BADGER CUP TENNIS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14066, 13 February 1939, Page 6

BADGER CUP TENNIS

SECOND EDITION

MANGAMUTU SUFFER DEFEAT KUMEROA PROVE, SUPERIOR. A match which attracted a large ciowd oi’ interested spectators was contested yesterday on the Mangamutu Tennis Club’s courts, when the home side suffered its first defeat at the hands of the visiting Kumeroa players who are to be congratulated on theii well-merited victory. The Kumeroa club has a well balanced team this season and should make a strong bid for the honour of holding the Radger Cup. Several outstanding players—L. Hills in particular—making; the team a very bard one to defeat. At all times yesterday the tennis was of a high standard—all players seemed to be •determined to give* of Their best, much to the enjoyment of the interested onlookers At the afternoon tea interval Mr W .Miller, patron of the Kumeroa Club ,expressed Jais thanks to Mangamut u } -layers for their sportsmanship and hospitality. Mr V. Brown suitably replied on behalf of the home club The final result was Kumeroa *l4 sets and 131 games to Mangannmi’ ■ 10 sets and 123 games. detailed scores are set out below, Mangarmutu players being mentioned first in each instance:— MEN’S SINGLES. D. O’Brien lost to L. Hills o—7 ; L. Hamilton lost to C. Stevens 3—7; F. Amnmndsen beat W. Norman 7—6: W Anscombe Ist to R. Nelson 6—7; K. O’Brien lost to W. Srnvthe 2—7 ; V. Brown beat P. Miller 7—2. LADIES’ SINGLES Miss N. Etz lost to Miss N. Toogood 2—7; Mrs A. Morgan lost to Mrs Heggie 5 —7; Miss K. O’Brien beat Miss J. Brown 7—l ; Miss E. Miller lost to Miss M. Fountain 3 6—7 ; Miss D Wallis lost to Miss P. Lynch 4—7; Miss P. Miller bear Mrs Little 7—4. MEN’S DOUBLES. J). and K. O’Brien lost to Hills and Norman 5—7 : Hamilton and Anscombe lost to Stevens and Nel'•0:1 6—7; Ammundsen and Brown beat Smytlie and Miller 7—5 LADIES’ DOUBLES Miss Etz and Mrs Morgan beat Mrs Heggie and Miss Lynch 7—3; Misses O’Biien and E. Miller beat Misses Brown and .Fountaine 7—3; Misses Wallis and P Miller lost to Mrs Little and Miss Toogood 2—7. COMBINED DOUBLES. 1). O'Brien and Miss O’Brien boat Norman and Mrs Heggie 7—4: Hamilton and Miss Etz lost to Hills and Miss Lynch 2—7; Brown and Mrs Morgan lost to Stevens and Miss Toogood 5—7 ; Ammundsen. and Miss E. Miller beat Nelson and Miss Brown 7—3; Anscombe and Miss Wallis lost to Srnvthe and Mrs Little 5—7; K O’Brim and Miss P. Miller beat Miller and Miss FounPOINTS TABLE. • The points table is sot cut below, Kumeroa and Mukanui being level with four points each, Mangamutu being next with 2- Hukanui and Majigamiitu have still to play, this match being set down for next

P. w I Pt.s Kumeroa .... 3 2 i 4 Hukanui 2 2 0 4 AFan^amutu 2 i 1 2 Makomako .. .... 0 0 o