TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 21582, 21 December 1931, Page 14

TENNIS

C GRADE MATCHES. RESULTS OF SATURDAY’S PLAY. The C grade inter-club tennis matches were continued on Saturday in ideal weather. The victorious clubs were St. Mary’s, Waihopai and Moana. ST. MARY’S v. MAKAREWA. St. Mary’s defeated Makarewa by 11 sets to 5, largely by reason of superiority in the ladies’ events. The scores with St. Mary’s names first mentioned were:— Ladies’ Singles: Miss M. Cooper v. Miss D. Dennis 7—2; Miss M. Cavanagh v. Mrs E. Mortimer 7—3; Miss M. Cavanagh v. Miss M. Somerville 7 —3; Miss M. Kilkelly v. Miss A. Hermann 7 —6. Men’s Singles: M. Murfitt v. E. Mclvor I—9; J. Black v. D. Leckie 4—9; T. Henley v. E. Callaghan 3—9; T. Donaldson v. AV. Maher 9—l. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Cooper and Cavanagh v. Miss Dennis and Mrs Mortimer 7—2; .Misses Cavanagh and Kilkelly v. Misses Somerville and Hormann 7—4. Men’s Doubles: Murfitt and Henley v. Mclvor and Leckie 5—9; Black and Donaldson v. Callaghan and Maher 9 —2. Mixed Doubles: Miss Cooper and Murfitt v. Miss Dennis and Mclvor 3—7; Miss Cavanagh and Henley v. Mrs Mortimer and Leckie 7—5; Miss Cavanagh and Black v. Miss Somerville and Callaghan 7 —3; Miss Kilkelly and Donaldson v. Miss Hormann and Maher 7—5. St. Mary's 11 sets, 97 games; Makarewa 5 sets, 77 games. WAIHOPAI v. WAIKIWI. Waihopai defeated Waikiwi by 10 sets to 6, the scores with Waihopai names first mentioned being:— Ladies’ Singles: Miss Andrews v. Miss Myers 7 —l; Mias Fletcher v. Miss Thomas 7 —5; Miss Neilson v. Miss Harris 3 —7; Miss Stewart v. Miss Prendergast 7 —5. Men's Singles: Barham v. Hormann 7—9; Mitchell defaulted to McNee; Spencer v. Jenkins 9—l; Hughes v. Myers 9 —5. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Andrews and Fletcher v. Misses Myers and Thomas 7 —2; Misses Neilson and Stewart v. Misses Harris and Prendergast 4—7. Men’s Doubles: Barham and Mitchell v. Hormann and Jenkins 9—2; Spencer and Hughes v. McNee and Myers 9 —G. Mixed Doubles: Barham and Miss Andrews v. Hormann and Miss Thomas 7—3; Mitchell and Fletcher defaulted to Myers and Miss Myers; Spencer and Miss Stewart v. Jenkins and Miss Prendergast 7—l; Hughes and Miss Neilson v. McNee and Miss Harris o—7. Waihopai 10 sets, Waikiwi 6 sets. MOANA v. KENNINGTON. Moana proved much too strong for Kennington in an enjoyable match played on the Moana courts. The scores with Kennington names first mentioned w’ere: Ladies’ Singles: Miss K. Hillis v. Miss V. Whitaker 7—3; Miss I. Henderson v. Miss O. Strang 5 —7; Miss H. Henderson v. Miss M. Batcheler 6—7; Miss A. Hillis v. Miss K. Downey 6—7. Men’s Singles: D. Hillis v. L. Wood 4 —9; H. Fairweather v. D. Frobarth o—9;0 —9; G. Thompson v. C. Peters I—9;1 —9; J. Henderson v. I. Shepherd o—9.0 —9. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses K. Hillis and I. Henderson v. Misses Whitaker and Batcheler 6—7; Miss H. Henderson and A. Hillis v. Misses Strang and Downey 3—7. Men’s Doubles: D. Hillis and H. Fairweather v. Messrs Wood and Frobarth 2—9; G. Thompson and J. Henderson v. Peters and Shepherd o—9. Mixed Doubles: Miss K. Hillis and Hillis v. 'Miss Whitaker and Wood 2—7; Miss I. Henderson and H. Fairweather v. Miss Batcheler and Frobarth o—7; Miss H. Henderson and Thomson v. Miss Strang and Peters 3—7; Miss A. Hillis and Mr J. Henderson v. Miss Downey and Shepherd o—7.0 —7. Moana 15 sets, 120 games; Kennington, 1 set 45 games.