Franklin Lawn Tennis Association.

Franklin Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 31, 31 March 1937, Page 5

Franklin Lawn Tennis Association.

EASTER TOURNAMENT. RAIN INTERFERES. BUT GOOD PROGRESS MADE. The Easter tournament conducted by the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association on the Pukekohe club’s courts was so badly interrupted by the rain during the holidays that it was thought at one time the fixture would have to be abandoned. A start was made on Friday afternoon when some 30 matches were got off and no further play took place until yesterday afternoon when under almost ideal conditions some 40 more matches were played. There are still almost 200 matches to go and the management has decided to carry on during the coming week-end when it hopes to get somewhere near finality. All players who were absent yesterday arc asked to be on the courts at 9 a.m. on Saturday. So far only one section has reached anything like the final stages —the ladies’ championship doubles —in which -Misses W. Scott and B. Potter have reached the final after a long three-set match with Misses M. and J. Kidd. In the other half no matches have been played. In the men’s championship doubles,E. and A. Wright scored a meritorious win over a good Auckland , pair in A. b. Brown and L. 11. Watson. This match was full of spectacular tennis and the winners should now reach the final.

Details will be published on Friday. C GRADE FINAL. The final of the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association’s G grade championship between Pukekohe East and Waiau Pa resulted in a win for Pukekohe East by nine games to five. Details are, Waiau Pa names first:— Meh’s singles: R. Colebourn beat K. Hamilton, 9 —o; R. McGowan beat V. Lauer, 9 —4. Women’s singles: Miss Owen lost to Miss Robinson, 3 —6; Miss Suter lost to Miss E.'Malcolmson, 3 —6. Men’s doubles: Colebourn and McGowan beat Hamilton and Lauer, 9 —7; {(Bell and McLaren lost to F. Hamilton and E. Hall, B—9;8 —9; Farley and Grant beat L. Harris and D. Fletcher, 9 —l. Women’s doubles: Misses Owen and Sutpr lost to Misses Malcolmson and Robinson, 3—6; Misses Learning and Cole lost to Miss N. Smith and Mrs Morgan, I—6; Misses Volz and Kettle lost tc Mrs Papesch and Mrs Adamson, I — 6. Combined doubles: Bell and Miss Learning lost to Miss Smith and F. Hamilton, I—7; McLaren and Miss Cole lest to Mrs Morgan and Hall, 5—7; Farley and Miss Volz beat Mrs Papesch and Harris, 7 —5; Grant and Miss Kettle lost to Mrs Adamson and Fletcher, 6—7.