TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 23047, 14 November 1936, Page 3

TENNIS

’ EASTERN SOUTHLAND NOTES

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A purely local rainstorm, passing over the hills and right above Gore, was the means of bringing all last week’s matches in that district to a sudden end. 0 ' Although the sun later did its best to make amends, the grass was too wet and players dispersed after afternoon tea. A light shower of rain interrupted ’ play for about half an hour at Wynd--5 ham and Mataura, but both fixtures were completed. 2 The A grade match between the two weakest teams in the competition, proved very even, each side having 8 sets. Mataura had a good surplus in 8 games, however, which decided the result. The Edendale men were definitely ; weaker than Mataura’s, especially the f last two, but the Edendale women, though much weaker than last year’s team, won four of the six matches. P. Welsh and W. Irvine both won nar- • orwly from J. Calder and Thorne 5 respectively. J. Calder, who is thor- ’ oughly experienced in match play, was a hard man to beat in the B grade competition and is quite capable of extending any of the top men in the A grade. E. Calder was too good for Mc- .’ Donald, while I. Haggit, whose steadiness is almost heartbreaking, had a ■ comfortable win from H. Hickey, 9—5. ■ Both of the men’s doubles went to Mataura, surprisingly enough. Welsh and Irvine are a pair to be reckoned with, but they met a better pair in J. Calder and Thorne, the score being 9—6. Each ‘ side won two combined doubles. J When their match with Citizens was . abondoned, the Wyndham players were i i leading comfortably in the three sets 1 then in progress. On their way home, the team stopped at the Edendale courts, which were quite dry, and en- , joyed an excellent practise match. | The Wyndham and St. Andrew’s B ; grade teams finished their match with j an exciting climax. The last match to be . played was the top men’s singles be- I : tween H. Morrison (Wyndham) and : G. L. Gardyne (St. Andrew’s). When these two players stepped on to the ’ court, St. Andrew’s led by 8 sets to I seven, but Wyndham had 94 games to the visitors’ 90. Thus to win the match Wyndham had to win the single. The earlier stages of the game favoured Gardyne, who profited by the numerous simple mistakes of his opponent. Later, however, Morrison steadied and took the lead at B—7. Gardyne evened at 8 all, and in an exciting final game, on which hung the result of the whole match, Morrison snatched a close vic- I tory. In no other club has the same en- | thusiasm been shown this season as at I Wyndham. This club has an active 1 membership of over 40 men and women, many of whom are beginners. Challenges are very frequent, having been played in the past week. C. A. Sharp, the top man, survived two challenges recently. The first was from L. G. Townsend, who, had he been able to last the pace, would probably have reI gained his old position. He won the I first set B—6, but lost the others, 6—4, ■ 6—4. A. Strang and Sharp also had an I interesting game. After taking the first I set 6—3, Sharp had a lead of 5—3, 40—15, in the second, but Strang saved the game and drew level at 5 all. Playing steadily, however, Sharp ran out the winner, B—6. The latest acquisition to the Wyndham Club is C. H. Baird, who is at home for the ’Varsity vacation. Baird is the youngest son of Dr J. H. Baird, who is still as keen as ever. Like his father, C. H. Baird plays an attractive game, and he should easily win his way into the A team. The Wyndham A team, for the match i v. Citizens, to-day will be: C. A. Sharp, A. T. Strang, J. Henderson, C. W. Rout, Miss H. Baird, Miss M. Baird, Mrs . E. J. Traynor, Miss A. Bogue. | WAIAU ASSOCIATION. I The following is the draw for the j first round of the Waiau Tennis Association’s competition games to be played at the first-mentioned place:— November 14.—Orepuki B v. Papatotara A; Excelsior A v. Pahia; Te Tua v. Excelsior B; Papatotara B v. Orepuki A. November 21.—Pahia v. Orepuki B; Papatotara B v. Te Tua; Orepuki A v. Papatotara A; Excelsior A v. Excelsior B. November 28.—Orepuki A v. Excelsior B; Papatotara A v. Pahia; Te Tua v. Orepuki B; Excelsior A v. Papatotara B. December s.—Excelsior B v. Pahia; Orepuki A v. Orepuki B; Te Tua v. Excelsior A; Papatotara A v. Papatotara B. December 12.—Pahia v. Orepuki A; I Papatotara A v. Te Tua; Orepuki B v. i Excelsior A; Excelsior B v. Papatotara 18. I December 19.—Pahia v. Te Tua; Ex- [ celsior B v. Papatotara A; Papatotara j B v. Orepuki B; Orepuki A v. Ex- , ) celsior A, I I PAHIA v. PAPATOTARA. I The following are the results of the i I tennis match, Pahia versus Papatotara, ;

played on the Pahia courts. Pahia players are mentioned first:— Women’s Singles.—Miss E. McPherson lost to Miss D. Baker, 3 —5; Miss S. Skerrett beat Miss N. Roderique, 5—2; Miss M. Agnew beat Miss Cooper, 5— 4; Miss A. Templeton lost to Miss M. Buchanan, I—s. Men’s Singles.—D. McPherson lost to S. Baker, 5—6; D. Dudfield lost to J. Sims, 5—6; F. McMullan beat I. Buchanan, 6—5; S. Whipp lost to J. Mouat, I—6. Women’s Doubles.—Misses McPherson I and Skerrett beat Misses Baker and Roderique, 5--0; Misses Agnew and Templeton beat Misses Cooper and Buchanan, 5—4. Men’s Doubles.—D. McPherson and D. Dudfield beat S. Baker and J. Sims, 6— 1; T. McMullan and S. Whipp lost to I. Buchanan and J. Mouat, 5—6. Combined Doubles.—Miss S. Skerrett and D. McPherson lost to Miss Baker and S. Baker, 5—6; Miss E. McPherson and D. Dudfield beat Miss Roderique and J. Sims, 6—4; Miss M. Agnew and F. McMullan lost to Miss Cooper and J. Buchan, 5—6; Miss Templeton and S. Whipp lost to Miss Buchanan and J. Mouat, 5—6. Pahia 7 sets, 73 games; Papatotara 9 sets, 72 games. MATAURA VALLEY GAMES. THIRD ROUND RESULTS. Contrary to the general forecast, the | weather for the third round of the Mataura Valley Association’s matches was ideal for tennis, and all the matches were completed in good time. Wins | were secured by Wyndham C, Mimihau, Glenham, Brydone and Menzies Ferry. WYNDHAM C v. WYNDHAM D. On the Wyndham courts, the local C and D teams had a very friendly encounter, the former team winning comfortably by 6 sets 35 games to 2 sets 25 games. The winning team was j not at full strength. The detailed , scores, with the C team’s names ap- j

pearing first were as follows:— Men’s Doubles.—L. Harper and A. Malcolmson beat G. Douglas and S. McKay, s—l; E. Pankhurst and H. Rendall beat H. S. Bridgewater and R. M. McKay, 5—4. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Louden and M. Harley lost to Misses H. Strang and A. McKenzie 3—5; Miss M. Dynes and Mrs W. L. Stewart beat Mrs J. Mitchell and Miss S. Strang 5—2. Combined Doubles.—L. Harper and Miss Louden beat G. Douglas and Miss H. Strang 5—2; A. Malcolmson and Miss M. Harley beat S. McKay and Miss A. McKenzie 5—2; E. Pankhurst and Miss Dynes beat H. S. Bridgewater and Mrs Mitchell 5 —4; H. R. Rendall and Mrs W. L. Stewart lost to R. M. McKay and Miss S. Strang 2 —5. MIMIHAU v. SEAWARD DOWNS. Mimihau scored a heavy defeat of Seaward Downs in a match which was played at Seaward Downs the scores, with Mimihau players being mentioned first being as follows:— Men’s Doubles.—D. Horne and T. Mcßride beat J. Rewcastle and P. Bryant 6—3; W. Smith and Arnott beat W. Dunlop and M. Brosnan 6—o. Women’s Doubles.—Misses N. Smith and A. McLaren lost to Misses J. Palmer and I. Drysdale I—6;1 —6; Misses B. McLaren and Frew beat Misses I. Morton and M. Crosbie 6—5. Combined Doubles.—Horne and Miss Smith beat Rewcastle and Miss J. Palmer 6 —4; Mcßride and Miss A. McLaren beat P. Bryant and Miss I. Drysdale 6—4; W. Smith and Miss B. McLaren beat W. Dunlop and Miss I. Morton 6 —3; J. Arnott and Miss Frew beat M. Brosnan and Miss M. Crosbie 6—l. Mimihau, 7 sets A 3 games, Seavzard Downs 1 set 26 games. GLENHAM v. OTA CREEK

On the Glenham courts, the home team defeated Ota Creek by 5 sets 34 games to 3 sets 24 games. Results with Glenham names first, were as follows: — Men’s Doubles.—A. Melvin and A. Ferguson beat H. Dillon and M. Dillon 5—2; B. D. Benni', and R. Tutty beat H. Baynes and C. Baynes s—l. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs R. Melvin and Miss M. Farrell beat Misses M. Townley and M. Byers 5 —2; Misses L. Templeton and L. Smyth lost to Misses J. McDonald and E. McDonald 2—5 Combined Doubles.—A. Melvin and Mrs Melvin lost io H. Dillon and Miss IVI. Townley 4—5; A. Ferguson and Miss M. Farrell lost to M. Dillon and Miss M. Byers I—s; B. D. Bennie and Miss Templeton beat H. Baynes and Miss J. McDonald 5—3; R. Tutty and Miss Smyth beat C. Baynes and Miss E. McDonald s—l. BRYDONE v. TUTURAU.

Brydone had its first win for the season against Tuturau, tne score being 5 sets 37 games to 3 sets 31 games. The match was played on the Brydone courts. In the following details of play, the Brydone players’ names appear first. Men’s Doubles.—H. Mawdsley and ! G. Wyeth beat F. Urquhart and S. O’Rourke 6—3; S. Kirker and N. beat R. Patrick and L. McLellan 6—l. , Women’s Doubles.—Misses M. Wright and M. Drysdale lost to Misses M. Adams and R. Blair I—6; Miss M. Bagrie and Mrs Mawdsley lost to Misses E. O’Rourke and J. Adams 4—6. , , Combined Doubles.—H. Mawdsley and Miss Wright lost to F. Urquhart and Miss R. Blair 2—6; G. Wyeth and Miss M. Drysdale beat S. O’Rourke .and Miss M. Adams 6—3; S. Kirker and Miss M. Bagrie beat R. Patrick and Miss J. Adams 6-2; N. Parker and Mrs J. Mawdsley beat L. McLellan and Miss E. O’Rourke 6—4. MENZIES FERRY v. EDENDALE. The match between Edendale and Menzies Ferry, played on the Ecendale courts resulted in a clear-cut win for Menzies Ferry, by six sets to two. LOWER MATAURA ASSOCIATION. PINE BUSH A v. MATAURA ISLAND. Playing at Mataura Island on Wednesday, Pine Bush A beat Mataura Island on Wednesday. Pine Bush A beat Mataura Island Aby nine sets to , seven. , Following are the scores, with Mataura Island names mentioned first: Men’s Singles.—F. McKeown lost to G. North 2—6; F. Richardson beat N. Andrews 6—4; J. Richardson lost to G. Andrews 2—6; J. Forbes lost to H. Crighton 5—6. Women’s Singles.—Miss A. Richardson beat Miss J. Dunlop 6—2; Mrs J. Richardson lost to Miss R. Golden 4—6; Miss Dyhrberg beat Miss L. Brash 6—4; Miss Golden lost to Mrs L. Hunter o—6. Combined Doubles.—F. McKeown and Miss Golden beat G. North and Miss J. Dunlop 6—5; F. Richardson and Mrs Richardson beat N. Andrews and Miss R. Golden 4—6; J. Richardson and Miss A. Richardson lost to G. Andrews and Miss E. Brash 4—6; J. Forbes and Miss Dyhrberg lost to E. Crighton and Mrs Hunter 5—6. Men’s Doubles.—F. McKeown and J. Forbes lost to G. North and N. Andrews 2—6; F. and J. Richardson beat G. Andrews and C. Crighton 6—5. Women’s Doubles.—Miss and Mrs Richardson beat Misses J. Dunlop and R. Golden 6—l; Miss Dyhrberg and Golden lost to Miss C. Brash and Mrs Hunter 7—6.

Mataura Island 7 sets, 66 games; Pine Bush, 9 sets, 78 games.

MATAURA ISLAND B v. MOKOTUA. Playing at Mataura Island on Saturday, the Mataura Island B team defeated Mokotua by ten sets to six. Following are the scores with Mataura Island names first:— Women’s Singles.—Miss E. Howden beat Miss D. Munro 6—l; Miss W. McKenzie lost to Miss M. Taylor 4—6; Miss A. Dunlop beat Miss A. Mincher 6—5; Miss W. Christie beat Miss E. Clay 6—2. Women’s Doubles.—Misses A. Dunlop and E. Howden beat Misses D. Munro and M. Taylor 6—3; Misses W. .McKenzie and W. Cliristie lost to Misses A. Mincher and E. Clay 5—6. Men’s Singles.—J. Christie beat G. Enwright 6—4; L. Keach lost to A. Meredith I—6; J. Cameron lost to T. Taylor o—6; J. Dunlop beat R. Clay 6—4. Men’s Doubles.—J. Christie and J. Cameron beat G. Enwright and A. Meredith 6—3; J. Dunlop and L. Keach lost to T. Taylor and R. Clay 3—6. Combined Doubles.—Miss W. Christie and J. Christie lost to Miss D. Munro and G. Enwright o—6; Miss E. Howden and L. Keach beat Miss M. Taylor and A. Meredith 6—l; Miss W. McKenzie and J. Cameron beat Miss A. Mincher and T. Taylor 6—5; Miss A. Dunlop and J. Dunlop beat Miss E. Clay and R. Clay 6—2.