LAWN TENNIS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20931, 10 January 1938, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

SHIELD AND CASKET GAMES CANTERBURY DEFEATS WELLINGTON By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, January 9. Holding the advantage gained on the first day, the Canterbury tennis teams on Saturday defeated Wellington in the Anthony Wilding Shield and Kathleen Nunneley Casket contests, thus repulsing the strongest challenge they are likely to receive this season. The Canterbury men retained the Shield by seven rubber to four, one doubles match being unfinished, and the women won the Casket match by eight rubber to four. Very heavy rain on Friday night necessitated the transfer of the matches to hard courts. The results of Saturday's matches were as follows: — WILDING SHIELD Singles C. Angas (Canterbury) beat N. V. Edwards (Wellington), 6-3, 6-3. H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) beat N. F. N. Bedford i Wellington >. 6-2, 2-5, 6-0. H. Dymond (Canterbury) beat E. A. Rousscll iWellington), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. A. R. Cant (Canterbury) lost to D. G. France (Wellington), 1-6, 3-6. Doubles Barnett and Cant (Canterbury) v. France and Edwards (Wellington), 9-7, 1- (unfinished). Angas and Dymond (Canterbury) lost to Bedford and Roussell (Wcl- ’ lington), 5-7, 6-8. R. S. G. Canterbury 7 14 126 Wellington 4 12 117 NUNNELEY CASKET Singles Miss I. Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss F. Fernie (Wellington), 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Miss T. Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss J. Douthett (Wellington). 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Miss N. Bishop (Canterbury) lost to Miss E. Plummer (Wellington), 6-4, 2- 2-6. Miss D. Dickey (Canterbury) lost to Mrs N. St. C. Dickson (Wellington), 0-6, 1-6. Doubles Misses I. and T. Poole (Canterbury) beat Misses Douthett and Plummer (Wellington). 6-1, 6-4. Misses Bishop and Dickey (Canterbury) beat Miss Fernie and Mrs Dickson (Wellington), 6-2, 6-2.

R. S. G. Canterbury .. .. .... 8 18 133 Wellington .. . . 4 11 117