TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1930, Page 5

TENNIS

HOKITIKA B. V. KOKATAHI.

' On Saturday the return match with the Ivokatahi Club was played at the Hokitika courts, when after an enjoyable afternoon’s tennis, the visitors proved the winners by 14 sets and 127 games to 10 (sets and 115 games. The following are the scores, Hokitika names mentioned first.: — MEN’S SINGLES.

Hayes'3, lost to Higgins, junr., 9. Hayward 9, beat Higgins, senr., 2. Perry 9, Ibeat O’Brien, 4. Nestor 9, beat Loney;s. Larcombe 9, heat Pawson 2. Maefarlane 6. lost to' Ecclesfield 9. LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss Knight 2, lest to Mrs Ecclesfield 6.

Mrs Gutlirey 1, lost to Miss Higgins 6. Miss Davidson 4. lost to Miss Monk 6. Miss Houston 6, beat Miss Meharry 0. Miss King 1, lost to Miss Kelly 6. Mrs Barns 3 lost to ill's Baird 6. MEN’S DOUBLES. Hayes and Hayward 6, beat Hig-

gins and Higgins 3. Perry and Nestpr ,4, lost to O’Brien and. Loiiev 6.,... .. Larcomjbe aiiji. Maefarlane 6, beat Pawson and -Ecplesfield 8v;( LADIES’ (DOUBLES, Miss Knight' and Mrs-j&uthrey 'l, lost to (Mrs Ecclesfield and Miss Higgins 6. - ■; r Misses Davidson and ’Houston o, lost to Misses Monk andjMeharry 6. Miss King and Mrs Burns 5, lost to Miss Kellv and Mrs Bail'd 6. • x COMBINED (DCIUBLFS. Hayes rmid.yMifejKnight' -2, lost to Higgihs. inr., and Mi's Ecclesfield 6. Hayward and Mrs Gutlirey 4, lost to Higgins, sent-., and Miss Higgins 6. Perry and Miss Davidson 6, beat O’Brien and Miss Monk 5. Nestor and Miss Houston 6, 'beat Loney and Miss Meharry 5. Larcombe and Miss King 6, beat Pawson and Miss Kelly 3. Maefarlane and Mrs Burns 2, lost to Ecclesfield and (Sirs Baird 6.

iVIN FOR AUSTRALIANS

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, March 8

.New Zealand won one more singles match to-day in the test tennis match with Australia, but the visitors took all the others to win decisively. A-Angas lost to Kalms in ; ’a thrilling struggle, which went to four sets. • Bartleet beat Teague after a grim Struggle over three advantage sets, and a fourth, which Bartleet won 6—o The strain of previous sets had proved too much for the Australian.

• The Australians won by ten matches to two. Results, with New Zealand names first:—

; Singles—Wilson lost to Uonohoe 3 6, 2—6 ; France lost to Spvoule 2—6, .3—6, 5—7 ;Angas lost to Kalins 3—6, 6 2—6, 4—6; Bartleet heat Teague 7 6—S, 9—7, 6—o. Doubles: Aligns and France lost t" Sproule and Donohoe 4—6, 4-. —6, 3—6; Bartleet and Wilson lost to Kalms and Teague 4 i—hß, -3— 6.