INTER-CLUB TENNIS

Chronicle (Levin), 19 December 1947, Page 7

INTER-CLUB TENNIS

OTAKI DEFEAT TAKARO

The above game was played at l Otaki last weekend, when the home 1 side easily def eated the visitors, which oniy proves how the stand- * ! ard of tennis has improved in the 0 Otaki Ciub. \ I The visitors arrived at 9.30 a.m. r | aird morning tea was served by c i the eliiD members. Play was stopped I at 'neon and the visitors, together t I with some club members, adjourn- i ! ed to dinner. Before the visitors I ! lcft tea was prepared in the club's s paviiion by wrillmg enthusiafsts of 1 I the iiome side. ' At the conclusion of play the \ icaptain, Mr. Colin Atmore, thanked(l] I the members of the Takaro Club j S for their visit and said how all 1 players looked forward to this , | annual match. Already his own 1 team were thinking of the return , jgarne at Palmerston North. He ; I cxpressed his pleasure at seeing oid faces m the team but was just ( ; as plcased to see a few new ones j as well. Mr. A. Butcher thanked Mr. ' Atmore for his kind remarks and said his team had -certainly been well beaten. All looked forward to , j the return game, when he hoped ihey woiiid reverse the result. He said he wishe-d to especially thank 1 the Otaki ladies for the hospitality iexjended to his team. The Otaki ! Ciub was noted for this, and the | presont team had lived up' to the j cuuiidard set in the past. I Re-uits were as foilows, Otaki play_rs being mentioned first in eaeh case: — Men's singles: C. Atmore beat J. Orui tio 9—o, E. Jepson lost to A. Buicher 7 — 9, A. Keelina beat M. 'xi - mie 9—3, I. Morton beat N. Jchnson 9—6, B. Ryder beat R. Symens 7 — 4, B. Rho'des beat H. Tovey 9 — 5. Lauies' singles: Mrs. Bell beat Mrs. W eston 9 — 2, Miss V. Taylor ocat Mrs. C. Middlemiss 9 — 4, Mrs. ! J jnes beat Miss B. Trask 9 — 3, Miss | B. D'Ath beat Miss B. Thomson 7 — i 0, Mrs. Dawe beat Miss J. Hands 7 | — 5, Mrs. Te Puni beat Miss N. Ofrnan 7 — 4. Men's doubles: Atmore and Jcpion beat Christie and Butcher 9 — 8, Keelmg and Morton beat Rennie and Johnsen 9 — 2, Ryder and Rhocles beat Symons aird I Tovey 9 — 1. Ladies' doubles: Mrs. Bell and Miss Taylor beat Mrs. Weston and ATl.'S Middlemiss 7 — 4, Mrs. Jones and Miss B. D'Ath beat Misses Trask and Thomson 7 — 2, Mes- ; dj.1n.33 Dawe and Te Puni beat i Mi . es Hands and Orman 7 — 3. j Mixed doubles: Mrs. Bell and | Atmore beat Mrs. Weston and i Christie 7 — 5, Miss L. Atmore and Jepson beat Butcher and Miss Trask 7—5, Mrs. Jones and Keeling lost to Rennie" and Miss Middlemiss 5 — 7, Miss D'Ath and Morton I beat Jolmscn and Miss Thomson 7 | — 2, Mrs. Dawe and Ryder beat • Symons and Miss Hands 7 — 4, Mrs. Te Puni and Rhodes beat Tovey and Miss Orman 7 — 5. . : I Otaki: 22 sets, 187:g'anle$. j Takaro: 2 sets, 92 vgam^/