SCHOOL TENNIS

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 69, 28 February 1938, Page 2

SCHOOL TENNIS

VISIT OF HASTINGS TEAM. In glorious sunshine, and with the courts greatly improved after the recent rains, tennis teams from the Hastings High School journeyed to Waipawa by bus on Friday to play a series of friendly matches with the local High School, on grounds kindiv lent lor the occasion by the Sports Club. Although Waipawa secured a victor}’ by a substantial margin, the aggregate of wins being 26 to 6, some excellent tennis resulted, and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent hv both schools. A source of considerable interest to the visitors were the new primary school buildings now practically completed on an adjoining section, which were inspected during the aflernoon. The results of the games were as follow, Waipawa names first: — BOYS’ SINGLES. B. Collett beat R. Harding, 10—8. G. Robertson lost to I. Thom, 4—9. M. Collett beat Natusch, 9—6. T. McQuilkan beat Land, 9—6. J. Mita heat Dyer, 9—6. R. Hereock beat McDowell, 9 —6. A. Baker heat Anderson, 9—7. J. Thompson beat Smith, 9—6. Waipawa 7, Hastings 1. GIRLS’ SINGLES. V. Thompson beat V. Wairoa, 6—o. C. Hawke lost to J. Skeet, 3—7. D. Page beat J. Cox, 6—3. M. Black beat J. Spurdle, 6—4. M. Serimgeour beat J. Kelt, 6—l. E. Clark beat P. Williams, 6—l. D. Harw’ood beat L. Wilkes, 6—o. G. Thompson lost to V. Simmons, 3—6. Waipawa 6, Hastings 2. BOYS’ DOUBLES. Collett and Robertson beat Harding and Thom, 9—6. M. Collett and McQuilkan lost to Natusch and Land, 6—9. Mita and Hereock beat Anderson and McDowell, 9—4. Baker and Thompson lost to Dyer and Smith, B—lo. Waipawa 2, Hastings 2. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. V. Thompson and C. Hawke beat V. Wairoa and J. Skeet, 6—l. A. Page and M. Black beat J. Cox and J. Spurdle, 6—l. M. Serimgeour and E. Clark beat J. Kelt and Simmons, 6—2. D. Harwood and G. Thompson beat P. Williams and L. Wilkes, 7—5. Waipawa 4, Hastings 0. COMBINED DOUBLES. V. Thompson and B. Collett beat J. Cox and Harding, 9—4. C. Hawke and Robertson beat V. Simmons and Thom, 9—6. A. Page and Al. Collett beat J. Skeet and Land, 9 —6. M. Black and AlcQuilkan lost to V. Wairoa and Natusch, 7—9. M. Serimgeour and Mita heat J. Spurdle and Dyer, 9—3. l E. Clark and Hereock beat J. Kelt and Smith, 9—i. D. Harwood and Baker beat P. Williams and McDowell, 9—6. G. Thompson and Thompson beat L. Wilkes and Anderson, 9—7. Waipawa 7, Hastings 1.