LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 935, 4 December 1933, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

Ashburton Competition. (Special to tne “ Star.”) ASHBURTON, December 3. The Mid-Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-association’s intermediate competition was advanced a further stage on Saturday. Te Marae No. 2 defeated Eiffel ton by 11 sets to 5, and Fairton beat Ashburton B by 13 sets to 3. The match between Te Marae No. 1 was not completed owing to inclement weather, and will be concluded on Thursday evening. Details of the play are as follows: TE MARAE v. EIFFELTON. (Te Marae names first.) Men’s Singles—J. Lees 0, M. Stoddart 5; A. C. Johnson 9, M. Davidson 4; B. Carn 9. Thomas 2; G. Warriner 9, A. Tansey 2. Women’s Singles—Miss T. M’Lennan 7, Miss Iv. M'Quilkin 6; Mrs A. C. Shaw 1, Miss M. Stevens 7; Miss H. Drummond 2, Miss L. M’Quilkin 7; Miss Samuels 3, Miss M. Crossman 7. Men’s Doubles—Lees and Johnson 9, Stoddart and Davidson S; Carn and Warriner 9. Thomas and Tansey 4. Women’s Doubles—Miss M’Lennan and Mrs Shaw 3, Misses K. M'Quilkin and Crossman 5. Combined Doubles—Lees and Miss M’Lennan 9, Stoddart and Miss K. M’Quilkin 6; Johnson and Mrs Shaw 7, Davidson and Miss Stevens 9: Carn and Miss Drummond 9, Thomas and Miss L. M’Quilkin 6; Warriner and Miss Samuels 9. Tansey and Miss Crossman 7. ASHBURTON B v. FAIRTON. (Fairton names first.) Men’s Singles—W. T. Watkins 9, T. Webster 7, H. Mueller 9; T. L. Crooks 4; E. Dunphy 9, I. Gilchrist 3; H. Slade 9, A. Cookson S. Women’s Singles—Mrs Slade 4, Miss B. Lane 7; Miss G. Dunphy 7. Miss W. Andrew 3; Miss B. Wilson 4, Miss K. Pilbrow 7; Miss O. Evans G, Miss T. K. West 7. Men’s Doubles—Watkins and Mueller 9, Webster and Crooks 3; Dunphy and Slade 9, Gilchrist and Cookson 5. Women’s Doubles—Mrs Slade and Miss Dunphy 7, Misses Lane and Andrew 5; Misses Wilson and Evans 7. Misses Pilbrow and West 1. Combined Doubles—Watkins and Mrs Slade 0, Webster and Miss Lane 3; Mueller and Miss Dunphy 9, Crooks and Miss Andrew 2; Dunphy and Miss Wilson 9, Gilchrist and Miss Pilbrow 4; Slade ar d Miss Evans 9, Cookson and Miss West 3.

Matches at Timaru.

(Special to the ** Star.”) TIMARU, December 3. The light drizzle which fell early on Saturday afternoon caused teams in the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s A grade matches at Maori Park to cease play after about four games in each match had been decided. In the match between Aorangi and Timaru the results of games played are as follow (Aorangi names first): —Men’s singles: N. Satterthwaite lost to G. C. Reid, 4-9. Men’s doubles: Minifte and Mathieson lost to Fea and Cramond. 3-9. Women’s doubles: Miss Eliot and Mrs Lawson lost to Mrs Scott and Miss Gibson, 0-7; Misses Mathieson. and Methven lost to Miss Smythe and Mrs Lewis. 6-7. In the match between Aorangi 11. and St John’s, the latter team was leading by three sets to one. Temuka Club's Tourney. In order to decide positions for opening a tennis ladder, the Temuka Sunshine Tennis Club held a singles tournament at the residence of Mr D. B. Muir. The results were: First round: W. M’lnnes beat Miss .T. Cameron, Miss L. Muir beat Miss E. Shepherd. Miss E. Elston beat Miss V. Woodhead, Miss M. Cameron beat Miss M. Shepherd, Mis Elston beat Miss A. Mills. C. Gliddon heat D. B. Muir. Second round: W. M’lnnes beat Miss Muir. G. Simpson beat Miss Elston, Mrs Elston beat Miss M. Cameron, M. Shepherd beat C. Gliddon. Semi-final: G. Simpson beat W. M’lnnes, M. Shepherd beat Mrs Elston. Final: M. Shepherd beat G. Simpson, 6-3.