TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 19097, 15 November 1923, Page 6

TENNIS

YESTERDAY’S GAMES. Fine weather favoured the first day’s play in the . season’s Wednesday fixtures. Two B. grade matches were played in town, the A. grade game, Winton v. Invercargill, being postponed on account of the Winton races. B. GRADE. —Waihopai v. Southend.— This fixture was played on the Southend courts and resulted in a win for the Waihopai team by 9 matches to 7. Results are as follow, the names of the Waihopai players being mentioned first in every case:— —Men’s Singles.— Tattersfield v. S. Richards 6—l 6—3 McCurdy v. Stodart .. .. 6—3 6—2 Davies v. Ferguson .. .. 9—2 Hughes v. Strettell .. .. .. 9—B —Men’s Doubles.— Tattersfield and Davies v. Richards and Stodart 3 —9 McCurdy and Hughes v. Ferguson and Strettell 9—4 —Ladies’ Singles.— Miss Edgington v. Miss Fife .. 7—3 Miss E. Coutts v. Miss Dobie 2—7 Miss H. Coutts v. Miss Waugh 7—4 Miss M. White v. Miss Oughton 7—6 —Ladies’ Doubles.— Miss Edgington and Miss E. Coutts v. Miss Fyfe and Miss Dobie I—7 Miss H. Coutts and Miss M. White v. Miss Waugh and Miss Oughton 7—5 —Combined Doubles.— Tattersfield and Miss Eagington v.* Stodart and Miss Fyfe .. .. 2—7 McCurdy and Miss E. Coutts v. Richards and Miss Dobie . . 4 —7 Davies and Miss H. Coutts v. Ferguson and Miss Waugh .. 7—3 Hughes and Miss White v. Strettell and Miss Oughton 7—3 The following will represent Invercargill A Grade in their match against Central on Saturday to be played on the ' Central courts. Men: Gilmour McNatty, Hinton, Deaker. Ladies: Mrs Jones, Mrs Hall-Jones, Miss Guthrie, Miss Oughton. The following will represent the Invercargill B team against St. Mary's on Saturday, the match to be played on the St. Mary’s courts: — Men: Macalister, Mills, Smith, Hall-Jones. Ladies: Misses Bell, Moffett, Speir and Macpherson.