LAWN TENNIS

Otago Witness, Issue 4057, 15 December 1931, Page 47

LAWN TENNIS

SATURDAY’S MATCHES The Otago Lawn Tennis Association’s interclub matches were continued on Saturday. Results: — Al GRADE St. Kilda, 9 matches; Moana, 7 matches. BI GRADE St. Clair, 11 sets (106 games); St. Andrews, 5 sets (81 games). Kaituna. 9 sets (96 games); Otago 7 sets (82 games). Caversham, 9 sets (102 games); NorthEast Valley, 7 sets (92 games). Anderson’s Bay, 12 sets (104 games); St. Kilda, 4 sets (77 games). Opoho, 10 sets (87 games); Taieri, sets (76 games).

811 GRADE Cosy Dell, 11 seta (95 games) ; Port Chalmers, 5 sets (73 games). St. Mary’s, 12 sets (108 games); St. Peter’s, 4 sets (70 games). Balmacewen, 9 sets (95 games) ; Opoho, 7 sets (87 games). Technical, 8 sets (90 games); Nga Maara, 8 sets (83 games). St. Patrick’s, 9 sets (100 games); Valley, 7 sets (89 games). Wesley, 8 sets (96 games); Moana, 8 sets (95 games). Roslyn, 13 sets (107 games); East Taieri, 3 sets (72 games). UNION GAMES A GRADE. Kaikorai, 8 sets (74 games); First Church, 8 sets (68 games). Wakari, 7 sets (68 games) ; Knox, 9 sets (83 games). Forbury, 11 sets (87 games); Ravensbourne, 5 sets (68 games). BI GRADE.

Ravensbourne, 13 sets (85 games); Knox, 3 sets (45 games). St. Leonards, 5 sets (68 games) ; Forbury, 11 sets (84 games). Holy Cross, 9 sets (80 games) ; St. Kilda Methodist, 7 sets (62 games). Macandrew road, 10 sets (78 games); Kaikorai, 6 sets (64 games). 811 GRADE.

Wakari, 10 sets (87 games); Kensington. 6 sets (69 games). Kiwi, 6 sets (81 games) ; Knox, 10 sets (89 games). Forbury, 11 sets (88 games); Ravensbourne, 5 sets (63 games). St. Kilda, 2 sets (91 games); Holy Cross, 4 sets (71 games). VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS A NEW ZEALANDER COMPETING. MELBOURNE, December 9. Playing in the Victorian lawn tennis championships, A. Stedman (New Zealand) was defeated by J. Hawkes (Victoria) in the singles championship, (J—4, 6—4, 6 —4. Stedman and A. Willard beat R. Fotheringham and L. Schwartz, 6—2, 6—l, 6—4, in the doubles championship, and Stedmart and Miss Bellamy beat T. Robinson and Miss Anthony, 6—4, 4 —6, 6—3, in the mixed championship.

THE MIXED DOUBLES. MELBOURNE December 10. In the Mixed' Doubles Championship Crawford and Mrs Crawford beat Stedman and Miss Bellamy, 6 —3, 6— FURTHER RESULTS. MELBOURNE, December 11. Tn the Doubles Championship Hawkes and J. Willard beat Stedman and A. Willard, 6—2, 7 —5, 4 —6, B—6; Patterson and Kopman beat Crawford and Sproule, 6—3, 11—13, 6—4, 6—3. In the Singles Crawford beat Donohue, 12—-10, 6—4, 7 —5; Hopnian beat Sproule, B—6,8 —6, B—6, 6—2. CRAWFORD WINS SINGLES. MELBOURNE, December 13. The lawn tennis championships were concluded. Crawford, by defeating Hopnian, 7 —5, o—6,0 —6, 6—3, 6—4, won the Singles title. Crawford played his best game and placed shots with amazing command. In the men’s doubles Patterson and Hopnian beat Turnbull and Quist, 2—6. 7 — 5, B—6, 6 —2. In the women’s singles Mrs A. Robertson beat Miss Le Messurier, 6—2, 6—4. In the mixed doubles Crawford and Mrs Crawford beat Hopnian and Miss Hall, B—6, 6—B, 6—4.