TENNIS IN NEW PLYMOUTH

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1932, Page 3

TENNIS IN NEW PLYMOUTH

ACTIVITY OF THE PARK CLUB. The competitions of the Pukek’ura Park club are now well advanced, a number of semi-finals having been leached, aud in some,cases the matches ai‘e through to the final ropnds. Results of championship events are: Men’s singles: Des Forges defeated Scanlon 6—o, 6 —2, W. Dickson defeat- , ed Maclean 6— 3, 7— 5, Little defeated * W. Dickson 6 —3, 4—6, 6 —2, Henley defeated D. Smith 6—5, 6 —o. Ladies’ singles: Miss Elliott defeated Miss J. Ross 9—4, Miss N. Christoffel defeated Mrs. Shrimpton 9 —5, Mrs. Dickson defeated Miss Medley 9 —4, Miss O. Christoffel defeated Miss R. Pepper 9 —3. The men’s doubles are through to the semi-finals. The winners of Scanlon and Henley v. Little and Shrimpton enter the finals in the top half and the winners of T. Dickson and Des Forges v. P. Dickson and Smith in the bottom half.

In the ladies’ doubles, the winners of Misses N. and O. Christoffel v. Misses J. Walton and Medley enter the finals in the top half and the winners of Misses Simmons and J. Ross v. Misses P. Walton and Baunton in the bottom half. - In the combined doubles the winners of Shrimpton and Mrs. Shrimpton versus Dickson and Mrs. Dickson enter the finals in the top half and the winners of 7 Little and Miss Baunton versus Des Forges and Miss O. Christoffel in the bottom half.

Handicap events resulted as follows: Men’s singles: D. Smith ( —3) defeated Des Forges ( —2O) 60—57, Henley ( —5) defeated Steffensen (30) 60—53, Scott ( —3) defeated P. Dickson ( —3) 60—45.

Ladies’ singles: Miss Simmons (5) defeated Miss Evans (17) 52—50, Miss Lowe (18) defeated Mrs. Dickson (—4)/ 50—37, Miss O. Christoffel ( —9) defeat-; ed Miss Lowe 50—41, Miss Pepper (5) defeated Miss S. East (13) 50—36, Misi J. Ross (13) defeated Miss E. Ross (22) 52—50, Miss Baunton ( —9) . defeated Miss Smith (12) 50 —47, Miss M. East (18) defeated Miss W. Short (28) 50— 46, Miss J. Wood (18) defeated Miss Roberts (13) 50—48, Mrs. Shrimpton (3) defeated Miss N. Christoffel (3) 50—45, Miss M. East (18) defeated. Miss Baunton ( —9 ) 50—47. Ladies’ doubles: Misses P. and G. Walton (7) defeated Misses Elliot and Baunton 51 —49.

Combined. doubles: Jones and Alias N. Christoffel (5) defeated Hoby and Miss Simmons (10) 50—47, Smith and Alisa J. Medley ( —4) defeated Scott and Miss P. Walton 50—41, W. Dickson and Aliss J. Walton (—7) defeated Maclean and Miss Wood (12) 50—44, P. Dickson and Airs. Dickson ( —7) defeated Smith and Mrs. Smith (14) 50—44, Scanlan and Airs. Webster (5) defeated T. Dickson and Miss M. Short (5) 50—39, Aroa and Miss Lowe (25) defeated Little and Aliss Baunton (—l7) 50—41, Shrimpton and Aliss Ross (scr) defeated Short and Aliss J. Ross (8) 50—38, W. Dickson and Miss J. Walton defeated P. Dickson and Airs. Dickson 50 —28, Scanlon and Airs. Webster defeated Aroa and Aliss Lowe 50 —41. Men’s doubles: Short and Des Forges (—7) defeated J. Smith and T. Dickson (7) 60—57, W. Dickson aud Steffenson (25) defeated Aroa and Jones (15) A 9— 50, Henley and Crawshaw ( —3) defeated Little and Scanlon ( —10) 60—53.