Whakatane Defeated In Watt Cup Tennis Final
The Rotorua Lawn Tennis Club B team defeated Whakatane by 11 matches to 4, thereby winning the Bay of Plenty B grade championship (Watt Cup) for the. 1947-48 season. Detailed results (Rotorua players mentioned first): — Men’s Singles: R. Nairn beat Gordon 5-6, 6-4, 6-2; L. Jackson beat W. Rutherford 6-4, 6-5; G. Solly beat J. Wylds 6-5, 6-5; J. McGlone lost to Mcßae 0-6, 6-5, 3-6. Women’s Singles: Mrs M. Groves beat Miss Grant 6-0, 6-4; Miss R. Holland beat Miss Sullivan 6-0, 6-1; Mrs F. Grayson lost to Mrs Morgan 4-6, 4-6; Mrs K. Langguth lost to Miss Mahy 2-6, 6-1, 4-6. Men’s Doubles: Nairn and Jackson beat Gordon and Rutherford 6-2, 6-1; Solly and McGlone beat Wylds and Mcßae 5-6, 6-3, 6-2. ' . Women’s Doubles: Mesdames Groves and Grayson beat Mrs Morgan and Miss Grant 6-5, 6-4; Miss Holland and Miss Languth beat Miss Sullivan and Miss Mahy 6-1, 6-3;
Mixed Doubles: Nairn and Miss Holland beat Gordon and Mrs Morgan 6-4, 6-1; Jackson and Mrs Groves v Rutherford and Miss Grant 6-2, 4-5 (unfinished); Solly and Mrs Langguth beat Wylds and Miss Sullivan 6-1, 6-2; McGlone and Mrs Grayson lost to Mcßae arid Miss Mahy 416, 2-6.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 42, 30 April 1948, Page 5
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