TENNIS

Northern Advocate, 15 March 1929, Page 9

TENNIS

•■'MON. Following are the results of a tennis match between Maungatapere and Mangapai, played at Maungatapere on the 9th insfc:Ladies ’ Singles.—Mrs Soieh 7 v Miss E. Slbahe 5 ; Miss D. Morrison 5 v. Miss Johns 7. Men’s Singles.—Dickson 9v. Byles 8; Eer ridge 6 v. Sloane 9; Stewart 9 v. Johns 8; Strackj 8 v. Carter 9. Ladies' Doubles.—Mrs Soieh and Miss D. Morrison 7 y. Misses Sloane and Carter 6; Misses M. Morrison and Reynolds 7 v. Mrs Finlayson and Miss Onnanby 6. ' Men’s Doubles.—Dickson and Berridge 2 v. Byles and Sloane 9; Stewart and Struck 8 v. Johns and Carter 8; Christiansen and Downes 9 (defaulted). Combined Doubles.—Miss M. Morrison and Christiansen 6 v. Miss Ormanby and K. Carter 9; Miss Reynolds and Downes 9 v. Mrs King and Mrs Pinlayson 2. Sets.—Maungatapere 7, Mangapai 6. Following are the results of. the final games in the first round for the Eishworth Shield, played between the Presbyterian Bible Class Club and Whangnrei. The former emerged victors by 9 sets to 4. The Bible Class Club have won all the matches in the first round. Bible Class players are mentioned first in the results:— Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Macken lost to Miss Marshall, 6—7; Miss Tucker beat Miss F. McKay, 7—3. Men’s Singles.—R. Lindsay beat Keable, 9—4; J. Lindsay beat Gfihip, 9—6; Bird lost to Glanville, 4—9; Campbell beat Jackson, 9—’s. Ladies ’ Doubles.—Misses Macken and Tucker lost to Misses Marshall and McKay, 6—7; Miss Bishop and Mrs Courtney beat Misses Eccles and M. McKay, 7—l. Men’s Doubles. —Lindsay and - J. Lindsay lost to Keablo and Crimp, •8 —19; Bird and Campbell beat Glanville and Jackson, 9 —7; Laurie and Courtney beat Mitchell and' Fisher, 9 —6. Combined Doubles.—Laurie and Miss Bishop beat Fisher ahd Miss Bedes, ,9—7; Courtney and Mrs Courtney beat Mitchell and Miss McKay, 9 —3.