TENNIS IN TARANAKI

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 2

TENNIS IN TARANAKI

SOFFE CUP MATCHES LEADERS REMAIN UNBEATEN. WAITARA HAS FIRST WIN. Under ideal conditions the fifth round of the North Taranaki Soffe Cup tennis competition was played on Saturday. Playing on its own courts, Waitara did better than some had expected and secured its first win by beating Fitzroy in convincing style. New Plymouth and Waiwaka. by defeating Pukekura Park and Rotokare respectively, continued their Unbeaten record. Playing in B grade matches, Waiwaka and Pukekura Park had wins over Rotokare and New Plymouth respectively. The position of the Soffe Cup competition at the conclusion of the fifth

WAIWAKA UNDEFEATED. ROTOKARE EASILY BEATEN. Waiwaka held the advantage in all departments but the men’s doubles and accounted for Rotokare on the Waiwaka courts by 18 sets to 6. Rotokare took the second and third games in the men’s singles but was able to win only one of the women’s singles. The top Waiwaka pair won in the men’s doubles, Rotokare taking the other two matches. The women’s doubles and combined doubles were won in all but one case by Waiwaka. Details, with Waiwaka names first, are: Men’s singles: J. Leggat beat R. Ninkie 9—7; A. S. Nash beat. H. Boswell 9—5; A. Griffiths lost to Millar 4—9; R. C. Wilson lost to R. Yates B—9; A. Little beat P. Birmingham 9—4; J. Galbraith beat Jackson 9—5. Women’s singles: Miss R. Taylor beat Mrs. Sole 7—2; Mrs. Leggat beat Mrs. Lovell 7—l;. Miss R. Carter beat Mrs. Allen 7—l; Mrs. Colson lost to Miss L. Medley 6—7; Miss Sanderson beat Miss Manning 7—2; Mrs. Foggin beat Miss Ryan 7—o. Men’s doubles: Leggat and Nash, beat Ninkie and Birmingham 9—7; Griffiths and Wilson lost to Boswell and Millar 6—9; Little and Galbraith lost to Yates and Jackson 7—9.

Women’s doubles: Misses Taylor and Carter beat Mesdames Sole and Lovell 7—5;- Mesdames Leggat and Foggin beat Mrs. Allen and Miss Medley 7—6; Mrs. Cplson and Miss Sanderson beat Misses Manning and Ryan 7—2. Combined doubles: Leggat and Mrs. Leggat beat Ninkie and Mrs. Lovell 7—o; Nash and Miss Taylor beat Boswell and Mrs. Sole 7—6; Griffiths and Miss Carter beat Millar and Mrs. Allen 7—4; Wilson and Mrs. Foggin beat Yates and Miss Medley 7—2; Little and Miss Sanderson lost to Birmingham and Miss Manning 3--7; Galbraith and Mrs. Colson beat Jackson and Miss Ryan 7—6. Totals: Waiwaka 18 sets, 170 games; Rotokare, 6 .sets, 125 game/:.

NEW PLYMOUTH WINS. ALL ROUND SUPERIORITY. New Plymouth continued its unbeaten record when, playing on its own courts, it inflicted defeat on Pukekura Park to the tune of 18 sets to. 6. The New Plymouth -men took every game in the singles and the women halved s the honours. Park won one of the three men’s doubles, but New Plymouth took all three in the women’s section. Play in the combined doubles favoured New Plymouth, Park winning but two of tire six matches. Details, with New Plymouth first, are: Men’s singles: K. Tompkins beat W. I. Shrimpton 9—7; J. Blakeney beat P. Dickson 9—7; P. Bennett beat L. K. Thompson 9—7; L. Christie beat H. Purser 9—o; M. Lobb beat W. Dickson 9—2; T. Macallan beat B. Scanlan 9—3. Women’s singles: Miss O. Firth beat Miss J. Walton 7—6; Miss M. Broome lost to Miss W. Webster 3—7; Miss E. Pepper beat Miss J. Medley 7—2; Mrs. Papps lost to Miss R. Thompson 4—7; Miss F. Evans beat Mrs. Webster 7—3; Mrs. Middleton lost to Miss P. Walton 2-7. Men's doubles: Tompkins and Lobb lost to Shrimpton and Thompson 4—9; Christie and Blakeney beat Purser and Scanlan 9—2; Bennett and Macallan beat Dickson and Dickson 9—4, Women’s doubles: Misses Evans and Firth beat Misses Webster and Medley 7—4; Miss Pepper .and Mrs. Papps, beat Miss Thompson and Mrs. Webster 7—5; Miss Broome and Mrs. Middleton beat Misses Walton 7—4. Combined doubles: Christie and Miss Broome beat Shrimpton and Miss J. Walton 7—l; Tompkins and Miss Firth lost to Dickson and Miss Webster 6—7; Middleton and Mrs. Middleton lost to Thompson and Miss Medley 2—7; Bennett and Miss Evans beat Scanlan and Mrs. Webster 7—6; Lobb and Miss Pepper beat Purser and Miss Thompson 7—2; Macallan and Mrs. Papps beat Dickson and Miss P. Walton 7—6. Totals: New Plymouth, 18 sets, 163 games; Pukekura Park, 6 sets, 115 games. WAITARA BEATS FITZROY. COURTS NOT PLAYING WELL. Waitara defeated Fitzroy by 16 sets (162 games) to 8 sets (112 games). The courts were not in good order. Results were, Waitara names being mentioned first:— Men's doubles: C. Nicholls beat R. Hall 9 —2; A. Staddon beat R. Eva 9—l; A. Chadwick lost to H. Holden 6—9; G. A. Hutton lost to W. Billows 3—9; D. Bullen beat R. Burgess 9—6; D. Muschamp beat C. Head 9—3. Women’s singles: Miss Gorrie beat Miss Crowe 7—3; Mrs. Jury beat Miss Hall 7—l; Miss Howie beat Mrs. Weir 7—3; Miss Knight lost to Miss Holden 6—7; Miss Johnstone beat Miss Verry 7—l; Mrs. Gilmore beat Miss Pearce 7—6. Men’s doubles: Staddon and Nicholls beat Hall and Holden 9—2; Chadwick and Bullen lost to Billows and Eva 3—9; Muschamp and Hutton beat Burgess and Head 9—5.

Women’s doubles; Miss Gorrie and Mrs. Jury beat Misses Crowe and Hall 7—4; Misses Howie and Knight beat Mrs. Weir and Miss Holden 7—o; Mrs. Gilmore and Miss Johnstone beat Misses Verry and Pearce 7—4. Combined doubles: Miss Gorrie and Nicholls lost to Miss Pearce and Hall 5— Mrs. Jury and Chadwick beat Miss Hall and Eva 7—2; Miss Howie and Staddon lost to Miss Holden and H. Holden 5—7; Miss Johnstone and Bullen lost to Mrs. Weir and Billows 4—7; Miss Knight and Muschamp beat Miss Pearce and Burgess 7-—6; Mrs. Gilmore and Hutton lost to Miss Verry and Head 6-

round is:— P. W. L. Pts. New Plymouth .... .... 4 4 0 8 Waiwaka .... 4 4 0 8 Pukekura Park .... .... 4 3 1 6 Inglewood .... 4 2 2 4 Rotokare 1 3 2 .... 5 1 4 Fitzroy .... 5 0 5 0