LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 61, 6 December 1926, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

INTER-CLUB MATCHES START HAWKES BAY DEFEAT WAIRARAPA It would have been impossible to better the weather conditious in Wellington oil Saturday, when a start was made on the Association tennis courts at Miramar with the interelub matches. Eight teams, representing eight different clubs, contested the first round of the senior grade. The most interesting matches of the day were the singles, L. France v. E. B Smyth, and D. France v. N. It. C. Wilson, and the doubles match, L. and D. France v. E. B. W. Smyth and N. R. C. Wilson. At Masterton a Hawke’s Bay representative team scored a win over a Wairarapa team. Inter-club matches BROUGHAM HILL V. MIRAMAR GROUNDS. Brougham Hill players mentioned first. Men’s Singles.—L. France beat E. B. W. Smyth, 4—6, 6-4, 6—2; D. France beat N. R. C- Wilson, 6—4, 6—3; D. Dobie beat O. K. Stevens, 6—5, 6—l; T. Ward beat G. Penlington, 6 —o, 6 —2. Men’s Doubles.—France Bros. beat Smyth and Ward, 6—3, 2 —6, 6—4; Dobie and Ward lost to Stevens and Penlington, 6 —2, <s—6, 6 —B. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss M. Tracy beat Mrs. Campbell, 6—2. 6-2; Miss A. Howe beat Mrs. Heald. 6-0, 6-1; Miss North beat Mrs. Brown, 6—2, 6—o; Miss Williams lost to Mrs. penlington, 6—l, 5—6, 4 —6- , Ladies’ Doubles.-Misses Tracy aud Howe beat Mesdames Campbell and Heald, 6-0, 6-2; Misses North and Williams beat Mesdames Brown and t’enlington, 6—2, 6—o. Brougham Hill: 10 matches, — sets, 160 games. A t Miramar Grounds: 2 matches, 6 sets, 78 games. THORNDON V. VICTORIA COLLEGE. Thorndon players mentioned first. Men’s Singles.—D. Park lost to R. Ferkins, o—6, I—6; C. Maltroy beat N- A. Foden, 6-3, 6-2; S. Wheeler beat Burns, G—2, 6 — 2; C. Mayo lost to Scott, 3 b, '/ten’s Dotibles.-Park and Malfrov beat Ferkins and Foden, 6-1, 6—4; Whedei; and Mayo beat Burns and bcott. b—o, ladies’ Singles-—Miss Foster Jost to Miss Shepherd, 3 —6. 2—6; M>ss Why e beat Miss Goodwin, W, 1-6, 6-3) AHs. 9 Preedy, senr., bent Miss Lyne, (W--, 7—5; Miss Preedy, junr., beat Miss CamOl Ladie?“’Doubies.-Misses Foster and Whyte beat Misses Shepherd and Goodwin* 6-1, &-V, Misses Preedy beat Misses Cameron and Lyne, 6-0, b - Thorndon: 9 matches, 18 sets, I-J College: 3 matches, 8 sets, 90 games. WELLINGTON V. PETONE. Wellington players mentioned first. Men’s Singles.—l. Rhodes Williams beat L. A. Thomas, 6—2, 6—3; 0 Br'en beat H. Parkinson, 6-2, 6-4; MoH'son beat C. B- Thomas, 6—5, 6—2; Purvis '’''Menus' Doubles.—Rhodes Williams beat C beat Mrs H, Parkinson, 6—4, 6— o; Miss Best lost to Mrs R. Evison 5-6, 6-6; MW; Murphy beat Miss A. Curtis, 6-3, 6-4), Miss aL Macassey beat Miss M. McLuan, ] p *1 Ladies’" Doubles.—Mrs. Whitcpmbe and Miss Macassey beat Mesdames Parkinson nd Evison G—4, 3-6, 6—3; Miss Best and Mrs. Murphy beat Misses Curtis an Wel& a n:’ VmaUbos, 22 sets, IH '’ketone: 1 match, 4 sets, 83 games. NEWTOWN V. LYALL BAY. Newtown players mentioned first. Men’s Singles.—W. P. Rollings boat Matthewson, 6—3, 6 —4; Richardson beat G. Clark, 6-2, 6-3; Bruigezu lost to Swinburne, 5—6, 3—6; W. Morgan beat L! Men’s Doubles”.—Rollings and Bringezu boat Matthewson and Clark, 6-2, 6-5; Richardson and Morgan beat Swinburne and Burn, 6—l, 6 —4- , Ladies’ Singles.-Miss East beat Mrs. Marshall, 5-6, 6-2, 8-6; Miss Bia ly beat Mrs. Burn, 6-4, Miss d Linden lost to Miss Pain, 5-6, 1-6, MrsWilson lost to Mrs. Clark, G-j, 1-b, I_ Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses East and Brad? beat Mesdames Marshall und Burn 4-6. 6-3, 6-4; Mrs. Wilson and Miss'd’Emden lost to Miss Pain an "foSSh >» -* “ Sa Lyail Bay: 4 matches, 9 sets, HO games.

HAWKE’S BAY v. WAIRARAPA Dominion Special. Masterton,, December 4. A team from .the Hawke’s Bay Lawn a a ssr« weather was al that could be desired. While the visitors won by a conn t nhln margin, there was little oeiwtxii the both of which showed signs M of 'practice, due to the unseasonable weather experienced in both dis tricts. The visitors asserted their su periority mainly in the men s s ’ losing only two of the eight™f e B ’ The ladies’ singles and mens doubles were evenly contested hut again in the ladies’ doubles and mixed doubles the visitors gained the advantage, tallowing are the results. Hawke s Ba. players being mentioned first:— MEN’S SINGLES. Hay boat Swainson, G—4. 6— beat Miller, 6-2. 3-6. 6-5; Milburn beat Welch. 1-6, 6-1. 6-3: Cra-gm heat Wellwood, 3-6. 6-0. 6-3: Drummond lost to Taverner, 3—6» 3 Hobin beat Booth. 6—4. 6—*!•; Green Hodder, 6—l, 6—3; Brown lost to I'. Martin. 6—5, 5-6, 5-6. LADIES’ SINGLES. Mrs. Green lost to Mrs. McMaster, 4— 6, 6—3, 6—5; Miss Bennett beat Mrs. Booth. 6—2. 6—5; Mrs. Gardiner beat Mrs. Steel. 6-5, 6-1; Miss Fannin lost to Miss Welch, 6-4, 1-6, 4-6; Mrs. Hetley beat Miss Napier, G--4, G—4; Miss Morrison lost to Mrs. Groves. I—6. 6—4, 3—6; Mrs. Laurenson beat Mrs. Potter, 6 —2, 6 —3; Mrs. Cowper lost to Miss Lenz, 4—6, 6—2, 4—6. MEN’S DOUBLES. _ Milburn and Hay lost to Swainson and Hodder, 3-G, 3-6; Craigio and Hobin beat Taverner and Booth, G —l. 6 5; Green and Drummond lost to Welch and Wellwood, 5—6. 4—6: Elliott and Brown beat Miller and Martin, 6—5. 6—2. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Mesdames Green and Laurenson J 5 Mesdamos Booth and Potter, 6—2, 6—4; Misses Fannin and Gardiner beat Mrs. Groves and Miss Napier, 6—5, 6—l; M’ss Morrison and Mrs. Cowper lost to Misses Welch and Lenz, 3—6, o—6; Mrs. Hetley nnd Miss Bennett beat Mesdamos McMaster and Steel, 6—l, 4—6. 6— o. MIXED DOUBLES. Green and Mrs. Green heat Swainson and Mrs. McMaster, 6—l. 6 —4; Milburn and Miss Bennett beat Wellwood and Mrs. Booth, G—3. 6—2. Ilay and Mrs. Hetley beat Hodder nnd Mrs Steel 6-4. 6—f; Elliott and Mrs. Laurenson beat Miller and Miss Napier 6-6. 6- 5: Brown nnd Miss Fannin bent Welch and Miss Welch. 6-4. 6-4: Drummond nnd Miss Morrison lost to Marlin nnd Miss Lenz. 5-6. 4-6: Hobin nnd Miss Gardtner beat Taverner and Mrs. Potter. 6 4,

6—2; Craigie and Mrs. Cowper lost to Booih and Mi's. Groves, 6—3, 3—6, 4 —6. BROUGHAM HILL CLUB HANDICAPS The following are tbo results of matches played during last week in the Brougnaui Hill Club handicaps: Men’s Singles.—W. Hay (22) beat L. Ward (22), 56-48; W. Hay (22) beat T. Ward (14), 50—47; P. M. West (26) beat T. S. Williams (14), 50—42; Amy Howe (26) beat P. id. West (2G), 50 —45. Men’s Doubles. — D. G. France and T. S. Williams (owe 8) beat 0. H. Stevens and W. Cudahy (14), 50—41. Mixed Doubles.—Miss Tracy aud D. France (owe 10) beat Mrs. Elias and P. .1. West (14), 40-36. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Doris Howe (8) beat Miss Castle (16), 40—37. Ladies’ Doubles.-Misses Williams and Lapwortli (4) beat Misses Tracy and D. Howe (owe 2), 40-31.

VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Rec. December 5, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, December 5._ The finals in the Victorian lawn tennis championships resulted as follow:— Women’s Eingles.—Miss Boyd beat Mis- Cox, G—3, 6—l. Mixed Doubles—Hawkes and Miss Boyd beat Wertheim and Miss Cox, 6—2. 6—o. Men’s Singles.—Patterson beat Crawlord, 4—6, 6—3, 6—4, 6—4. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs. Harper and Miss Boyd beat Mrs. O’Hara Wood and Miss Le Messurier, 7--5, 6—2. Men’s Doubles.—Crawford and Millard beat Patterson and Hawkes, 4-—6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6—3.