LAWN TENNIS

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 73, 20 March 1933, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

Inter-Provincial Match HAWKE’S BAY v. WAIRARAPA A WIN FOR THE FORMER The Hawke’s Bay lawn tennis representatives journeyed to Master! on, where they met a team representing Wairarapa on Saturday afternoon in ideal weather. The matches proved to be very enjoyable and keenly contested and the interest was sustained until the concluding games, the combined doubles, the visitors eventually proving the victors by 14 matches to 10. The members of the Hawke’s Bay team speak in eulogistic terms of the manner in which they were entertained, the hospitality extended to them counting in no small manner towards the enjoyment of the visit. The results of the matches are as follow, Hawke's Bay players being mentioned first:—• MEN’S SINGLES R. A. Court beat E. M. Hodder, 10—8, 6—l. J. N. Lowry beat G. McLeod 6 —3, 6—3. N. A. Ross beat 0 .Burgess, 6 — 3. B—6. M. Aldridge beat E. Dyer 6 —4, 6 — 4. Road lost to L. D. Keedwell, I—6. 2—6. K. Robinson beat M. Hobson. B—6,8 —6, LADIES’ SINGLES Miss Howell lost to Mrs R. H. McMaster, I—6,1 —6, 3—6. Miss M. Glenny beat Miss R. G. Bradley, 6 —3, 3 —3 (retired). Miss Jones beat Mrs H. Major. 4—6, 6—l, 6—4. Miss J. Ormond lost to Miss B. Swainsou, I—6,1 —6, 5 —6. Mrs Cotterill lost to Miss A. Pragnell 6 —5, 5—6, 3 —6. Mrs Mawson, beat Miss I. Wakely, 4 —6, 6 —l, B—6. MEN’S DOUBLES Lowry and Ross beat Hodder and Dyer, 6 —2, 6 —l. Court and Aldridge lost to McLeod and Keedwell, 4 —6, 6 —2, 4 —6. Read and Robinson lost to Burgess and Hobson 6—3, 3 —6, B—6.8 —6. LADIES’ DOUBLES Mrs Cotterill and Miss Howell lost to Mrs McMaster and Miss Bradley. 2—6, 5—6. Misses Glenny and Ormond lost to Mrs Major and Miss Swainson, 5—6. 2—6. Mrs Mawson and Miss Jones beat Misses Pragnell and Wakely, 2 —6, 6—5, 9—7. COMBINED DOUBLES Court and Miss Howell lost to Hodder and Mrs McMaster, 4—6, 6- 4, 4— Lowry and Mrs Cotterill beat McLeod and Miss Bradley, 6—5, 6 —2. Ross and Miss Glenny beat Dyer and Mrs Major, 6 —4, 3 —6, B—6. Aldridge and Miss Ormond beat Burgess and Miss Swainson 6—2, Read and Miss Jones lost to Keedwell and Miss Pagnell 6—4, 2 —6, 5— Robinson and Mrs Mawson beat Hobson and Miss Wakely 6 —2, 3—6, 6— 2. ’t o w ‘ H’-: . >