LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Age, 18 March 1929, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

RESULTS OF SATURDAY’S GAMES. MEMORIAL TEAMS PLAY MARTINBOROUGH. A AND B GRADE MATCHES. On Saturday, the Memorial Tennis Club tried conclusions with the Mart in-j borough Club, the A teams meeting at Masterton and the B teams at Martin-: borough. In the A grade, Memorial, won 14 sets and 180 games to Martin ' borough’s 10 sets and 160 games. Ini the B grade both sides won 12 sets each, but Memorial secured 154 gainer! to 143.

Following are the detailed results, Memorial players mentioned first:—

A GRADE. Men’s Singles,—L. Baker lost-to W. G. Martin, 6/9; F. Phillips lost to P. Ward, 6/9; A. Fleming lost to G. Mc-| Leod, 2/9; L. Kerr beat E..EvQns, 9/8;; J. Beresford lost to W. Tingey, 6/9; T. Wickens beat C. Ward, 9/8. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss McCalmont lost to Miss Martin, 5/9; Miss Finlayson beat Miss McLeod, 9/6; Mrs. Skjellerup lost to Miss Daniell, 6/9; Mrs. Hatch beat Mrs. Collins, 9/3; Miss O’Donnell beat Miss Tyler, 9/1; Miss Vincent beat Miss Burt, 9/4.

Mixed Doubles.—Baker and Miss McCalmont beat Martin and Miss Martin, 9/8; Kerr and Miss Finlayson beat Ward and Miss McLeod, 9/2; Phillips and Mrs. Hatch lost to McLeod and Miss Daniell, 3/9; Fleming and Mrs. Skjellerup beat Evans and Mrs. Collins 9/4; Beresford and Miss O’Donnell beat Tingey and Miss Tyler, 9/2; Wickens and Miss Vincent beat Ward and Miss Burt, 9/5.

Men’s Doubles.—Baker and Kerr lost >0 Martin and McLeod, 8/9; Phillips and Fleming lost to Ward and Ward, 7/9; Beresford and Wickens beat Evans and Tingey, 9/8. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Finlayson and McCalmont beat Misses Martin and ( McLeod, 9/6; Mrs. Hatch and Mrs.j Skjellerup lost to Miss Daniell and Mrs. Collins, 5/9; Miss O’Donnell and Miss; Vincent beat Miss Tyler and Miss' Burt, 9/5. B GRADE. Men’s Singles.—Challis beat Sharp,! 9/6; Wray beat Lynch, 9/5; lost to Blundell, 5/9; Morton beat An-' derson, Skjellerup lost to Sutherland, 5/9; Taylor lost, to Perry, 4/9. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Williams lost to Miss Musker, 5/6; Mrs. Wadham lost to Miss Beale, 2/6; Miss O’Donnell beat Miss Hibbard, 6/4; Miss Harrap beat Miss Campbell, 6/3; Miss Shearer! beat Miss Colman. 6/3; Miss Grant lost to Miss McKay, 4/6.

Combined Doubles.—Challis and Miss Williams beat Sharp and Miss Musker, 9/1; Wray and Mrs. Wadham lost to Lynch and Miss Hibbard, 7/9; Morton and Miss O’Donnell beat Blundell and Miss Beale, 9/5; Frankpitt and Miss Harrap beat Anderson and Miss Camp-f bell, 9/8; Skjellerup and Miss Shearerlost to Sutherland and Alias Colman, 8/9; Taylor and Miss Grant lost to Perry and Miss McKay, 7/9. Men’s Doubles.—Challis and Wrayi beat Sharp and Lynch, 9/3; Morton and| Frankpitt beat Blundell and Anderson. 9/6; and Taylor lost to Sutherland and Perry, 4/9. Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss Williams and l Mrs. Wadham lost to Misses Musker and Beale, 2/6; Misses O’Donnell and' Harrap lost to Misses Hibbard and! Campbell, 5/6; Misses Shearer andi Grant beat Misses Colman and McKay i 6/4.

MEMORIAL v. FEATHERSTON. A match played between the Memorial B and Featherston B teams resulted in a close contest. Memorial winning by l 13 sets to 11, and 162 games to 160.| Following are the details, Memorialj players mentioned first:— Men’s Singles.—Challis beat Hardie,’ 9/4; Wray beat Churchill, 9/4; Frank pitt beat Anderson, 9/4; Morton beat

Carson, 9/3; Skjellerup beat Carlton, 9/5; Taylor lost to Boston, 4/9. Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs Wadham lost to Miss Till, 5/7; Miss Harrap beat Miss Adamson, 7/2; Miss Loach lost to Miss Evans, 5/7; Mrs. Kennedy beat Miss Donald, 7/5; Miss Shearer lost to Miss Till, 4/7; Miss Dixon lost to Miss Currie, 1/7. Combined Doubles*—Challis and Mrs Wadham lost to Hardie and Miss Till, 7/9; Wray and Miss Harrap beat Churchill and Miss Adams, 9/8; Frankpitt and Miss Loach lost to Anderson and Miss Donald, 5/9; Morton and Mrs Kennedy beat Carson and Miss Evans, Skjellerup and Miss Shearer boat Carlton and Miss Till, 9/5; Taylor and Miss Dixon lost to Boston and Miss Currie, 2/9. Aten’s Doubles.—Challis and Wray beat Hardie and Churchill, 9/8; Frankpitt and Morton beat Anderson and Carlton, 9/7; Skjellerup and Taylor heat Carson and Boston, 9/6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Mrs. Wadham and Miss Harrap lost to Aliases Till and Adamson, 6/9; Miss Loach and Mrs. Kennedy lost to\Misses Donald and Evans, 4/9; Misses Shearer and Dixon lost to Misses Till and Currie, 6/9. MASTERTON CLUB EVENT. FINAL OF LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP. The final of the last year’s men’s singles championship of the Afasterton Lawn Tennis Club was played on Saturday, the contestants being B. P. Welch and E. Al. Hodder. The match gave rise to some good tennis, hut resolved itself into an endurance contest. the full five sets being plaved. two of them to vantage. Welch beat Hodder, 5/7, 6/4, 4/6, 6/4, 9/7.