TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 22816, 15 February 1936, Page 6

TENNIS

WILDING SHIELD AND NUNNELEY CASKET. CANTERBURY LEAD WELLINGTON. (Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, February 14. At the close of the first day’s play in the interprovincial lawn tennis matches for the Anthony Wilding Shield and Kathleen Nunneley Casket, Canterbury, who is defending both trophies, has gained a lead over Wellington of four matches to two in each case. Fortunes fluctuated in the shiela contest, for after Canterbury had won three of the four singles matches, the Wellington second doubles pair beat Canterbury’s first, and it seemed likely that the day would end with honours even. Canterbury’s second pair however retrieved the position by scoring an equally unexpected win. The weather was dull and threatening and a very light drizzle fell for a few minutes during the second round of the singles matches. The results were (Canterbury names first): Wilding Shield. Singles—C. Angas beat D. C. Coombe 6—3, 6—o; H. A. Barnett lost to E. A. Roussell 6—2, 2—6, 2—6; A. R. Cant beat R. McL. Ferkins 6—4, 6—l; H. Dymond beat J. C. Charters 6—2, 6 —3. Doubles—Angas and Barnett lost to Coombe and Charters 3—6, 5—7; Cant and Dymond beat Ferkins and Roussell 7—5, 6—4. . Canterbury 4 rubbers, 9 sets, 67 games; Wellington 2 rubbers, 4 sets, 49 games. Nunneley Casket Singles—Miss T. Poole beat Mrs N. Dickson 6—4, 6—4; Miss I. Poole lost to Miss D. Nicholls 4—6, 4—6; Miss N. Bishop beat Mrs A. D. Latham 6—o, 6—2; Miss E. Rudkin beat Miss M. Howe 6 —l, 6 —2. Doubles—Misses T. and J. Poole beat Miss Howe and Mrs Latham 6—2, B—6; Misses Bishop and Rudkin lost to Miss Nicholls and Mrs Dickson 2 —6, o—6. Canterbury, 4 rubbers, 8 sets, 60 games; Wellington 2 rubbers, 4 sets, 45 games. C GRADE DEFAULT. The Invercargill C grade team will default to Tisbui-y to-day.