LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 301, 19 December 1931, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

An gas Beats Seay in First Test of Season. UNINSPIRING STRUGGLE. With the Canterbury championships only a few days away the draw for the senior inter-club competition to-day was particularly interesting. Several players whose chances in the provincial contest will be watched with interest were brought together and their trials of strength were thus given an added importance. Principal interest was centred in the first meeting for the season of I. A. Sea}’- and C. Angas, between whom the final of the provincial title should lie, and quite a gallery gathered at the centre courts. Angas won 8-6, 5-7, 6-2, but it was an uninspiring struggle with neither player giving away much to the other. Results were:— SENIOR GRADE, CASHMERE v. FENDALTON I. Singles. R. Browning beat W. S. Somerville. 8-10, 6-4, 6-4. R. A. Young lost to J. W. D. Fisher. 1-6, 3-6. C. V. Winchester lost to E. A. Lee, 7- 3-6, 2-6. UNITED 11. v. CANTERBURY COLLEGE 11. Singles. T. Rhodes-Williams and Searle beat Griffiths and MacGlbbon, 6-1, 6-1. * ST ALBANS v. LINWOOD. Singles. W. R. Robinson beat J. R. Johnstone. 6-2, 10-8. R. H. Tait lost to C. C. Freeby, 4-6, g N. S. Anderson beat S. W. Field, 6-0, iQ W. Goss, jun. beat V. Gabites, 6-4, CANTERBURY COLLEGE v FENDALTON 11. (Singles.) A. R. Cant lost to N. G. Munns, 4-6, 1-6. B. A. Barrer lost to B. B. Loughnan. 8- 3-6, 2-6. H. S. Andrews beat P. D. Hall, 6-2, 7-5. E. H. Adkins beat D. Gould, 6-1, 6-3. UNITED I. v. AVONSIDE. (Singles.) J- A. Seay lost to C. Angas, 8-6, 5-7, T. W. Patterson beat B. E. Souter, 6-2, 76l' I*2 ' ® beppard lost to II- Dymond, (Doubles.) Sheppard and Greenwood beat Souter and Arnold, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Inter-Club Competition. The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s inter-club tournament was continued at Wilding Park this afternoon. The second section of the A grade, which is in the seventh round, was played on the grass. The B, C, and D, w’hich are in the fifth round, was played on the hard courts. Rain interrupted the play shortly after four o’clock. The following were the results at four o’clock, the names of the team which is first in the heading being mentioned first:— GRADE A. (Section II.) AVONSIDE 11. v. OPAWA. Men’s Singles.—M. Mardon lost to A. Goddard, 7-9. Women’s Singles.—Miss Morland lost to Miss Wickes, 3-6; Mrs Amodeo lost to Mrs Burrow's, 5-6. Men’s Doubles.—Perry and Amodeo lost to Roberts and Morrison, 4-9. LINWOOD 11. v. UNION. Men’s Singles.—W. A. Downing beat W. K. Burley, 9-5. Women’s Singles.—Miss W. Anderson lost to Miss I. Hay, 2-6; Miss N. M’Lannett lost to Miss N. Bowden, 1-6. Women's Doubles.—Misses Anderson and Nash beat Misses D. Lockwood and Hay, 6-3. Mixed Doubles.—Miss W. Anderson and Fulton lost to Miss D. Lockwood and Squire, 4-6; Miss Nash and Russell beat Miss Hay and Paterson, 6-1; Miss O. Louis and Fulton beat Miss M. Lockwood and Down, 6-4. BECKENHAM v. HORNBY. Men’s Singles.—T. Burgoyne beat J. Kenworthy, 9-6; A. M’Keon lost to R. Spicer, 6-9. Women’s Singles.—Mrs Holland beat Miss K. Boyle, 6-5. Men’s Doubles.—Burgoyne and M’Keon lost to Kenworthy and AVorsley, 8-9; M’Farlane and Henderson lost to Spicer and Robinson, 7-9. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Holland and Miss Irwin lost to Misses Boyle and Spicer, 5-6; Mrs Wilson and Miss Taylor lost to Miss Dickey and Mrs Spicer, 1-6. ELMWOOD v. WESLEY. Women's Singles.—Miss P. Wright heat Miss Bruce, 6-1; Miss P. Shoobridge lost to Mrs Shennan, 2-6. Men’s Doubles.—R. B. and’J. N. Hamilton beat S. Jewiss and R. Davidson, 9- T. Auton and M. Osborne beat D. Himnan and A. Bedwell, 9-4. Women’s Doubles.—Miss L. Camm and Miss P. Wright beat Miss Bruce and Miss Hutton, 6-1; Miss Shoobridge and Mrs Osborne lost to Miss Wilkins and Mrs Shennan, 5-6. GRADE B. (Section II.) HORNBY v. ST MARTINS. Men’s Singles—M. Gillett beat N. Hulme 9-8. Women’s Singles—Miss O. Howard lost to Mrs Thomson 1-6; Mrs Dickey lost to Mrs Gibson 1-6. Mixed Doubles—Miss Howard and Marshall lost to Mrs Thomson and M’Donald 0-6; Mrs Dickey and Gillett beat Mrs Gibson and Hulme 6-2; Miss Bennett and Slade lost to Miss Hawkins and Poore 2-6; Miss Garden and Airey list to Miss Bluett and Hassall, 4-6. ELMWOOD v. TEMPLETON. Men’s Doubles—G. Smith and Rumbold lost to Oldridge and Smith 6-9; L. Broughton and C. Broughton beat Cuneen and Playle 9-6. Women’s Doubles—Miss E. Chapman and. Miss B. Nicholls beat Miss Carey and Miss Smith 6-2; Mrs Owen and Miss Ockenden beat Miss Stewart and Miss Cuneen 6-1. Combined Doubles—Miss Chapman and Smith beat Miss Carey and Oldridge 6-3 ; Miss Ockenden and L. Broughton beat Mrs Smith and Smith 6-5: Miss Nicholls and Rumbolfl beat Miss Cuneen and Cuneen 6-2; Mrs Owen and C. Broughton beat Miss Stewart and Playle BELFAST V. OPAWA. Men’s Singles—G. Brown lost to M. Alin son 8-9; C. Croll lost to G. Osborn 8Women’s Doubles—Miss R. M'Millan and Miss J. M'Millan lost to Miss Dixon and Miss Tregear 0-6. Combined Doubles—Miss R. M’Millan and Croll lost to Miss Dixon and Osborn 0-6; Miss J. M’Millan and M’Fadden lost to Miss Tregear and Carton 1-6.