch, 6-5; ,Miss Warwick beat Miss Maybury, 6-3. '.-.■■ Women's Doubles.—Misses Dewhurst and Rowe beat Misses Diack and Kuch, 6-1; Misses Baker, and Warwick beat Misses Maybury and Stewart, 6-5. Mixed Doubles.—Stewart and Miss Rowe beat Maybury arid Miss Kuch, 6-4; Kelly and Miss Dewhurst lost to Morrell.and Miss Stewart, 4-6; Charles and Miss Dewhurst lost to Morrell and Miss Stewart, 4-6; Charles and Miss Baker lost to Harris and Miss Diack, 3-6; Harris and Miss Warwick beat Morrell and Miss Maybury, 6-2. Crawford v.'-Challenge. Crawford Hill beat Challenge by 10 sets to 6. Results, Crawford Hill players mentioned first: — Men's Singles.—McKenzie beat Deal, 6-3; McMasters lost to Porter, 4-6; Rowe lost to Marshall, 2-6; Chant lost to C|arke, 5-6. Men's Doubles.—McKenzie and McMasters beat Deal and Marshall, 6-5; Chant and Rowe beat Porter and Clarke, 6-3. Women's Singles.—Miss Barclay beat Miss Clarke, 6-3; Mrs. Wickens beat: Miss Michelson, 6-4; Miss Petrie beat Miss'Hawkins, 6-1; Miss Dickenson beat<Miss Wbolf, 6-3. Women's Doubles.—Miss Barclay and Miss Dickenson i lost ,to Mrs. Clarke and Miss Michelson,. 2-6; Mrs. Wickens and Miss Petrie beat Misses Woolf r..id Hawkins, 6-3. ■■'■-. Mixed Doubles.—McKenzie and Miss Barclay beat Deal and Mrs. Clarke, 6-5; McMasters and Miss Wickens lost to Porter and Miss Michelson, 5-6; Rowe and Miss Petrie lost to Marshall and Miss ': Hawkins, 4-6; Chant and Miss Dickenson beat Clarke, and Miss Woolf, 6-5. Education v. Vogelmorn. Education beat Vogelmorn by 10 sets to 6. Results, Education players mentioned first: — Men's Singles.—Mills lost to Martell, 2-6; Beale beat Cragg, 6-5; Cunlifle lost to Pickering, 3-6; McKinnon beat Sutherland, 6-4. Men's Doubles.—Mills and Cunliffe beat Martell and Cragg, 6-1; Beale and McKinnon beat Pickering and Sutherland, 6-5. Women's Singles.—Miss Ritchie beat Miss Knight, 6-2; Miss Bennett beat Mrs. Weir, 6-0; Miss Griffith beat Mrs; Pacey,; 6-5; Miss McClelland beat Mrs. Smith, 6-2. ■ r : r V Women's Doubles.—Misses Ritchie and Bennett beat Miss Knight and Mrs. Weir, 6-2; Misses Griffith and McClelland lost to' Mesdames Smith and Pacey, 2-6. Mixed Doubles.—Mills and Miss Bennett beat Martell and Miss Knight, 6-5; Cunliffe and Miss Ritchie lost to Cragg and Mrs. Weir, 4-6; Beale and Miss Griffith lost to Sutherland and Mrs. Pacey, 5-6; McKinnon and Miss McClelland lost to. Pickering and Mrs. Smith, 5-6. United Recreation v. Hospital. United Recreation beat Hospital,.-10 sets-to -6. SECOND. GRADE. Wellington North beat Kent Terrace, 9-7. Tui beat St. Matthews. 12-4. / Methodist B.C. beat Challenge, 13-3. Vogelmorn beat Berhampore 15-1. Education beat Waripori, 10-6. Crawford Hill beat Southern, 14-2, THIRD GRADE. Methodist B.C. beat Brymay, 9-7. Northland F.B. beat Kent Terrace, 14-2. Tui beat Waripori, 13-3. Crawford Hill beat St. Matthews, 13-3. Te Ope beat United Rec, 8-8, 79-73. St. Giles beat Brymay, 12-4. Crawford Hill beat Hospital; 10-4. Te Ope beat St. Matthews, 15-1. The last three matches were played on February 8. ■ ■ , . ' • All matches postponed on-February 8 must be played-as soon ; as possible; club captains to make the necessary rangements. „ ;,, • . ; ' To date the competition results remain as previously'published, Education leading in the senior, with Crawford Hill-and Wellington North close behind. . ' :. Wellington North and Crawford Hill are leading in the second grade and Northland F.B. in the third grade. The; second and third grade teams to play the Catholic Lawn Tennis Association have been published and all players must report at the Hataitai courts at 1 p.m. on Saturday. February 29 ■ ■ ■. ■ ■ : ' : The players : who' represented the league in the- Fernandez Cup match must make a'special effort to attend the match- on February,29 and ..encourage thY junior players. ' ■ The. secretary , with the assistance of members- of -the management committee, will control the play.