LAWN TENNIS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 26 November 1936, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS

PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ TOURNEY COMMENCES ON SATURDAY The annual primary schools tennis tournament commences next Saturday morning at the Girls’ College Courts, Waimea road at 8.45 o’clock. The entries are restricted to the four best girls and the four best boys of the primary schools of the district. The entries are larger this year and the standard of tennis high. The public are invited to be present and should witness some very good tennis. The four semi-finalists in the singles will be given free entrance fee in the Nelson Provincial Tournament to' be held at the New Year. The winners of the singles events will hold the Badminton Club’s cups. The competitors are requested to be qt the courts early as there are over 80 sets to be got through. The schools taking part are: (Col) College, (S) Stoke, (W) Wakefield, (T) Tahunanui, (A.P.) Auckland Point, (C) Central, (H) Hope, (A.) Appleby. The following is the draw: GIRLS’ DOUBLES Reed and Carpenter (C.) v. Howard and Day (T); Lorimer and McFarland (Col.) v. Kingsland and Gibbs (W). Byes: Brent and Terry (T) v. Craighead and Smyth (Col.); Springer and McPherson (W.) v. Mitchell and Lawry (S); Gribble and Montgomery (S.) v. Campen and Walker (C.). BOYS’ SINGLES J. Pauling (A.P.) v. E. Russell (T.); I. Smith (C.) v. M. McDowell (H.); M. Hawkes (T.) v. H. Crichton (W.); N. Shirtcliff (A.) v. J. McCallum (A.P.); B. Newman (Col.) v. L. Quinton (C.); G. Max (H.) v. B. O’Connor (S.); K. Clark (W.) v. . W. Ching (A.P.); K. McDonald (T.) v. C. Palmer (Col.); K. Macaulay (C.) v. V. Lawrence (W.); H. Hart (S.) v. G. Leighs (T.). Byes: M. Platt Col) v. P. Vercoe (S.); T. Closs (W.), R. Challies (Col.), N. Campen (C.) v. G. Edwards (S.). GIRLS’ SINGLES J. Day (T.) v. T. Springer (W.); P. Lorimer (Col.) v. H. Campen (C).; P. Kingsland (W.) v. W. Montgomery (S.); P. McFarland (Col.), v; A. Brent (T.); J. Carpenter (C.) v. M. Mitchell (S.).

Byes: D. Reed (C.) v. S. Howard (T.); N. Gibbs (W.) v. J. Gribble (S); B. Craighhead (Col.) v. F. Lawry (S.); N. Smyth (Col); L. Terry (T.)

|v. P. Walker (C.); B. McPherson (W.) v. P. Satherley (A.). BOYS’ DOUBLES Macaulay and Carrjpen (C.) v. Newman and Palmer (Col.); Leighs and McDonald (T.). v. Hart and Edwards (S.); Pauling and McCallum (A.P.) v. Platt and Challies (Col); Hawke and Russell (T.) v. Crichton and Clarke (W.); Shirtcliffe (A.) and Ching (A.P.) v. O’Connor and' Vercoe (S.). Byes: Max and McDowell (H.) v. Lawrence and Closs (W.); Quinton and Smith (C.). COMBINED DOUBLES Palmer and Smyth (Col.) v. Hawke and Howard (T.); Crichton and Kingsland (W.) v. Edwards and Lawry (S.); Smith and Walker (C.) v. Platt and Lorimer (Col.); Leighs and Brent (T.) v. Closs and McPherson (W.); O’Connor a.nd Gribble (S.) v. Campen and Carpenter (C.). Byes: Quinton and Campen (C.) v. Challies and McFarland (Col); Russell and Day (T.) v. Clark and Gibbs (W.); Vercoe and Montgomery (S.) v. McDonald and Terry (T.); Shirtcliff and Satherley (A.); Macaulay and Reed (C.) v. Newman and Craighead (Col.); Lawrence and Springer (W.) v. Hart and Mitchell (S.).