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Opunake Times, 8 March 1938, Page 2

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PUNCAREHU’S EASY WIN TENNIS AT WEEK-END In conditions far from ideal, the Opunake team captained by C. 11 umphries was defeated by a considerable margin by visitors from Puugarehn, who played a return match, on the local courts over the week-end, repeating their previous success. A crosswind of particularly strongforce troubled both sets of players, but Pungarehu to a Jessei extent, and the northerners, collecting most of their points in the ladies’ contests won by lb sets to 8 sets, the games margin being not so wide. Details of the games played, with the names of Opunake players mentioned first, are as tol low. Wien’s Singles JS. Des Forges beat B. Brophy v y (j Humphries beat J. Priest 7-4: I). Watt beat L Bro-phyT-6; 11. A. Goad beat W. Lawrence 7-4; S. Humphrey lost to D. Lynch 6-t; IE C. Oldfield lost to K. Stockman b-L Ladies’ Singles Mrs. Bowman lost to Miss J. Priest 6-7; Miss Crofskcy lost to Miss C. Stockman 2r7; Miss Blackman lost to Miss M. Stockman 6-7: Miss Perry beat Miss E Doody 7-2; Mrs. Parkes beat Mrs. Barnett 7-3; Miss Sorenson lost to Miss J. Bathgate 4-7.

Men’s Doubles Dos Forges & Humphries' lost to 13. Brophy and Priest 2-7; Watt and Goad lost to L. Brophy and Lynch 3-7; Humphrey and Oldfield beat Lawrence and Stockman 7-6. Ladies’ Doubles Mrs. Bowman and Miss Crofskey lost to Misses d. Priest and (’. Stockman 2-7: Misses Blackman am! Ferry lost to Misses M . Stockman and E. Doody 6-7; Mrs. Parkes and Miss Sorenson lost to Mrs. Barnett and Miss Bal ligat' 1 4-7. Combined Doubles Des Forges and Mrs. Bowman lost to B. Brophy and Miss J. Priest 6-7: Humphries and Miss Crofskey lost to J. Priest and Miss C. Stockman 6-7: Watt and Miss Blackman lost to L. Brophy and Miss M. Stockman 5-7; Goad and Miss Perry lost to D. Lynch’ and Miss Doody '7-7; Humphrey and Mrs. Parkes beat W. Lawrence and Mrs. Barnett 7-5: Oldfield and Miss Sorenson lost to Stockman and Miss Bathgate 1-7.

Aggregates: Opunake 8 sets, 118 games; Pungarehu 16 sets 147 games.