CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY .

Opunake Times, 21 February 1939, Page 3

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY .

OPUNAKE TENNIS STARS

CONTEST FOR TITLES

Further progress has been made in the championship series at the Opunake. Tennis Club's courts, and a further title-holder has been found in H. Otene, who won the boys.' A grade* event. Results to date are as. fallow: Ladies' A grade: First round: Mrs. Taylor beat Miss Humphries 6/4, 6/3; Mrs. Mac Lean beat Miss Geary 6/1, 6/5; Mrs. Thomas beat Miss Trotter 6/2, 3/6, 6/4; Mrs. Otene beat Mrs. Humphries 6/5, 6/4.

Ladies' B orade: First round: Miss Sorenson beat Mrs. Parkes 9/7; Miss White beat Mrs. Siddells 9/1.

Ladies' C grade: First round: Mrs. Lawson beat Miss Sharroek 9/3. Men's A grade: R. Pennev beat. C. M. Bathgate 6/0, 6/2; N. Johnston beat A. L. Herdman 7/5, 6/3; D. Mac Lean beat J. G. McTvor 6/3, 6/0. Second round: Penny beat Johnston 6/2, 6/1; Barraclough beat D. MacLean 3/6, 6/2, 6/2. Men's B grade : First round : T B. Fouhv beat S. Albert 6/4. 1/6. 6/3.

Men's C grade: First round f Otene beat I. Elgar 9/3: J Pearson beat R. Harris 9/4.

Bovs' A grade: First round: *r Otene beat G. Datson 9/2. Final: Otene beat N. Sorenson 9/7.