BOY'S TENNIS TITLE

Opunake Times, 14 February 1939, Page 2

BOY'S TENNIS TITLE

B GRADE CHAMPION

NEW SERIES BEGUN

One champion for the 1938-39 sea sun already has. been found nuong the members or the Opunuke Lawn Tenuis Hub, 15. MacLean winning’ the boys' title in 'he B grade division. Other Championship contests also have n;ul their opening, F. S. Barraclough and R. I). MacLeau fightI iug out a first-round marathon in the first round of the men’s

ending at the 34th. game in a win for the former. Results to date are as tcdlnw; I Soys’ B Orade First Round: C. Thomas beat 1. Sinclair 7/5; 3. Snyß beat B. P McCullum 7/6; B. MacLeau I beat E. McCann 7/5. I Second Round: Thomas beat I A. Cruden 7/0; MacLeau beat I Snell 7/6. I Final: Mac Lean beat Thomas I 7M. I Men’s A Grade I First round; F. S. Barraclough I, beat R. D. MacLeau 5/7, 6/4, I ? / ft - I Boy’s A Grade I I'irst round: 3ST, Sorenson beat I [. Clare 9/4. I Competition Fixtures

Opunake ran Fatea to a close decision in a B grade fixture at the southern centre on Saturday, the local team being defeated by 10 matches to 6. 1). Walt, playing No. 4 for Opunake, had a ■ hard day’s tennis, meeting R. Burgess in all his contests. In singles, Burgess had to go to 12/10 for success, and in the doubles, the advantage was again played. Watt finally had his revenge in the combines, where, with Miss Blackman, he defeated Burges" and Miss A. Loftus 10/8. Retailed scores, with the names, of Opunake players mentioned first, are as follow: Men's singles: A. L. Herdman lost to S. Cousins 3/9; T. O. Mc[vor beat H. A. Boswell 9/0: T. B. Fouhy lost to E. Cousins 1/9; JD. Watt lost to R. Burgess 10/1.2. Ladies’ singles: Miss G. Geary heat Miss E. Whitehead T/3; Miss M. Humphries heat Mrs. H. A. Boswell 7/4; Mrs, Humohries lost to Miss E. Cousins 2/7; Miss E. Blackman beat Miss A. Loftus 8/6. Men’s doubles: Herdman and Fouhy lost to S. and E. Cousins 2/9; Mclvor and Watt lost to Boswell and Burgess 9/11. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Geary and Humphries beat Miss Whitehead and Mrs.. Boswell 9/2; Mrs. Humphries and Miss Blackman lost to Misses Cousip£ and Loftus. 5/9. Combined doubles: Herimar. and Miss Gearv >ost to S. asms and Miss Wbitehea.l 10/12; Mclvor and Miss Humphries lost to Boswell and Mrs. Boswell 7/9; Fouhy and Mrs. Humphries lost to E. Cousins and Miss Cousins 5/9: Watt and Miss Blackman beat Burgess and Miss Loftus

10/8. Bn.Tnm.nrv: Ormnake, 8 matches. 104 jwmps; Patea, 10 matches .125 prames. C Grade Series Mangahume suffered defeat at Hie hands of Pungarehu in a match in the country series. Details, with Pungarehu players taking precedence, are: Men’s singles: E. Hooke lost to S. Rush 3/6: T. Gilhooly beat ,J. Hickey 6/0: T. Kira lost to D. Grylls*’ 3/6; A. Alcock beat J. Hickey 6/3. ladies’ singles : /Miss E. Stockman beat Miss B. Hickey 6/1; Miss E. Gilhooly beat Miss R. Hodson 6/2: Miss M. Stockman beat Miss J. Hickey 6/0; Miss L. Stockman beat Miss J. Hickey 6/2. Men’s doubles: Hooke and Gilhooly lost to Rush and Hickey 4/6; Kira and Alcock beat Grylls and Hickey 6/4. Ladies’ doubles: Misses E. Stockman and Gilhooly beat Misses B. Hickey and Hodson 6/1: Misses M. and L. Stockman beat Misses Hodson and J. Hickev 6/2.

Combined doubles: Hooke and Miss H. Stockman beat Rusk and Miss R. and Miss Gilhooly beat Hickey and Miss Hods on 6 ; Kira and Miss M. Stockman lost to Grylls and Miss J. Hickey 5/6: Alcock and Miss L. Stockman beat Hi eke v and Miss J. Hickey 6/4.

Summary: Puno-arebu, 12 matches, ST mimes; Mang-ahum© I matches. 51 crames.