BOROUGH SUPERIOR
COUNTY TEAM 31ATEN
FITNESS WEEK EVENT
Tin; combined strength of the IDgniont county tenuis talent tfiis not equal to tfo.it of til? tepm entered by the Opunako Tennis . Club tor a special contest hi »:onneetion with fitness week on, Saturday. In all, forty matches were decided, and the < borougli players were successful in :illj)ut_ six. The county team contained representatives of a number of | clubs in the district. Results were as. follow, the names of home players taking precedence :
Ladies' singles: Mrs. Thomas beat Miss Shannon (Te Kiri) 6/1; Mrs. Otene lost to Miss Wemyss
(Te Kiri) 5/6; Miss Geary beat Miss Roach (Oaonui) 6/1: Mrs. Humphries beat Mrs. Furze (Oaonui) 6/1; Miss Trotter lost to Miss A. Doyle (Warea) 4/6; Mrs. MacLeau beat Miss E. Doody (Warea) 6/2; Miss Humphries beat Miss H. Mitchell (Oaonui) 6/4; Miss Crofskey beat Miss B. llodson (Mangahume) 6/5; Miss Blackmail beat Miss K Doyle (Warea) 6/3; Miss Sorenson beat Miss E. Doyle (Warea) 6/5. Mqn's singles: D. MacLeau lost to 11, Turu (Oaonui) 3/6; A. L. Herdman beat W. Dormer (Te Kiri) 6/5; R. D. Mac Lean lost to W. Roach (Oaonui) 5/6; N. Johnston beat L. Bos worth (Oaonui) 6/3; J. G. Mclvor beat E. Grossman (Mangahume) 6/1; R. Hughson lost to J. Dalton (Rahotu) 1/6; C. Otene beat J. McCandlish (Te Kiri) iilo; S,
Albert beat S. Rush (Mangahume) 6/1; 0. M. Bathgate beat E. Carey (Warea) 6/2; T. B. Fouhy beat C. Roebuck (Warea) 6/1.
Ladies' doubles: Mrs. Oteno and Miss Geary beat Misses Shannon and Wemyss 6/4; Mrs. Thomas and Miss Trotter beat Misses A. Doyle and E. Doody 6/2; Mrs. Mac Lean and Miss Humphries beat Misses Roach and Mitchell 6/3; Mrs. Humphries and Miss Blackman beat Miss Hodson and Mrs. Furze 6/3; Misses Crofskey and Sorenson beat Misses N. and E. Boyle 6/4.
Men's doubles: R. D. and D. Mac Lean beat Turu and Bosworth 6/3; Herdman and Johnston beat Dormer and McCandlish 6/2; Otene and Hughson beat Grossman and Rush 6/5; Albert and Fouhy beat Dalton and Roach 6/4; Bathgate and Mclvor beat Carey and Roebuck 6/1.
Combined doubles: D. Macand Miss A. Doyle 6/4; Herdman and Miss A. Doyle 6/4; Hedrman
and Thomas beat Dormer and Miss Wemyss 6/4; It. D. .tlacLean and Miss Trotter be.a\ Roach and Miss Doody 6/1; Bathgate and Miss Geary beatBos worth and Miss. Roach 6/1;
Vlclvor and Miss Blackman beat Crossman and Miss Mitchell 6/2*, ilbert and Mrs. MacLe.an lost to Dalton and Mrs. Furze 4/6; Johnston and Mrs. Humphries beat McCandlish and Miss Shannon 6/4; Otene and Miss Soren~on beat Rush and Miss Hodson '5/6; Fouhy and Miss Humphries beat Carey and Miss E. Doyle 6/2; Hughson and Miss Crof«kev beaj; Roebuck and Miss N. Doyle 6/3. Summary: Opunake 34 sets, 226 games; Egmout county 6 «ets, 133 games.
C Cradle Competition Visiting Pungarehu at the week-e.nd l an Opunake team was defeated by the Cape club in a C grade contest. Games resulted as follows, Pungarehu players being mentioned first: Men's doubles: Brophv and R. A. Coad 6/1; D. Lynch lost to D. Muschamp 6/4; E. Hooke lost to C. Otene 3/6; K. Stockman beat J. Pearson 6/1. Ladies' singles: Miss J. Priest beat Miss F. Crofskey 6/2; Miss E. Stockman beat Miss Z. Sorrenson 6/4; Miss E. Gilhooly beat Mrs. Lawson 6/2; Miss M. Stockman beat Miss H. Fawkner 6/2. Men' sdoubles: Brophy and Lynch los.t to Coad and Muschamp 3/6: Hooke and Stockman beat Otene and Pearson 6/2. Ladies' doubles: Misses E.' Stockman and Priest beat Misses Sorenson and Crofskey 6/3; Alises M. Stockman and Gilhooly beat Mrs. Lawson and Miss Fawkner 6/0. Combined double-: I'njhy and Miss Priest beat Coad and Miss Crofskey 6/5; Hooke and Miss B. Stockman lost to Otene and Mrs. Lawson 4/6; Lynch and Miss M. Stockman beat Muschamp and Miss Sorenson 6/5; Stockman and Miss Gilhooly bent Pearson and Miss Fawkn«t6/1.
Sitmmnry: Pimgarelm 12 sets, % games; Opimake 4 sets. 52 crames.
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Opunake Times, 21 February 1939, Page 2
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