TENNIS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3121, 6 April 1915, Page 4

TENNIS.

A scratch match was arranged on Eshter Monday between the lockl e!ub nud visitors from Inverenrgill. The niKtch was' played under the most favorable weather conditions on the local clubs court. iNeujesis always frowns upon the endeavors of local

tennis players to rais." a itiong i<am. fJnfortunat< ly, as usual, several of the

best players were away, either on pleasure or incapacitated by illness. But although a weak team faced the visitors an enjoyable day was spent by all who participated in the play.

Many of the games were more hotly , contested than the scores would lead one to v believe, and "deuce" was a common cry from the umpires. The local club was beaten by 81 to 43 games, The following are the scores : I Q. Men's Singles. Dr. A. Court beat Rev. G. H. Gibb 6 I Hodges beat Le Brun ... ... b' 1 Kae beat Rev. Uphill ... ... b" 3 Rowe beat Bowden ... ... b 4 D Rowe beat Searle ... ... 6 3 Men's Doubles. Dr. A. Court and Hodges beat Le Brun and Rev. Gibb... ... 6 4 Rao and Howe beat Rev. Uphill and Bowden ... ... ... 0 1 Rowq and D. Rowe beat Stuart and Cumberbeach ... ... 6 3 Ladies' Doubles. Misses Stokes and Cockerill lost to Miss Geisow and Mrs Gibb ... 3 6 Combined Doubles. Miss Stokes and Dr. A'Court beat Miss Mulnolland and Rev. Gibb (I 1 Mi.ss Cockerill and Hodges beat Miss Anderson and Le Brun ... (i 2 Miss Howie and Rae beat Misa Anderson and Cumberbeach ... 6 0 iiiidies' Shijjles. Miss Stokes lost to Miss Geisow ... 2 6 Miss Cockerill lost to Mrs Gibb ... 4 b Miss Howie beat Miss Mulhollaud... b' 2