Lawn Tennis

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 79, 13 March 1922, Page 2

Lawn Tennis

NEAL ANO CLOSE CUP. I HASTTINGS DEFEATS Y.M.C.A. The only match on Saturday in the Neal and Close Cup competition was the third grade game between Eastings Club and Y.M.C.A., played on the latter’s courts. Hastings won by 12 rubbers to 4. Following are the results, Y.M.C.A. players being mentioned first:— MEN’S SINGLES. Williamson lost to Kirkpatrick, 5-9. Dairies beat Heslop, 9-5. Anderson lost to Eenwicke, 8-9. McGregor beat Tonkin, 9-8. MEN’S DOUBLES. Dairies and Williamson lost to Kirkpatrick and Heslop, 2-9. McGregor and Anderson lost to Fen" wicke and Tonkin, 7-9; LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss Jordan lost to Mrs Brown, 6-7. Miss Williamson beat Miss \\ oodward, 7-6. Miss Hannay lost to Miss Haise, 4-7. Miss Stedman lost to Miss Dalton, 5-7. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Misses Jordan and Williamson lost to Airs Brown and Miss Woodward, □-/. Miss Hannay Jost to Miss Haise, 4-/. Missus Haise and Dadton 6-7. COMBINED DOUBLES. Williamson and Miss Jordan lost to Kirkpatrick anti Mrs mown, 2-z. Davies and Miss Hannay beat J . eslop ana Miss mil tun, /-d. io r\nuicKe ana Miss Haise, 2-7. Anderson and Miss Williamson lost Mcuregor and miss Steuman .lust tu Tonkin and Miss woodward, o-Z nasiing; 12 matcn.es, 114 games. l.xvi.C.xi.: 4 matches, 69 games. TEAM FOR SYDNEY. Mrs Green (Dannevirke), Miss Zita Welt wood (Hastings), Miss ivi. Kennedy (trisborne) and Miss Snow Clark (Napier) nave Deen nominated by inc Hawke s Bay Lawn Tennis Association lor the New Zealand team oi ladies which is to play in Sydney next month. Miss Fenwick (Napier) was considered a certainty, but her absence trom Neu Zealand makes room lor another. The team or six men and lour ladies will probably be chosen trom amongst tne lollowing: — Laurenson, Aitkin, Peacock, Swanston, Sims, Robson, Uilivier, Bartlett; Misses Curtis, Mactarlane, Payton, Wellwuod, Mesdames ureen ana Marshall. THE DAVIS CUP. Washington, Mar. 11. India has challenged tor the Davis Cup.—(A. and N.Z.) VICTQBIAN TOURNAMENT. Melbourne, Mar. 11. At the autumn tournament, the doubles championship was won by Patterson and Hawkes, who beat O’Hara Wood and Mackay, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. In the singles, Patterson beat Hawkes, 6-1, 6-2, 8-6.