LAWN TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 25537, 4 December 1944, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

SATURDAY’S MATCHES The Southland Lawn Tennis Association’s grade competitions were played on Saturday. The weather was not favourable, showers interrupting play. (Hie results were as follows:— A GRADE RUGBY PARK v. ST. MARY’S Rugby Park, 14 sets, 107 games, beat St. Mary's 2 sets, 57 games. Results (Rugby Park names first):— Women’s Singles—Miss I. Morton beat Miss O Wilson 7-2; Miss R. Henry beat Miss M. Hannon 7-4! Mrs I. Checketts lost to Miss A. Drury 6-7; Mrs C. Harvey beat Miss M. W Men ,r s S Singles— J. Hughes beat J. Marriott 7-6; A. Booth beat K. Corkery 7-6; J. McMillan lost to K. Curran 3-7; D. Checketts beat F. Walker 7-0. Women’s Doubles—Misses Morton and Henry beat Misses Wilson and Hannon 7-1; Mesdames Checketts and Harvey beat Misses Drury and Winders 7-2. Men's Doubles —Hughes and Booth beat Marriott and Walker 7-1; McMillan and Checketts beat Corkery and Curran 7-2. Mixed Doubles—Hughes and Miss Henry beat Marriott and Miss Wilson 7-4; Booth and Miss Morton beat Corkery and Miss Hannon 7-4; McMillan and Mrs Checketts beat Curran and Miss Drury 7-4; Checketts and Mrs Harvey beat Walker and Miss Winders 7-5. INVERCARGILL v. WAIHOPAI Invercargill. 12 sets, 97 games, beat Waihopai, 3 sets, 59 games. Results (Invercargill names first): — Women’s Singles—Miss L. Barrett beat Mrs Lewis 7-4; Miss G. Ferguson beat Mrs Scott 7-0; Miss K. Cutt beat Mrs Ballantyne 7-0; Miss M. Shand beat Miss Russell 7-5. Men’s Singles—L. R. Latcombe lost to G. Barnes 4-7; J. Robertson lost to L. Sharman by default; J. Fleming lost to R. Robbie 3-1; K. Ford beat T. Mclntosh 7-1. Women’s Doubles—Misses Barrett and Ferguson beat Mesdames Lewis and Scott 7-1, Misses Cutt and Shand beat Mrs Ballantyne and Miss Russell 7-1. Men’s Doubles—Larcombe and Robertson beat Sharman and Robbie 7-5; Fleming and Ford lost to Barnes and Mclntosh 6-7. Mixed Doubles—Robertson and Miss Barrett beat Barnes and Mrs Lewis 7-5; Larcombe and Miss Ferguson beat Sharman and Mrs Scott 7-6; Fleming and Miss Cutt beat Robbie and Mrs Ballantyne 7-6; Ford and Miss Shand beat Mclntosh and Miss Russell 7-4. B GRADE SOUTHERN V. RUGBY PARK Southern, 9 sets, 83 games, beat Rugby Park, 7 sets, 74 games. Results (Southern names first); — . -- Women’s Singles—Mrs Watt beat Mrs McMillan 7-0; Miss Blair beat Miss Stott 7-5, Miss Fox lost to Mrs Herbison 6-7; Mrs Fox beat Mrs Lockhart 7-1. „ Men’s Singles—R. Tipene lost to F. Henry 5-7; E. K. Watt beat R. Ferguson 7-4; E. Grenfell lost to G. Cleveland 5-7; E. Imbs W Women’s doubles—Mrs Watt and Miss Blair beat Mrs McMillan and Miss Stott 7-5; Mrs Fox and Miss Fox beat Mesdames Herbison and Lockhart 7-5. , , . , . . Men’s Doubles—Tipene and Imbs lost to Henry and Ferguson 0-7; Watt and Grenfell lost to Cleveland and Ferguson 5-7. Mixed Doubles—Mrs Watt and R. Tipene beat Miss McMillan and F. Henry 7-4; Miss Blair and E. K. Watt lost to Miss Stott and R. Ferguson 4-7; Miss Fox and E. Grenfell lost to Mrs Herbison and G. Cleveland 2-7, Mrs Fox and E. Imbs beat Mrs Lockhart and G. Cleveland 7-1. WAIKIWI V. ST. MARY'S Waiklwi, 12 sets, 104 games, beat St. Mary’s, 4 sets, 58 games. Results (Waikiwi names Singles—Miss H. Barry lost to Miss B. Winders 6-7; Miss M. Broad beat Miss M. Winders 7-2; Mrs Paterson beat Miss K. Mahoney 7-1; Miss J. Broad beat Miss J. Ri Men's 'singles— F. Woodfield beat M. O’Brien 7-2; E. Mulqueen beat J. Traynor D. Hawkes beat M. Mulqueen 7-0; D. Price beat J. Fotheringham 7-3. Women’s Doubles. —Misses Barry ana Broad beat Misses B. and M. Winders, 7-1; Mrs J. Paterson and Miss J. Broad beat Misses Mahoney and JEUtchie, 7-2. Men’s Doubles. —Woodfield and Mulqueen beat O’Brien and Traynor, 7-2; Hawkes and D. Price beat Mulqueen and Fotheringham, 7-6. Mixed Doubles. —Woodfield and Miss Barry lost to O’Brien and Miss B. Winders, 5- Mulqueen and Miss Broad lost to Traynor and Miss M. Winders, 5-7; Hawkes and Mrs Paterson lost to Mulqueen and Miss Ritchie, 5-7; D. Price and Miss Broad beat Fotheringham and Miss Mahoney, 7-5. Y.M.C.A. V. MOANA Moana, 15 sets, 111 games, beat Y.M.C.A., 1 set, 50 games. Results (Y.M.C.A. names Single,.—Miss D. McKay lost to Mis J. Chandler, 2-7; Miss G. Maley lost to Miss B. Grieve, 5-7; Miss C. McDougall lost to E. White, 0-7; Miss J. Sycamore lost to Miss P. Little, 2-7. , , , „ Men’s Single,.—J. Soon lost to R. Mlllow, 4-7- M. McDougall lost to J. Randle, 1-7; A. Begley lost to L. Smith, 3-7; T. Jones lost to B. Thomson, 2-7. Women's Doubles. —Misses McKay and Maley lost to Misses Chandler and Grieve, 6- Misses McDougall and Sycamore beat Misses White and Little, 7-6. Men’s Doubles. —Soon and McDougall lost to Millow and Randle, 4-7; Begley and Jones lost to Smith and Thomson, 1-7. Mixed Doubles. —Miss McKay and Soon lost to Miss Chandler and Millow,'s-7; Miss Maley and McDougall lost to Miss Grieve and Randle. 3-7; Miss McDougall and Begley lost to Miss White and Smith, 2-7; Miss Sycamore and Jones lost to Miss Little and Thomson, 3-7. C GRADE BLUFF V. SOUTHERN Bluff. 11 sets, 84 games, beat Southern 2 sets, 46 games. Results (Bluff names first): Women’s Singles.—Miss B. Barnett beat Miss E. Donaldson, 7-4; Miss M. Dixon beat Miss J. Morris, 7-0; Miss D. Oswald beat Miss D. McEwan, 7-4; Miss C. Coutts beat Miss J. Cowie, 7-1. Men’s Singles.—V. Roughan beat B. Olley, 7- W. Oswald lost to R. Greenfield, 3-7; G. Budd beat M. Lamb, 7-6; K. Larby beat H. Smith, 7-4. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Barnett and Dixon beat Misses Donaldson and Morris, 7-3; Oswald and Coutts beat McEwan and Cowie, 7-1. Men’s Doubles. —Roughan and Larby lost to Olley and Greenfield, 4-7; Oswald and Budd beat Lamb and Smith, 7-6. Mixed Doubles.—Roughan and Miss Barnett beat Olley and Miss Donaldson, 7-1. INVERCARGILL v. CLIFTON Clifton, nine sets, 82 games, beat Invercargill, seven sets, 76 games. Results (Invercargill names first); Women’s Singles.—Miss A. Pollok beat Miss J. Keast, 7-1; Miss P. Ball beat Miss J. Stevens, 7-2; Miss S. Lilley beat Mrs P. Johnston, 7-4; Miss B. Shepherd beat Miss C. Hughes. 7-1. Menis Singles.—B. Ott lost to R. Ross, 0-7; R. Lowery lost to D. O’Brien, 4-7; O. Kennedy lost to P. Johnston, 1-7; B. McKitterick lost to W. Keast, 0-7. Women’s Doubles. —Misses Pollok and Ball lost to Misses Keast and Stevens, 6-7; Misses Lilley and Shepherd beat Mrs Johnston and Miss Hughes, 7-3. Men's Doubles. —Ott and Lowery lost to Ross and O’Brien. 4-7; Kennedy and McKitterick lost to Johnston and Keast, 3-7. Mixed Doubles. —Miss Pollok and Ott beat Miss Keast and Ross, 7-5; Miss Ball and Lowery beat Miss Stevens and O’Brien, 7-3; Miss Lilley and Kennedy lost to Mrs Johnston and Johnston, 3-7; Miss Shepherd and McKiterick lost to Miss Hughes and Keast, 6-7.