TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1931, Page 4

TENNIS

CHRISTCHURCH V. HOKITIKA DISTRICT. The Christchurch Tennis team had an easy win over the local combined team yesterday, winning all hut tnrcc sets. There was an interested attendance throughout the day, watching the progress of the games, but the interest was spoilt to a certain extent by the superiority of the visitors. The visitors wer entertained at a dance in All Saints Hall last evening, when there was a very large attendance and a most enjoyable function resulted. The music was provided by the Melody Orchestra. The visitor:- loft for GreymontTi this morning where they are to play to-ctay.

MEN’S SINGLES. (Hokitika names mentioned first.) Gooch 9 beat Mercer 6. Chetwynd 0 lost to Hawkins 9. Larcombe 4 lost to Pierce 9. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Misses Thompson and Stapleton lost to Misses Poole and Lowe 4—9. Mrs Ecelesfiekl and Miss Stevenson lost to Misses Hookharn and Dick 7—9 Airs Guthrey and Miss Lewis lost to Mesdames Clemens and Smith I—9. Misses Monk and Stapleton lost to Airs Brown and A|iss Boycl o—9. MEN’S DOUBLES. . Gooch and Dougherty lost to Mercer and Woodward 7—9. Tolfor and Chetwynd lost to Hawkins and Howard 6—9. COMBINED DOUBLES. Gooch and Aliss Thompson beat Alercer and Aliss Poole 9—7.

Dougherty and Airs Ecclesfield lost to AVoodward and Aliss Lowe 5—9. Hayward and Aliss Stevenson lost to Howard and Mrs Clemens 5 —9.

Telfer and Aliss 0. Stapleton lost to Tillman and Aliss Hookharn 4—9. Christchurch 24 sets, 213 games. Hokitika 3 sets 116.