Sweeping Tennis Victory for Manawatu

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 60, 11 March 1940, Page 8

Sweeping Tennis Victory for Manawatu

WAIRARAPA BEATEN 23—1 There was a sweeping victory for Manawatu on Saturday when a team came to Palmerston North from the Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Association for an inter-association match. In the following details, Manawatu players are mentioned first: — Men’s singles: D. B. Livingstone beat I. Mackie, 6—3, 6—4; W. Boddy beat W. M. Worsfold, 6—7, 6—2, 6—2; J. Christie beat G. S. McLeod, 6—2, 6—4; V. Hobin beat N. Faulkner, 7 —5, 6—2; A. Johns beat G. S. Simpson, C—4, 9—7; L. J. Chapman beat E. Evans, 6—l, 6 — l. Women’s singles: Mrs. Hobin beat Mrs. G. S. McLeod, 7—5, 7—5; Miss D. Haggitt beat Mrs. M. Jones, 6—2, 9—7; Mrs. New beat Miss M. West, 6—3, 6 —2; Miss L. Rutherford beat Miss R. Percy, 6 —3, 6 —2; Mrs. Clark beat Miss U. Watson, 6 —2, 6—l; Mrs. C. C. Yates beat Miss D. Allan, 4 —6, B—6,8 —6, G—3.

Men’s doubles: Livingstone and Boddy beat Mackie and Worsfold, 5 —7, 6—2, 7 —5; Christie and Hobin beat McLeod and Simpson, 6—2, 9—7; Johns and Chapman beat Faulkner and Evans, b—l, o—4. Women’s doubles: Mrs. Hobin and Miss Haggitt beat Mrs. McLeod and Miss Allan, 6 —4, 7 —5; Mrs. New and Miss Rutherford beat Mrs.. Jones and Miss Percy, 6—o, 2 —G, 6—3; Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Yates beat Miss Watson and Miss West, 6 —2, 7—5. Mixed doubles: Livingstone and Miss Haggitt beat McLeod and Mrs. McLeod, 6 —l, s—-7,5 —-7, 6 —2; Boddy and Mrs. New beat Mackie and Miss Allan, 3—6, o—3, 6—4; Hobin and Mrs. Hobin beat Worsfold and Mrs. Jones, 6 —3, 6—o; Christie and Miss Rutherford beat Simpson and Miss Percy, 5—7, 6—l, 6—3; Johns and Mrs. Yates beat Faulkner and Miss West, 6—2, 6—l; Chapman and Mrs. Clark lost to Evans and Miss Watson, 4 —6, 6 —3, 2 —6. Manawatu: 334 points, 47 sets, 23

wins. Wairarapa: 184 points, 6 sets, 1 win. Mr. C. C. Yates was tournament man

MANAWATU CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP

In the final of the Manawatu close championship D. B. Livingstone beat J. Christie, 7 —5, 6 —2. The men’s doubles final is Hobin and McMurray versus Boddy and Livingstone.