Tennis

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 6, 6 March 1950, Page 5

Tennis

WAIKATO HAS BIG WIN OVER BAY OF PLENTY

Losing by 24 matches to three Bay of Plenty proved no match for a strong Waikato team when they were defeated in a representative tennis match at Hamilton on Saturday. Waikato had one of its strongest teams playing, including the! men Wilding Shield representatives. There were three Whakatane players in the Bay team, Miss M. Hall, Mrs M. Bridger and P. Bryers. '

WHAKATANE LOSES 24—14 TO ROTORUA In fine weather at Rotorua yesterday Whakatane were defeated by Rotorua by 24 games to 14 in a C grade representative tennis match. In the men’s games Whakatane were equal to Rotorua but failed in a number of the women’s games. Results, Rotorua names first:— Singles: Men: B. Munro beat D. O. Stewart 9/7; I. Bryce beat R. Corcoran 9/7; J. Greenhead lost to J. Weeks 4/9; J. McGlone beat D. Haddon 9/2; D. Sheaf l?eat M. Corrigan 9/8; F. Cowper lost to G. Brassey 7/9; I. Farmer beat T. Hall 9/6; N. Scadden lost to R. Ringer 4/9; F. Woolliams lost to M. Wells; F. Rae beat B. Mole 5/9. Women: ' Mrs Riley lost to Mrs Hall 3/7; Mrs Languth beat Mrs Hancock 7/3; Mrs McGlone beat Miss Gartshore 7/3; Mrs Nairn beat Miss P. Stewart 7/4; Mrs Ball lost to Miss Hadley 3/7; Mrs Bell beat Mrs Bryers 7/3; Mrs Robertson beat Mrs Francis 7/3; Mrs Mueller beat Mrs Corrigan 7/2; Mrs Jeskerson beat Mrs Cantrell 7/3; Mrs Rea lost to Mrs Pithie 2/7. Doubles: Men: Munro and Bryce beat Stewart and Corcoran 9/5; McGlone and Sheaf lost to Hall and Weeks 7/9; Greenhead and Cooper beat Corrigan and Haddon 9/6; Farmer and Scadden lost to Brassey and Ringer 7/9; Williams and Rea lost to Wells and Mole 2/9. Women: Mesdames Reilly and Languth lost to Mesdames Hall and Bryers 5/9; Mesdames McGlone and Ball beat Mrs Hancock and Miss Gartshore 9/2; Mesdames Nairn and Bell beat Misses Stewart and Hadley 9/8; Mesdames Robertson and Mueller beat Mesdames Francis and Corrigan 9/7; Mesdames Rea and Jesperson beat Mesdames Cantrell and Pithie 9/5. Combined: Bryce and Mrs Reilly lost to Stewart and Mrs Hall 8/9; McGlone .and Mrs Languth beat Corcoran 'land Mrs Hancock 9/6; Munro and Mrs Naim beat Haddon and Miss Stewart 9/7; Cowper and Mrs Bell beat Brassey and Mrs Bryers 9/4; Farmer and Mrs Robertson beat Hall and Mrs Francis 9/8; Scaddon and Mrs Mueller beat Ringer and 7 Mrs Corrigan 9/d; Williams and Mrs Rea beat Wells and Mrs Cantrell 9/8; Rea and Mrs Jesperson lost to Mole and Mrs Pithie 7/9.