TENNIS COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1931, Page 4

TENNIS COMPETITIONS

WESTERN DIVISION (MATCH. Opunake defeated Pungarehu in the final game of the first round of the western division tennis competition. In th© following details Opunake players are mentioned first:-— Men’s singles: Thomas beat W. Priest 9—7, Burgess lost to R. B. Fleming 9—3, Donnelly beat Brophy 9—6, Barraclough beat J. Priest Ladies’ singles: Miss Trotter lost to Miss C. Brophy 7—6, Miss Chambers beat Miss M. Brophy ’7—-1, Miss Geary beat Miss B. Fleming 7—l, Mrs. D. J. Thomas 'beat Miss L. Gilhooly Men’s doubles: Thomas and Burgess beat W. Priest and R. B. Fleming 9—<6, Donnelly and Bar-raclough beat Brophy and. J. Priest 9—6. • • Ladies’ doubles: Miss Trotter and Miss Chambers beat Miss C. Brophy ana Miss B. Fleming 7—l, Mies Geary and Mrs. Thomas beat Miss M. Brophy and Miss Gilhooly 7—4. . Combined doubles: Thomas and Miss Trotter beat W. Priest and Miss I. CorL,ett 7 —2, Burgess and Miss Chambers beat Fleming and C. Brophy 7—5, Donnelly and Miss Geary beat Brophy and Miss B. Fleming 7—2, Barraclough and

Mrs. Thomas beat J. Priest and Miss M, Brophy 7— 2. The positions of the teams at th© end of the first round are:—

Otakeho Opunake .... 3 .... 3 3 0 8 2 1. 4 Kaponga .......... 3 1.2 2 PiinoraTAhn 3 0 3 0 - o — _. - . * .. The second round will commence .early in the New Year.