TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 March 1937, Page 11

TENNIS

UNITED RETAIN TROPHY. The United Club’s mei’s team was successful yesterday in retaining the Presidential trophy, against Hokitika, who, however, issued a stern challenge, going down by one set and ten games, the matches being even. The detailed results, with the United players mentioned' first in each case, were: —

Singles: P. Warnes lost to O’Gorman 2/6, 6/4, 9/7. C. Burley lost to Russeli 6/1, 3/6, 7/5. A. L. McKay heat J. Minifie 6/1, 8/6. A. Miller beat Freitas 6/2, 6/2. - Doubles: Warnes and Burley beat O’Goftnan and Minifie 6/2, 4/6, 6/4. McKay and Miller lost to Russell and Freitas 6/8, 4/6. UNITED A BEAT RUNANGA. The United A team proved too good for Runanga A in an inter-club match at the United Courts on Saturday, winning by 19 sets 126 games to 5 sets 96 games.

The detailed results, with the United players mentioned first in each case, were: —

. Men’s Singles: P. Warnes beat S. Kennedy, 6/1. C. Burley beat A. Winstanley, 6/3. A. McKay beat F. Baddeley, 6/5. A. Millar beat W. Timlin, 6/3. J. Garth beat R. Armstrong, 6/3. F. Sadler beat R. Murray, 6/5. Women’s Singles: Mrs Cassels lost to M. Tyson, 2/6. E. Boddy lost to Mrs E. O’Neill, 3/6. Mrs Prescott beat Mrs R. O’Neill, 6/0. Mrs McKay lost to B. Richmond, 2/6. Miss M. McKay beat E. Dowling, 6/4. . Mrs Neville beat N. Tyson, 6/2. Men’s Doubles: Warnes and Burley beat Winstanley and Baddeley, 6/5. McKay and Millar beat Kennedy and Timlin, 6/2. Garth and Sadler lost to Armstrong and Murray, 3/6. Women’s Doubles: Mrs Cassels and Miss E. Boddy beat Misses M. Tyson and B. Richmonud, 6/3. Mrs Prescott and Mrs McKay beat Mrs E. O’Neill and Mrs R. O’Neill, 6/4. Miss M. McKay and Mrs Neville beat Misses E. Dowling and N. Tyson. 6/4. Combined Doubles: Warnes and Mrs Cassels beat Kennedy and Miss M. .Tyson, 6/4. Burley and Miss E. Boddy beat Winstanley and Mrs E. O’Neill, 6/4. McKay and Mrs Prescott lost to Baddeley and Miss B. Richmond, 2/6. Millar and Mrs McKay beat Timlin and Mrs R. O’Neill, 6/5. Garth and Miss; M. McKay beat Armstrong and Miss E. fowling, 6/5. Sadler and Mrs Neville beat Murray and Miss N. Tyson, 6/4. RUNANGA B WIN. Playing at Runanga, the Runanga B team defeated United B by 14 sets 128 games to 10 sets 118 games, the detailed results, with the United players mentioned first, being: —

'Men’s Singles:D. 1-leaphy lost to Amor, 5/6. J. Orr lost Io Southward, 4/6. A. Beck lost to Williams, 4/6. J. Cassels lost to Kinsey, 3/6. J. Baton beat McTaggart, 6/5. IL Hopkinson lost to Webb, 3/6.

Women’s Singles: Miss D. Blair beat Mrs Winstanley, 6/3. Mrs A. Warnes beat Miss Newton, 6/3. Miss M. Seebeck beat Miss Tyson, 6/5. Miss M. Hannan lost to Mrs Armstrong, 5/6. Miss E. Hannan beat Miss Radcliffe, 6/1. Miss E. Heinz beat Miss Mossop, 6/1. Men’s Doubles: Heapliy ami Cassels beat Amor ami McTaggarl, 9/8. Orr and Beck lost to Southward and Williams, 7/9. Paton and Hopkinson lost to Kinsey and Webb, 2/9. Women’s Doubles: Mif?s D. Blair ana Mrs Warnes beat Miss Newton and Mrs Winstanley. 6/5. Miss Seeheck and Miss M. Hannan lost to Miss Tyson and Miss Radcliffe, 4/6. Miss E. Hannan and Miss E. Heinz lost to Miss Mossop and Mrs Armstrong, 5/t>. Combined Doubles: Heaphy and Miss Blair lost to Amor and Mrs Winstanley, 2/6. Cassels and Mrs Warnes beat Southward amt Miss Newton, 6/3. A. Beck, and Miss Seeheck lost to Williams and -Miss Mossop, 4/6. Orr and Miss M. Hannan heat. Webb and Mrs Armstrong, 6/4. Paton and Miss E. Hannan lost to McTaggarl and Miss Tyson. 4/6. Hopkinson and Miss Heinz lost to Kinsey and .Miss Radcliffe. 3/6.

The Cobden-Runanga match, sot down for yesterday, was postponed. BLAKETOWN v. ARORANGI In an inter-Club match at the weekend a Blaketown women's team defeated a team from the Arorangi Chib, the detailed results, with the Blaketown players mentioned first in each case, being:— Doubles: Miss Sandman and Miss Reeves, boat Miss Duffy and Mrs. Johnston 6 —l. Mrs. White and Mrs. Lougstaff beat

Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Kitchingham 6—3. Miss Tomkies and Miss Kitchingham beat Mrs. Reeves and Miss Greenwood' 6—3. Mrs. White‘and Mrs. Longstaff beat Miss E. Duffy and Miss Fleming 6---3. Singles: Miss Sandman beat Miss M. Duffy 6 —o.' Miss Reeves beat Miss Fleming 6 —5. Mrs. White beat Miss E. Duffy 6—2. Mrs. Longstaff beat Mrs. Johnstofie 6—l. Miss Greenwood lost to Mrs. Campbell I—6.1 —6. Mrs. Reeves beat Miss Kitchingham 6/4.

NEW ZEALAND JUNIORS.

SYDNEY, February 1 27.

The New Zealand junior tdnnis players opposed three New South Wales leading juniors, to-day, fit Rochdale, the New Zealander Brown defeating a strong opponent in J. Gilchrist 6/4, 6/8, 6/3. H. Lindo beat J. Mayson 6/3, 6/1. F. Bennett beat J. Gunn 4/6, 8/6, 6/4. In the Doubles, Lindo and Gilchrist beat Brown and Mayson 8/6, 3/6, 6/3. McGRATH DEFEATS CRAWFORD. SYDNEY. February 28. Playing in the Northern Suburbs tennis championships at Kilara, V. McGrath beat J. Crawford in the men’s singles 6/3, 7/5. MONTE CARLO TOURNEY. MONTE CARLO,xFebruary 27. The tennis tournament semi-finals resulted as follows: Boussus (France) beat flenkel (Germany), 3/6, 1/6, 6/3, 6/4, 6/2; Von Cramni (Germany) beat Palmieri (Italy), 6/0, 8/6, 6/2.