Tennis

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7179, 28 March 1930, Page 3

Tennis

ST. JOHNS V. COLYTON. On Wednesday afternoon, ' a team from the St. John’s Club visited G’olyton for an inter-club matohl. Owing to the fading light, the match was not finished but Colyton Avon 13 sets (98 games) to St. John’s 8 sets (101 games). The results were as follow, Colyton players being mentioned first: Ladies’ singles: Miss Wales lost to Miss V. Foster 5 —6; Miss Hansen defeated Miss Worsfold 6 —4; Miss Hocken defeated Miss Hubbard 6 —5; Miss I. Benge lost to Miss Wilson 3 —(5; Miss Smith lost to Miss Bourko 3 —6; Miss B, Benge lost to Miss Lourie 3 —(i.

Men’s singles: Bussell lost to Murphy s—q.s — q. w, Hocken lost to Harford s—o;5 —0; Woodman defeated Simmonds 6 — 5; b. Hocken defeated Bourke o—4;0 —4; Symonds defeated Pearce 6 —4; Wilson lost to Malcolmson 5 —6.

Ladies’ doubles: -Miss Wales and Ilansen defeated Misses \. Foster and E. Worsfold 6 —5; Misses Hocken and I. Benge defeated Mrs Hubbard and Miss Wilson 6 —3; Mi-s-ses Smith and B. Benge defeated Misses Burke and LoAvrie 6—2.

Men’s doubles: Bussell and W. Hocken defeated Alurphy and Harford 6—l; Woodman and S. Hocken -lost to Bourke and Sinnuonds 4 —o; Symonds and Wilson defeated Pearce and Malcolmson ti —1.

Mixed doubles: Alias Wales and Bussell defeated Miss V. Foster and Murphy U—s; Miss Hansen and W. Hocken defeated Miss Worsfold and Harford 6—5; Miss Hocken and Woodman defeated Mrs Hubbard and Simmonds 6 —2. The remaining three sets were not played.