CANTERBURY WIN

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 7, 10 January 1938, Page 15

CANTERBURY WIN

SHIELD AND CASKET MATCHES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, January •9.

Holding the advantage gained on the first day, Canterbury tennis teams on Saturday beat Wellington in the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield and Kathleen -Nunneley -Casket matches, thus repulsing the strongest challenge they are-likely to receive this season. The Canterbury men retained the shield by 7 rubbers to 4, one doubles match being unfinished, and the women Won the casket by 8 matches to 4. - Very heavy rain on Friday night necessitated the transfer of the matches to hard courts, J . -. , . The results of Saturday's matches were as follows:— WILDING SHIELD. Singles. ; C. Angas (Canterbury) beat N. V. Edwards (Wellington), 6-3, 6-3. H. A. Burnett (Canterbury) beat N. F. N. Bedford (Wellington), 6-2, 2-6, 6-0, H._Dymond (Canterbury) beat E. A: Roussell (Wellington), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. A. R. Cant (Canterbury) lost to D. G. France (Wellington), 1-6, 3-6. \ Doubles. Barnett and Cant (Canterbury) v. France and Edwards (Wellington), 9-7; 1-3 (unfinished). • Angas and) Dymond (Canterbury) lost to Bedford and Roussell (Wellington), 5-7, 6-8. Totals: Canterbury, 7 rubbers, 14 sets, 126 games; Wellington, 4 rubbers; 12 sets, 117 games. . ; NUNNELEY CASKET. . Singles. Miss' I. Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss F. Fernie (Wellington), 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Miss T. Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss J. Douthett (Wellington), 4-6, 6-4, .7-5. . "Miss N. Bishop (Canterbury) lost to Miss E, Plummer (Wellington), 6-4, 2-6, 2-6. ■ ■ Miss D. Dickey (Canterbury) lost to Miss N; St. C. Dickson (Wellington), 0-6, 1-6. Doubles. Misses I. and T. Poole (Canterbury) beat Misses Douthett and Plummer (Wellington). 6-1, 6-4. Misses Bishop and Dickey (Canterbury) beat Miss Fernie and Mrs. Dickson (Wellington), 6-2, 6-2. Totals: Canterbury, 8 rubbers. 18 sets. 138 games: Wellington, 4 rubbers, 11 sets,'ll7 games. ■ .