LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23840, 16 December 1940, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS

OPEN GEADE MATCHES AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION EDEN AND EPSOM EXTENDED Of tli3 tliroe Auckland Lawn Tenuis Association's open "rude matches decided during the week-end. only one was closely contested. This was that between Eden and Epsom .No. '2 and St. Heliers, which was in doubt until the completion of the last match. It was won by Eden and Epsom, on the odd match in the 13. In the other two contest?, lieintiora won comfortably from .Royal Oak by 8 matches to 4, with one unfinished, and West End showed the same margin superiority over I'arnell, winning by 7 matches to 3. with two unfinished. Results were, players in the first-mentioned club being named lirst: Eden and Epsom No, 2 v. St. Heliers. — Men's singles: P. E. Potter lost, to W. E. Butler, 5 —O. 5—6; .T. P. Molloy lost to G. Brougli, 5 —6, O —(>; A. Lemon beat 11. Stone, ti—:i, 6—5; H. Bowen lost to ('. Ward, —'j, I—o,1 —0, s—o. Ladies' singles: Miss N. Symes heat Miss C. Clayton, 6—5, 6 —l; Miss N. Cowper heat Miss F. Shoebridge, (> 4, (i —5. Men's doubles: Turner and Rowlands lost to Butler and Brough, 3—6, 4—6; Molloy find Lemon beat Stono and Bushill, 6—o, 6 —2; Potter and Bowen lost to Ward arid Sale, 5—6, 4—6. Ladies' doubles: Misses Symes and Cowper neat Misses Clayton and Shoebridge, (> —:-t, 6—l; Misses Mumford and Swanson beat Mrs. Doonan and Miss Webber. 0-1, 62. Combined douoles: Turner and Miss Mumford lost to Bushel! and Mrs. Doonan, 6- 2, 2 0, 3 (i; Rowlands and Miss Swanson beat Sale and Miss Webber, 0 -2, (5 O. Remuera v. Royal Oak. -Men's singles: W. T. Ponntney beat J. T. Harrison, H 0, (i 3; R. S. Milne beat .1. -W Henderson, <i —4 ij—s. J. Robinson beat R. Calo, 0 ti, 6- •«; B. McL. Wallace lost to G. Xorth, 6—J, :i 6, 4- (>. Ladies' singles: Miss M. Macfurlane beat Miss M. Wade, 6—i, 6—2; Miss M. Hodges beat Mrs. J. Colledge, 6—l, o—2.0 —2. Men's doubles: Ponntney and Milne beat Harrison and Oato, 6 —2, r> o. 0 4: Robinson and Wallace lost to Henderson and North, 2- —6, 5- 6; E. Ohlson and Wilson lost to A. Ohlson and Cojledge, ."> -0, 1 (i. Ladies' doubles: Misses Macfarlane and M. Hodges v. Mrs. Colledge and Miss M. Wade (riot, completed); Misses Taylor and R. Hodges lost to Mrs. Wilson and Miss J. Wade by default. Combined doubles: ,T. X. Wilson and Miss R. Taylor beat .T. Colledge and Mrs. Wilson. 5—6, 6—o, 6—5: E. Ohlson and Miss R. Hodges beat A. Ohlson and Miss .1, Wade, 6 —l, o—s. West End v. Parnell No. 2. —Men's singles: ,T T. May.son beat G. M. Radonieh, o—2, i; X. F. Bedford beat J. Diamond, (i —3, (i—A. F. Copley beat J. D. Bull, 6 —!, 6—3; 11. Boys lost to W. A. F. Bush, 6 -1, 1 0, 0 - I. Ladies' singles: Miss A. Johnson lost to Miss P. Mitchell, 2- —6, 2—o; Mrs. J. T. May-on beat Miss K. Milne, 6—l, I—-(!, 6—5. Men's doubles: Bedford and Andrews beat Bush . and Brown, o—l, 6—5; Lucas and Copsey beat Diamond arid Spooner, 3- 0, (i 3, 0- 2;, May, Son and. Boys v. Radonieh and Bull (not completed). Ladies' doubles: Mrs. Mayson and Miss Johnson lost to Misses Mitchell and Milne, B—o, 4—o; Mesdamcs Oldfield and Williams beat Mrs. Clark and Miss Hitchens. 6—3, o—3. The combined doubles were not completed. WIN FOR ARMY TEAM The Papakura Army tennis team was entertained on Saturday afternoon by the Takapuna Lawn Tennis Club, and won by 5 matches to 3. I.'ain caused a curtailment of the later matches to one set. Results were: —- Second-Lieutenant A. C. Sledman and Sec-ond-Lieiilenant J. Xeale beat ,T. Rogan and M. Moore, 6- I, 3—(i. 6 'J; Private Watson and Serjeant Allen lost to 11. Snmpter and l>. Smith, o—3, 4-—O, 2 —o; SecondLieutenants Brock and Abbott lost to H. Barrett and X. Hume, 3 • >', 0 5, t» —«• Private Vickerruan and Gunner Black beat, A. Barlle'.t and W. Roberts. 6 —ti, 0 —ti; Second-Lieutenants Stfdman and Xeale beat Similiter and Smith, 0 -5; Private Watson and Sergeant Allen beat Rogan and Moore, 6- t: Second-Lieutenants Brock and Abbott beat Bart let t and Roberts. 6- t; Private Vickerman and Gunner Black lost to Barrett and Hume, 10. CHURCHES' ASSOCIATION Following are the results of matches played under the control of the Auckland Churches' Tennis Association on Saturday:—First section: Holy .Sepulchre No. I beat Ep.-om Baptist No. I by I matches to 3; Beresford Street Congregational beat Holy Sepulchre No. by 5 matches to -J; Mount Albert Baplist No. I beat Epsom Methodist by 4 matches to 3. Second section: Mount Eden Presbyterian beat Mount Albert Baptist No. 2 by 7 mulches to <>; Onehunga Presbyterian No. 2 beat D.R.Y.M.I, by -1 matches to 3; Balmoral Presbyterian beat Epsom Baptist No. 2 by 0 matches to 1.