TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 24368, 24 February 1941, Page 7

TENNIS

A AND B GRADE MATCHES 1 Tennis matches were played in Invercargill in ideal weather on Saturday. Although there was a fairly strong wind during the day the standard of play was not affected and some good exhibitions of tennis were seen. The following are the results of matches played in the A and B grades: A GRADE WAIHOPAI v. WINTON Winton beat Waihopai by 13 sets and 121 games to 3 sets, and 86 games. Details (Waihopai names first): — Women’s Singles.—Miss Ferguson lost to Miss M. Horsburgh 6-7; Miss Farmer beat Miss I. Lindsay 7-4; Miss Moir beat Miss E. Pierce 8-7; Miss Whyte beat Miss B. Walker 7-2. Men’s Singles.—Mahoney lost to G. Horsburgh 3-9; Thompson lost to G. Hamilton 5-9; Lumsden lost to R. Horsburgh 2-9; Dillon lost to D. Lind- ( say 1-9. I Women's Doubles.—Misses Ferguson ' and Farmer lost to Misses Horsburgh and Lindsaj’ 5-7; Misses Moir and Whyte beat Misses Pierce and Walker 7-4. ■ Men’s Doubles —Mahoney and Thomson lost to G. Horsburgh and Hamil- ; ton 7-9; Lumsden and Dillon lost to I R. Horsburgh and D. Lindsay 3-9. | Mixed Doubles.—Mahoney and Miss 1 Ferguson lost to G. Horsburgh and Miss R. Horsburgh 5-9; Thompson and Miss Farmer lost to G. Hamilton and Miss I. Lindsay 8-9; Dillon and Miss Moir lost to R. Horsburgh and Miss E. Pierce 7-9; Lumsden and Miss Whyte lost to D. Lindsay and Miss B. Walker 8-9.

INVERCARGILL v. ST MARY’S Invercargill 11 sets beat St. Mary's ‘ 5 sets. Details (Invercargill names i first): — Women’s Singles.—Miss L. Barrett beat Mrs Prendergast 7-3; Mrs Adams beat Miss N. Murphy 7-1; Mrs Hanan I beat Miss N. Fitzgerald 7-0; Miss K. ■ Cott beat Miss R. Shepherd 7-0. i Men’s Singles.—A. J. Deaker beat T. 1 Floyd 9-0; E. Rout lost to D. Radford 8- L. Larcomb lost to F. Walker 5-9; I A. Miller lost to L. Bentley 8-9. Women's Doubles.—Mrs Adams and Miss Cutt beat Miss Murphy and Mrs Prendergast 7-2; Mrs Hanan and Miss Barrett beat Misses Shepherd and Fitzgerald 7-1. Men's Doubles.—Deaker and Miller lost to Radford and Walker 6-9; Rout and Larcombe beat Floyd and Bentley I 9-7. Mixed Doubles.—Miller and Mrs Adams beat Floyd and Mrs Prendergast 9- Rout and Miss Barrett lost to Radford and Miss Murphy 4-9; Larcombe and Mrs Hanan beat Walker and Mrs Fitzgerald 9-3; Deaker and Miss Cutt beat Bentley and Miss Shepherd 9-2. TISBURY v. INVERCARGILL Tisbury 9 sets beat Invercargill No. 2 7 sets. Details (Tisbury names first): — Women’s Singles.—Miss J. Mclntosh beat Miss Shand 7-6; Mrs McKenzie lost to Mrs Larcombe 5-7; Mrs Tinnock beat Miss Pollok 7-5; Mrs M. Ferguson lost to Miss Geddes 4-7. Men’s Singles:—J. Johnston beat A. Lang 9-8; T. Mclntosh lost to W. Shanks 6-9; B. McKenzie beat H. Sayers 9-8; J. Flynn lost to K. Williams 2-9. Women’s Doubles. —Misses Mclntosh and Ferguson lost to Miss Shand and Mrs Larcombe 3-7; Mesdames McKenzie and Tinnock beat Misses Pollock and Geddes 7-5. Men’s Doubles.—Johnstone and McIntosh beat Shanks and Lang 9-8; McKenzie and Flynn beat Sayers and Williams 9-6. Mixed Doubles.—Johnston and Miss Mclntosh beat Lang and Miss Shand 9-5; Mclntosh and Miss Ferguson lost to Shanks and Mrs Larcombe 4-9; McKenzie and Mrs McKenzie beat Sayers and Miss Pollock 9-2; Flynn and Tinnock lost to Williams and Miss Geddes 5-9.

B GRADE INVERCARGILL v. ST. MARY’S J St. Mary's beat Invercargill by 9 sets Ito 7. Details (Invercargill names | first): — | Women's Singles.—Miss S. Smith beat Miss M. Cavanagh 7-2; Miss S. Mitchell I beat Miss I. Lynch 7-5; Miss N. Rodger lost to Miss A. Hallamore 2-7; Miss B. Strang lost to Miss I. Lyons 0-7. Men's Singles.—l. Speirs lost to K. Upjohn 7-9; W. J. Hamilton lost to E. Coupe 3-9; J. H. B. Scholefield beat J. j Traynor 9-2; N. Dawson beat K. Cork- ! ery (by default) 9-0. I Women’s Doubles.—Misses Smith and I Mitchell beat Misses Cavanagh and I Lynch 7-6; Misses Rodger and Strang lost to Misses Lyons and Hallamore 2-7. Men’s Doubles.—Speirs and Scholefield lost to Upjohn and Coupe 7-9; Hamilton and Dawson beat Traynor and Corkery (by default) 9-0. Mixed Doubles.—Speirs and Miss Smith lost to Upjohn and Miss Cavani agh 7-9; Hamilton and Miss Mitchell lost to Coupe and Miss Lynch 2-9; Dawson and Rodger lost to Traynor and Miss Hallamore 4-9; Scholefield and ' Miss Strang beat Corkery and Miss Lyons (by default) 9-0. WAIHOPAI v. SOUTHERN Waihopai beat Southern by 13 sets to 3. Details (Waihopai names first): — Women’s Singles.—Mrs Hall beat Mrs Paton 7-3; Miss Andrews lost to Mrs Goodwich 3-7; Miss Henderson beat Mrs Kennedy 7-2; Miss Hardy beat Miss Harney 7-4. Men’s Singles.—Schmidt beat Kennedy 9-6; Mitchell lost to Mcßobie 1-9; Fougere beat Grenfell 9-6; Rowley beat Paton 9-2. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Hall and Miss Andrew beat Mrs Paton and Mrs Goodwich 7-5; Misses Henderson and Hardy beat Mrs Kennedy and Miss Harney 7-2. Men’s Doubles.—Schmidt and Mitchell beat Paton and Kennedy 9-5; Fougere and Rowley lost to Mcßobie and Grenfell 3-9. Mixed Doubles.—Schmidt and Mrs Hall beat Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy 9-5; Mitchell and Miss Andrews beat Mcßobie and Mrs Goodwich 9-8; Rowley and Miss Henderson beat Paton and Mrs Paton 9-3; Fougere and Miss Hardy beat Grenfell and Miss Harney 9-2. JUNIORJTENNIS Following are the results of the Junior Lawn Tennis Association’s grade matches played in Invercargill on Saturday:— JUNIOR A GRADE High School B defeated Technical by 3 sets, 35 games, to 3 sets, 31 games. The results, with Technical names first, were:— Stevens beat McLeod, 7-3; McCallum beat Hayes, 7-5; McKenzie beat Greenfield, 7-6; Risley lost to Ott, 2-7. Stevens and McCallum lost to McLeod and Hayes, 5-7; McKenzie and Risley lost to Greenfield and Ott, 3-7. Marist defeated High School A by 3 sets, 37 games, to 3 sets, 33 games The results, with Marist names first, were:— Corkery beat Fleming, 7-5; Traynor lost to Scandrett, 4-7; O’Brien lost to

Robbie, 6-7; Curran beat McKenzie, 7-2.

Corkery and O’Brien beat Fleming and Scandrett, 7-5; Traynor and Curran lost to Robbie and McKenzie, 6-7. JUNIOR B GRADE High School C v. Technical, with High School names first: Thwaites beat Patterson, 7-0; Keast beat Smart, by default; Crawford lost to Hannon, 4-7; Sturman beat Blanche, 7-1. Thwaites and Keast beat Patterson and substitute, 7-4; Crawford and Sturman beat Hannon and Blanche, 7-1. High School D v. Marist, with High School names first: Cagney lost to Ford, 5-7; McKnight lost to Mahoney, 1-7; Tinker lost to Dawson, 0-7; McCosh beat Branks, 7-5. Cagney and McKnight lost to Ford and Mahoney, 0-7; Tinker and McCosh lost to Dawson and Branks, 3-7. SECONDARY SCHOOL GAMES Following are the results of secondary school games played at Invercargill on Saturday: JUNIOR High School A, 5 sets beat St. Catherine’s B, 1 set. Details (High School names first): P. Hardy beat M. Winders 7-2; N. Collings lost to B. Fitzgerald, 2-7; J. Fogarty beat M. Hannan, 7-2; G. Collie beat C. Scully, 7-0. P. Hardy and N. Collings beat M. Winders and B. Fitzgerald, 7-3; J. Fogarty and G. Collie beat M. Hannon and C. Scully, 7-4. St. Catherine’s A, 5 sets beat St. John’s one set. Details (St. Catherine’s names first): N. Townsend lost to J. Hodge, 5-7; V. Townsend beat E. Reid, 7-0; M. Waddick beat S. Newth, 7-0; B. Winders beat B. Broderick, 7-6. N. and V. Townsend beat J. Hodge and E. Reid 7-0; M. Waddick and B. Winders beat S. Newth and B. Broderick 7-3. High School B 5 sets beat Technical B 1 set. Details (High School names first): E. Deaker beat M. Thomas, 7-3; B. Laurie beat J. Melvin, 7-6; D. McAhan beat B. Eastlake, 7-0; R. Huffadine lost to E. Shirley, 0-7. E. Deaker and B. Laurie beat M. Thomas and J. Melvin 7-4; D. McAhan and R. Huffadine beat B. Eastlake and E. Shirley, 7-2.

High School C 32 games beat Technical A 29 games. Details (High School names first): B. Frampton beat W. McDonald, 7-2; J. Morgan lost to N. Crooks, 4-7; C. Cameron beat H. McKay, 7-3; A. Thomas lost to M. Berridge, 6-7. B. Frampton and J. Morgan lost to W. McDonald and V. Crooks, 1-7; C. Cameron and A. Thomas beat H. McKay and M. Berridge, 7-3. SENIOR High School B six sets beat Technical A no sets. Details (Technical names first): C. McDougall lost to C. Greenfield, 1-7; D. Mac Kay lost to N. Brumby 3-7; N. Peacock lost to P. Hodge, 4-7; D. Mitchell lost to M. Ford, 0-7. C. McDougal and D. Mackay lost to C. Greenfield and M. Ford, 1-7; N. Peacock and D. Mitchell lost to N. Brumby and P. Hodge, 0-7. High School A 6 sets, beat St. John’s no sets. Details (High School names first): S. Smith beat B. Broughton, 7-2; S. Downes beat J. Broughton, 7-4; N. Macalister beat C. Ruddenklau, 7-3; S. Mitchell beat M. Moffett, 7-3. S. Smith and N. Macalister beat B. and J. Broughton, 7-0; S. Downes and S. Mitchell beat C. Ruddenklau and M. Moffett, 7-2.