LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 36, 13 February 1939, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS

INTER-CLUB GAMES

INTERRUPTED BY RAIN

Rain interrupted the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association's competition on Saturday before many matches had been finished. The contests will be continued later. Results are as follows, first-mentioned players belonging to first-mentioned clubs: — | First A Men. "University v.. Wellington A. j R. McL. Ferkins beat M. Ferkins, 6-3. 6-3; Morrison lost to Pearce, 2-6, 1-6. Newtown A v. Newtown B. Lyons beat Gyles. 6-1. 7-5; Painter beat Hamilton. 6-2, 6-2. Wellington B v. Miramar. Gosnell lost to Lawer. 6-0, 2-6. 3-6: Marchant beat Buckmaster. 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Second A Men. Lyall Bay v. Te Ope. Sturrock beat Butterworth. 6-1, 6-1. Wadestown v. Seatoun. Prince beat Bedford. 6-5, 4-6. 6-2. Technical v. Khandallah. McKenzie beat Kelly. 6-0, 6-5; Maybury beat, Barrett. 6-5. 6-5. . First B Men. University v. Karori. University beat Karori by six matches to two. Results, University players mentioned first:— Singles.—O'Connor lost to Hewson, 7-9, 6-4, 5-7; Baird beat Shaw, 6-3. 11-9; Foley beat .Gilbert, 6-1, 6-3; Lawley beat Kennedy, 6-1. 6-1. Doubles.—Lawley and O'Connor beat Gilbert and Kenendy. 6-1. 6-3; Baird and Foley lost to Gilbert and Kennedy, 8-10, 2-6; Karori defaulted the remaining two doubles. Wadestown v. Wellington. Wadestown beat Wellington by six matches to one. Results. Wadestown players mentioned first:— Singles.—W Smith beat D Rose, 6-4, 6-0; C. D. Smith lost to R. Rose. 2-6, 5-7; Hull-Brown lost to Beck, 3-6, 6-8; E. B. Roberts lost to M. R. Smith, 3-6, 3-6. Doubles.—Smith and Smith lost to Smith and Beck, 1-6, 6-1. 4-6; HullBrown and Roberts lost to Smith and Beck, 4-6, 1-6; Hull-Brown and Rob"erts lost to Ross and Hose. 5-7, 7-10. Talavera v. Island Bay. Island Bay beat Talavera by five i matches to three. Results, Talavera! players mentioned first:— Singles.—-Stace beat Athea. 6-4. 6-4; Banks beat Nevitt. 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Vaughan lost to Tillyard. 7-9. 4-6; Hudson lost to Stevens, 1-6, 7-5, 4-6. Doubles.—Stace and Banks beat Tilyard and Nevitt, 6-8, 7-5, default; Vaughan and Hudson lost to Athea and Stevens, 2-6, 1-6, Stage and Banks lost to Athea and Stevens, 6-3, 6-8, 5-7; Vaughan and Hudson lost to Tilyard and Nevitt. 8-6. 4-6. 6-8. Second Women. Wellington v. Miramar. Miss Matterson lost to Miss Hislop. Wadestown v. Te Rama. I Miss James beat Miss Binnie, 6-1, 6-3. * ■ Seatoun v. University. Mrs. Sherman lost to Miss Mac Lean, 3-6. 5-6; Mrs. Gibson lost to Miss Pears, 3-6, 6-5, 3-6. Third C Men. Roseneath v. Te Rama. Hawthorn beat Roberts, 6-1, 6-2; Welch beat Cocks. 6-3, 6-1; Butcher beat Gellatly, 6-4, 6-3; Shields beat Morrison, 6-3, 6-1. Lyall Bay v. University B. Fletcher beat Ilott, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0; Leuchars lost to McNaught, 4-6, 2-6. Newtown v. Khandallah A. Barker beat Bailey, 6-1. 6-3. Third D Men. Miramar B v. South Wellington. / Childs beat Ritchie. 6-2. 6-5; Morris lost to McMaster, 4-6. 4-6. Third C Women. Karori v. Rintoul Street. Miss Cross beat Miss Lister, 5-6, 6-3, 6-2; Miss Macfarlane lost to Miss Asher, 4-6, 4-6. Roseneath v. Wellesley. Miss McGregor beat Miss Harris, 6-3, 6-4; Miss Welch lost to Miss Leach, 3-6, 5-6. Miramar A v. Wadestown. Mrs. Ludlow beat Miss James, 5-6, 6-1, 7-5; Miss Davis beat Miss Pike. 6-4, 6-5. Fourth A Grade. Miramar A v. Karori. Davis lost to Hurdley, 7-9; Ashley beat Jones, 9-2; Miss Brown beat Miss Jenkins. 9-8. Te Ope v. Broadway B. Alexander beat Tomlinson, 9-6; Miss Norrie beat Mrs. Binney, 9-5. Other Grades. Third A men.—Thorndon beat Miramar A by default; Talavera beat Salamanca, 7 to 1; Karori beat Khandallah B, 8 to 0. ■ Third B men.—Ngaio beat Te Ope, 6 to 2; Island Bay beat University, 6 to 2; Technical beat Karori United, 8 to 0. Third A women.—Broadway beat Karori United, 5 to 3; University beat Seatoun, 7 to 1; Technical beat Khandallah B, 5 to 3. Third B women.—lsland Bay beat. South Wellington by default; Khandallah A beat Miramar B, 5 to 1; Lyall Bay beat Victoria by default. Fourth B grade.—Karori West beat Te Ope, 12 to 4; Crawford Hill A beat Miramar B by default; Talavera beat Broadway A. 9 to 7.