TENNIS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 21 December 1925, Page 11

TENNIS.

A GRADE MATCHES. i ■ J The South Canterbury Lawn Ten- , nis Association’s inter-club competi- ■ tions were continued on Saturday afternoon, when the weather was , ideal for this popular sport. I Timaru visited Wai-iti courts and registered a decided win, while a combined team from Geraldine and ; Temuka were defeated on Timaru courts by the home team. TIMARU v. WAI-ITI. Timaru had a creditable victory 'over Wai-iti, securing 12 sets to 4, and 117 games to 88. A feature of the match was the splendid performance of Hamilton, who fully extend'ed Johnstone to B—9. The scores were as follows:

TIMARU v. COMBINED TEAM. | There were some very keen cou- • tests in the match between Timaru and the combined Temuka-Geraldine , team, which the former carried off by 10 sets to 6, and 114 games to 102. The details of the play was as follows:

Men's Singles. T. W. Johnstone beat Hamilton . . 9 s Roberts beat Scott 9 G Oxford beat Coxliead 9 3 Re veil lost to Leslie .... Men’s Doubles. Johnstone and Roberts beat 3 9 Hamilton and Scott . . . ; Oxford and Revell lost to Cox9 O head and Leslie Ladies’ Singles. 4 9 Miss Green beat Miss Fraser Miss Gibson beat. Miss Me7 0 Intosh . . . Miss Dennehy beat Miss 7 2 Rudge . 7 O Mrs Rolleston beat Mrs Brock Ladies’ Doubles. Misses Green and Gibson beat 7 •> Misses Fraser and McIntosh Miss Dennehy and Mrs Rollesron, lost to-Miss Rudge and 7 G Mrs Brock . . .... . . G 7 Combined Doubles. Johnstone and Miss Green beat Hamilton and Miss Fraser ... Roberts and Miss Gibson beat 9 8 Scott and Miss McIntosh .. Oxford and Miss Dennehy beat Coxhead and Miss 9 7 Rudge . . . Revell and Mrs Rolleston lost 9 G to Leslie and Mrs Brock . 6 9

T. G. -T. Men’s Singles. W. A. Scott • beat W. Pearse 9 8 1 N. Cramond beat Dr. Paterson 9 4 i C. Hammond beat R. Pearse 9 G 1J. Temple lost to A. Neutze 7 9 • Men’s Doubles. Scott and Crammond beat Pearse and Dr. Paterson .. 9 ’7 Hammond and Temple beat Pearse and Neutze .... 9 Ladies’ Singles. Mrs Scott beat Mrs Voss .. 7 2 ' Miss Boys beat Miss Pearse . 7 5 | Mrs Bannerman beat Miss R. Pearse 7 5 Mrs Minifie lost to Miss Crawlord 2 7 Ladies’ Doubles. Mrs Scott and Miss Boys lost to Misses F. and R. Pearse 6 7 Mrs Bannerman and Mrs Minifie beat Mrs Voss and Miss Crawford 7 G Combined Doubles. Scott and Mrs Scott beat f Pearse and Mrs Voss .... 9 G Cramond and Miss Boys lost to Dr. Paterson and Miss Crawford 5 9 Hammond and Mrs Bannerman lost to R. Pearse and Miss Pearse 5 9 1 Temple and Mrs Minifie lost to Neutze and Miss Pearse 7 .1