Hard Court Tennis in Feilding

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 71, 25 March 1936, Page 3

Hard Court Tennis in Feilding

ST. BRIGID’S v. ST. PATRICK’S. A return match was played at the week-end between tho St. Brigid’s (Feilding) and St. Patrick’s (Palmerston North) Clubs at Feilding, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 14 sets (112 games) to S sets (76 games), two matches being unfinished. The following wero the results of the games, St. Brigid’s players being mentioned first:— Ladies’ singles: Miss W. Price lost to Mrs. G. Lennon, o—6:0 —6: Miss F. Price lost to Miss B. Muir; Miss M. Benge lost to Miss M. Diederich, 2—6; Miss B. Benge beat Miss N. Hickey, 6 —3; Mrs. D. Shortall lost to Miss V. Hickey, 3—6; Miss G. Christie lost to Miss D. Barnao, 2—6. Men’s singles: D. Julian beat W. Creed,. 6—5; F. Dooly beat P. Cope, C —4; R. Murphy lost to L. Smith, I—6; T. Wickens beat T. McKewen, 6—2. Ladies’ doubles: Misses W. and F. Price lost to Mrs. Lennon and Miss Muir, I—6; Miss M. Benge and Mrs. Shortall lost to Misses N. and V. Hickey, 2 —6; Misses B. Bengo and G. Christie lost to Misses Diederich and Barnao, 2—6. Men’s doubles: D. Julian and F. Dooly beat P. Cope and Creed, 6—5; T. Kelly and R. Murphy beat Lennon and Smith, 6—5; T. Wickens and C. Crisp lost to McKewen and White, 3 —6. Mixed doubles: Julian and Miss W. Price beat Lennon and Mrs. Lennon, 6 —4; Dooly and Miss F. Price beat Cope and Miss Muir, 6—o; Kelly and Miss M. Benge lost to Creed and Miss N. Hickey, 3—6; Murphy and Mrs. Shortall lost to Smith and Miss V. Hickey, I—6; Wickens and Miss B. Benge lost to McKewen and Miss Diederich, 2—B; Crisp and Miss G. Christie lost to White and Miss Barnao, 5 Cheltenham v. St. Brigid’s. On Saturday afternoon a matefh was played between tho Cheltenham and St. Brigid’s Clubs on the latter’s courts, the result of the contest being a draw with 10 sets each, St. Brigid’s winning 94 games to Cheltenham’s 91. Four matches wero not finished. In tho following results, the St. Brigid’s players aro mentioned first:— Ladies’ singles: Miss W. Price beat Miss J. McFarlane, 6—5; Miss F. Price lost to Miss J. Wood, 3 —6; Miss G. Christie beat Miss D. Anderson, 6—4; Miss J. Benge beat Mrs. Po-well, 6 —2; Miss A. Angland lost to Mrs. Humphreys, 2—6. Men’s singles: L. Giesen lost to D. Sinclair, 2—6; T. Wickens beat E. Sinclair, 6 —4; C. Crisp lost to R. Petersen, 5 —6. Ladies’ doubles: Misses W. and F. Price lost to Misses McFarlane and Wood, 5—6; Misses Christie and J. Benge lost to Miss Anderson and Mrs. Humphreys, 4—6; Miss Angland and Mrs. Hassell lost to Mrs. Powell and Miss Davies, O—S. Men’s doubles: Giesen and Wickens lost to D. and E. Sinclair, 4 —6; Crisp and Cheetham lost to Petersen and Humphreys, 4—6; Hassell and Delehanty beat Humphreys and Struthers, 6

Mixed doubles: Giesen and Miss W. Prico beat Sinclair and Miss McFarlane, o—3; Cheetham and Miss F. Price beat Sinclair and Miss Wood, 6 —2; Wickens and Miss Christie lost to Petersen and Miss Anderson, 5 6; Crisp and Miss J. Benge beat Humphreys and Mrs. Powell, 6 —4; Hassell and Miss Angland beat Humphrey and Mrs. Humphrey, 6 —4; Delchanty and Mrs. Hassell beat Sruthers and Miss Davies, 6—3.