LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7169, 17 March 1930, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

WANGANUI REPRESENTATIVES OUTPLAY MANAWATU. 16 SETS TO EIGHT. General all-round superiority was noticeable in the Wanganui players against the Manawatu representatives ic the match decided on the Linton street courts on Saturday. S. Powdrell, the Wanganui veteran, captained the visiting side and J. McDonald, the Manawatu team. McDonald was the only man on the Manawatu side to win his singles, while the ladies shared honours with the visitors, Misses Cummcrfield, Litchfield and Eutheifurd winning their games. Of tho eight sets won by Manawatu, the ladies won five; two sets were won in tho mixed doubles and one in the men’s singles.

Results arc as follows (Wanganui players mentioned first in each case): Men’s singles: M. L. Lampe beat D. I Robertson. 6—3, 6—o; A. W. Earle lost to J. McDonald, 5—7, 5—7; N. B. Barkman beat R. Hooper, 6—l, 6—4; A. L. Wheeler beat W. Boddy, 6—2, C—2; S. Powdrell beat A. W. Thompson, 6—4, 6—l; N. Eay-Campbcll beat F. McLachlan, o—4,0 —4, 6—B, 75. Ladies’ singles: Miss M. Myers beat Miss N. Astle, 6—5, 6—o: Miss N. Purcell lost to Miss M. Cummcrficld, 3_6, 5—6; Miss Izard beat Miss D. Haggitt, 6 —4, 6—5; Miss Gaisford lost to Miss H. Litchfield, 6 —5, 4—6; Miss Wilkie beat Miss Walker, 6—5, 6—3; Miss Cox lost to Miss Rutherftfrd, 5—6, 6—2. Men’s doubles: Lampe and Wheeler beat McDonald and Hooper, 6—2, 6 4. Barkman and Earle beat Thompson and Boddy, 6-3, 6-8, 6-2; Powdrell and Hav-Campbell defeated Robertson and McLachlan, 7—5, 4—6, 7 —5. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Myers and Purcell beat Misses Astle and Cummerfield, 12 —10; Misses Gaisford and Izard lost to Misses Haggitt and Litchfield, 3 9. Misses Wilkie and Cox lost to Miss’Walker and Ruthcrfurd, 9—6. . Mixed doubles: Lampe and Miss Myers beat McDonald and Miss Astle, 9 7 ; Wheeler and Miss Gaisford beat Boddy and Miss Cummerfickl, 9—4; Earle' and Miss Purcell beat Thompson and Miss Haggitt, 9—4; Barkman and Miss Izard beat Hooper and Miss Wal-]-or, 9 —3; Powdrell and Miss Wilkie lost to McLachlan and Miss Litchfield, r 9. Hay-Campbcll and Miss Cox lost to Robertson and Miss Ruthcrfurd, 2—9.

Wanganui. 16 sets; Manawatu, 8. Terrace End Beats V/oorlville, The Woodville tennis team played a return match against the Terrace End Club on the Palmerston North Club’' courts on Saturday; afternoon, Tcrrac End winning ten sets and Woodville six. Results are as follows, Terrac End players being mentioned first:Men’s singles: C. Spelman beat Maekie, 9— B; F. Swindell lost to 3 — o; J. Sorensifn lost to Pattergo,,.' 8_o ; G. Walker beat Read, 9—3. Ladies’ singles: Miss Wallen beat Mrs. Wardrop, 7—5; Miss E. Moffatfc lost to Miss Alexander, 5—7; Miss G. Gibbs lost to Mrs. King; 5—7; Miss D. Wisehnewskv beat Miss Anderson,

7—o. Men’s doubles: Spelman and Swindell beat Maekie and Bolton, 9—5; Sorenson and Walker lost to Read and

Patterson, 3—o. Ladies , double?- Misses Allen and Moffatt beat Mrs. Worarop and Miu, Alexander, 7-5: Misses Gibbs and Wisehnewskv beat Mrs. King and Miss Anderson, 9—S. Mixed doubles: Spelman and Miss Gibbs beat Maekie and Mrs. Wardrop, o_3- Swindell and Miss Allen beat. Bolton'and Miss Alexander, 9—7; Sorenson and Miss Moffatt lost to Patterson and Mrs. King, B—9; Walker and Miss' Wisehnewskv beat Read and Miss Anderson, 9—7.