TARANAKI MATCHES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 16

TARANAKI MATCHES

WIN FOR WELLINGTON

The heavy rain which fell on Friday; and Saturday last prevented the commencement of the Wellington v. Taranaki matches set down for Miramar on Saturday afternoon. The Miramar hard courts were also very wet, and it was decided to play shortened matches between reduced teams of four men and.four women, instead of six men and six women, oh the hard courts of the Newtown and Seatoun Clubs. In some of the matches, the best of 17 games . (advantage) was played, and in others all but the third sets were short. In order to make the: best use of the short time available, the teams were rearranged. The men's singles and doubles were played at Seatoun, the women's singles and doubles: at Newtown, and the mixed doubles were-shared between the two clubs.'"'' '■'■■■"■; ,•■■■'.■"■'.. ■"'' ' •■

The northerly wind ■'and.conditions of hard-court play, to which the Taranaki players were not fully accustomed,1 counted against the visitors, even J. J. McCarthy, s' Wellington player until the end of last year, showing form-far below his best. E. Dickie opened strongly against Roussell, but was unable to sustain his attack. Wellington lost only two matches, one in the women's singles and the : other in the women's doubles. Among the visitors was Mr. C. Dickie, who had '.wo sons and a daughter playing in ihe Taranaki team. Detailed results of the matches are as follows (Wellington players mentioned first): — Men's Singles. N. -Edwards beat J. J. McCarthy, 6-3, 6-3; G. Pearce beat C. H. Strombom, 0-6, 6-1, 6-4; R. Ferkins beat A. Dickie, 6-2, 6-1; E. A. Roussell beat E. Dickie. 9-7. 6-3. Women's Singles. Mrs. A. D. Latham beat Miss P. J. Taylor, 6-0, 6-3; Miss F. Ferine beat Miss M. Dickie, 5-6, 6-1, 6-1; Miss A. Kean beat Miss A. Graham, 6-1, 6-3; Miss M. Whisker lost to Miss P. Wylds, 5-6, 6-2, 1-6. Men's Doubles. Ferkins and Roussell beat A. and E. Dickie, 8-6, 6-3; Edwards and Pearce beat McCarthy and' Strombom, 10-12, 6-3, 6-2. Women's Doubles. Mrs. Latham and Miss Fernie lost to Misses Taylor and Wylds, 7-9; Misses Kean and Whisker beat Misses Dickie arid Graham, 11-9. Mixed .Doubles. Roussell and Mrs. Latham beat Strombom and Miss Taylor, 6-4, 7-S; Ferkins and Miss Fernie beat A. Dickie and Miss.Dickie,.6-3, 9-7; Edwards and Miss Kean beat E. Dickie and Miss Graham, 6-4, 6-1; Pearce and Miss Whisker v. McCarthy and Miss Wylds, only one set; played.