Marton Tennis Club Scores Good Win Over Wanganui East

Wanganui Chronicle, 13 December 1949, Page 2

Marton Tennis Club Scores Good Win Over Wanganui East

Playing its first inter-club match of the current the Marton Lawn Tennis Club scored a very comfortable victory overtWanganui East at Marton during tm week-end. On the aggregate Mar®i won 44 sets 367 games, to Wanganuffiast’s 24 sets, 292 games. Marton wqh the men’s and ladies’ singles, the fadles’ doubles and the mixed doubles. The only loss suffered by the locaLteam was' in the men’s doubles. Wtgle each club won six sets, Wanganui won 52 games to Marton s 51.

In the ladies’ singles, Marton won 7 sets, 63 games and Wanganui 3 sets, 39 games. Men’s singles, Marton 7 sets, 70 games; Wanganui, 3 sets, 64

games. Ladies’ doubles, Marton 9 sets, 68 games; Wanganui, 4 jets, 51 games. Men's doubles, Marton 6 sets, 51 games; Wanganui 6.sets, 52 games. Mixed doubles, Marton 15 Sets, 115 games; Wanganui, 8 sets, 86 games. The following are the results, Marton players being mentioned first:Men’s singles: P. Ralfe beat G. Tremaine, 9-4; T. Dommett beat J. Hillier, 9-4; I. Rhodes beat J. Wilson, 9-5; J. Waitere beat Clemance, 9-7; R. Armstrong beat F. Harkness, 9-8; P. Norrie beat S. Boswell, 9-1; D. Simpson lost to R. Penn, 4-9; L. Murray beat J. Burns, 9-8; P. Smith lost to L. Aubrey, 1-9 C P. Kendrick lost to b. Evendon, 2-9.

Ladies’ singles: Mrs. D. McLennan beat Mrs. Tremaine, 5-7; Miss N. Hutton beat Mrs. Wilson, 7-5; Miss M. Rubery beat Miss Dickie, 7-2; Miss D. Brennand beat Miss Fowler, 7-2; Miss L. Ching beat Miss Barrett, 7-2; Miss L. Ward beat Miss Stephenson, 7-3; Mrs R. Penn beat Miss Wills, 7-2; Misi M. Thompson lost to Miss Hopkins, 37; Miss J. Scoon lost to Miss Holdaway, 6-7; Miss R. Girling beat Miss Anderson, 7-2. Men’s doubles: Ralfbe and Armstrong lost to Tremaine and Wilson, 5- 6-4, 2-6-; Dommett and Rhodes lost to Hillier and Clemance, 5-6 6-3, 1-6; Norrie pnd Simpson beat Harkness and Boswell, 6-4,, &-3; Waitere and Murray beat Burns and Penn, 6-2, 6- Smith and Kendrick lost to Aubrey and Evettdon, 1-6, 1-6. Ladies’ doubles: Mrs.,McLennan and Miss Hutton beat Mesdam'es Tremaine and Wilson, 6-5, 6-1;, pisses Rubery and Ching beat Misses Dickie and Fowler, 6-2, ,6-2; Mjsses. Brennand and -Ward beat Misses Barrett and Stephenson, 6-5, 5-6/ 6-3; Mrs. Penn and Miss Thompson l>eat Misses Wills and Hopkins,'6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Hisses Girling and Scoon lost to Misses Holdaway and Andersort, 6-3, 3-6/ 5-6. Combined doubles: Ralfe and Mrs. McLennan beat Mr. and Mrs. Tremaine, 5-6, 6-5, 6-4; Dommett and Miss Rubery beat Mr. and Wilson, 6-1, 6-2/Rhodes and Miss Hutton beat Hillier and Miss Fowler, 6-1, 6-0; Waitere and Miss Brennand beat Clemance and Miss Dickie, 6-33, 6-1; Armstrong and Miss Ching lost to Harkness and Miss Barrett, 2-6, 6-3, 3- Norrie and Ward beat Boswell and Miss Stephenson, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Simpson and Mrs. Penn beat Penn and Miss Wills, 6-3, 6-2; Murray and Miss Thompson beat Burns and Miss Hopkins, 6-4, 6-3; Smith and Miss Scoon lost to Aubrey and Miss Holdaway, 1-6, 33-6; Kendrick and Miss Girling lost to Evendon and Miss Anderson, 4- 4-6. POST OFFIC E HOURS FOR XMAS AND NEW -WSAR. Mail arrangements hours to be observed by the Marton Post Oflice during the Christmas and New Year holiday period were announced yesterday by the postmaster, Mr. G. E. Mitchell. All branches of the Post Office (excluding the telephone Exchange, which will be open continuously) will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, December 26 and 27 and there will be no mail deliveries on either day. On December 27, mails will close at 7.30 a.m, for the railway travelling post ofces north and south, North Wanganui, Palmerston North and Wellington. There will be a clearance of street receivers at 6 a.m. The same arrangements ap_ply for Monday, January 2 and Tuesday, January 3 as for December 26 and 27. On Friday, December 23 and December 30, the usual hours of attendance will be observed at the Post Office, including the normal Friday evening attendance at the money-or-der and savings-bank counters.

On Saturday, December 24 and 31, the normal Saturday hours of attendance will be observed, including postmen’s deliveries. There will also be a delivery of mail by the rural contractors.