TENNIS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 January 1927, Page 6

TENNIS

SATURDAY’S MATCHES

SOUTH TARANAKI COMPETITION. RAWER A A BEAT PARK A. Hiawera A beat Park A on Saturday, ou the Hawera courts, by 12 matches to 4 (126 games to 86). The single. l were evenly divided, Haweraks leading men, Jones and McCarthy, beating Kururangi and Billows -respectively, while Rudge and R-rannve.il, Park’s third and fourth players, accounted for their adversaries, Oapleu and Ryan. All the H-awera ladies- won then singles easily, with the exception oi Miss Burgess, from whom Mrs. Davy captured five games ill the seven-up set . In the- men's doubles the form shown in the singles held good, Jones and McCarthy winning the- first pan match, and Rudge and Bnamwell the second. Hawera won both ladies’ dc-übie-s. Park won only one mixed, that in which Billows and Mrs. Bernard beat McCarthy -and Miss Knight.

The -scores were -as.under, Hawera players being mentioned first ;in ohc-Jj case :

Men’s Singles.—Jones beat Kuril rangi, 9—tj McCarthy beat Billows, 9—-5; Capien lost- to Rudge, 3 —9; Ryan .lost to Bramwell, 2—9. Ladies’ Singles.-—-Miss Whittington beat Mrs. Rudge, 7 —l; Miss Knight beat Mrs.” Bernard, 7—l; Miss Huggins heat Mrs. Hunt, 7—2; Miss Burgess beat Mrs. Davy 7—5. Men’s Doubles—Jo-ne s and McCarthy beat Kururangi -and Billows. 9 —6; Capien and Ryan lost to Rudge and Bramwell, 5—9. Ladies’ Doubles. —-Misses Whittington and Knight beat Mesdames Rudge and Bernard. 9 —4; Misses Huggins and Burgess beat Mesdia-mes Hunt -and Davy, 9—3. Mixed Doubles. —Jones and Miss Whittington beat Kururangi and Mrs Rudge, 9—-8; McCarthy and Miss Knight lost to Billows and Mrs. Bernard, 6—9; Capien -and Miss Huggins beat Rudge land Mrs. Hunt, 9—7; Ryan and Miss Burgess heat Rramwell and Mrs. Davy. 9—4.

MANAIA BEIAT PARK R. Mauaia played Park B at Mauaia. The home side proved much the stronger, and won by 16 matches (128 games) to 0 (58 games). Bell, lourth man in the singles did best for the visitors, securing sue games of the rune-up sec. I*'ranklyn. made the next best showing with four games. -Miss Hicks, in the ladies’ singles, took live games before being Vanquished by -Miss Olague. In the men’s doubles Park B offered strong opposition, and both pairs readied seven games in the nine game set. Airs. Goodwin and Miss Hicks gave the Misses Hides land Ofague a game as the score, 7—5, indicates. Freeman and Mrs. Goodwin, in winning iive games in nine from Christie aiid Mass Hides, were the best mixed pali of the losers. The individual scores were as follows, Mauaia players being mentioned first in each case:— Men’s Singles.—Christie beat Freeman, 9—l; Meuli boat Franklin, 9—l, J. I). Smith beat Newton, 9—l; C. A. L. Smith beat Bed, 9 —6. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Hides beat Mrs. Goodwin, 7—o; Miss Olague beat Miss Hicks, 7—5; Miss Hides beat Airs. Dymoitd, 7—4; Miss Hotter beat Miss Kirk, 7—2. Men’s Doubles.—Christie and C. A. L. Smith beat Freeman and Franklin 97; J. I). Smith and Alcuij heal Newton and Bell, 9—-7. Ladies’s Donlbes. —Miss iiilles am' A! is* C-'lagno boat Airs. Goodwill and Miss Hicks, 7’—s; -Miss Hid and Mis* Hotter beat Mrs. Hymond and Miss Hicks. 7—2. Combined Doubles.— Christie ami Mi-ss Hides beat Freeman and Airs. Goodwin, 9—5; Meuli and Miss Clagiic beat Franklin and Miss Hicks, 7 —l-; J. .IX Smith and Ali.ss Hides beat Newton and Mrs. Dymond, 9—2; O. A. L-. Smith and Hotter beat Bed and Miss Kirk, 7—.”>. Tiro of the combined doubles were only seven up. The position of the teams in UnSouth Taranaki competition is as under :

P. W. L. Pts Hauoi’a A ... ... .3 3 a Park A 2 1 4 AJ anaia ... 2 2 i 4 Ha wor a T5 ... .a 1 2 o Park T! ... 4 — 4 6