INTER-CLUB TENNIS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 295, 10 November 1934, Page 4

INTER-CLUB TENNIS.

COMPETITION MATCHES

The church tennis clubs of Feilding commenced an inter-club series of competitions on Wednesday afternoon, St. Brigid’s defeating St. John’s, while Methodist accounted for St. Paul’s. The details of the games are as under: — ST. JOHN’S v. ST. BRIGID’S. St. John’s players are mentioned first: Men’s singles.—P. Wells lost to R. Murphy, — —G; W. Lowther beat D. Julian, B—6;8 —6; F. Groombridge beat T. ’Simmonds, 6 —2; N. Malcolmson lost to C. Crisp, o—6.0 —6. Ladies’ singles.—Miss D. Malcolmson lost to Miss I. Benge; Miss J. Hastie lost to Miss M. Benge; Miss B. Malcolmson lost to Miss B. Benge; Miss E. Hope beat Miss J. Benson. Men’s doubles. —Groombridge and ■Wells lost to Julian and Simmonds, 3 6; Lowther and Malcolmson beat Murphy and Crisp, G —3. Ladies’ doubles. —Miss Malcolmson and Hastie lost to Misses I. and M. Benge, 2 —6; Misses Malcolmson and Hope lost to Misses Benge and Benson. 3 —6. Mixed doubles. —Groombridge and Miss Malcolmson lost to Murphy and Miss Benge, 3 —6; Lowther and Miss Hastie lost to Julian and Miss M. Benge. 5 —7; Malcolmson and Miss Malcolmson beat Crisp and Miss B. Benge, 7 —5: Wells and Miss Hope lost to Simmonds and .Miss J. Benson, 4 St. Brigid’s, 11 sets. 87 games; St. John’s. 5 sets, 60 games. METHODIST v. ST. PAUL’S. Methodist players are mentioned first: Men’s singles.—M. WorsioM beat TV. Bush, G —2; G. Darragh beat E. Patten 6—2: C. Wilkinson beat A. Waddell, G—l; It. Darragh beat C. Aitken, 6 —4. Ladies’ singles.—Mrs R. Eade lost to Miss B. Whisker, I—G; K. Carthew lost to Miss S. Pearce, 3 —G; Miss T. Carthew beat Miss I. Dumnier, G —4; Miss A. Lyne lost to Miss Greece, I—6.1 —6. Men’s doubles. —Worsfold and Darragh beat Bush and Patten, B—6;8 —6; Wilkinson and Darragh beat Aitken and Waddell, G—4. Ladies' doubles. —Mrs Eade and Miss K. Carthew lost to Misses S. Pearce

and V. Whisker, 4—6; Misses T. Carthew and A. Lyne lost to Misses Greeve and I. Dummer, 6—B. Mixed doubles. —-Mrs Eade and W 7 orsfold lost to Miss "Whisker and Bush, 5—2; Miss K. Carthew and GDarragh beat Miss Pearce and Patten, 6—2; Miss T. Carthew and AA’ilkinson beat Miss I. Dummer and AVaddell, 6—4; Miss A. Lyne and It. Darragh beat Miss Greece and Aitken. 6—3.

Methodist, 10 sets, 82 games; St Paul’s, 6 sets, 71 games.