TOWN-COUNTRY TENNIS GAME

Southland Times, Issue 24356, 10 February 1941, Page 3

TOWN-COUNTRY TENNIS GAME

CITY PLAYERS PROVE SUPERIOR MIXED DOUBLES MATCHES NOT PLAYED The annual Town " Co ?T tI Xv a ?hooai match was played at the W P courts on Saturday afternoon and was productive of much good tennis. a fell about six o’clock and. prevented the mixed doubles from being P 5 • However, the match must be count as a win for Town. When play ended for the day Town was leading y sets to six and it is most unlikely Country would have captured the six mixed doubles games. , The Town women were definitely superior, winning all but one of the sue singles and the three doubles Mrs , Adams beat Miss R. Wilson, 9-5, in an interesting match. However, Miss wi - son was not seen at her best ana er lack of practice was reflected in nei play. She made many more mistakes than usual and Mrs Adams, although she had to work hard for her win, was superior on the day. In the second women’s singles Miss L. Barrett beat Mrs McLeod in convincing style. Miss Barrett was in top form and gave her opponent little respite. The only Town player to lose her singles was Miss G. Ferguson, who was beaten by Miss K. Horsburgh, 9-6. The young Country player gave a determined display ana thoroughly deserved her success, inis match was characterized by long rallies. Miss Horsburgh is a left-handed ' player and she frequently passed hei opponent at the net with well-directed ' shots. „ | In the top women’s doubles Mrs G. • R. Hanan and Miss Barrett proved too good for Misses Wilson and M. Tippett. ' The country pair lacked combination and consequently the Town playeis were able to find many gaps. > WIN FOR DEAKER 1 A J Deaker put up a fine display to 1 beat B. Whelan, 9-7, 6-4. There were 1 some good driving duels in this match, with Deaker a shade superior. Deaker s placements won him many points. His deep, base-line driving had Whelan on ■ the defensive, and when the latter did - come to the net to finish off a rally he ■ was often passed. Whelan’s play reflected his lack of hard practice ana ■ he was not up to his best form. A. T. Baird proved too good for J. Johnston, winning 6-2, 6-4. Baird’s overhead work was very consistent and any loose i shots were severely treated. F. Lindsay beat G. Barnes in straight sets, his low back-hand drives standing him in good stead. The match between D. Radford and H. Dillon was one of the longest of the day. Radford was brilliant at times and had he not become careless on occasions he might have I won in straight sets. G. Horsburgh played really good tennis to beat J. I Coward, 7-5, 6-2. Horsburgh out- | generalled his opponent and played ! many good forcing shots. The best men's doubles was that between Deaker and Barnes and Baird and Lindsay. All the players turned on some fine tennis, the match being productive of many brilliant rallies. Baird and Lindsay combined well, especially in the third set. Detailed results:— • WOMEN’S SINGLES Mrs N. Adams beat Miss R. Wilson, 9-5; Miss L. Barrett beat Mrs McLeod, 9-1; Miss K. Cutt beat Miss More, 9-2; Mrs G. R. Hannan beat Miss M. Tippett, 9-1; Miss I. Morton beat Miss McDougall, 9-3; Miss G. Ferguson lost to Miss R. Horsburgh, 6-9. MEN’S SINGLES A. J. Deaker beat B. Whelan, 9-7, 6-4; ' J. Johnston lost to A. T. Baird, 2-6, 4-6; , G. R. W. Barnes lost to F. Lindsay, 1-6, I 3-6; D. Radford beat H. Dillon, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; J. Coward lost to G. Horsburgh, 5-7, 2-6; I. Herbison beat D. S. McLeod, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. WOMEN’S DOUBLES Mrs Hanan and Miss Barrett beat Miss R. Wilson and Miss Tippett, 9-4; j Mrs Adams and Miss Cutt beat Mrs i j McLeod and Miss Horsburgh, 9-2; Miss ' Ferguson and Miss Morton beat Miss More and Miss McDougall, 9-8. | MEN’S DOUBLES I A. J. Deaker and G. Barnes lost to I i A. T. Baird and F. Lindsay, 4-6, 3-6; I I Johnson and Radford lost to Whelan | ' and McLeod, 6-0, 4-6, 5-7; Coward and i Herbison beat Horsburgh and Dillon, ' 6-3, 6-1. ! GAMES IN B GRADE COMPETITION RAIN INTERFERES WITH SEVERAL MATCHES Matches were played in the Inver- I cargill B grade tennis competition on Saturday. Rain in the late afternoon prevented the completion of some of the games. Results:— SOUTHERN v. SOUTHEND Southern beat Southend by 12 sets to one. Results (Southern names first): — Women’s Singles.—Mrs Watt beat Miss Macdonald, 7-1; Mrs Goodwich beat Miss Tansley, 7-4; Mrs Paton beat Miss Thomson, 7-6; Mrs Kennedy beat Miss Cox, 7-0. Men’s Singles.—J. Gordon lost to J. Buchan, 7-9; D. Mcßobie beat T. McChesney, 9-5; O. Paton beat P. Tansley, 9-6; E. Grenfell beat M. Tansley, 9-6. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Watt and Mrs Goodwich beat Misses Macdonald and Tansley, 7-0; Mrs Paton and Mrs Kennedy beat Misses Thomson and Cox, 7-1. Men’s Doubles.—J. Gordon and D. Mcßobie beat J. Buchan and I. McChesney, 9-6; O. Paton and E. Grenfell beat M. P. Tansley and M. Tansley, 9-8. Mixed Doubles.—J. Gordon and Mrs Watt beat J. Buchan and Miss Macdonald, 9-6. TISBURY v. WAIHOPAI Waihopai beat Tisbury by 12 sets to four. Results (Tisbury names first) :— Women’s Singles.—Miss Ferguson lost to Mrs Hall, 3-7; Mrs Johnston lost to Miss Andrews, 1-7; Miss J. Leith lost to Miss Coombridge, 1-7; Mrs Flynn lost to Miss Mabson, 4-7. Men’s Singles.—R. C. Ferguson beat E. Schmidt, 9-5; M. McKenzie beat A. Lumsden, 9-2; P. Johnston lost to H. Rowley, 2-9; W. Johnston lost to J. Cummings, 3-9. Women’s Doubles.—Miss Ferguson and Mrs Johnston lost to Mrs Hall and Miss Andrews, 2-7; Mrs Flynn and Miss Leith lost to Misses Coombridge and Mabson, 2-7. Men’s Doubles.—Ferguson and McKenzie lost to Lumsden and Schmidt, 8- Johnston and Johnston beat Rowley and Cumming, 9-5. Mixed Doubles.—Miss Ferguson and Ferguson beat Mrs Hall and Schmidt, 9- Miss Leith and McKenzie lost to Miss Andrews and Lumsden, 3-9; Mrs Johnston and Johnston lost to Miss Coombridge and Rowley, 2-9; Mrs Flynn and Johnston lost to Miss Mabson and Cumming, 3-9. I

MAKAREWA v. KENNINGTON Makarewa beat Kennington by nine sets to five. Results (Makarewa names first): — Women’s Singles—Miss V. Mortimer beat Miss G. Fox, 7-4; Miss H. Fallow lost to Mrs J. Fox, 2-7; Miss B. McColl lost to Miss I. Gray, 4-7. Men’s Singles. -E. Mclvor beat F. McLew, 9-0; E. Fallow beat J. Henderson, 9-3; B. McDougall beat R. Shiels, 9-2. Women’s Doubles.—Misses V. Mortimer and H. Fallow lost to Miss Fox and Mrs Fox, 5-7; Misses B. McCall and E. Waldron lost to Misses Gray and Hargest, 3-7. Men’s Doubles—Mclvor and Fallow beat McLew and Henderson, 9-2; Fallow and McDougall beat Mills and Shiels, 9-3. Mixed Doubles.—Miss Mortimer and Mclvor beat Mrs Fox and Henderson, 9-4; Miss Fallow and Fallow lost to Miss Fox and McLew, 5-9; Miss McCall and Fallow beat Miss Gray and Mills, 9-7; Miss Waldron and McDougall beat Miss Hargest and Shiels, 9-8. RUGBY PARK v, INVERCARGILL Rugby Park beat Invercargill by 16 sets to nil. Results (Rugby Park names first); — Women’s Singles.—Miss E. Lyall beat Miss McCurdy, 7-2; Miss I. Barrett beat Miss Smith, 7-2; Mrs M. Zwimpfer beat Miss Geddes, 7-5; Miss A. Galt beat Miss Mitchell, 7-6. Men’s Singles.—A. Booth beat H. Sayer, 9-8; D. Checketts beat J. Wayte, 9-2; R. Zwimpfer beat K. Williams, 9-7; H. Smith beat E. Truscott, 9-3. Women’s Doubles.' —Misses Lyall and Barrett beat Misses McCurdy and Smith, 7-0; Mrs Zwimpfer and Miss Galt beat Misses Geddes and Mitchel, 7-4. Men’s Doubles.—A. Booth and D. Checketts beat Sayer and Wayte, 9-6; R. Zwimpfer and H. Smith beat Williams and Truscott, 9-4. Mixed Doubles. —A. Booth and Miss Lyall beat Sayer and Miss McCurdy, 9-5; D. Checketts and Miss Barrett beat Wavte and Miss Smith, 9-6; R. Zwimpfer'and Mrs Zwimpfer beat Williams and Miss Geddes, 9-4; H. Smith and Miss Galt beat Truscott and Miss Mitchel, 9-3.