LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 303, 21 November 1938, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

MANAWATU COMPETITIONS. Though it was to have been played during the week-end, the lawn tennis match between North Manawatu and South Manawatu was postponed owing to the unfavourable weather. It is hoped to make suitable arrangements for the fixture next week-end. The Manawatu Association’s competitions were continued under favourable conditions on Saturday afternoon, ] matches held over from the previous Saturday being played TAKARO v. NORTHERN. Takaro beat Northern in a B grade match by 11 sets and 125 games to 5 sets and 97 games. Northern players are mentioned first in the following details:— Men’s singles: Searle beat Speedy, 10—8 ; Drew beat Bovis, 9—7 ; Sexton beat McAffer, 9—5; Rees lost to Griffiths, 5—9. Women’s singles: Miss Weeks lost to Miss Liddell, 3—9; Mrs Wilson lost to Miss Peters, 7—9; Mrs Smith lost to Mrs Fraser, 3—9; Miss Brown lost to Miss Hearsey, 2—9. Men’s doubles.—Searle and Drew lost to Speedy and Bovis, 5—9; Sexton and Rees beat McAffer and Griffiths, 9—5. Women’s doubles.—Miss' Weeks and Mrs Smith beat Misses Liddell and Peters, 7—2; Mrs Wilson and Miss Brown lost to Mrs Fraser and Miss Hearsey, 4—7. Mixed doubles.—Searle and Mrs Wilson lost to Speedy and Miss Liddell, B—lo, Sexton and Miss Weeks lost to McAffer and Mrs Fraser, 4—9, Drew and Miss Brown lost to Bovis and Miss Peters, 5—9, Rees and Mrs Smith last to Griffiths and Miss Hearsey, 7—9. MANAWATU v. WHAKARONCO. Manawatu beat W’hakarongo by 9 sets and 113 games to 7 sets and 106 games in another B grade match. Manawatu players are mentioned first in the following details:- — Men’3 singles.—Mullins beat Eagle, 9 McKenzie beat Bainbridge 9—2, Andrews beat Meyer 9—o, Nuttall beat Phillips 9—4. Women’s singles.—Miss Bennett lost to Miss “Wood 4 —9, Miss Simmons beat Miss Woodd 9—7, Miss Mackie lost to Miss Christiansen 3—9, Mrs Young lost to Miss Yautier 4—9. Men’s doubles.—Mullins and Nuttall beat Eagle and Bainbridge 9—6, Mckenzie and Andrews beat Meyer and Phillips 9—6. Women’s doubles.—Misses Simmons and Mackie lost to Misses "Wood and Woodd 6—9, Mrs Young and Miss Bennett lost to Misses Christiansen and Vautier I—9. Mixed doubles.—Mullins and Miss Simmons beat Eagle and Miss Wood 10— McKenzie and Miss Bennett i lost to Bainbridge and Miss Christiansen B—lo, Andrews and Mrs Young lost to Mever and Miss Woodd 5—9, Nuttall and Miss Mackie beat Phillips and Miss Yautier 9—5. YANKEE TOURNAMENT. PALMERSTON NORTH CLUB. Sixty players took part in a Yankee tournament held on Saturday afternoon by the Palmerston North Lawn Tennis Club. Six matches were to have

been played, but owing. to the large number of members playing the limit was reached in only a few cases. . winners were Mr and Mrs BuH (r 7 and Mr R. Gloyn and Miss Moigan (r 8) who finished with five wins cach and no losses. They will play-off to find the ultimate winner. The others close up were Di ana Mrs Chisholm (r2) four wins and o losses; W. S. Fox and Miss Hagg.tt (r 4), four wins, two losses; O. Uaiuei and Miss Carter (r 6) four wms two losses, Misses Brooker and J- Dickei (r 16) four wins.

GIRLS’ H!GH SCHOOL v. DANNE-

In the annual tennis match played between the Palmerston North fajris High School and the Dannevirke High School, at Dannevirke North, were victorious by 10 sets and 100 games to 2 sets and 4/ games H details are as follow, the home players being mentioned first: . Singles.—A. Gandersen lost to A. Nash, 5-9; G. Enoka lost to-A. Shaw, 5 —9- M. Laughton beat J. Allen, 9 —7; S. Carston lost to T. Sexton, o—9; N. Senior lost to P. l ortei, 3—9: S Mackie lost to E- Henderson, 3—9’; N. Cassidy lost to N. Eewis, I—9. j. Smith beat B. Cowley, J o. Doubles.—A. Gandersen and G. Enoka lost to A. Nash and A Shaw , 3—9; M. Laughton and S. Carston lost to J. Allen and T. Sexton, 3—9 ; N Senior and S. Mackie lost to 1. Porter and E. Henderson, 4—9; N • Cassidy and J. Smith lost to IN. Lew is and B. Cowley, 2 —9-