TENNIS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 13125, 23 March 1937, Page 6

TENNIS

MARIST CLUB TITLES

Several of the season’s titles wore decided at tho • Mnrist Tennis Club curing die week-end in glorious weather before a large crowd of spectators. who warmly applauded tho winners. In the men’s singles title, T. Muir retained hi« title and beat K. Kay by (i —2, 6—3. 6—2, tho games, however, being close l- than the score would infbente. Muir won tho toss and served, and lost his service. He, however, steadied .his game, and pulled up by moans of woll-placcd drives, the) pace making the returns difficiftt. Kay appeared to l 'c. a little below bis usual form. In the second set, Muir established an early lead of three games to love, before Kay started. Kay took r-oe sot, Muir the next, bringing tho score to s—l. Tho next two were Kav’s, to make the tally 5—3, but Muir clinched the set with the ninth game. Coming to the third set with a load, Vltiir played confidently, but Kay was a dour opponent and forced many of the game.? to device. Muir bad tho luck with drives jiust trickling over the top of the net, after sustained rallies. With the set ending 6 —2 in Muir’s favour, he took thei match, it being unnecessary to play the last two of five scheduled sets. It was an excellent match. A. Shone (receive 25), a first-year player, did remarkably well to beat M. Krebs (roc. 15) in the men’s handicap singles. Tho men’s handicap doubles was won by Thompson and Muir (owe 24) from Mills and Shone (owe 15). After tho two teams had worked off their handicaps in the early stages of the game, the match was a remarkably’ even one. Thompson and Ewen u r re last year’s winners. The men’s junior singles championship was retained by J. Thompson, who defeated A. Shone in a olase; final. Tho combined doubles title went to Mills and Mrs Hoeney, who defeated Thom and Mrs Thom in the final.