LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23010, 11 April 1938, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT PUBLIC SERVICE CLUB LADIES' AND MEN'S EVENTS The second annual tournament of the Public Service Sports Club was played the Windmill Road courts on Saturday morning and attracted a record entry of 120 players, comprising .'SO teams, representative of various Government departments in Auckland. The semi-finals and finals produced a high standard of play, the. eventual winners being the Public Trust (men) and State Advances (ladies). Results of the finals were:— Ladies. —State Advances (Misses Howe, Hill, Nclligan, Holmes) beat Lands and Survey (Misses de Boisserc. Canicrou. Clarke, Jackson), o—o, B—7. Men. —Public Trust (Molloy, Finklestein, Jones, I'atcrson) beat Native Department (Watene, Te Anga, Stubbing, Turei), o—3, a—u. '2—i. FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Sunday ! The singles championships for clubs in the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association's district were decided on the Pukekohe courts yesterday. The entries were a record. 10 men and 13 ladies taking part, and play was of a high standard. The men's singles championship of the association was won by I. Bayly (Pukekohe), and the ladies' title by Miss Betty Potter (Otaua). Results were as follows: MEN'S SINGLES First round: K. Clark (Waiaua Pa) beat D. McDonnell (Otaua), (J —1, o—2;0 —2; N. Glimmer (Bombay) beat H. B. Keane (Te Toro), <j—s, Ci—l; J. Aitkenhead (Runciman) beat K. Papesch (Pukekohe East), 5—2, G—4; A. J. Kidd (Karaka) beat C. Moon (West End Hill), O—J, (5 —2; J. Hughes (Waiuku) beat G. Cowan (St. James'). o—l. G—3; F. Seeley (Buckland) beat K. Cutfield (Mauku), G —l, o—2; D. Anderson (Aka Aka) beat D. Thomson (Kariotahi), o—l. <!—-1; I. Bayly (Pukekohe) beat A. Giles (Waipipi), li—2, o—2.0 —2. Second round: H. Clark beat V. Gumrner, o—4;0 —4; J. Aitkenhead beat -A. J. Kidd, o—l,0 —1, o—2; J. Hughes beat F. Seeley, 6—2, o—3; I. Bayly beat D. Anderson. o—o. G —o. Semi-finals: K. Clark beat J. Aitkenhead, o—s, o—2; I. Bayly beat J. Hughes, •">—o. o—2, o—l.0 —1. Final: I. Bayly beat K. Clark, o—s,0 —5, 6—o. LADIES' SINGLES First round: Miss N. Thomson (Kariotahi) beat Miss J. Barker (Waiuku). 6—4 o—-1;0 —-1; Miss M. Seeley (Buckland) beat Miss M. Haycock (Mauku), o—s; Miss McEwpn (Te Toro) beat Mrs. Hale (Pukekohe East) I—o, o—t, C—4; Miss Scott (St. James') beat Miss Pirret (Tuakau), by default; Miss M. Kidd (Karaka) beat Miss T. Civil (West End Hill), 0— 1 o—l. Second round: Miss Potter (Otaua) beat Miss N. Thomson, o—2,0 —2, o—2; Miss J. Barker beat Miss M. Seeley, o—l, G —2; Miss Scott beat Miss McEwen, o—O, 0—0; Miss Jeffries (Pukekohe) beat Miss Kidd, 0-—l, o—l. Semi-finals: Miss Potter beat Miss Barker. I—r;_ (j—(j—-j; Miss Jeffries beat Miss Scott, o—2 6 —l. Final: Miss Potter beat Miss Jeffries. 4—G. G—4. G—3.

HENDERSON CLUB'S TOURNEY Tho Henderson Tennis Club held a mixed doubles tournament during the week-end. Results were as follows: First Round. —H. Barker and Mrs. Hood beat G. Holborow and Mrs. Hood, 6—2, o—l, R.Johnston and Miss E. Bussey beat W. Phillips and Miss Y. Ingham, 6—l, C—3; L. Duncan and Miss K. Walker beat E. West and Miss W. Stewart. G—o, 6—l; R. McDonald and Miss A. Marsh beat I. Belcher and Miss D. Pilgrim, o—5, 6—5. Second Round.—M. Ling and Miss P. Massey beat BlennerhaSsett and Miss Blennerhassett, by default; R. Sanford and Miss J. Bussey beat L. Sullivan and Miss 6. Ingham, s—o, 6—3, 0—1; E. O. Faber and Miss Swanson beat D. Russell and. Miss Pallister, 6—4. fl—1; H. Barker and Mrs. Hood beat R. Johnson and Miss E. Bnssey, o—l, G —o; R. McDonald and Miss A. Marsh beat L. Duncan and Miss K. Walker, (5—3, fi—s; A. Fownall and Miss G-. Jack beat A. Yelas and Miss M. Yelas. fl—l, fi—o; Watts and Mrs. Robey beat A. Jackson and Miss D. Lloyd, G—l, 6 —o; I. Swinburne < and Mrs. McMillan beat J. Bethel and Mrs. Hame. 6 —5, (5—2. Semi-finals.—E. Faber and Miss Swanson beat SI. Ling and Miss P. Massey. 6 —3. G—2; J. Swinburne and Mrs. McMillan beat A. Pownall and Miss G. Jack, s—o, 6—3, G—l.

Final.—J. Swinburne and Mrs. McMillan beat E. Faber and Miss Swanson, 6—l, •I—6, 6—3.

CLOSING AT TE AWAMUTU [from our own corrkspondext] TE AWAMUTU, Sunday The Te Awamutu Lawn Tennis Club officially closed its summer season yesterday. "Weather conditions were good and a large number of members and visitors attended. The president. Mr. G. "Wright Fulton, commented or what has been a very successful season, and then called on Mrs. S. Clark, wife of the club's patron, to present the various trophies won during the season. The final inter-club match was also played, between Te Awamutn and the combined country clubs. Results were as follows, Te Awamutu names being mentioned first:— Men's Singles.—R. Armstrong beat F. McGrath (Korakonui), n—2; E. Holmes lost to R. Hinton (Te Balm), S—o; R. Goodall beat W. McGhie (Kihikihi), »—7; A. Ross beat G. Cruickshank (Te Mawhai), f)—s; L. Gilmore beat O. Payne (Hairini), 9—4; P. Coney beat E. Penny (Kihikihi), f)—2. Ladies' Sinjles.—Miss E." Maxwell and Mrs. A. Bowler (Te Rahu), 2—all, unfinished; Miss ft. Spiers lost to Miss McArthur (Te Mawhai). f>—7; Miss M. Cruickshank beat Mrs. Dibble (Hairini). 7—3; Miss L. Cruickshank lost to Miss L. Crook (Kihikihi), o—7; Mrs. A. Kay beat Mrs. A. P. Harvey (Factory). 7—3; Miss L. North beat Mrs. Balnie (Hairini), 7 —•">. Men's Doubles.—R. -Armstrong and P. Coney beat McGrath and Hinton, 9—2; Goodall and Ross heat McGhie and Penny, l»—">; Holmes and Gilmore beat Cruickshank and Payne 9—o. Ladies' Doubles. —Misses Maxwell and R. Spiers lost to Mrs. Bowler and Miss McArthur, 5 —7; Misses L. and M. Cruickshank beat Mrs. Dibble and Mrs. Balme. 7—o; Mrs. Kay and Miss North lost to Miss Crook and Mrs. Harvey, o—7. Combined Doubles.—Armstrong and Miss Maxwell beat Hinton and Mrs. Bowler, 9—l; Coney and Miss Sniers beat Cruickshank and Miss McArthur, 9—3; Ross and Miss M. Cruickshank bea.t Penny and Miss Crook. 9—(>; Goodall and Miss L. Cruickshank beat Payne and Mrs. Dibble, 9—o; Holmes and Mrs. Kay beat McGhie and Mrs. Harvey, 9—S; Gilmore and Miss North beat Marshall and Mrs. Balme, 9—6. Te Awamutu won by IS matches to 5 (1 unfinished). CLOSING DAY AT THAMES [by tei.kgraph—OWN correspondent] THAMES, Sunday To mark the official closing of the Thames Lawn Tennis Club's season a yankee tournament was held, the winners being Miss Nankivel and R. Mcßae. In the final of the junior handicap combined event J. Gray and Miss Smith beat M. .Leary and Miss Paul, 50—15. During the afternoon the president. Mr. S. Da 11 by, presented the trophies won during the season as follows; Ladies' championship, singles, Miss M. Ritchie; ladies' handicap singles. Miss M. Ritchie (senior), Miss Ensor (junior); men's handicap singles, K. Griffin (senior). E. Cameron (junor); ladies' handicap doubles. Misses Nankivel and Bongard; men's handicap doubles. M. Rigby and T. Grant; handicap combined doubles. Rigby and Mrs. Rigby (senior), J. Gray and Miss Smith (junior). The final of the men's championship singles between K. Griffin and J. Moran has yet to be played.

CANTERBURY TEAM BEATEN [BY TEI.EGIIAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIJ*', Sunday A combined Otago-Southland-North Otago lawn tennis team defeated Canterbury at Logan Park yesterday by the narrow margin of nine sets to seven, the final result being in doubt until the last match had been played. The combined team owed its victory in a large measure to the performance of the ladies, who won all their singles and doubles. The Canterbury team was not at full strength.