LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18566, 26 November 1923, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

INTER-CLUB MATCHES. The inter-club lawn tennis matches under the auspices of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association were played at the Stanley Street courts on Saturday afternoon, The' conditions were favourable, except that the boisterous breeze was disconcerting as it was blowing strongly across the courts. In the B grade games Eden and Epsom defeated Onehunga by seven to one, B grade was won by Otahuhu, thin team winning by 10 games to 2 against Takapuna, Papatoetoe boat Mamirewa by 11' games to 2. The following are the results, the names. of the players for the first-mentioned team taking precedence. ;■-...'• A GRADE, - EDEN AND EPSOM V. ONEHUNGA. „ Men's Singles.—E. L. Bartleet beat T. E. Clark, 6—o, 4—6, 6-0; H. V. Webster beat W. G. Watkins, 6—l, 6—4; A. C. Johns drew with G. L. Taylor, 5—6, 6—3; 4—2; V. R. Johns drew with A. E. B. Richardson, 6— 3—6; A. S. C. Brown beat J. Harrison, 61, 6—2, 34; A. Campbell beat P. Harrison, 6—2, 6—2. Men's Doubles.—Bartleet and Webster beat Clarke and Richardson, 60. —1; Johns and Johns beat Watkins and Taylor, 6—2, B—6, 6—o: Brown and Campbell lost. to Harrison and Harriton, 5—6, 5—6; Bartleet and Webster beat Watkins and Taylor, 6—o, 6->- i. •

B G&ADE. /, -■ : ?;! OTAHUHU V. TAKAPUNA.' .' V^ Men's Singles.—O. Montgomery beat -\ * Chalmers, 6—l, 4—6, 6—l; H. Short beat Jerram, 6—l, 6—4; Maxwell beat Symondi, 'S 6— 62; ' Muir beat Morrison, 6— l, -*i. 6—o. ' ■ ' ~•:. Mg, Ladies' Singles. G. Wood lost t'V. Miss Morgan, B—9; Miss Whiteley : beat ■> Miss Maxwell, —6. ' '"..'7- • Men's Doubles.—Maxwell and Muir . beat '..' ' Chalmers" ar.d Jerram, 56, '6—5, 6—-3; Simpson and Heather beat Davies and Mor- -:' ; r> rison, 4 6—3, 6—o. Ladies' Doubles.Misses Wood' and v ,; Whiteley beat Misses Macdonald and Morgan. 9—4; Misses E. Wocd-and Peek .lost. to Mrs. Buddie and Miss Settle, 7—9. : C Combined Doubles.Simpson and Miss * Wood beat Buddie ; n-nd Mrs. Buddie.' 9— ..""■>; Heather and Miss Peek beat! Davies and. • Miss Macdonald, 94. ■>; EDEN AND EPSOM V. ONEHUNGA. s '-" Men's Singles.—Gardner lost to Robb, 6---5, 6—o: Turner beat Ohlson, 6—4. 5—6, V 6—3; Jackson lost to Keith, 6—5, 3—6, v 6—2; Knott beat Rowlands, 5—6, 6—4, 6—5. > Ladies': Singles.—Miss Laurenson beat ■■'. ■■.-;■ Miss Grove, 9—B; Miss Mueller lost to Mis 3 < Litten. —I. ..■■■• ..•■;■ .-•■.....: = •,,..■ ; *~ Men's . Doubles—Gardner ' and Turner, -I beat Ohlson and' Keith. 65. 6—4; Jackson „..:> and Knott beat Robb and Rowlands, 2—6, ; ? 6—4, 6— 5; Valentine and Francis lost to . Hunt and La ' Roche. 62, 6— v ! ' * Ladies' Doubles.— Laurensori . and . Mueller beat Misses Grove and Wright, . .? 9—5; Misses Bartleet and Alley lost to Mrs. Taylor. and Miss Litten, 9—6. - , " r • Combined —Valentine and Miss : i Bartleet beat Hunt and Mrs. Taylor, 9—7 ■ > Francis and Miss Alley lost to La .> Roche !■;.•>; and Miss .Wright, 94. Eden and Epsom won .by 7 games to 6. «j

' , O GRADE. ; - PAPATOETOE V. MANUREWA. ' Men's Singles.—R. W. : Firth beat- L. Peglef, 6—4, 4—6, 6—l: Burton beat D. .Warlick, 6— 6-i-3; S. Gubb lost to L. Pegler, 4—6, 6—.1, 1-M5; R. Gubb beat T. Bell, 6— 6—l. ■ • ,-•■ v -v-;,,- •;. -'• ■■.'•... ;■•{.-.; Ladies' Singles.—Mis3 C. Bryant beat Miss L.-Upton. . 10—4: Miss D. Bryant beat Mrs;; L. Pegler, 10— .; ■ ' ._ Men's Doubles.— W- Firth and Burton beat L. Pegler and D. Warlick, 6— 6—3: C. H. Firth' and Franklin lost to T. Bell and C. Lupton, 5—6, 6—3, 3— S. and R. Gubb beat L Pegler and B.' Pegler, 6-2. —4. •..::■:./• ■"■■•> •■ '■'... ■■■■ -- :: . :,' : -n ' Ladies* Doubles.— C. »nd D. Bryant heat Miss L. Lupton and Mrs. L. Pegler.- 102;. Misses Ctltfofth and Mellsop beat Mrs. Warlick and Miss Bodle. 10—7. Combined Doubles.—Miss Cutforth aiid C. H. Firth beat Mrs. Warlick and B. Pegler. 108; Miss Mellsop and Franklin beat Miss Bodle and . C. Lupton, 10—9.