OAKURA TENNIS

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1935, Page 10

OAKURA TENNIS

DEFEAT OF OMATA PLAYERS. LEARN TO SWIM WEEK. The Omata Tennis Club visited Oakura •nd was defeated in a friendly match. Oakura won 15 sets (114 games) and Omata 10 sets (96 games). Results were, Oakura names being mentioned first:— ' * Women’s singles: Miss I. Allen defeated Miss Hodge 6—2; Mrs. F. Bagley lost to Miss J. McHardie 1-6; Miss N. Staveley defeated’ Miss N. Berridge 6—5; Miss E. Gray defeated Miss C. Stanton 6—o; Miss V. Price defeated Miss M. Berridge 6—o; Mrs. D. Harvey lost to Mrs. J. Jans I—6. Men’s singles: L. Grey defeated W. ganger 6—4; W. Twoomey lost to L. McHardie 4—6; S. 'Jagger lost to R. Sanger 5—6; J.’ Jans defeated E. Sanger 6—4; F. Bagley , lost to E. Luxton 2—6; C. Jans Jost to R. Grey 2-6. ■ Women’s doubles: Misses I. Allen and N. Staveley lost to Misses Hodge and J. McHardie 4—6; Mrs. F. Bagley and Miss E. Gray defeated Misses N. and M. Berridge 6—2; Miss V. Price and Mrs. D. Harvey defeated Mrs. J. Jans and Miss C. Stanton - 6—2. Men’s doubles: L. Grey and S. Jagger defeated W. Sanger and L. McHardie g—s; W. Twoomey and J. Jans lost to E. Luxton and R. Sanger 4-6; F. Bagley and C. Jans lost to E. Sanger and R. Grey 2—6. Combined doubles: L. Grey and Mrs. I*. Bagley defeated W. Sanger and Miss J. McHardie 6—4; W. Twoomey and Miss J. Allen defeated L. McHardie and Miss Hodge 6—l; S. Jagger and Miss E. Gray Jost to R. Sanger and Misa. N. Berridge 5—6; J. Jans and Miss N. Staveley defeated R. Sanger and Miss C. Stanton 6—2; y. Bagley and Miss V. Price defeated E. Luxton and Miss M. Berridge 6—2; C. Jans and Mrs. D. Harvey defeated R. Grey and Mrs. J. Jans 6—3. Recent ladder matches played resulted in Miss I. Corbett defeating Miss M. Goodwin 7—6; Miss M. Coates defeating Miss D. Guy 7—5; Mrs. Hau defeating MiSs S. Knight 7—5; Miss R. Goodwin defeating Miss S. Thomas 7—l. The Oakura school held its “Learn to Bwim” week at the Oakura River where the headmistress, Mrs. Beale and MrsTills took them in hand with the result that over two-thirds of the children can - bow swim. Certificates for swimming were earned by: One and a half miles, Peggy Beale; 440 yards, Norah Bell; 220 yards, Maisie Drake, Nola Jury, Loma Drake, Ruth Beale, Don Smith, Pat Thomas and Vernon Mangino; 100 yards, jack Hau, Athol Tills, Errol ManginO, Mick Thomas, Ronald Jans; 50 yards, Greta Clark, Marjorie Goodwin, Jean Cochran, Royce Price, Ray Press and Fred Moorcock; 25 yards, Mavis Samson, JBarrie -Tills, Pat Hughes, Gordon and .Harry Shirley. . .j., ..