TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1936, Page 13

TENNIS

UNITED DEFEAT GREYMOUTH. Due to the unfavourable weather, only one tennis match was played over the week-end, that between the United and Greymouth Clubs. The match w’as commenced in fine w’eather, but rain late in the afternoon resulted in , n n interruption and several games w’ere unfinished. In the A teams’ match, at the United courts, United w'on by 13 sets 138 games to 8 sets 108 games, and in the B teams’ match, at the Greymouth courts, United won by 13 sets to 11, each winning 143 games. The detailed results, with the United players mentioned first in each case, were: — A TEAMS.

Men’s Singles: Kear beat Pattinson, 9/4; Warnes beat Ashby, 9/7; Burley lost to Cheyne, 3/9; McKay beat Heine e.-.ar, 9/2; Millar beat Gilmour, 9/5; Garth beat McLauchlan, 9/3. Women’s Singles: Mrs. Cassels lost to Miss Costello, 5/6; Mrs. Prescott lost to Mrs. Cheyne, 4/6; Miss McKay beat Mrs. Fuller, 6/4; Miss Boddy, beat Miss Deere, 6/1; Miss Seebeck beat'Mrs. McGlashan, 6/4; Mrs. McKay beat Miss McDonnell, 6/3. Men’s Doubles: Burley and McKay lost to Pattinson and Heinegar, 6/9; Millar and Garth beat Gilmour and McLauchlan, 9/2.

Women’s Doubles: Mrs. Cassels and Mrs. Prescott lost to Miss Costello and Mrs. Cheyne, 3/6; Misses McKay and Boddy beat Mrs. Fuller and Miss Deere, 6/4. Combined Doubles: Kear and Mrs. Cassels lost to Pattinson and Miss Costello, 3/6; Warnes and Mrs. Prescott lost to Cheyne and Mrs. Cheyne, 6/9; Burley and Miss McKay lost to Ashby and Mrs. Fuller, 6/8; Millar and Miss Seebeck beat Gilmour and Mrs. McGlashan, 9/5; Garth and Mrs. McKay beat McLauchlan and Miss McDonnell, 9/5. B. TEAMS. Men’s Singles: Sadler lost to Gore, 5/9; Heaphy lost to Sharman, 5/9; Cassels lost to Beban, 6/9; Orr lost to Dyhrberg. 1/9; Hill boat Dodson, 9/2; Bock beat Mayell, 9/2. Women’s Singles: Miss C. Hannan lost to Miss Bush, 4/6; Miss E. Hannan beat Miss Lawn, 6/3; Mrs. A. Warnes lost to Mrs. Todd, 5/6; Miss E. Eaton lost to Miss Bruhn, 2/6; Miss R. Quayle beat Miss Ray, 6/5; Mrs. K. Reese beat Miss Brow’n, 6/5. Men’s Doubles: Sadler and Heaphy lost to Gore and Sharman, 3/9; Cassels and Orr lost to Beban and Dyhrberg, 69; Hill and Beck beat Dodson and Mayell, 9/4. Women’s Doubles: Misses C. and E. Hannan beat Misses Bush and Lawn, 6/4; Mrs. Warnes and Miss Eaton lost to Mrs. Todd and Miss Bruhn. 4/6; berg, 6/9; Hill and Beck beat Dodson Miss. Quayle and Mrs. Reese beat Misses Ray and Brown, 6/5. Combined Doubles: Miss C. Hannan and Sadler lost to Miss Bush and Gore, C/9; Miss E. Hannan and Heaphy beat Miss Lawn and Sharman, 9/7; Mrs. Warnes and Cassels heat Mrs. Todd and Beban, 9/7; Miss Eaton and Orr beat Miss Bruhn and Dyhrberg, 96; Miss Quayle and Hill beat Miss Ray land Dodson, 9/2; Mrs. Reose and Beck beat Miss Brown and Mayell, 9/4. VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. MELBOURNE, December 19. The finals of the' Victorian tennis championships resulted: — Men’s Singles—A. K. Quist beat D. P. Turnbull, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. Men’s Doubles—Quist and Turnbull beat J. Bromwich and L. Schwartz 8-6, > 6-3, 6-4. Junior Singles—Bromwich beat Gilchrist, 6-0, 6-3. Women’s Singles—Miss J. Hartigan beat Mrs Westacott, 8-6, 6-2. •