OPUNAKE TENNIS

Opunake Times, 23 December 1947, Page 4

OPUNAKE TENNIS

MANAIA DEFEATED HIGH ADVANTAGE SCORES The feature of the A grade tennis match with Manaia was the number of high advantage games. Miss M. Snell won a real "marathon" by 16 games to 14, C. Thomas and Miss M. Thpmas won 12-10 and 3 others went to 10-8. Opunake won by 15 sets (165 games) to 1 (97 games) after a days tennis. Results were (Manaia mentioned first): Men's Singles: J. Kitt lost to C. Thomas, 8-10; G. Bourke lost to H Otene, 3-9; H. Manu lost to H furu, 2-9; J. Walker lost to J. Roach, 5-9. Ladies' Singles: Mrs. J. Walker lost to* Mrs. A. Fagan, 6-9; Miss D. Bennett lost to Miss M. Thomas, 8-10; Mrs.' E. Morpeth beat Mrs. Jackson, Miss G. Bourke lost to Miss M. Snell, 14-16. Ladies' Doubles: Mrs. Walker and Miss Bennett lost to Mrs. Fagan and Mrs. Jackson, 7-9; Mrs. Morpeth and Miss Bourke lost to Misses Thomas and Snell, 5-9. Men's Doubles: Kitt and Bourke lost to Thomas and Roach, 3-9; Manu and Walker lost to Otene and Turu, 2-9. Combined Doubles: Mrs. Morpeth and Kitt lost to Thomas and Miss Thomas, 10-12; Mrs. Bennett and Bourke lost to Mrs. Fagan and Otene, 3-9; Mr. and Mrs. Walker lost to Mrs. Jackson and Turu, 6-9; Miss Bourke and Manu lost to Miss Snell and Roach, 5-9. C TEAMS WIN PUNGAREHIT DEFAULTS The two Opunake Teams poth claimed wins on Saturday, Opunake Green defeating Pungarehu Blue by 10 sets (85 games) to 6 (63 games), and Opunake Gold winning by default from Pungarehu White. This is the end of the first round and Opunake Gold is the leading _team. Results were (Opunake mentioned first): Ladies' Singles: Mrs. Malcolm beat Miss Brophy, 6-4; Miss R. Hickey lost to Miss A. Doyle, 3-6; Miss F. Hickey beat Miss Hurley, 6-3; Mrs. IfcLaughlin beat Miss Gilhooly, 6-1. Men's Singles: S. Hohaia lost to B. Brophy, 5-6; J. Malcolm beat D. Pukere, 6-5; D. Ratahi lost, to G. Watt, 2-6; B. Parkes beat Stockman, 6-2. Ladies' Doubles: Mrs. Malcolm and Mrs. McLaughlin beat Miss Brophy and Miss Doyle, 6-5; Misses F. ajud R. Hickey beat Misses Hurley anil Gilhooly, 6-2. Men's Doubles: Hohaia and Malcolm lost to Brophy and Pukere, 5-6; Ratahi and Parkes beat Watt and Stockman, 6-2. Combined Doubles: Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm lost to Brophy and Miss S. Brophy, 5-6; Hohaia and Miss R. Hickey lost to Pukere and Miss A. Doyle, 5-6; Ratahi and Miss F. Hickey beat Watt and Miss Hurley, 6-2; Parkes and Mrs. McLaughlin beat Stockman and Miss M. Gilhooly, 6-1.