ASSOCIATION PLAYS UNION

Evening Star, Issue 25750, 25 March 1946, Page 7

ASSOCIATION PLAYS UNION

The annual match between the Otago Lawn Tennis Association and the Dunedin Lawn Tennis Union was played on Saturday, senior and junior teams taking part. Although the association seniors won all their matches, the union juniors put up a good fight, winning eight of the 24 matches played after a number of close contests. Scores:— i SENIORS. (Association names first.) Men's Singles.—J. Robson beat H. Facer 6-1, 6-0; H.. Robertson beat It. Graves 6-1, 6-1; J. Patterson beat W. Gilliland 6-3, 6-1; It. G. Sincock beat J. Cox 6-3, 6-0; C. Hutchison beat M. Cruin 6-1, 5-6, 6-1; L. Jackson beat S. Hayward 6-2, 6-1. Women's Singles. Miss L. Foote beat Miss G. Cox 9-5, Mrs A. J. Borthwick beat Miss D. Facer 9-1, Miss Y. Rudd beat Miss K. Nevin 9-6, Miss M. Pvle beat Miss J. Sharp 9-2, Mrs E. Johnston beat Miss L. Riaeh 9-2, Miss M. Spackman beat Miss N. MacCallum 9.3. ■ . . , Men's Doubles.—(Robson and bincock beat Facer and Graves 6-3, 6-2; Robertson and Patterson beat Gilliland and Cox 6-2, 6-0; Hutchison and Jackson beat. Crum and Hayward 9-4. Women's Doubles. —Miss Foote and Mrs Borthwick beat Misses Cox and Facer 9,3, Misses Rudd and Pyle beat Misses Nevin and Riach 9-4, Mrs Johnston and Miss Spackman beat Misses Sharp and MaoCallum 9.7. Mixed Doubles.—Robson and Miss Foote beat Facer and Miss Facer 9.3, Robertson and Miss Rudd beat Graves and Miss Sharp 9-6, Patterson and Miss Pyle beat Gilliland and Miss Cox 9.2, Sincock and Mi's Borthwick beat Cox and Miss MaoCallum 9.1, Hutchison and Miss Spackman beat Hayward and Miss Nevin 9.3, Jackson and Mrs Johnston beat Crum and Miss Riach 9.4. Totals: Association, 24 matches (32 sets, 245 games); Union, no matches (1 set, 84 games). JUNIORS. (Association names first.) Men's Singles.—o. Ellis lost to A. Graves 5-9, G. Shaw lost to C. Kofoed 8-9 C. Allen beat G. Green 9-6, A. Robb beat T. Law 9-0, D. Murray lost to it. Webster 5-9, M. Campbell lost to 1. Simpson 6-9. Women's Singles.—Miss M. Robertson beat Miss B. Nevin 9-3, Miss N. Gosden heat Miss N. Blackwood 9-6, Miss D. Allison beat Miss P. Hanrahan 9-4, Miss D. Pryor lost to Miss J. Hanrahan 5-9. ,Miss H. Jack lost to Miss A. Luke 7-9, Miss P. Black lost to Miss N. Thompson 9-5. ,„',-. A Men's Doubles.—Ellis and Shaw beat Groves and Kofoed 9-5. Allen and Robb beat Green and Law 7-8, Murray and Campbell lost to Webster and Simpson fi-9. Women's Doubles.—Misses Robertson and Gosden beat Misses Nevin and Blackwood 9-8, Misses Allison and Pryor beat Misses P. and J. Hanrahan 9-4, Misses Jack and Black beat Misses Luke and Thompson 9-6. _ Mixed Doubles.—Ellis and Miss Robertson beat Graves and Miss Blackwood 9-5 Shaw and Miss Gosden beat Kofoed and Miss Nevin 9-6, Allen and Miss Pryor beat ' Law and Miss .1. Hanrahan 9-1, Robb and Miss Allistt) lost to Green and Miss P. Hanrahan 8-9. Murray and Miss Jack beat Webster and Miss Luke 9-8, Campbell and Miss Black beat Simpson and Miss Thompson 9-5. Total: Association, 16 sets (194 games); Union, 8 sets (152 games).