TENNIS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4402, 14 March 1941, Page 5

TENNIS

TE AWAMUTU TEAMS. MATCH AGAINST CAMBRIDGE. The following teams, A and B, will represent the Te Awamutu Club in the match against Cambridge at Cambridge at the week-end:— Men: R. Waretini, M. Kelly, A. Ross, J. Smith, E. Holmes, M. Holmes, F. Holmes, C. Holmes, T. Wilson, C. - Bowden, S. Beedell, W. Sinnott. Ladies: Misses R. Spiers, E. Spiers and G. Bell, Mrs Renton, Misses D. Moir and E. Schofield, Mrs Richardson, Misses J. Naylor, N. Miller, M. Richardson and T. Armstrong, Mrs Sinnott. THE DOUBLE CUP. ORAKAU V. HAIRINI. Playing in the Double Cup tennis competition, Hairini defeated Orakau by 16 sets to six. In the scores which follow, names of Orakau players are mentioned first:— Ladies’ singles: Mrs Anderson beat Mrs Dibble 6—4, Mrs Bryant lost to Mrs McKerrow I—6, Mrs Cullen lost to Miss Mary Glasson 5—7, Mrs Passau lost to Miss H. Glasson o—6, K. Anderson lost to Miss J. Bryant 2—-6, E. Liddington last to Mrs Willis 0— 6. Men’s singles: R. Liddington lost to O. Payne o—6, J. Raine lost to T. Dibble 6—7, H. Liddington lost to P. Brown 3—6, A. Bryant beat P. Dinsdale 6—4, J. Higginson lost to G. Glasson 6—7, J. Peake lost to A. Brown 6—7. Combined doubles: Mrs Anderson and P. Eiddington beat Mrs Dibble and O. Payne 6—4, Mrs Bryant and J. Raine lost to Mrs McKerrow and T. Dibble 2—6; Mrs Cullen and H. Liddington beat Miss M. Glasson and P. Brown 7—5, Mrs Passau and Bryant lost to Miss M. Glasson and P. Dinsdale o—6, E. Liddington and J. Peake lost to Mrs Willis and A. Brown 7—5. Ladies’ doubles: Mesdames Anderson and Bryant lost to Misses Dibble and McKerrow 5—7, Mesdames Cullen and Passau lost to Misses H. and M. Glasson 4—6, E. Liddington and K. Anderson lost to Miss J. Bryant and Mrs Willis o—6. Men’s doubles: P. Liddington and J. Raine lost to O. Payne and T. Dibble 6—3, H. Liddington and A. Bryant lost to P. Brown and P. Dinsdale 3 6. KORAKONUI V. KIHIKIHI. Korakonui beat Kihikihi by 20 sets to four, the scores (with Korakonui players mentioned first) being as follows: Ladies’ singles: Mrs R. Kerr beat Mrs L. Brown 6—2, Miss F. Kay lost to Miss M. Crook I—6, Miss E. Lawry lost to Miss G. Crook 2—6, Miss J. Lawry beat Miss J. Shilton 6—l, Miss C. Simmons beat Mis s M. Anderson 6—o, Mrs A. V. Lancaster beat Mrs W. McGhie 6—4. Men’s singles: G. McNeil lost to W. McGhie 3—6, E. Lawry beat C. Marshall 6—-1, G. Terry lost to M. Hunopo 3—6, R. Nugent beat W. Crook 6—3, L. Kerr beat J. Thompson 6—3, D- Christie beat K. Shilton 6—l. Ladies’ doubles: Mrs R. Kerr and F. Kay beat Mrs Brown and M. Crook 6—4, Misses E. Lawry and J, Lawry beat G. Crook and J. Shilton 6—l, Miss C. Simmons and Mrs Lancaster beat Mrs Anderson and Mrs McGhie 6—o.

Men’s doubles: G. McNeil and E. Lawry beat McGhie and Marshall 6 —3, G. Terry and R. Nugent beat Hunopo and Crook 6—2 L. Kerr and D. Christie beat Thompson and Shilton 6—o.

Combined doubles: Mrs Kerr and G. McNeil beat Mrs Brown and McGhie 6—3. Miss F. Kay and E. Lawrv beat M. Crook and Marshall 6—3, Miss E. Lawry and G. Terry beat G. Crook and Hunopo 6—7, Miss J. Lawry and R. Nugent beat J. Shilton and Crook 6—l, Miss C. Simmons and L. Kerr beat M. Anderson and Thompson 6 0. Mrs Lancaster and D. Christie beat Mrs McGhie and Shilton 6—o.