TENNIS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21043, 20 February 1940, Page 8

TENNIS

AT TE AWAMUTU CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS ' (Special to Times) TE AWAMUTU, Monday. I Bad weather caused a postponement or the Tc Awamutu Tennis Club champion- < 'hips. Following are the results to j date: — Men’s \ Grade Doubles.—First round: R. Armstrong ancl J. Smith beat R. GUln ; and T. Wilson, 6 —4, 6—2. second i round: a. Ross and I\. Goodall beat F. i .Miller and K. Miller. 6—i. 3—6. 6—2: ■ It. Armstrong and J. 'inltli brat E. Holmes and F. Holmes. o—3, 6—2. Final: R. Armstrong and J. Smith beat A. Ross and , R. Goodall. 6—o. 6 —3. A Grade Combined Doubles. —First, round: F. Miller and Mrs Fulton beat 1. Holmes and Mrs Holmes, 6—t, G—i; J--diiith and Miss E. Spiers bear E. Holmes ancl Miss R. Spiers, 3—6, 6—4, 6—4; B. Quin anti Miss G. Bell, and 11. Armstrong ; and .Miss I*. Chaney a bye. Women’s A Grade singles.—First , round: Miss R. Spiers beat Miss E. For-kc-rt by default; Miss P. Chaney beat Mrs Fulton. 6—2, 6—5; Miss E. Spiers beat i Miss E. Snodgrass by default. Second round: Miss G. Bell beat Miss R. Spiers. 6—2, 4 —G, 6—4; Miss E. Spiers be3t Miss p. Chaney. o—<s, 6—3. Final: Miss G. Bell beat Miss E. Spiers, 6—3, 7—5.. Men’s A Grade Singles.—First round: E. Miller beat E. Holmes, 6—4, 6—5: B. Quin beat R. Goodall, 6—2, G—s; A. Ross beat Box by default. Second round: J. Smith beat T. Wilson, 6—l, 6—l; E. Miller beat F. Holmes, o—4.0 —4. o—3; A. Ross beat n. Quin. 6—3, I —G, G—2; R Armstrong beat F. Miller, 6—2, s—o. Third round: J. Smith beat E. Miller, 6—u. G—2; A. Ross beat 11. Armstrong. G—3, Women’s R Grade Singles.—• First round: Mrs E. Holmes beat Miss J. Bevin. 9—l; Mrs W. Sinnott beat Miss T. Malone, 9—5; Mrs F. Holmes beat Miss B. ID-grave. 9—l; Miss N. Miller beat Miss V Chunn by default. kSeeond round: Miss O. Spence beat Mrs Armstrong. 9- 7: Mrs k. Holmes beat Mrs Mnott, 9—7; Mrs F. Holmes beat Miss N. Miller, 9—7; Miss E. Schofield beat Miss Gooder by default. Third round: Miss o. Spence boat Mrs E. Holmes, 9—l: Miss E. sehoileld beat Mrs F. Holmes, o—a. Men’s n Grade Singles.—First round; P. Bevin beat W. U. .'innott. 0 —1; K Burns boat C. Ylnee, 9—7: C. Bowden heat A. Wesigate, o—l. second round: P. Bevin beat T. Grinin, 9—5; C. Bowden beat R. Burns, y—3. Final: P. Bevin beat C. Bowden, G—s, G—o. Men’s it Grade Doubles.—C. Vince and W. Sinnott beat T. Grinin and P. Bevin. 9—4. Final: C. Bowden and R. Burns beat C. Vince and W. Sinnott. »•—5, B Grade Combined Doubles.—First round: R. Burns and Miss K. Schofield beat W. Sinnott and Mrs W. Sinnott; T. Griffin and Miss N. Chunn v. T. Wilson , and Miss J. Naylor; C. Vince and Miss O. Spence beat P. Itevin and Miss T. Mai- ] one. Second round: C. Vince and Miss O. Spence beat C. Bowden and Mrs Arm- I strong, 9—7. Women’s B Grade Doubles.—First I round: Miss o. Spence and Miss E. Scho- | field beat Miss T. Malone and Miss J. Bevin; Mrs F. Holmes and Mrs E. ! Holmes beat Mrs W. Sinnott and Miss B. j Bygrave, y—B. Second round: Miss O. ! Spence and Miss E. Schofield v. Mrs F. Holmes and Mrs E. Holmes; Miss N. Chunn and Mrs Armstrong v. Miss N. Miller an 1 I Miss J. Naylor. WIN FOR MATAMATA KEANE BANNER COMPETITION I PLTARtnU TEAM BEATEN Special to Times) MATAMATA, Monday. ! Playing In the Waikato East Tennis j Association's Keane Banner competition.. • itamata defeated Putaruru by 2 3 i matches <241 games) to nine matches; M 56 games;. Following are details of, play, with Matamata names first:— Men’s .-ingles.—G. Ross beat I. Intnan,, 9—7; J. Hawes beat <:. Pearce, 9—3; K. Mcßae beat L. Blake, y—l : <j. Irvine beat: G. Mate, 9—2; A. Madill beat It. Stephen- ; sun, 9—7: A. McLcay lost tu M. Murray, 6—9; J. Ralph beat A. Hooper, y—7; W. 1 Coates beat B. Bradshaw, u—4. Women’s Singles.—Miss J. Barnes lost ; to Miss M. Inman, 2—7; Mrs Ross lost tu Miss P. Hooper, 6—7; Mrs McLeay lust to Miss C. Walsh, 2—7; Miss Macky b* at Miss E. Howland, 6—l; Miss C. Keith lost to Miss E. Clark, 6—7; Miss a. Wright beat Mrs A. Pearce, 7—i; .Miss L. Tennant beat Mrs Hawkins, 76; Mrs Bush beat Miss L. Deegan, 7—l. Men’s Doubles.—ißoss and Hawes beat Inman and C. Pearce, 9--T; Mcßae and Irvine beat Blake and Mate, y—i; Madill and Mcßae lost to Stephenson and Murray, I —9; Ralph and Coates beat Hooper and Bradshaw, 9—i. Women’s Doubles.—Miss J. Barnes and Mrs McLeay beat Misses Inman and Hoopoe, 7—l; Mrs Ross and Miss Macky beat Misses c. Walsh and Howland, 7 —2; : Misses Keith and Wright lost to M.ss Clark and Mrs A. Pearce, 6 —7; Miss Tennant and Mrs Bush beat Mrs Hawkins and Miss L. Deegan, 7—6. Combined Doubles.—Ross and Mrs Ross beat Inman and Miss Inman, y—Hawes and Miss Barnes beat C. Pearce uud Miss Walsh, 9 —3; Mcßae and Mrs McLeay beat L. Blake and Miss Hooper, 9—6; Irvine and Miss Macky beat Mute ami Miss Howland, 9—l; .Madill and Miss Keith lost to Mepheuson and Miss Clarke, B—9; Me-, leu./ and Miss Tennant beat Murray and Mrs A. Pearce, y—6; Ralph and Miss; Wright lost to Hooper and Mrs Hawkins, i B—9; Coates and Mrs Bush beat Bradshaw j and Miss Deegan, 9—5. Secretary Enlists Mr J. J. Granville, secretary to the : Waikato East Tennis Association, has been accepted Tor service and expects to proceed tu camp at an early date. Mr h. Mcßae, of Matamata, has been appointed secretary in his absence.