LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 23124, 25 November 1938, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

|Dv ReconuEn.] Tournament Dates. The following are the principal tournament dates approved by the' New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association: — December 24, 26, 27, 28.—Southland Association, Invercargill. December 24, 26, 27.—North Otago Association, Oamaru. December 24, 26, 27, 28.—Wellington Association, Wellington. December 24, 26. 27, 28. —Canterbury Association, Christchurch. December 81 to January 7.—New Zealand championships, Christchurch. January IS, ]s, 20.—New Zealand junior championships. Wanganui. January 19, 20.—Waitaki Sub-asso-ciation, Waitaki. January 20 to 25.—Wairarapa Association, Masterton (North Island championships). January 20 to 30. —Auckland Association, Auckland. Easter Dates. Auckland Association, Auckland. Otago Association, Dunedin. Wellington Association, Wellington. Canterbury Association. Christchurch (South Island championships). Tuapoka Association, Roxburgh. interclub Matches. Another round of the A grade matches was played last Saturday afternoon. The conditions lor play were Hot of the best, a strong wind and a few showers of ram making the playing ol good tenuis a difficult task. la the men's A grade, Kaituna defeated Balmaeeweu. Kaituna won three of the singles in straight sets, and in the other mateli the score was set all when rain stopped play. Laidlaw took the first set Irom Drerf fairly easily, the Halmaceweii man frequently outing when going lor angled shots. Drew played more accurately in the second set and forced Laidlaw into errors. Laidlaw was down 4-5, but good length driving enabled him to win out at 6-5. A marathon match was played between Sherriff and Seddon, and both had to play hard for every point earned. Wlien the rain stopped play Sherntf had a lead of 5-4 in the third set. Both men played very accurate tenuis, the latter placing his shots remarkably well, considering the strong wind that was driving across the courts. Wilson failed to adapt his play to the windy conditions, aiul allowed his opponent to win off numerous mistakes. A bright match was witnessed between Stewart and Ferguson, the former placing a good performance to his credit in defeating Ferguson, who gets some remarkable shots at times, but uses too many badminton shots, and would dobetter if he locked his wrist for his forehand drive. Stewart served and drove well, while he made few errors with his backhand shots. The surprise of the Cosy Dell-Univer-sity match, which was drawn, was I‘alconer’s defeat of Smith. Falconer is playing very good tenuis at the present time, and has improved his forehand drive, while ho plays all his overhead shots with confidence. Playing against him, Smith made too many errors. The other three singles were all won by University, Childs and Baird accomplishing their tasks in straight sets, while Jackman lost the first set to Maude. iu the men’s doubles Cosy Dell showed excellent form to win both of those matches in straight sots. Falconer and Cameron combined well iu their match against Baird and Childs, the former playing exceptionally well. Clark and Maude placed an excellent performance to their credit in defeating Smith and Jack-man for the loss of only-; three games. _ . The ladies’ match between St. Clair and Uoslyn has reached an interesting stage, both teams having won two matches. Rain interrupted play, and the doubles will be played during the week. Mrs Rawiinson defeated Mrs Jobin in straight sets, while Miss D. Rackley just managed to get home at 6-5 in the third set against Mrs Richdale. Roslyn were without the services of Mrs Borthvvick, and the other two singles went to St. Clair. • A close match was played between Otago and Balmacewen, Otago just winning by the odd set, mutches being oven. Miss Somerville’s steady play gave her the victory over Miss Sparkman at 6-1 in the third set, while Miss Melville’s defeat of Miss Andrews in straight sets was a good performance. The wind upset Miss Andrews’s play, but credit must be given to Miss Melville for her accurate placing. Mrs Macassey outplayed Miss Buchler to gain a good straight set victory, while Miss Miles was much too strong for Miss Nisbet.

Primary Schools Tournament. The primary schools annual tournament will be held at Logan Park on Saturday, December 3 and 10. Play will commence at 8.30 each day, and finish at noon. Tennis has gained a strong hold in the primary schools, 'and a visit to Logan Park on either of the above dates will be worth while. It will surprise most tennis players to see the high standard attained by many of the boys and girls. New Zealand Championships. The New Zealand championships are to be held at Christchurch from Saturday, December 31, to Saturday, January 7. Dunedin players who intend taking part are Miss M. Kerr (Kaituna), W. Smith (University), C. Robertson (Otago), and S. Falconer (Cosy Dell). Smith and Falconer intend playing together in the men’s doubles, and J. C. Robertson will pair with his brother, I. A. Robertson, of Christchurch. Canterbury Ladders. The Canterbury ranking ladders are as follows: — Men. —1> Angas; 2, H. A. Burnett; 3, A. R. Cant; 4, il. Dymond; 5, 1. J. Couch; G. C. F. Penfold; 7, B. E. Souter; 8, R. G. Pattinson; 9, B. A. Barrer; 10, P. D. M'Gregor. Women.— 1, Miss T. Poole; 2. Miss I. Poole; 3, Miss D. Dickey; 4, Miss J. Senior; 5. Miss S. Anderson; 6, Miss G. Inwood; 7, Miss H. Elsom; 8, Miss H. Wright; 9, Miss D. Elsom; 10, Miss T. Fleetwood. Union Notes. The Management Committee met last week. Mr Hope presided. It was decided that all clubs notify/ the secretary, Mr Mason, of the results of their respective matches on Jhe

Saturday evening on which the matches are played. It was also decided that players be checked from catching the ball or stopping it with their racket. The ball must become dead, either by hitting the ground or fence behind the baseline. Some players have a habit of hitting the ball on the full when it is out, and umpires get confused, so that the above ruling will be enforced. A little latitude will be extended to the courts that have a long back-run. Various clubs are making use of the spare Saturday by having club tournaments. Forbury, Dundas, and Macandrew Road are among these. Macandrew Road held a,ladies’ singles tournament. The winner, Miss Leathley, a very promising junior, played well to attain the silver nip that'goes with this competition. Miss D. Lanham, the runner-up, also played well, and will improve her tennis when she overcomes her nervousness. Leading teams in various grades:— A Grade.—Aotea and Ravcnsbourno, 3 wins each, 6 points. Intermediate: Aotea and East Taieri, 3 wins, 6 points. B Grade.—St. Leonards 5 points, Musselburgh 4 points, East Taieri 4 points, Aotea 3 points. C Grade.—Holy Cross and Anderson’s Bay, 3 wins, 6 points. D Grade.—Kensington and Concord, 3 wins, 6 points. Recent ladder challenge? (challengers’ names first):—Callander beat H. Facer, 9-7; Miss Valentine lost to Miss D. Facer, 6-9; Miss Sparrow lost to Mrs Hoare, 6-9; Misses Ballintyne and Ross lost to Misses Sparrow and Broiyn, 8-9; R. and J. M‘Vie beat Brown and Ross, 9-6; Meinung and Donovan beat Laidtaw and Nevin, 10-8; Donovan lost to Ross, 7-9; R. Facer lost to Gibson, 7-9; Facer and Jackson lost to Sims and Gibson. 5-9: Luke beat Copland, 9-4; Luke and Dickey lost to Laidlaw and Nevin, 7-9. Ladder placings;— Men’s Singles.—l, Taylor; 2, Callander; 3, H, Facer; 4, Gibson; '5, R. Facer; 6, Ross; 7, Donovan; 8, Jacksou ; 9, Luke; 10, Copland ;JLI, Dickey; 12, Hey. _ ~ „ Ladies’ Singles.—l, Miss Bullen; Mrs Hoare; 3, Miss Sparrow; 4, Miss Ballintyne; 5, Miss Brown; 6, Miss Wilson"; 7. Miss Facer; 8, Miss Valentine; 9, Miss Stevens. ■ , „ , Men’s Doubles. —1, Taylor and Callander; 2, Sims and Gibson; 3, Facer and Jackson; 4, Craig and Gilhon; 5, R. and J. M‘Vio; 6. Ross and Brown; 7 Mason and Hanning; 8, Meinung and Donovan; 9, Hey and Nevin: 10, Luke and Dickey; 11, Hoare and Robertson 1 A O Ladies’ Doubles,—l. J. and A. Carr; 2, Misses Bullen and Jarvis; 3, Mrs Robertson and Mrs Hoare; 4. Misses Sparrow and Brown; 5. Misses Boss and Ballintvne; 6, Mrs Craig and Miss Stevens; 7, Misses Facer and Connor; 8, Misses Stewart and Connor; 9. Misses M‘Kinky and Hughes; 10, Misses L. and J. Colquhuon; 11, Mrs Pearce and Miss Divers.