LAWN TENNIS.

Wairarapa Age, 19 December 1932, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATE.’; OQMPEHTiONS. GA WITH SHIELD AND OTHER CONTESTS. GOOD PLAY IN BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. Memorial derisively defeated Maeterton, last year's Gawith Shield wimoen. In the opening matebee of the Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Association’s in ter-club competition, which were played on Saturday in glonous weather. The superior play of tho male members of their team carried Carterton to victory over Maeterton Park in the other Gawith Shield match. Though a trifle in the dry side, meet of the couria were In first-class order and some interesting play wu witnessed. A number of matebee in both the B and O grade were also played.

A GRADE. MEMORIAL BEAT MAHTEKTON. Memorial sprung a surprise by scoring u clear-cut win over Mastorton, in n match played on the Mastorton courts. Playing consistently well throughout. Memorial ran out tv inner* by a margin of 16 matches, 20 sets and 216 gnmea to 8 matches, 16 sets and 191 games. The Memorial ladies were particularly strong, losing but one of their singles nnd one of their double* Thi* was Masterton’s first defeat since 1930. Following are detail* of play. Memorial players being mentioned first in every ease:—■

Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Bradley beat Miss Ross, 9/3; Miss M. Bright beat Mrs. T. Beetham, 9/6; Miss Blamires beat Mias Perry, 9/3; Mis* K. Wiekeu* beat Mis* L. I'ay ton, 9/1; Mr*. Hull lost to Miss M. Beetham, 0/9; Miss N. Cohen beat Miss T. Htrouts, 9/7. Men’s Singles.—Miller lost to Hodder, 3/6, 2/8; Phillips beat Penney, 0/6, 6/3, 6/4; Finlayson beat Edwards, 3/6, 6/1, 6/2; Hurley beat Whiteman, 6/3, 6/2; Winslade lost to Wilson, 3/6, 5/6; Kennedy lost to Irwin, 4/6, 6/3, 4/6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss Bradley and Blamires beat Misses Ross aid Beetham, 9/5; Misses Bright and Wickers beat Mrs. Beet ham and Mis* Payton, 9/7; Mrs. Hall aod Miss Cohen lost to Misses Perry and Strouts, 7/9. Men’s Doubles.—Miller and Phillipa lost to Hodder and Whitman, 1/0, 1/0; Finlayson and Hurley lost to Penney snd Edwards, 5/6, 5/6; Winslade and Kennedy beat Wilson and Irwin, 5/6. 6/1, 8/6. Combined Doubles.— Miss Brad lev and Miller lost to Miss Rai and Hodder, 5/9; Mis* Wickens and Phillip* bent Mrs. Beetham and Edwards, 0/5; Mis* Blamires and Hurley beet Mian Perry and Penney, 9/7; Mrs. Hall and Winslade bent Miss Boe’tum and Wilson, 9/6; Miss Cohen nnd Kennedy beat Miss Strouts and Irwin 9'7

B GRADE. GREYTOWN BEAT MASTERTON. Greytown defeated Masterton by 19 sets and 2M games to 6 sets and 141 games in n match played at Greytown, hollowing are the section reraHa, the first figure ia every case relating to Greytown:—Men’s singles, 3/3; ladies’ singles, 6/0; men’s doubles, 2/1; ladies* doubles, 3/0; combined doubles, 6/1.

CABTERTON BEAT PARK. Pl-ay in g at the Park courts, Masterton went under to Carterton. by 15 matches, 24 sets and 233 games to 0 matches, 12 sets and 181 games. Park’s defeat was due chiefly to the failure of their men to make good The Park ladies won four of the six singles and two of the three doubles, but the men lost all three of the doubles and won only one of the singles. Following are the details of play, Park players being mentioned first in every case:— Ladies’ Singles.—Miss D. Allan beat Mrs. Steel, 9/6; Miss I. Reader beat Miss Hitchman, 9/5; Miss M. Reader beat Mrs. Crawley, 9/8; Miss J. McLead lost to Miss Roydhousc, <5/9; Miss S. Polson beat Miss Armstrong, 9/4; Miss Z. Ackerman lost to Miss Fisher, 4/9. Men’s Singles.—P. L. Person lost to L. Keedwell, 4/6, 2/6; F. Cormack lostto F. C. Bunny, 3/6, 6/4, 4/6; G. R. Joy lost to IL W. Dyer, 12/6, 1/6; F. G. Mills lost to D. L. Taverner, 2/6, 2/6; A. V. Dixon lost to C. K. Goodin, 2/6, 4/6; L. Donald beat W. Cummings, 5/6, 6/3, 7/5. Ladies ’ Doubles.—Misses Allan and McLeod beat Mesdames Steel and Crawley, 9/6: Misses I. and M. Reauer beat Misses Hitchman and Fisher, 9/7; Misses Polson and Ackerman lost to Misses Roydhousc and Armstrong, 3/9. Men’s Doubles.—Person and Cormack lost to Bunny and Keedwell, 5/6, 3/6; Joy and Mills lost to Taverner and Goodin, 0/6, 5/6; Dixon and McLeod W to Dyer and Cummings, 6/3, 3/6, Combined Doubles. — Miss McLeod and Person lost to Mrs. Steel and Bunny, 6/9; Miss Allan and Mills lost to Mrs. Crawley and Keedwell, 7/9; Miss J. Reader and Joy lost to Miss Roydhousc and Tavernor, 2/9; Miss M. Reader and Donald beat Miss Hitchman and Goodin, 9/7; Miss Z. Ackerman and Cormack lost to Miss Fisher and Dyer, 4/9; Miss S. Polson and Dixon beat Miss Armstrong and Cummings, 9/7.

B GRADE. memorial beat martinborough. Memorial outclassed Martinborough, in a match played at Memorial courts, by a margin of 21 matches and 234 games to 3 matches and 135 games. Following are details of the singles, Memorial players being mentioned first in every case:— Men' Singles.— J. Calwell lost to O. Ward, 7/11; D. Gilkison beat D. H Sutherland, 11/2; J. L Jones beat T. „™ er ’ S ’ Everett beat O. Grant, il/i; C. Harkness beat M. Perry 11/3F. Morton beat T. Quin, 11/2. ’ Ladies’ Singles.—Miss D. O’Donnell p • J ; Evans ’ 9/4 -• M!ss b. r rl w- f ? Cat , Mrs ’ J ’ Martin, 9/2; Miss W- I J? ens . ast to Miss 'Campbell, 6/9t!«h Kl « ister beat Miss M- Mc■b w / 7 ’^L ISS J ’ Batch lost to Miss M. Hard, 5/9; Miss M. Rayne beat Miss J. lor ns, 9/4. J Jt°* U ?L ia r S ‘ h ° ° ther Becti “ n vesults, the first figures in every case re--3 sefs ‘"7 M crao rtal:-Ladies’ doubles, .’sets, 27 games; 0 sets, 19 games Men s doubles, 4 sets, 47 games 35 games. Combined doubles, 6 sets *>4 games; 0 sets, 36 games. ’ C GRADE. PARK BEAT ST. MATTHEW’S. , a match Played at the St. Mat/T, s /<> u rts, Masterton Park defeated to’8 Ma V he ''/ by 16 sets and l«0 games the a^’ andl27 , game8 ’ F the section results, the first figure in every case relating to Park-—Men’a singles, 4 sets, 44 games; 2 sets 37 games. Men’s doubles. 3 « ®, SC ,; 14 games ’ Ladies’sim rJj' 3 ,^ tS ’. 3 , 6 Ba“ es ; 3 s«ts, 32 games. Ladies doubles, 2 sets, 19 games; Iset 14 games. Combined doubles, 4 sets 34 games; 2 sets, 30 games. ’ MEMORIAL BEAT ST. PATRICK’S. Playing at St. Patrick’s courts, Memorial beat St. Patrick’s by 18 sets to 6. rollowing are the section results, the first figure in every ease relating to Memorial: Men’s singles, 5/1; ladies’ singles, 4/2; ladies’ doubles, 3/0; men’s doubles, 1/2; combined doubles, 5/1.