LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23200, 21 November 1938, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS

MATCHES ON SATURDAY AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION - \ INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS JLiitor-elub competitions under the control of the Auckland Luwii XOllll is Association wore continued 011 Saturday afternoon. The ucatiier was fine, but a strong wind made ball control dillicult. Following were the results: — FIRST GRADE' St. Hcliors v, Dovonport, St. Hcliers names first:—Men's singles: 11. Stone beat IloKKctt, (t—;{ —(j, (j—(j: B. Cooper beat D. Cooper, ((—.•j, i;—o, Ladies' singles: Miss G. Clayion beat Mrs. Buist, '2 —O, O—l, o—2; Miss li. Drake beat Miss Laurie, o—.l, o—l- - doubles: Stone and Cooper beat liasuett and Cooper, o—l, s—o, (J—s; Bush 111 and Sale heat Clist and Buist, (>—•_>, 0—:&. Ladles' doubles: Misses Clayton and Drake heat Mrs. Buist and Mrs. Lowe, o—'2, 0— Mrs. Needham and Miss White beat Mrs. McGregor and Mrs. Downing, o—o,0 —0, -1-—O, o—2. Combined doubles: Busliill and Mrs. Needham lost to Clist and Mth. McGregor, o—o—s; Sale and Miss White beat Buist and Mrs. Downing, o—-1, o—3. St. Hellers won by 0 matches to 1. THIRD GRADE * Roynl Oak v. Home Bay.—Royal Oak won by 7 matches to 'J, with one unfinished, FOURTH GRADE St. Stephen's v. Otahuhu.—St. Stephen's won by o matches to 1. OUTER-SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION Playing In the outer-suburban lawn tennis B grade competition 011 Saturday, Howick beat Munurewu, ut Manurcwa, by L'2 matches to 2. MATCHES IN HAMILTON SUBURBAN CLUBS* CONTESTS [wtoil OUR OWN CORRK.HI'ONDKNTI HAMILTON, Sunday Inter-club games played by the Hamilton Suburban Lawn Tennis Association yesterday resulted as follows: — A Grade. —St. Mary's, 15, Fairfield. 0: Power Board, 10, Rototuna, S; Railway. 15. Ruakura. (i. , It Intermediate Grade. —Knox, 15, Hamilton East, O; Power Board, 12, Ruakura. 12. This match was awarded to Power Board, which won 111 games, compared with Ruakura's 11'-'. „ B Grade.—St. Peters, XB, Railway. 0. FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION [lit Oil OUR OWN C'OIIIIKSPONDKNT] PUKEKOHE, Sunday Matches played yesterday in the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association's competitions resulted: — , . . A CJrade. —Pukekohe beat Pa. at l'ukekohe, by N matches to 2. ■ B Grade. —Suburban beat Pukekohe, at Suburban, 13—-1. , , C Grade. —Methodist beat Paerata, at Paerata, S —o. LOWER WAIKATO- MATCHES [FROM OUR OWN CORRKSPONDKNTI HUNTLY, Sunday A further competition match controlled by the Lower Waikato Tennis Association was played at Ngaruuwahla yesterday between senior teams from the Rahiri and Ngaruawahiu Clubs. The result was a win for Rahiri by six games, the sets beiug equal. Details of games are as follows, Rahiri names being mentioned first in eacli case:— Men's doubles: Shaw and Ainscoush, 1. lost to R. Sampson and Abbott. 0; Knapper and llollsley, 0, beat Follet and H. I). Sampson, 7. Ladies' doubles: Miss Ward and Mrs. Harris. 7, beat Misses Edge and McGruer. 1; Miss Grcenwell and Mrs. Major. 0. lost to Misses Gerring and Menzics, 7. Men's singles: Ainscough, 8, lost to R. Sampson. 0; Shaw, 5, lost to Abbott, 0; Knapper. O, lost to Follet, 0; Housle.v, 0, lost to 11. D. Sampson, 1. Ladies' singles: Miss Ward. 7. heat Miss Edge, 1; Mrs. Harris, 7, beat Miss McGruer, 0; Miss Grcenwell, 7, beat Miss Gcrrihg, 3; Mrs. Major, 7. beat Miss Menzics, 0. _ .... Combined doubles. —Shaw and Miss Ward, I, lost to R. Sampson and Miss Edge, 7; Ainscough and Mrs. Harris. 3, lost to Abbott and Miss McGruer, 7; Knapper and Miss Greenwell. 7, beat Follet and Miss Gcrriug. 4: Housley and Mrs. Major. 3, lost to H. D. Sampson and Miss Menzies. 7. HUNUA BEATS RUNCIMAN [FROM OUR OWN CORRKSPONDKNT"! ' HUNUA, Sunday A match was played yesterday between the Hunua and Runcimnn Lawn Tennis Clubs' teams, the former winning by 13 sets to one. Results were. Hunua names first:—Ladies' singles: Mrs. K. Stewart beat Miss S. Herkt, 0—1; Miss Walsh beat Miss N. Derbyshire, (j—i. Men's singles: K. Stewart beat L. Herkt, o—s; L. Clarke beat F. Martin, 0.3. Ladies' doubles: Mrs. Stewart and Miss Walsh beat Misses S. Herkt and N. Derbyshire, o—j; Mrs. White and Miss D. Sleeth beat Misses D. Gricc and V. Greenway, 0—1; Misses C. Sleeth and Lockwood beat Misses N. Gricc and M. Salisbury, O—O. Men's doubles: Stewart and Clarke lost to L. Herkt and Martin, 8—0; C. White and G. White beat C. Barker and .T. Mason, O—fl; A. Sleeth and L. Miller beat J. Glasgow and D. Honlt, o—2. Combined doubles: C. White and Mrs. White beat C. Barker and Miss D. Grice. 7—o; G. White and Miss D. Sleeth beat J. Mason and Miss Greenway. 7 —3; A. Stewart and Miss C. Sleeth beat J. Glasgow and Miss M.' Grice. 7 —1.; 'L. Miller and Miss Lockwood beat D. Hoult and Miss Sallstiury, 7 —3.