TUATAPERE NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 21580, 18 December 1931, Page 8

TUATAPERE NOTES

• TENNIS MATCHES. (From Our Correspondent.) Riverton A grade players met the local team on the home courts on Saturday last. Ideal tennis weather prevailed, and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent. The Riverton players proved victors by 9 sets to 6, one set not being played owing to the lateness of the hour. The scores were as follows, home players being mentioned first: Ladies’ Singles— Miss Wescombe 6 v. Miss Bailey 3; Mrs Laurie 4 v. Miss Galloway 6; Mrs Stoneman 6 v. Miss Hunter 5; Mrs Higgins 4 v. Miss Borland 6. Men’s Singles—G. Porter 9 v. Chisholm 7; W. Finn 1 v. Forbes 9; H. Clayton 2 v. Buchanan 9; G. Higgins jnr. 9 v. Cockburn 8. Ladies’ Doubles —Miss Wescombe and Mrs Laurie 6 v. Misses Bailey and Hunter 4,; Mesdames Stoneman and Higgins 2 v. Misses Galloway and Borland 6. Men’s Doubles —Porter and Finn 9 v. Chisholm and Forbes 8; Clayton and Higgins jnr. 4 v. Buchanan and Cockburn 9. Combined Doubles —Miss Wescombe and Porter 4 v. Miss Bailey and Chisholm 7; Airs Laurie and Finn 3 v. Miss Galloway and Forbes 7; Mrs Stoneman and Clayton 1 v. Miss Hunter and Buchanan 7; Mrs Higgins and Higgins jnr. v. Miss Borland and Cockburn, not played. Total games—Riverton 101; Tuatapere 70. The local team were unfortunate in being without the services of their top man, Mr Higgins, who through illness is at present unable to play. B Grade Match. In the B grade match against Nightcaps the Tuatapere team were defeated by 12 sets to 4, the scores being (Tuatapere players first named) — Ladies’ Singles—Mrs Stoneman 2 v. Miss Burgess 6; Mrs Payne 6 v. Miss Cosgriff 3; Miss Curow 4 v. Miss C. Hunt 6; Miss Weir 1 v. Miss Barr 6. Ladies’ Doubles —(Mesdames Stoneman and Payne 3 v. Misses Burgess and Cosgriff 6; Misses Curow and Weir 2 v. Misses Hunt and Barr 6. _ Men’s Doubles —Henderson and Gieseg 5 v. Kennedy and Adams 9; Clayton and Ludke 4 v. Dixon and Taylor 9. Combined Doubles —Mrs Stoncman and Henderson 7 v. Kennedy and Miss Burgess 6; Mrs Payne and Gieseg 7 v. Adams and Miss Cosgriff 5; Miss Curow and Clayton 3 v. Dixon and Miss Hunt 7; Miss Weir and Ludke 6 v. Taylor and Miss Barr 7. Men’s Singles—Henderson 9 v. Kennedy 8; Gieseg 2 v. Adams 9; Clayton 1 v. Dixon 9; E. Ludke 6 v. Taylor 9. Total games—Nightcaps 110; Tuatapere 68. The school committee have arranged for the district schools picnic to be held at Colac on February 3.