Tennis

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 67, 23 November 1949, Page 5

Tennis

OPOTIKI LOSES CUP GAME TO WHAKATANE Playing good tennis throughout Whakatane defeated Opotiki at Opotiki on Sunday for the Lees Cup by 11 matches to eight. This is the second game in this competition that Whakatane has won this year, having previously beaten RotoruaDetails (Opotiki names first): — Singles: Women: Miss C. Black lost to Miss M. Hall 4/6, 6/4, 6/2; Mrs T. Black beat Mrs Bridger 6/0, 6/0, Miss R. Baird lost to Miss Pithie 6/1, 6/2; Mrs C. McLaughlin lost to Miss Gow 6/2, 6/3. Men: S. McLaughlin beat E. Wilson 6/0, 6/0; P. Wylds lost to P. Bryers 6/4, 6/0; H. Mihaere lost to R. Mahy 6/1, 6/4; J. Fuller lost to G. Gordon 6/4, 6/2; J. Patterson beat G. Gartshore 6/0, 2/6, 6/3; J. Howe lost to C. Mahy 6/4, 6/2. Doubles: Women: Miss Black and lost to Miss Hall and Mrs Bridger 6/5, 6/3; Miss Baird and Mrs McLaughlin lost to Misses Pithie and Gow 4/6, 6/3, 6/3. Men: Wylds and Patterson beat Wilson and Bryers 4/6, 6/5, 8/6; McLaughlin and Fuller lost to R. Mahy and Gordon 6/4, 6/4; Mihaere and Howe beat Gartshore and C. Mahy 6/3, 6/0. Combine: Wylds and Miss Black beat Wilson and Miss Hall 6/3, 1/6, 6/3; Fuller and Mrs Black lost to Bryers and Mrs Bridger 6/1, 6/4; McLaughlin and Mrs McLaughlin beat Gordon and Miss Pithie 6/4, 6/0; Patterson and Miss Baird beat R. Mahy and Miss Gow 6/5, 4/6, 6/3. MORTON CUP MATCH LOST BY MATATA

Pongakawa defeated Matata narrowly by 18 sets to 17 in a match that produced good' tennis for the Morton Cup at Matata on Saturday. Details, with Matata names first: Singles: Men: L. Rondon v E. Stevens 1/6, 0/6; W. Mitai v G. Richardson 1/6, 6/4, 3/6; B. Paterson v J. Porter 6/3, 4/6, 6/3; C. McConnachie v A. Milson 6/4, 6/3. Women:,?. Marks v E. Brown 1/6, 6/3, 5/7; N. Lees v L. Milson 4/6, 3/6; P. Tamihana v P. Self 6/1, 6/4; T. Mitai v B. Ross 6/3, 5/6, 8/6.

Doubles: Men: Rondon and Mitai v Stevens and Richardson 2/6, 1/6; Paterson and McConnachie v Porter and Milson 6/4, 5/6, 6/2. Women: Marks and Lees v Brown and Milson 6/3, 4/6, 3/6; Tamihana and Mitai v Self and Ross 2/6, 6/3, 7/5. Combined: Rondon and Marks , v Stevens and Brown 4/9; Mitai and Lees v Richardson and Milson 4/9; Paterson and Tamihana v ''Porter and Self 9/4; McConnachie and Mitai v Milson and Ross 9/4.