LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 32, 8 February 1937, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

WANGANUI v. TARANAKI I WIN FOR RIVER CITY I ' WOMEN DECIDE THE ISSUE I • I | The tenth annual match between Wanganui and Taranaki was played at Hawera on Saturday and, thanks to the performance of the Wanganui women, the visiting team was successful. Wanganui has now won seven of the ten matches played. The courts were in good order and playing conditions were good. Wanganui women players won five singles and three doubles matches out of the pine in which they were solely engaged. Four of the mixed doubles also went to Wanganui. Details (Wanganui names first):— Men’s Singles Cox lost to McCarthy, 2-6, 3-6; Udy lost to Strombom, 4-6, 5-7; HayCampbell lost to A. Dickie, 6-3, 0-6, 2-6; Lampe lost to E. Dickie, 3-6, 3-6; j Smaller won from Jones, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; I Latham won from Nicholls, 6-4, 6-2. Women’s Singles Miss M. Purcell won from Miss Taylor, 6-4, 6-2; Miss Greaves won from Miss Walton, 6-3, 6-0; Miss Margaret Purcell won from Miss Graham, 6- 6-1; Mrs Evans won from Miss Bright, 6-3, 6-0; Miss Cox lost to Miss Wylds, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6; Mrs Dempsey won from Miss Quinn, 8-6, 6-4. Men’s Doubles Cox and Udy lost to A. and E. Dickie, 3-6, 9-11; Lampe and Smaller won from McCarthy and Strombom, 4-6, 13-11, 9-7; Hay-Campbcil and Latham lost to Jones and Nicholls, 7- 3-6, 5-7. Women’s Doubles Misses M. and M. Purcell won from Misses Taylor and Wylds, 8-10, 6-4, 6-3; Miss Greaves and Mrs Evans won from Misses Graham and Bright, 6-3, iB-6; Mrs Dempsey and Miss Cox won 'from Misses Walton and Quinn, 6-3, 5 6-3. Mixed Doubles Cox and Miss Purcell lost to Strombom and Miss Taylor, 6-3, 2-6, 3-6; • Udy and Miss Greaves won from McCarthy and Miss Bright, 6-1, 8-6; Hayi Campbell and Miss Margaret Purcell iwon from A. Dickie and Miss Wylds, 17-5, 6-4; Lampe and Mrs Evans lost jto Jones and Miss Graham, 1-6, 6-4, 15- Smaller and Mrs Dempsey won I from E. Dickie and Miss Quinn, 6-4, '6-4; Latham and Miss Cox won from Nicholls and Miss Walton, 6-1, 6-4. i Wanganui: 15 rubbers, 35 sets, 302 games. | Taranaki: 9 rubbers, 21 sets, 262 games. I WILDING SHIELD CANTERBURY DEFEAT WELLINGTON DECISIVE VICTORY 1 Per Press Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 7. I A decisive win by eight rubbers to (four in each case was gained by Canterbury in the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield and Kathleen Nunnerley Casket matches against Wellington. Results are as follow, with the Canterbury names first:— Wilding Shield Angas beat Coombe, 6-3, 6-2. Bsftmett beat Bedford, 6-4, 6-3. Dymond lost to Roussell, 4-6, 5-7. Cant beat France, 4-6, 9-7, 6-0. Angas and Dymond beat Roussell and France, 6-3, 8-6. Barnett and Cant lost to Coombe and Bedford, 3-6, 8-10. Canterbury: 8 rubbers, 18 sets, 157 games. Wellington: 4 rubbers, 11 sets, 130 games. Nunnerley Casket Miss T. Poole lost to Miss Nicholls, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6. Miss Irene Poole beat Miss Howe, 6-4, 6-4. j Miss Bishop beat Miss Douthett, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. Miss Rudkin beat Mrs Latham, 7-5, 16Misses T. and I. Poole beat Misses Nicholls and Douthett, 6-4, 6-2. Misses Bishop and Rudkin beat Miss Howe and Mrs Latham, 6-1, 6-2. Canterbury: 8 rubbers, 18 sets, 135 games. Wellington: 4 rubbers, 9 sets, 116 games.