FAIRLIE TENNIS AT MOUNT MESSING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21558, 22 January 1940, Page 3

FAIRLIE TENNIS AT MOUNT MESSING

Good Players Heavily Handicapped Standard Of Play Shows Improvement Excellent entries and a good stanl dard of tennis made the annual doubles tournament of the Opawa Tennis Club which was played on the Albury and Mount Nessing courts on Saturday a successful fixture. Altogether there were 77 entries for the three sections. The men’s doubles were played at Albury, the women’s at Mount Nessing and the mixed doubles were divided between the two courts. The weather was exceptionally warm and the absence of wind made conditions ideal for play. The early elimination of some of the better known players of the district indicated that their handicaps were too heavy to allow them to compete on favourable terms with some of the younger players whose tennis improves rapidly each year. Only in the women’s doubles did a heavily handicapped pair succeed in reaching the finals. This was Miss D. Raymond and Mrs C. Hay ter who won the event after a series of well-fought matches. A good deal of the work of organising the tournament fell to the secretary Mr R. Irving. The lateness of many players in arriving at the courts delayed the start of the tournament and the deciding matches of the mixed doubles had to be played yesterday. The results were: Men’s Doubles First round—A. Kidd and A. Mackay (rec 30) beat D. Muir and D. Brown (scr) 6-3; A. Irving and S. Irving (scr) beat P. Kidd jr. and R. Irving jr (rec. 15) 6-3; S. Raymond and J. Fisher (scr) beat N. Evans and Gowan (owe 3-6) 6-3; W. Simpson and R. Irving (scr) beat W. Glass and E. Glass (rec 15) 6-5; P. Kidd snr. and W. Brown (rec 30) beat L. Seay and D. Taylor (owe 30) 6-4; Halstead and Candy (owe 30 3-6) beat R. Smythe and R. Tinkler (scr) 6-3; B. Kidd and T. Irving (rec 15) beat M. Kirke and R. Martin rec 15) 6-0; J. Taylor and B. Watson (owe 30 3-6) beat D. Sutherland and M. Wills (owe 15 3-6) 6-3; A. Shrimpton and J. Keen (scr) beat A. H. Carlton and L. Carlton (owe 15 3-6) 6-2. Second round—lrving and Irving beat Kidd and Mackay 6-1; Fisher and Raymond beat Simpson and Irving 6-0; Kidd and Brown beat Candy and Halstead 6-2; Taylor and Watson beat Kidd and Irving 6-5; J. Innes and H. W. Fisher (scr) beat G. Greenwood and C. Turnbull (owe 30) 6-2; W. Connolly and T. Langford (rec 15) beat W. Black and D. O. Stephens (rec 15) 6-3; A. Shrimpton and J. Keen beat Grant and R. Roberts (owe 30) 6-3; N. Campbell and J. Thompson (scr) beat O. Richards and Maitland (rec 15) 6-4. Third round—Fisher and Raymond beat Irving and Irving 6-1; Brown and Kidd beat Taylor and Watson 6-5; Connolly and Langford beat Innes and Fisher 6-2; Shrimpton and Keen beat Campbell and Thompson 6-1. Semi-finals—Fisher and Raymond beat Brown and Kidd 6-5; Connolly and Langford beat Shrimpton and Keen 6-3. Final—Fisher and Raymond beat Connolly and Langford 6-4. Women’s Doubles First round—Misses D. Connor and W. Argus (scr) beat Misses J. Besley and J. Foster (rec 15) 6-4; Misses M. Stevenson and J. Irving (rec 15) beat Miss L. Cartwright and Mrs Sandall (owe 30) 6-4; Misses Halstead and Campbell (owe 30 3-6) beat Misses H. Smith and P. Orbell (owe 30) 6-4; Mrs J. H. Box and Mrs A. J. Glover (owe 30) beat Miss D. Irving and Miss Connor (rec 15) 6-2. Second round—Misses Connor and Argus beat Misses M. Stevenson and Irving 6-3; Mrs Box and Mrs Glover beat Misses Halstead and Campbell 6-2; Mrs C. Hay ter and Miss D. Raymond (owe 30) beat Misses Aitken and Cartwright (owe 3-6) 6-2; Mesdames Simpson and Lfsaght owe 3-6) beat Misses Smith and Rhodes (scr) 6-4; Mrs Page and Miss Scott (owe 3-6) beat Misses J. Muir and P. Muir (rec 15 3-6) 6-2; Misses P. Irving and T. Irving (rec 15 3-6) beat Misses P. Shrimpton and S. Kidd (owe 15) 6-0; Mesdames Tinkler and Connor (owe 30) beat Mesdames Anniss and Fenwick (owe 15 3-6) 6-3; Mrs D. Simpson and Miss N. Glass owe 3-6) beat Mrs P. Kidd and Miss S. Mackay (rec 15 3-6) 6-1. Third round—Misses Connor and Argus beat Mrs Box and Mrs Glover 6-5; Mrs Hayter and Miss Raymond beat Mesdames Simpson and Lysaght; Miss P. Irving and T. Irving beat Mrs Page and Miss Scott 6-2; Mrs D. Simpson and Miss Glass beat Mesdames Tinkler and Connor 6-3. Semi-finals—Mrs Hayter and Miss Raymond beat Misses Connor and I Argus 6-3; Mrs Simpson and Miss Glass beat Misses P. Irving and T. Irving 6-2. Final—Mrs Hayter and Miss Raymond beat Mrs Simpson and Miss Glass 6-2.

Mixed Doubles First round—A. Irving and Miss P. Irving (scr) beat Tinkler and Mrs Tinkler (owe 15) 6-3; D. Muir and Miss Foster (rec 15) beat H. W. Fisher and Miss Orbell (owe 15) 6-1; Simpson and Mrs Simpson (scr) beat Innes and Miss B. Smith (scr) 6-4; R. Irving jr. and Miss J. Besley (rec 15) beat R. Irving snr. and Miss D. Irving (scr) 6-4; E. Glass and Miss Stevenson (scr) beat R. Smythe and Mrs Connor (owe 15) 6-2; S. Irving and Mrs D. Simpson (owe 3-6) beat Irving and Miss T. Irving (rec 15) 6-5; B. Glass and Miss J. Irving (rec. 15 3-6) beat A. Mackay and Miss S. Mackay (rec 15 3-6) 6-4; D. Taylor and Mrs Sandall (owe 30) beat C. Greenwood and Miss H. Smith 1 (owe 15) 6-5; W. Black and Mrs A. J. Glover (owe 3-6) beat A. Shrimpton and Miss S. Kidd (owe 3-6) 6-5; C. Turnbull and Miss Aitken (owe 3-6) beat Halstead and Miss Halstead (owe 30 3-6) 6-4; K. Candy and Miss N. ' Campbell (owe 30) beat B. Kidd and Miss P. Shrimpton (owe 3-6) 6-3; | Evans and Miss Connor (owe 3-6) beat [ R. Roberts and Miss R. Campbell (owe * 30 3-6) 6-5; J. W. Fisher and Miss {

I Raymond (owe 15) beat A. Kidd and Mrs P. Kidd (rec 15 3-6) 6-4; J. Keen and Miss N. Glass (scr) beat A. H. Carlton and Miss Cartwright 'owe 15 3-6) 6-3; D. Brown and Mrs Lysaght (owe 3-6) beat D. Sutherland and Mrs Page (owe 3-6) 6-3; L. Seay and Mrs J. H. Box (owe 30) beat Raymond and Miss Scott (owe 15 3-6) 6-3. Second round—lrving and Miss Irving beat Muir and Miss Foster 6-4; Irving and Miss J. Besley beat Simpson and Mrs Simpson 6-2; Irving and Mrs D. Simpson beat E. Glass and Miss Stevenson 6-1; B. Glass and Miss J. Irving beat Taylor and Mrs Sandall 6-4; Turnbull and Miss Aitken beat Black and Mrs Glover 6-5; Evans and Miss D. Connor beat Candy and Miss Campbell 6-3; Keen and Miss Glass beat Brown and Mrs Lysaght 6-5; I Fisher and Miss Raymond beat Seay and Mrs Box 6-5. Third round—lrving and Miss Irving beat Irving and Miss Besley 6-2; Turnbull and Miss Aitken beat Evans and Miss Connor 6-0; Glass and Miss i Irving beat Irving and Mrs Simpson j 6-4; Keen and Miss Glass beat Fisher | and Miss Raymond 6-2.

Semi-finals—lrving and Miss P. Irving beat Glass and Miss J. Irving 6-4; Turnbull and Miss Aitken beat Keen and Miss Glass. Final—Turnbull and Miss Aitken beat Irving and Miss P. Irving 6-4.