TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 February 1931, Page 6

TENNIS

GREYMOUTH A. v. HOKITIKA A. A return match was played at Hokitika on Saturday betweep. the Hokitika A. team and the Grey Club’s A team. The Grey A. team gained the victory by 15 sets to 9. Results are as follow, Hokitika names, being mentioned first: —

Ladies’ Singles—Miss Thompson 3, Miss N. Tennent 6; Miss Stevenson 6; Mrs. Lawn 3; Miss Knight 0, Miss Costello 6.; Miss' Lewis 6, Miss Bush 3; Miss Reid 5, Mrs. Allison 6; Mrs. Guthrey 6, Mrs. McGlashan 4. Men’s Singles—Gooch 9, M. C. Smith Doherty 3, McCarthy 9; Turner 4, A. K. Smith 9; Larcombe 3, O’Malley 9; Hayes 4, Shallcrass 9; Guthrey’9, Smyth 8. Ladies’ Doubles—Misses Thompson and Stevenson 2, Miss Tennent and Mrs. Lawn 6; Misses Reid and Knight 2, Mrs. Allison and Miss Costello 6; Miss and Mrs. Guthrey 6, Miss Bush and Mrs. McGlashan 0. Men’s Doubles —Gooch and Doherty 4, M. C. Smith and McCarthy 9; Turner and Larcombe 6, A. K. Smith and O’Malley 9; Hayes and Guthrey 5, Shallcrass and Smyth 9. Combined Doubles: —

G’ooch and Miss Thompson 9, M. C. Smith and Miss Tennent 6; Doherty and Miss Stevenson 4, McCarthy and' Mrs. Lawn 9; Turner and Miss Knight 3, A. K. Smith and Miss Costello 9; Larcombe and Miss Lewis 9, O’Malley and Miss Bush 5; Hayes and Miss Reid 5, Shallcrass and Mrs. Allison 9; , Guthrey and Mrs. Guthrey 9, Smyth and Mrs. McGlashan 4. Totals: Hokitika, 9 sets; 122 games. Greymouth: 15 sets, 156 games.

GREYMOUTH B. v. HOKITIKA B.

The return match was also played on Saturday at the Grey Club’s courts between the Grey Club’s B. team and the Hokitika B. ■ team. The Greymouth team won by 13 sets to 11. Results were (Hokitika names being mentioned first): —■

Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Davidson 6, Miss Bignell 3; Miss Wild 6, Mrs Moss 1;-Miss Houston 6, Miss C. Tennent 3; Miss King 5, Miss Ferguson 6; Miss W. .Stevenson 6, Miss Brown 5; Miss J. Stevenson 6, Miss Reynolds 4.

Men’s Singles.—Auld 7, Phillips 9; Diedrichs 9; Haigh 6; Houston 6, Samways 9; Preston 4, Frost 9; Blank '.B, Curran 9; Koch 9, Allison 8. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Davidson and Wild 6, Miss Bignell and Mrs Moss 5; Misses Houston and King 5, Misses Tennent and Ferguson 6; Misses Stevenson and Steveiison 3, Misses Brown and Reynolds 6. Men’s Doubles. —Auld and Diedrich 4, Phillips and Haigh 9; Houston and Preston 5, Samways and Frost 9; Blank and Koch 8, .Curran and Allison 9.

Combined' Doubles.—Miss Davidson and Auld 2, Miss Bignell and Phillips 6; Miss Wild and Diedrichs 8, Mrs Moss and Haigh 9; Miss Houston and Houston 9,' Miss Tennent and Samways 8; Miss King and Preston 4, Miss Ferguson and Frost 6; Miss W. Stevenson and Blank 6, Miss Brown and Curran 2; Miss J. Stevenson and Koch 6, Miss Reynolds and Allison 5.

Totals: Hokitika, 11 sets, 144 games Greymouth 13sets, 152 games.

“AMATEURS” IN U.S.A.

NEW YORK, February 14. The Lawn Tennis Association with only two or three, dissenting voices, adopted a motion favouring an open tennis tournament, but referred the matter to the executive committee, with power to act.

The Association recorded its disapproval of the practice of member clubs in allowing prominent players unlimited expense accounts while competing at the clubs’ tournaments.