INTER-CLUB TENNIS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1931, Page 8

INTER-CLUB TENNIS

METHODIST TEAM BEATS CARDIFF The Cardiff and Methodist tennis clubs played a match on the Methodist courts at Stratford on Thursday, Methodist winning by 154 games to 118. The. weather was ideal and apart from the players there was a large contingent of Cardiff residents. The match was well contested and except in the ladies’ singles honours were fairly even; ly divided. Another match and a return will probably be played next month. In the details Cardiff players are mentioned first:—

Ladies’ singles.—Miss Shannon lost to Mrs. Knewstubb 2—6; Miss E. Dymond lost to Miss Richardson 2—-6; Mrs. Smith lost to Miss Foster 4—6; Miss Wickham lost to Miss G. Hale 2—6; Miss Horn lost to Miss Wilson 2 —6; Miss L. Dymond lost to Miss Brown 4—6........ . ■ Men’s singles.—Redshaw lost (to Bamford 5—6; W. Hancock beat Butcher 6—4; M- Wickham lost to R. Boyd 3 —-6; Huckstep beat Vivian 6 —3; L. Wickham beat- Currie 6—3; L. Hancock lost to Nelspp 2 —6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Mrs. Smith and, Miss Shannon lost to Mrs. Knewstubb and Miss Richardson 2-y~6; Misses E. and L. Dymond lost to Misses Foster and Hale 2—6; -. MipSes Wickham and Horn beat Misses Brown and Wilson Men’s Doubles. —Redshaw and L. Wickham beat Bamford and Butcher 6—3; W. Hancock and M. Wickham beat Boyd and Vivian 6—2; L. Hancock and Huckstep lost to .Currie and Nelson

Combined Doubles.—Redshaw and Miss E. Dymond beat Bamford and Mrs., Knewstubb 6—2; M. Wickham and Miss Shannon beat Butcher and Miss Richardson 6—5; W. Hancock and Miss Wickham, Ibst to Boyd and Miss Foster s—Huckstep and MUs Horn lost to Vivian and Miss Hale 3-45; L. Wickham, and Mrs. Smith lost to Currie and Miss Brown 4—6; Hancock and Miss L. Dymond lost to Nelson and Miss Wilson o—6. , .