LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23221, 15 December 1938, Page 24

LAWN TENNIS

MATCHES ON SATURDAY AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION WILDING SHIELD CHALLENGE As the Stanley Street courts will be occupied by tjie match against the Waikato Association for the Wilding Shield there will be 110 matches in the grass eourt division of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competitions on Saturday. However, a full programme has been arranged in the hard court division, and also a further round will be played in both grades of the outer suburban competitions. The fixtures are as follows: — CITY AND SUBURBAN CLUBS First Grade. —Campbell Park v. West End, Windmill Road, 1 and 2; Unity v. Ngatira. Unity. , Second Grade. —Milford v. Marist, Windmill Road, 0 and 11; Campbell Park No. 1 v. Ilallyburton-Johnstone. Windmill Road, 7 and «. i, Third Grade.—Waiata v. Marist, Windmill Road, » and 10; St. Stephen's v. Grammar. Windmill Road, 12 and 13; Ngatira v. Milford. Ngatira. , , Fourth Grado.—Waiata v. Avondale, Windmill Road, 11 and 15; Grammar v. New Lynn, Grammar; Prince of Wales v. Hally-burton-Johnstone, Prince of Wales; Balmoral v. Fergusson Park, Balmoral Fifth Grade.—Mount Eden v. Mangere Central, Domain; Avondale v. Papatoetoe, Domain; St. Stephen's v. Nicholson Park. St. Stephen's. OUTER SUBLTRBAN CLUBS A Grado.—Clevedon v. Valley, at Valley; Mangere East v. Papakura, at Mangere East; Manurowa v. Pakuranga, at Manurewa. B Grade.—Ardmore v. Valley, at Ardmore; Buckland's Beach v. Takanini K, at Buckland's Beach; Clevedon v. Papakura, at Clevedon; East Tamaki v. Pakuranga, at Pakuranga; Howick v. Mangero East, at Howick; Manurewa, a bye. TOURNAMENT AT KAITAIA [by TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] KAITAIA, Wednesday The Kaitaia Lawn Tennis Club held a handicap tournament, the results of the final matches in each section being:— Men's singles: Palairet beat Bright, G —2, G—o. Ladies' singles: Miss M. Kerr beat Miss Gallagher, o—3,0 —3, C>—4. Men's doubles: Fyfe and Brennan boat Wilkinson and Dyer, (i—2, (i—2. Ladies' doubles: Misses M. and H. Kerr beat Misses Fox and Wilkinson. o—3, o—4.0 —4. Combined doubles: Berry and Miss M. Kerr beat Palairet and Miss Puckey, (3 —2, a—s. In the Mangonui County competition Poria defeated Kaitaia A by seven sets to six. WATT CUP COMPETITION [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Wednesday The Opotiki A tennis team met Waimana A in the Watt Cup competition and was defeated by 11 matches to 4. Following wero the results, Opotiki names being mentioned first: —Ladies] singles: Mrs. Black lost to Mrs. King, (1 —5, I—G,1 —G, O—G;0 —G; Miss D. Davies lost to Mrs. Ruff, o—6,0 —6, 2—6; Miss Burrett beat Mrs. Hewitt. o—3.0 —3. C—4. Miss Smith lost to Miss Skudder, •j—u, 3—o. Men's singles: P. Fox lost to K. Bell, 3—6. 3 —(J; D. Moore lost to J. Wardlaw, 5 —G. 5—G; .T. Harriman lost to N. Menges, 4—«, f>—G; E. Choto beat T. W. Wardlaw, 4 —G, G—3, G —l. Ladies' doubles: Mrs. Black and Miss Smith lost to Mrs. King and Mrs. Ruff, o—-6, 3—G; Misses Davies and Burrett beat Mrs. Hewitt and Miss Skudder, o—s, G—4. Men's doubles: Moore and Choto lost to Menges and J. Wardlaw, 3 —G, 2—6; Fox and Harriman beat Bell and T. W. Wardlaw, 2—o, o—l, (t—3. Combined doubles: Moore and Mrs. Black lost to Menges and Mrs. King, o—s, 4—o 1—0; Fox and Miss Burrett lost 'to Bell and Mrs. Ruff. s—o, 1—0; Harriman and Miss Davies lost to T. W. Wardlaw and Miss Skudder, 4 —o, 6—4, 4 —G.