LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20281, 16 April 1934, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS.

Canterbury Win by Narrow Margin. MATCH WITH OTAGO. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN. April 15. Canterbury defeated Otago yesterday at lawn tennis by 13 rubbers to 11. compared with Otago's 2 9 sets and 270 games. Results, Otago names first:— Men's Singles—M'Dougnll beat ]>y.m?A 8-6 7-6; Pearce beat Cant, s-6. 6-3, buy beat Glanville, 6-3, 4-6 6-1' Rawlmson lost to Patterson 6-'> 4-6 4-6; Bocltiy lost to Seay, 6-3 3-6* 3-6-’ Deaker beat Browning, 6-1, 6-3. ’ women's Singles—Miss Paulson beat Miss .Rudkin. 6-8, 6-3, 8-6; Miss Barton beat Miss Wake, 6-4, 6-1; Miss Partridge lost to Miss Poole. 0-6, 1-6; Miss Fraser lost to Miss Bishop, 3-6. 3-6; Miss Bam lord lost to Miss Gould, 6-0, o-6, y-7; Miss Hockley lost to Mrs Peppier, 4-6, 3-6. Men’s Doubles—Pearce and Deaker beat Uynioml and Cant, S-6 6-0' M’Dougall and Kawlinson lost to Patterson and Seay, 0-3, 3-6; Roddy niitl Guy beat Glanville and Browning. 6-2, 6-3. Women's Doubles—Misses Pattison and Partridge lost to Misses Wake and Poole, 2-6, 6-3, 0-6; Misses Barton and Banford lost to Misses Rudkin and Gould. 2-6, 6-4, 2-6; Misses Fraser and Beckley lost to Mrs Peppier and Miss Bishop, 4-6, 2-6. Combined Doubles—Pearee and Miss Partridge beat Seay and Miss Wake. 9-7, 6-1; M’L>ougall and Miss Pattison l»eat Browning mid Miss Gould. 6-3. 6-3; Guy and Miss Barton lost to Patterson and Miss Poole, 3-6, 7-9; Rawlinson and Miss Bam ford beat Dymond and Mrs Peppier, 14-12, 6-3: Roddy and Miss Fraser lost to Glanville and Miss Bishop. 3- 6-8; Deaker and Miss Beckley lost to Cant and Miss Rudkin, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6. North Canterbury Games. Play in the North Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-association’s championship meeting was continued on the Rangiora Club's courts on Saturday afternoon, when there was a good attendance of spectators. The men’s singles was won by J. A. F. Watson, and the women’s singles by Miss B. Kennedy. Owing to the failing light, the finals of the women’s doubles and the mixed doubles had to be postponed. Results:— MEN’S SINGLES. Final—J. A. F. Watson be®t A. Harris, 6-3, 6-3. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Final—Miss B. Kennedy beat Mrs G. Mortlock, 6-2, 4-6, 8-6. COMBINED DOUBLES. Second Round—Miss Edlin and J. A. Watson beat Miss A. Dixon and E. Dixon by default; Miss Hargreaves and? L. Taylor beat Miss Ford and E. Reuben by default; Miss Prestney and N. Bell beat Mrs Norton and W. E. Minty, 9-6; Miss B. Kennedy and J. Palairet beat Miss M’Cormaek and E. Knowles, 9-2; Miss M’Lean and N. Kelcher beat Miss Henderson and J. Doggett, 9-1; Miss Leslie and G. Mehrtens beat Miss Ward and W. Mayer, 9-3; Miss Montgomery and J. Montgomery beat Miss Henry and G. Morris by default; Mrs Mortland and J. Watkins beat Miss Horrell and G. Gvereiwf, 9-8. Semi-finals—Miss T. Edlin and J. A. F, Watson beat Miss N. Prestney and N. H. C. Bell, 9-C; Mrs Mortland and J. "Watkins beat Miss Montgomery and J. Montgomery, 9-0. Waimairi v. Leeston. A match between the Waimairi and Leeston Lawn Tennis Clubs was played on Saturday afternoon at Waimairi courts, with the following results (Waimairi names first) : Men’s Doubles—F. Smith and Tillman beat Leahy and Holley, 7-4; Rossiter and Andrews beat Ford and Hookes, 7-5; Shaw and Fraser lost to Scott and Maindonald. 6-7; Dawson and C. Smith Lost to Hewton and Free, 4-7. Women’s Doubles—Miss Logan and Mrs Andrews lost to Mesdames Ford and Vaughan. 5-6; Misses Roberts and Miller lost to Misses Farquhar and M’Laughlin, 3-6: Miss Dailey and Mrs Dawson beat Misses Brown and Tod, 6- Miss Johnston and Mrs Agar lost to Misses Bowden arid Ryde, 5-6. Men's Doubles—F. Smith and Tillman lost to Leahy and I-lolley, 4-6; Rossiter and Andrews lost to Ford and Hookes, 4- Shaw and Fraser beat Scott and Maindonald, 6-2; Dawson and C. Smith beat Hewton and Free, 6-5. Women’s Doubles—Miss Logan and Mrs Andrews lost to Mesdames Ford and Vaughan, 6-2; Misses Miller and Roberts beat Misses Farquhar and M’Laughlin, 6-1; Mrs Dawson and Miss Dailey beat Misses Brown and Tod, 6-0; Misses Morgan and Hill beat Misses Bowden and Ryde. 6-5. Combined Doubles—F\ Smith and Miss Logan beat Leahy and Mrs Vaughan, 7- Rossiter and Miss Roberts lost to Holey and Mrs Ford, 2-7; Tillman and Mrs Andrews beat Ford and Miss M’Laughlin. 7-5; Andrews arid Miss Miller beat Rookes and Miss Farquhar. 7-4: C. Smith and Mrs Dawson lost to Scott and Miss Brown, 6-7; Shaw and Miss Dailey beat Maindonald and Miss Tod. 7-5; Fraser and Miss Johnston lost to Hewton and Miss Bowden, 6-1; Dawson and Miss Hill beat Free and Miss Ryde, 7-4. Waimairi won by 13 sets to 11. U.S.A. Tournament. Unltefi Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, April 14. A message from Pinehurst, North: Carolina, states that F. X. Shields de-| feated W. Allison, 10-8, 14-12, 6-0, to-, day, winning the annual North and South men's singles tennis championship.