TARANAKI TENNIS PLAY

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1934, Page 3

TARANAKI TENNIS PLAY

HAWERA CLUB’S TOURNEY COMBINED DOUBLES COMPETITION. WIN TO FENDALL AND MISS HICKS. A combined doubles tourney was held at the Hawera Tennis Club on Saturday, W. Fendall and Miss A. Hicks • winning from a large field. Results are:— First round: Paterson and Miss McDiarmid beat Hammond and Mrs. Baigent 6—4, Fendall and Miss Hicks beat Gordon and Mrs. Thomson 6—2. Fyson and Miss Jenkins beat Brathwaite and Mtec Coleman 6—4, Short anl Miss Langdon beat Wake and Miss Black 6—l, Wylie and Miss Joll beat Walker and Miss Hunter 6—l, M. Jones and Mrs. Douglas beat McLean and Mrs. Robinson 6—2, H. Jones and Miss Hotter beat D. Kemp and Mrs. Jones 6—2, Bramwell and Miss Bright beat R. Syme and Mrs. Gardner 6—2. Second round: Gardiner and Miss Guy beat G. Kemp and Miss Powdrell 6—4, Ray Syme and Miss Washer beat Jenkins and Miss B. Powdre’l 6—2, Fendall and Miss Hicks beat Paterson and Miss McDiarmid 6—3, Fyson and Mrs. Jenkins beat Short and Miss Langdon 6—o, M. Jones and Mrs. Douglas beat Wylie and Miss Joll 6—2, Bramwell and Miss Bright beat H. Jones and Miss Hotter 6—3, Veale , and Miss Calver beat Harland and Miss Todhunter 6 —l, Potter and Miss Catchpole beat Robertson and Miss Kemp 6—3. Third round: Gardner and Miss Guy . beat Syme and Miss Wafeher 6—3, Fendall : and Miss Hicks beat Fyson and Mrs. Jen- , kins 6—o, Bramwell and Miss Bright beat Jones and Mrs. Douglas 6—4, Potter and Miss Catchpole beat Veale and Miss Calv- ’ er 6 —5. Semi-finals: Fendall and Miss Hicks beat Gardner and Miss Guy 6—-2, Bramwell and Miss Bright beat Potter and Miss i Catchpole 6—3. Final: Fendall and Miss Hicks beat Bramwell and Miss Bright 6 —3. The final was close and interesting, all four playing good tennis. Miss Hicks' general steadiness, Miss Bright’s backhand passing shots, and a streak of brilliant serving by Fendall were notable. Though Bramwell and his partner fought hard they could not stay the pace against and all-round and even pair. PARK DEFEATS OKAIAWA. LARGE MARGIN IN EGMONT CUP. By the large margin of 19 sets to five, 131 games to 96, the Hawei-a Park Wednesday team defeated Okaiawa at Park during the week-end. The match was the third round in the Egmont Cup competition. Results (Park names first) are as follow:— Men’s singles: Bamford beat Evetts 6—2, Hodder lost to Johnston 5—6, Snowsill beat Crawford 6—5, Lay beat Tilley 6—3, Sansom beat Robertson 6—5, Fredericks beat Collins 6—3. Women’s singles: Mrs. Hodder beat Miss Daphne Good 6 —l, Mrs. Dymond beat Miss Delia Gcod 6—4, Miss Dymond beat Miss Joyce 6—5, Miss F. Wytkin beat Miss Green 6—4, Miss Goldstone beat Miss Williams 6—5, Mrs. Hunter beat Mrs. Evetts 6—5. Combined doubles: Bamford and Miss Dymond lost to Johnston and Miss Daphne Good I—6, Hodder and Mrs. Hodder beat Evetts and Miss Good 6—3, Snowsill and Mrs. Dymond lost to Crawford and Miss Joyce 3—6, Lay and Miss Wytkin beat Tilley and Miss Green 6—2, Sansom and Miss Goldstone beat Robertson and Miss Williams 6 —3, Fredericks and Mrs. Hunter beat Collins and Mrs. Evetts G—o. Men's doubles: Bamford and Hodder beat Johnston and Evetts 6—3, Snowsill and Lay beat. Crawford and Tilley 6—5, Sansom and Fredericks beat Robertson and Collins 6—5. Women’s doubles: Mesdames Hodder and Dymond lost to the Misses Good 5-6, Misses Dymond and Wytkin beat Misses Joyce and Green 6—5, Miss Goldstone and Mrs. Hunter lost to Mrs. Evetts and Miss Williams 3—6,