TENNIS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 5 December 1927, Page 5

TENNIS

NEAL AND CLOSE CUP. HASTINGS DEFEATS HAVELOCK. In the Neal A Close competitions, C. Grade, Hastings B team defeated Havelock North at Hastings by 10 matches to 6on Saturday. J. H. Webber, jnr., was substituted for G. A. Griffiths. The results are as followws, Hastings names mentioned first:— Men’s Singles: C. Pope v. R. Liley, 2-—9; A. A. Best v. F. Gloyn, 5—9; H. Shepherd v. L. Liley, 6——9; J. H. Webber v. C. Graham, 9—3. Ladies’ Singles: Miss B. Woodward v. Mrs. L. Liley, 9—7; Miss M. Pickney v. Miss Watson, 6—9; Miss Garnett v. Miss Bridgeman, 9—3; Miss McLeod v. Miss Blair, 9—4. Men’s Doubles: Pope and Best v. Liley and Liley, 9—7; Shepherd and Webber v. Gloyn and Graham, 5—9. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Woodward and Piekney v. Misses Liley and Wilson, 9—6; Misses Garnett and McLeod v. Misses Bridgeman and Blair, 9—4. Combined Doubles: Pope and Miss Woodward v. Liley and Mrs. Liley, 6—9; Best and Miss Piekney v. Liley and Miss Wilson, 6 —9; Shepherd and Miss Garnett v. Gloyn and Miss Bridgeman, 9—4; Webber and Miss McLeod v. Graham and Miss Blair, 9—7.

C. GRADE-FIRST ROUND. The following is the result of the first round in the Neal and Close Cup Competition, C Grade, played between Park and Hastings Clubs at the Park Tennis Club, Park names being mentioned 1 fi rst: — Men’s Singles. G. Heighway lost to F. Murray, 2 —9; F. S. Smaill lost to A. R. Scrivener. 6—9; P. Wake lost to A. Kirkpatrick. I—9; C. Campbell lost to McDonald, 2—9. Ladies’ Singles. Miss V. Shewan beat Mrs V. T. Rigby, 7—2; Miss V. Stairmand lost to Miss M. Budd. 4—7; Mrs. Crerar beat Mrs Coles. B—6; Mrs. Clifft beat Mrs. Scrivener, 7—5. Men's Doubles. Heighway and Smaill beat Murray and McDonald 9—5; Wake and Camp bell lost to Scrivener and Kirkpatrick, 7-9. Ladies’ Doubles. Misses Shewan and Stairmand beat Miss M. Budd and Mrs Rigby, 7—4; Mrs. Crerar and Mrs. Clifft lost to Mesdames Scrivener and Coles, 4—7. Combined Doubles. Heighway and Miss Shewan lost to Murray and Mrs Rigby, 5—9; Smaill and Mrs. Clifft beat Mr. and Mrs. Scrivener, 9—6; Wake and Miss Stairmand lost to Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Coles, 4—9 : Campbell and Mrs Crerar lost to McDonald and Miss Budd. 4—9. < Totals: Park 86 games, Hastings 114 games; Park, 6 sets; Hastings, 10 sets.