GORGE ROAD BEATS SEAWARD DOWNS

Southland Times, Issue 23437, 18 February 1938, Page 13

GORGE ROAD BEATS SEAWARD DOWNS

Playing on the Seaward Downs courts Gorge Road beat the home team by 11 sets and 83 games to five sets and 61 games. Results, with Seaward Downs names mentioned first, were as follows: Women’s Singles.—Miss M. Palmer lost to Mrs Lobb 0-6; Miss J. Palmer lost to Miss J. Thomas 0-6; Miss G. McCormack beat Miss Lobb 6-2; Miss M. Dunlop lost to Miss McAlraith 1-6. Men’s Singles.—l». Morton beat W. Mitchell 6-4; J. Dunlop beat L. McCallum 6-5; J. Rewcastle lost to G. McAra 4-6; H. Baxter lost to E. Peters 4-6. Women’s Doubles.—Misses M. and J. Palmer lost to Mrs Lobb and Miss J. Thomas 5-6; Misses G. McCormack and M. Dunlop lost to Misses Lobb and McAlraith 2-6. Men’s Doubles. —L. Morton and J. Dunlop lost to W. Mitchell and T. McCallum 3-6; J. Rewcastle and Baxter lost to G. McAra and E. Peters 5-6. Combined Doubles. —Miss M. Palmer and L. Morton lost to Mrs Lobb and W. Mitchell 2-6; Miss J. Palmer and J. Dunlop beat Miss Thomas and L. McCallum 6-5; Miss G. McCormack and J. Rewcastle lost to Miss Lobb and G. McAra 5-6; Miss M. Dunlop and H. Baxter beat Miss McAlraith and E. Peters 6-3. MORTON MAINS BEATS MATAURA ISLAND At Morton Mains, the home team beat Mataura Island by 12 sets to four. The results, with Morton Mains names mentioned first, are as follows:— Women’s Singles.—Mrs Blackmore lost to Miss Richardson, 4-6; Miss K. Warnock beat Mrs Richardson, 6-4; Miss F. Morton beat Miss E. Howden, 6-1; Miss E. Warnock beat Miss W. Christie, 6-1. Men’s Singles.—H. Morton beat J. Richardson, 6-4; C. Morton lost to J. Currie, 1-6; T. Blackmore beat J. McHugh, 6-1; J. Blackmore beat C. Barnett, 6-3. Combined Doubles.—T. Blackmore and Miss F. Morton beat J. Richardson and Miss A. Richardson, 6-1; C. Morton and Miss R. Warnock beat J. Currie and Mrs Richardson, 6-3; H. Morton and Mrs Blackmore beat J. McHugh and Miss E. Howden, 6-1; J. Blackmore and Miss E. Warnock beat C. Barnett and Miss W. Christie, 6-3. Women’s Doubles.—Mi's Blackmore and Miss R. Warnock lost to Mrs and Miss Richardson, 2-6; Misses Morton and Warnock beat Misses Howden and Christie, 6-0. Men’s Doubles.—C. Morton and T. Blackmore lost to J. Richardson and J. Currie, 5-6; H. Morton and J. Blackmore beat J. McHugh and C. Barnett, 6-2. Morton Mains 12 sets, 84 games; Mataura Island, four sets, 48 games. COMPETITION MATCHES POSTPONED The Southland Lawn Tennis Association’s matches set down for tomorrow have been postponed because of the representative match between Southland and North Otago to be played at Invercargill.