LAWN TENNIS MATCHES

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1931, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS MATCHES

NORTH TARANAKI COUNTRY WAREA DEFEATS PUNGAREHU. FOURTEEN SETS AGAINST TEN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The Warea Tennis Club played a return match with Pungarehu on. Saturday. Owing to one of the Pungarehu courts bein’ under repairs the match was played’on the Warea courts, and the Pungarehu ladies provided afternoon tea. Beautiful sunshine again favoured the players, and some keen games were witnessed, resulting in the final scores of 14 sets to 10 in favour of Warea. Individual scores (with Pungarehu names mentioned first) were:— Men’s Singles.—R. B. Fleming lost to 0. Lewis 5—6; A. Rootes lost to W. Priest 4 —6; J. Priest lost to H. Wells s—g.5—g. G. Poukihika beat E. Chapman g2; B. Paraniki beat L. Wells 6—l; T Brophy beat B. Fowles 6—3. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss C. Brophy lost to Miss F. Chapman I—6;1 —6; Miss'B. Flemincr lost to Miss N. Wells I—6; Miss I.°Gray lost to Miss J. Lewis 2—6; Miss M. Brophy lost to Miss I. Goodwin 3—6; Miss M. Doody lost to Miss R. Wells 2—6; Miss L. Gilhooly beat Miss I. Corbett 6 —o. Combined Doubles. —R. Fleming and Miss C. Brophy lost to 0. Lewis and Miss F. Chapman 5 —6; A. Roots and Miss B. Fleming beat W. Priest and Miss N. Wells 6—2; J. Priest and Miss I. Gray lost-to H. Wells and Miss J. Lewis 3—6; 'B. Paraniki' and. Miss M. Doody beat L. Wells and Miss R. Wells g— q. Q. Poukihika and Miss M. Brophy Chapman and Miss I. Goodwin g 0; T. Brophy and Miss L. Gilhooly lost ’to B. Fowles and Miss I. Corbett 3 Men’s Doubles.—R. Fleming and Rootes lost to O. Lewis and W. Priest 5—6; J. Priest and Poukihika beat H. Wells and E. Chapman 6 —3; B. Paraniki.and T. Brophy beat L. Wells and B. Fowles 6—4. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses C. Brophy and B. Fleming lost to Misses F. Chapman and N. Wells 2—6; Misses I. Gray and M. Brophy lost to Misses J. Lewis and I. Goodwin 4—6; Misses M. Doody and L. Gilhooly beat Misses R. Wells and I. Corbett 6—4.

TONGAPORUTU CUP GAMES.

URUTI WINS SOUTHERN DIVISION,

(From Our Own Correspondent.) In a keenly contested match played on the Urenui courts during last weekend’ the Uruti Club were'successful in winning the play-off in the final .of the southern division, in the Tongaporutu Uup competitions. The Urenui team showed better combination in the combined, doubles, . winning three matches out. of four. Uruti, however, proved superior, in the. .singlee, and won the . match by 11 sets and 129 games to 8 sets and 119 games. Details are as follow, Urenui players being mentioned ;firsh: — Ladies’ Singles. —Miss Mabey lost to Mrs. Murray 4—7; Mrs. Fitzgerald lost to Miss Oxenham 6—7; Miss Cruick- ' shank beat Miss Thomson 7—6; Miss Elliot lost tp Miss Boyes 5—7. • Ladies’ Doubles.—Mrs. Fitzgerald and Miss Mabey lost to Mrs. Murray and Miss Oxenham 3—7; Miss Cruickshank and’ Miss Elliot beat Miss Boyes and Miss Thomson 7—2. Combined Doubles.—Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald beat Misjs Oxenham and A. Oxehham 9—3; B. Johas and Miss Mabey beat Mrs. Murray and T. Oxenham 9—7; T, Zimmerman and Miss Cruickshank beat Miss Thomson and M. A»ate 9—4; E. Rogers and Miss Elliot lost to Miss Boyes and T. Boyes 7 —9. Men’s Singles—R. Fitzgerald beat A. Oxenham 9—5; 8., Jonas beat T. Oxenham 9—4; T. Zimmerman lost to M. Agate 7 —9; E. Rogers lost to T. Boyes 3—9; D. Wiley lost to E. Oxenham I—9;1 —9; N. Dempster lost to J. Oxehham I—9.

Men’s Doubles.—Fitzgerald and Jonas beat A. and T. Oxenham 9—7; Zimmerman and Rogers lost to Agate and Boyes 7 —9; Wiley and Dempster lost to J. and E. Oxenham B—9.8 —9. Totals: Urenui, 8 sets and 119 games; Uruti, 11 sets and 129 games.

SOUTH TARANAKI MATCH. HAWERA DEFEATS PATEA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Excellent weather prevailed, at Patea for a lawn tennis match on Saturday between teams from. Hawera and Patea. Hawera won by a large margin. Details are (Patea players mentioned first);— Men’s Singles.—Wills lost to McFarlane; Robinson won from Baigent; Torrens won from McArthy; Findlay lost to Jones. . Men’s Doubles. —Robinson and Wills won from McFarlane and Baigent; Torrens and Findlay lost to McArthy and Jones. Ladies’ Singles—Taylor lost to Rudge; Gibbs won from Knight; Hemingway lost to Duncan; Roberts lost to Buist. Ladies’ Doubles.—Gibbs and Taylor lost to Rudge and Duncan; Roberts and Hemingway lost to Knight and Buist. Combined Doubles.—Miss Taylor and M. .Wills lost to M. McFarlane and Mrs. Rudge; Miss Hemingway and M. Torrens lost to Miss Duncan and M. McArthy; Mrs. Roberts and M. Findlay lost to Miss Buist and M. Jones. Totals. —Hawera 11, Patea 4.