Tennis.

Opunake Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 2051, 31 March 1914, Page 2

Tennis.

The local tennis players visited Manaia on Saturday last and met a atrong team selected from the Manaia Olub. Opnnake experienced difficulty in getting a team together and were unfortunate in losing We services of several of its leading men players. It was also notioeab e throughout the contests the visitors were unable to strike form on the grass courts. v It was a one sided game, but never- y fheleM one of the most enjoyable matches yet played between the team At the conclusion of the day s pi"/ Mr Knell, on behalf of the visitors, congratulated Manaia on its victory, and also- thankad the members f« the very hospitable way iU| wbicn they had been treated. In reminding, Mr Taylor that Manaia intended, at an early date, returning the visit when no doubt a much o’oser game would eventuate. . The customary compliments were exchanged by the teams three cheers being also igiveu for the ladies, Appended are the scores. MANAIA. OPUNAKE.

Ladies’ Singles. Miss Whittington 6 Mrs Barron 0 Miss Hillea Miss Taylor .. Miss Hird 6 6 6 Miss Clarke MissParkes Mrs Clarke •• r Miss MoEwen •• 6 Miss Trotter . . 9 r Mibb Gilmoar .. 6 Miss Jackson ... v Men’s Singles. Mr A-llison 6 Mr Brammall • • 1 Me Poclen •• 3 Mr H Baylia .. i j Mr G. Meali_ .. Mr B Meuli .. 6 6 Rev Welsh Mr L. DesPorges 5 A Mr W. Meuli • • 6 Mr Knell.. v . m Ladies Doubles. I Misses Whittington and Hillea • • 6 Mrs Barron ana Miss Clarke y 2 Misses Taylor Misses Parkes and o and Hird 6 Jaokson •• o Misses MoEwen and Gilmonr.. 6 Mrs Clarke and Miss Trotter .. 2 Men’s Doubles, m Allison and 9 Brammall and 6 iPoden.. 9 Baylis ” . . — G. and E. Meuli 9 Do. and Welsh •« 0 G. and W- Meuli 9 Knell & DesForges 1 Mixed Doubles. Allison and Miss Brammall & Miss q Whittington .. 6 Clarke *> Poden and Miss Baylis and Mrs e Hilles 6 Barron 0 G Meuli and Brammall and . t Taylor 6 Miss Parkes •• E. Meuli and Welsh and Mrs K Mias Hird 6 Clarke •• o W. Meuli end DeePorpes and 6 MoEwen S Mus Troiter .. 7 . Meuli and Miss Gilmoar Knall and Miss 6 Jaokson •• u Totals .. 144 59