TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 23987, 30 November 1939, Page 13

TENNIS

THE LOWER MATAURA ASSOCIATION GORGE ROAD BEATS MOKOTUA Gorge Road beat Mokotua by 13 sets, 120 games, to 3 sets, 72 games. Results (Gorge Road names first): — Women’s Singles.—Mrs Lobb beat Miss D. Munro, 7-1; Miss V. Lobb beat Miss M. Taylor, 7-2; Mrs J. McCallum beat Miss E. Clay, 7-0; Mrs W. Mitchell beat Miss M. Barker, 7-2. Men’s Singles.—J. Carston lost to F. McKeown, 7-9; W. Mitchell beat J. Munro, 9-3; G. McAra beat E. Munro, 9-8; C. Walker beat N. Clearwater, 9-8. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Lobb and Miss V. Lobb lost to Misses D. Munro and M. Taylor, 6-7; Mrs J. McCallum and Mrs W. Mitchell beat Misses E. Clay and M. Barker,'7-2. Men’s Doubles.—J. Carston and W. Mitchell beat F. McKeown and J. Munro, 9-6; G. McAra and C. Walker beat E. Munro and N. Clearwater, 9-8. Mixed Doubles.—Mrs Lobb and W. Mitchell beat Miss D. Munro and F. McKeown, 7-6; Miss V. Lobb and J. Carston lost to Miss M. Taylor and J. Munro, 6-7; Mrs J. McCallum and G. McAra beat Miss E. Clay and E. Munro, 7-2; Mrs W. Mitchell and C. Walker beat M. Barker and N. Clearwater, 7-1. NIGHTCAPS BEATEN BY TUATAPERE Nightcaps played Tuatapere and was leading by seven sets to six when rain fell and tire match was undecided. Scores with Nightcaps names first were:— Women’s Singles.—Mrs Cappie beat Miss D. Higgins 7-4; Miss D. Somerville beat Miss G. Chamberlain 7-6; Mrs Lee lost to Miss V. Henderson, 6r7; Miss B. Somerville beat Mrs Laurie, 7-5. Men’s Singles.—D. Taylor lost to A. Higgins, 8-9; N. Grant v. G. Cleveland, 4-2 (unfinished). Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Cappie and Miss D. Somerville lost to Misses Higgins and Chamberlain, 5-7; Mrs Lee and Miss Somerville lost to Miss Henderson and Mrs Laurie, 5-7. Men’s Doubles. —Tavlor and Grant beat A. Higgins and Cleveland, 9-6; Cappie and Jones lost to G. Higgins and Dr Elder, 3-9. Mixed Doubles.—Mrs Cappie and Grant beat Miss Higgins and A. Higgins, 7-2; Miss Somerville and Taylor beat Miss Chamberlain and Cleveland, 7-2; Mrs Lee and Cappie lost to Miss Henderson and G. Higgins, 3-7; Miss Somerville and Jones lost to Mrs Laurie and Dr Elder, 2-7. Nightcaps, six sets, 76 games; Tuatapere, seven sets, 78 games.