LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 67, 19 March 1936, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

CHRISTIE CUP WANGANUI UNSUCCESSFUL MATCH WITH HAWKE’S BAY Hawke’s Bay defeated Wanganui at Napier ou Saturday last by 16 juatcUes to 8 iu the Christie Cup event. Wanganui did not get the best team away ou account of several of the top plavers being unable to travel. Only one of the Wanganui men won his singles, AI. L. Lampe. Three ot the Wanganui women were succcsslul, Aiiss Al. Purcell, Aliss Alargaret I’uiecll and Miss T. Greaves. Wanganui lost all the men’s doubles and all the women’s doubles. In the combined event Wanganui won two matches, Cox and Aliss Al. Purcell and O’Toole and Airs Richardson being the success ful pairs. It is the intention of the Hawke’s Bay Association to travel with the Christie Cup next year to A atrarapa and Wanganui in consideration of the fact that those two associations paid visits to Napier. Following are the results of Saturday's matches, Wanganui names being mentioned first: — Men’s Singles. H. Cox lost to M. I’erkins, 6—4, 6—4. AI. Lampe beat H. Elliot, 6 —2, 1;—... L. Udy lost to Al. Milburn, 4—6, 10 —8, 7—5. D. O’Toole lost to J. Lowry, 6—J, 6 J?Marshall lost to R. Sharpe, 6—l, R. Perkins lost to M. Smith, 6—3, 6—J. Men’s Doubles. Cox and Udy beat Milburn and Lowry, 4—6, —3, 6—3. Lampe and ALarshall lost to Elliot and Smith, 7 —5, 3—6, 6—4. O’Toole and I’erkins lost to Sharpe and Ferkins, 6 —3, 6—2. Mixed Doubles. Cox and Aliss Purcell boat Alilburn and Airs. Alilburn, 5—7, 6 —2, 6 —4. Lampe and Aliss LDuncau lost to Lowry and Aliss Glenny, 7 —5, 6 3. Udy and Aliss Greaves lost to Sharpe and Mrs. Cotterill, 4—6, B—6, 6 —l. O’Toole and Airs. Richardson beat Elliot and Aliss Budd, 6—4, 6*-2. Marshall and Aliss Marg. Purcell lost to Smith and Airs. Alawson, 9—7, 6—B, I’erkins and Airs. Evans lost to Ferkins and Aliss Ormond, 66 —1. Women’s Singles. Aliss Duncan lost to Airs. Alilburn. (j—4, 6—2. Miss Alary Purcell beat Airs. Cotterill, 7—5, 6—2. Aliss T. Greaves beat Airs. Alawson, 1— 6—2, 6—l. Airs. Richardson lost to Miss Glenny, 6—l, 6—2. Aliss Marg. Purcell beat Miss Budd, 2 6, 7—5, 7-—5. Airs. D. Evans lost to Aliss A. Ormond, 6 —2, 6—2. Women’s Doubles. The Aliases- Purcells Jost to Mrs. Alilburn and Aliss Glenny, 6—l, B—6. ATisses Duncan and Greaves lost to Mrs. Cotterill and Aliss Ormond, I—6,1 —6, 6—o, 6—4. Alesdames Richardson and Evans beat Airs. Alawson and Aliss Budd, 6—4, 2—6, 6—4. Hubert Opperman and hi§ colleagues, Stuart and Alilliken, have a busy season ahead of them. Their first onslaught will be on Toseland’s 241-mile record from Perth to Bunbury and back (West Aust.) Following this little jaunt they will engage in a series of Continental road races with the bes of the West Australian professionals. Opperman was due to appear at the showground track, Sydney last Saturday night in a special invitation race of 30 laps, open to the thirty best road riders in Australia. Next Saturday a similar race is to be held on the same track.