LAWN TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 23693, 16 December 1938, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS

WAIAU ASSOCIATION COMPETITION A AND B GRADE MATCHES ORAWIA A v. EXCELSIOR A Playing at Orawia, the Orawia A team beat the Excelsior A team by 10 sets and 76 games.to 6 sets and 57 games. Following are the results, with Excelsior names first:— Women's Singles.—Miss Benneworth beat Mrs J. Chamberlain 5-3; Miss B. McLeod beat Mrs J. G. Davies 5-3; Miss V. Henderson lost to Miss M. Rabbitt 2-5; Mrs Austin beat Miss G. Pugh 5-3. Men’s Singles.—G. McLeod lost to E. Goodall 2-6; V. Norman lost to G. Cowie 4-6; J. Forde lost to F. Rohan 0-6; G. Stewart lost to J. Davis 3-6. Mixed Doubles—Miss N. Benneworth and G. McLeod lost to Mrs Chamberlain and E. Goodall 5-6; Miss B. McLeod and V. Norman lost to Mrs J. Davis and G. Cowie 3-6; Miss V. Henderson and J. Forde beat Miss M. Rabbitt and F. Rohan 6-5; Mrs W. Austin and G. Stewart beat Miss Pugh and J. Davis 6-4.

Women’s Doubles.—Misses N. Benneworth and B. McLeod lost to Mesdames J. Chamberlain and J. Davis 1-5; Miss V. Henderson and Mrs Austin beat Misses M. Rabbitt and G. Pugh 5-0. Men’s Doubles.—G. McLeod and V. Norman lost to E. Goodall and G. Cowie 1-6; J. Forde and G. Stewart lost to F. Rohan and J. Davis 4-6.

PAPATOTARA A v. CLIFDEN Playing at Papatotara, the Papatotara A team beat the Clifden team by fourteen sets and 98 games to 2 sets and 41 games. Following are the results, with Papatotara names first:— Women’s Singles.—Mrs Dewe beat Mrs Fowle 6-1; Miss J. Young beat Miss M. Dowling 6-2; Miss D. Baker beat Miss I. Milne 6-1; Mrs J. Templeton beat Miss N. Scott 6-2. Men’s Singles.—W. Baker beat B. Collie 7-5; S. Baker beat R. Watson 7-5; J. Simms lost to R. Gardner 6-7; G. Spears beat R. King 7-2. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Dewe and Miss J. Young beat Mrs Fowle and Miss Dowling 6-1; Miss D. Baker and Mrs J. Templeton beat Miss I. Milne and Miss N. Scott 6-2. Men’s Doubles—W. Baker and S. Baker beat B. Collie and B. Watson 7-0; J. Simms and G. Spears beat R. Gardner and R. King 7-2. Mixed Doubles.—Mrs Dewe and W. Baker lost to Mrs Fowle and B. Collie 3-6; Miss J. Young and S. Baker beat Miss M. Dowling and R. Watson 6-2; Miss D. Baker and J. Simms beat Miss I. Milne and R. Gardner 6-2; Mrs J. Templeton and G. Spears beat Miss N. Scott and R. King 6-1.

EXCELSIOR B v. ORAWIA B Playing at Tuatapere the Excelsior B team beat the Orawia B team by 9 sets and 82 games to 7 sets and 81 games. Following are the results, with Excelsior names first:— Women’s Singles.—Miss J. Norman .lost to Miss I. Whyeth 2-6; Miss M. Coughlan beat Miss V. Watson 6-1; Miss E. King beat Mrs C. Burns 6-1; Miss H. Brumby beat Miss W. Chamberlain 6-1. Men’s Singles.—B. Norman, beat J. H. Scott 7-6; J. Denniston lost to M. Todd 2- G. Lobb beat J. C. Black 7-6; W. Scott lost to L. Scobie 3-7. Women’s Doubles—Misses J. Norman and M. Coughlan beat Misses I. Whyeth and V. Watson 6-5; Misses E. King and H. Brumby beat Mrs C. Bums and Miss W. Chamberlain 6-3. Men’s Doubles. —V. Norman and J. Denniston beat J. H. Scott and M. Todd 7-5; G. Lobb and W. Scott lost to J. C. Black and L. Scobie 6-7. Mixed Doubles. —Miss J. Norman and V. Norman beat Miss I. Whyeth and J. H. Scott 7-2; Miss M. Coughlan and J. Denniston lost to Miss V. Watson and M. Todd 2-7; Miss E. King and G. Lobb lost to Mrs C. Burns and J. C. Black 6-7; Miss H. Brumby and W. Scott lost to Miss W. Chamberlain and L. Scobie 3-

PRIMARY SCHOOL SINGLES TOURNAMENT The following is the draw for the first round of the primary schools boys’ and girls’ championship singles tournament to be held on the Excelsior Club’s courts, Tuatapere, on Saturday. GIRLS First Round.—N. Evans v. D. Church; I. Horrell v. M. Skerrett; J. Chamberlain v. J. Burns. Second Round.—O. Brumby v. Joan Chamberlain; M. Froude v. winners' 1; M. Froude v. winners 2; D. Brumby v. winners 3. BOYS First Round.—J. Brown v. R. Whyeth; A. Sage v. S. Coughlan; R. Blomfield v. M. Bennett; J. Findlay v. Ivan Devereaux; B. Skerrett v. L. Harris. Second Round.—D. Skeggs v. winners 1; P. Devereaux v. winners 2; H. Skerritt v. winners 3, M. Anderson v. winners 4; L. King v. winners 5; L. Heads v. R. Chamberlain; W. Simm v. L. Batt; R. Black v. S. Mclntosh.

CENTRAL DISTRICT COMPETITION WINTON BEATS DRUMMOND Playing at Winton in a Central district tennis competition match, Winton beat Drummond by nine sets to seven. Details were: — Women’s Singles.—Miss B. Walker lost to Miss B. Woodhead 1-7’ Miss J. Shaw lost to Miss Allison 2-7; Miss B. Marshall lost to Miss Hallum 6-7; Miss D. McDowell beat Mrs Townsend 7-2. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Walker and Shaw lost to Misses Woodhead and Allison 6-7; Misses McDowell and Marshall beat Miss Hallum and Mrs Townshend 7-6. Men’s Singles.—R. Horsburgh beat W. Woodhead, 9-6; J. Mcllwrick beat Hallum 9-3; I. McDougall beat Roberts 9-2; L. Pearce beat Townshend 9-6. Men’s Doubles.—Horsbureh and McDougall beat Woodhead and Townshend 9-8; Pearce and Mcllwrick beat Hallum and Roberts 9-1. Mixed Doubles.—Horsburgh and Miss Walker lost to Woodhead and Miss Woodhead 5-7; Pearce and Miss Marshall lost to Townshend and Miss Allison 6-7; Mcllwrick and Miss McDowell