TENNIS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 26 January 1932, Page 6

TENNIS

WELLINGTON BEAT CANTERBURY. AUCKLAND, Monday. The final match for the Wilding Shield, Avhich was concluded to-day, resulted in a win for Wellington, avlio defeated Canterbury by seA'en rubbers to five. The day’s play was robbed of a great deal of interest by reason that Angas, Canterbury’s leading player, was overtaken by a severe attack ot biliousness. Although not feeling up to the mark, he played through a long doubles match with Barnett against Wilson and Roussell, but Avas unable to participate in the doubles which were left unfinished on Saturday. The result AA-as that Canterbury Avas forced to default this match. As the other match Avent, hoavever, this contest Avould not have affected the ultimate result, although it appeared that Canterbury Avould haA r e Avon the match against Wilson and Roussell but for Angas’s illness. Barnett, the young Canterbury player, suffered his first reverse in the singles during the series, being outgeneralled by D. G. France. Results:— Singles.—D. G. France (Wellington) beat Barnett, 7/5, 6/1} Angas (Canterbury) beat Wilson, 6/2, 7/5; A. L. France (Wellington) beat Glanville, 6/3, 6/4; Patterson (Canterbury) beat Roussell, 2/6, 6/2, 6/4.

Doubles. —Wilson and Roussell beat Angas and Barnett, 1/6, 11/9, 6/3; France and France beat Glan\’illo and Patterson, 6/0, 9/7; Wilson and Roussell beat Glanville and Patterson, 6/2, 6/2; Franco and France Avon from Angas and Barnett by default, 4/4. — (P-A.) TEST MATCH. AUCKLAND, Monday. The test match between the ladies’ teams representing New South Wales and New Zealand Avas concluded to-day, the visitors Avinning by eight rubbers and 18 sets to four rubbers and 4 sets. As on the first day, Ncav Zealand Avon but one singles and one doubles, the Ncav South Wales players proving the better all round. Miss Maefarlane Avas the Avinner of a long-draAvn-out singles against Miss Ilartigan, while Misses Nieliolls and Maefarlane prevailed over Mrs. MolesAvorth and Miss Hartigan in a Marathon doubles lasting two hours. Results:—

Singles. —-Mrs. MolesAvorth (N.S.W.) beat Mrs. Dykes, 6/3, 6/0; Miss Balkenburg (N.S.W.) beat Miss Nickolls, 6/3, 6/2; Miss Maefarlane (N.Z.) beat Miss Hartigan, 2/6, 6/4, 7/5; Miss Hall (N.S.W.) beat Miss Knight, 6/3, 6/2. Doubles. —Misses and Hall beat Mrs. Dykes and Miss Knight, 6/0, 6/0; Misses Nieliolls and Maefarlane beat Mrs. Molesworth and Miss Hartigan, 15/13, 7/5.—(P.A.)

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. AUCKLAND, Monday. The New Zealand LaAvn Tennis Association’s championship tournament opened this morning under ideal conditions. There are seventy entrants for tho men’s championship, and thirty-five for the Avomen’s championship, includ-ing-five members of the Australian team. Results: — Men’s Championship.—First round: Robinson beat Deaker, 6/3, 6/4, 1/6, 6/4; Turner beat Hayr, by default; BroAvn beat Schadick, 6/2, 7/5, 6/3; Wright beat A. Dickie, 6/3, 6/3, 6/2; Taylor beat Christmas, 6/4, 4/6, 6/4, 10/8; Laurenson beat Notman, 6/2, 6/0, 6/1; Court beat Johns, 6/4, 6/4, 8/6; Charters beat Melody, 3/6, 4/6, 6/1, 6/4, 6/3; A. L. France beat Maepherson, 6/2, 7/5, 6/2; Bartleet beat Glanville, 3/6, 3/6, 6/2, 6/4, 6/1.

Men’s Doubles. —First round: Bartleet and Laurenson beat Lamb and Smith, 6/2, 6/2, 4/6, 6/2; Partridge and Macarthur beat Bowen and Taylor, 6/1, 8/6, 6/1. Ladies’ Singles.—First round: Miss Johnson beat Miss Needham, 8/1, 6/3; Miss Howe beat Miss Bobertson, 6/1, 6/3.—(P.A.) € GRADE COMPETITION. Playing in the Wairarapa Tennis Association's C grade competition, Parkvale defeated Carterton by 21 matches to 3 or 147 games to 87. The various sections resulted: —Men’s singles, Parkvale 6, Carterton 0; ladies’ singles, Parkvale 5, Carterton 1; men’s doubles, Parkvale 2, Carterton 1; ladies’ doubles Parkvale 3, Carterton 0; combined doubles, Parkvale 5, Carterton 1. Tho Methodist G grade team, playing at Martinborough defeated Martinborough by 15 matches to 9. The sections resulted: —Men’s singles, Martinb.orougs 2, Methodist 4; ladies’ singles, Martinborough 4, Methodist 2; men’s doubles, Martinborough 1, Methodist 2; ladies’ doubles, Martinborough 1, Methodist 2; combined doubles, Martinborough 1, Methodist 5. BORTHWICK’S v. W.F.C.A. LTD. An inter-house tennis match between Messrs. Thos. Borthwick and Sons, Ltd., and the Wairarapa Farmers’ Cooperative Association, Ltd., played at the Memorial Park grounds last Saturday afternoon, resulted in a win for Borthwick’s team. The contest was a very even and most enjoyable one. Singles and doubles matches were played and Borthwick’s won 9 matches to the W.F.C.A. Ltd., 6, while tho former team won 124 games to the latter’s 119.

Details of the play (Borthwick's representatives 'being mentioned first in the singles and the W.F.C.A. Ltd. first in the doubles): — Singles.—A. Borthwick beat F. Phillips, 9/2; A. O’Cain lost to A. Dixon, 4/9; W. Bell beat S. Frankpitt, 9/4; Millar beat C. M. Bowden, 9/1; Chambers beat A. Morgan, 9/1; Patterson beat M. Devine, 9/2; Bennett beat J. Wakelin, 9/7; Corskie lost to 11. Heisenberg, .2/9; Barnes beat V. Hans'"". 8/10; Traynar lost to B. Costello, 1/9. Doubles. —Phillips and Dixon beat

Borthwick and Millar, 6/3, 6/3; Bowden and Morgan lost to Chambers an O’Cain, 3/6, 4/6; Frankpitt and Hansen beat Patterson and Bennett, 6/2, 4/6 6/4; Waltelin and Devine lost to Bell and Corskie, 6/2, 5/6, 5/6; Costello and Keisenberg beat Traynor and Barnes, 6/0, 2/6, 6/5.