KOPUAWHARA TENNIS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19881, 7 March 1939, Page 8

KOPUAWHARA TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY PRODIP PEATS KELLY, JUN. (S } >ooial to the Herald.) KOPUAWHARA, this day. Favoured by an ideal day, the Kopuawhara Tennis Club’s championship tournament, in conjunction with which a handicap competition was held, proved most successful. Specially good play was witnessed when A. Brodie defeated T. Kelly, jun., in. a particularly hard-fought game. The club was fortunate in having a,n array of trophies donated by Mr. Louis Cooper, Gisborne, Messrs. .J. W. Parker, H. G. Johnston, and E. E. Cater. The chief trophy was the Martha Quinn Memorial Cup, donated by Mr. Cooper, in memory of Miss Martha Quinn,.who lost her life in the February flood of last year. Handicap Tournament Finals Women’s Singles.—Mrs. Kelly d. Mrs. Fairlie, 31—2 G. Men’s Singles.—T. Kelly, jun., d. J. Te Ngaio, 31—22. Women's Doubles. —Mesdames Kelly and Wahl d. Mesdames Fairlie and Thonburn, 31- —28. * • Men’s Doubles. —P. and J. Te Ngaio cl. Nugent and Hutchinson, 31 —27. Combined. Doubles, —H. Johnston and Mrs. Nugent d. A. Brodie and Mrs. Thorburn, 31—27. Championship Tournament Finals Women's Singles.—Mrs. Kennedy d. Mrs. Thorburn, 12—10. Men's Singles.—A. Brodie d. T. Kelly, jun., I—6,1 —6, G —2, 9 —7. • Men's Doubles.—H. Johnston and A. Brodie d. P. and J. Te Ngaio, G —2, G—4. Women’s Doubles. —Mrs. Thorburn and Mrs. Kennedy d. Mrs. McEnnis and Mrs. Fairlie, 9 —4. Combined Doubles. —Mrs. Hawea and T. Kelly, jun., d. Mrs. Kennedy and 11. Johnston, G—l, G—s. A well attended: dance, organised by the club, was held in the evening, the Coutts-Chesnev combination supplying the music.

INTER-DISTRICT MATCH MOTU DEFEATS MATAWAI (Special to tins Herald.) MATAWAI, this day. An inter-district tennis match was played last week-end between teams from Motu and Matawai. The Motu representatives annexed the honours of the day. winning 22 out of the 24 matches. The scores were:— Men’s Singles.—T. Scholium d. J. W. Smith, G —2; N. Nisbett .lost to G. Dutton, 3 —o: D. Richardson d. C. Corte, G —4: J. Peddle lost to R. W. Bilham, 5 —G: F. Jackson d. E. Ewen. G—2; P. Boys d. R. Russell, G—2. Women's Singles.—Miss F. MofI'att d. Mrs. E. Smith, G—2: Mrs. H. Boys d. Miss J. McPike, G—4; Mrs. R. Fisher d. Mrs. G. Mortleman,

C—2; Miss B. Fisher d. Mrs. B. Malone, <s—4; Miss J. Boys d. Miss J. Rogers, 6 —l; Mrs. U. Reed d. Mrs. W. F. Robb, G—3. Men’s Doubles.—T. Scholium and N. Nisbett d. J. W. Smith and G. Dutton, G —2; D. Richardson and J. Peddle d. C. Corte and R. Bilham, G —4; F. Jackson and P. Boys d. E. Ewen and R. Russell, G—3. Women s Doubles.—Mrs. H. Boys and Miss F. Moffatt d. Mrs. E. Smith and Miss J. McPike, G—2; Mrs. R. Fisher and Miss B. Fisher d. Mesdames G. Mortleman and B. Malone, 6—o; Misses J. (Boys and U. Reed d. Mrs. W. F. Robb and Miss J. Rogers, C— 2. Combined Doubles.—T. Scholium and Miss F. Moffatt d. J. W. Smith and Mrs. E. Smith, 6—3; N. Nisbett and Mrs. H. Boys d. G. Dutton and Miss McPike, G—4; D. Richardson and Mrs. R. Fisher d. C. Corte and Mrs. G. Mortleman, 6—4; J. Peddle and Miss D. Fisher d. R. Bilham and Mrs. B. Malone, 6 —5: F. Jackson and Miss J. Boys d. E. Ewen and Miss J. Rogers, G —s; P. Boys and Miss U. Reed d. R. Russell and Mrs W F Robb, 6—3. ' '