TENNIS

Hutt News, Volume 19, Issue 21, 24 October 1945, Page 4

TENNIS

HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION On Friday and Saturday, November 2rd and 3rd, tlie Hutt Valley Lawn Tennis Association is making its iirst attempt to win the two major tennis trophies 111 New Zealand —the Wilding Shield lor men, and the Nunneley Casket For ladies. During the war years there has Jieen no competition for either trophy, but;-it. is anticipated that there will be very keen rivalry between the Associations this year, and the Hutt Valley Association has got in early, with .-itschallenges.: The- Wellington Assooia tion at present holds hPth trqplues, so the matches will. ,bc played inWellington — ( the , Wilding Shield Challenge at the Newtown Club, and the ' Nunneley Casket Challenge at the Wellington Club in Palmer Street. It is considered that the local association 'has a very good prospect of winning at least one of the trophies, in which case Valley tennis I followers will soon have an opportunity of seeing the first big tennis match to be staged in the Valley. The Canterbury Association has already lodged challenges for both trophies with the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association and the winner of the niatches on November 2nd and 3rd will be called on to defend the Shield and Casket, probably on December 15th. Ranking matches to decide the teams to play against Wellington are not complete at the time of going to press, but the following complete results to date give a fair indication of players likely to catch the eye of the selectors: — Ladies. Miss J. Beban seeded number one, Mrs. .T. D. King beat Mrs. Edwards 6/0, 6/1; beat Miss P. Longton 6/0, 8/6, 7/5; beat Mrs. H. D. Kennedy 6/5, 6/1. Mrs. H. D. Kennedy, beat Miss Jaryis 6/2, 6/0; beat Miss P. JLongton 6/1, 3/6, 6/2; lost to King. Miss P. Longton beat Miss Lowry 6/1, 6/3; beat Miss McNeill 6/1, 6/3; lost to Mrs. King and Mrs. Kennedy. Miss E. McNeill beat Miss Mouat 6/2, 4/6, 6/3; beat Mrs. Edwards 6/3, 1/6, 6/4; beat Mrs Gyles 6/4, 2/6, 6/3; lost to Miss Longton. Mrs. Edwards beat Mrs 'Gyles 5/6, 6/4, 6/0; lost to Mrs. King and Miss McNeill. Men. N. Edwards and O. Bold seeded. R. McKenzie beat Charters 6/4, 6/3; beat Giesen 6/1, 6/0. F. <S. Ramson beat R. Ferkins fi/'l, 5/6, 8/6; beat Charters .6/1, 6/; beat Giesen 6/3, 2/6, 6y*3"; lost to Rousell. J. Charters beat Roiisell 3/6, 6/2, 10/8; lost to McKenzie and Ramson. Dr. E. Giesen beat Rtiusell 4/6, 6/4, 6/2; lost to McKenzie and Ramson. ■ ,E. Rousell beat Ramson 5/6, 6/4, 6/2; lost to Giesen and Charters., ' T. McGrath beat B. O'Connor 6/1, 6/0.