TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1931, Page 5

TENNIS

During the week-end, a team representing St. Mary’s (Hokitika) visited Grey mouth and played the members of the St. Coluinba Tennis Club. Ideal i weather prevailed and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent. Although only a recently lormed club, vouug members of St. Mary’s showed great promise, and the scores do not indicate the true merits of the visitors. St. Col um ba won by 14 sets and 106 games to three sets and 62 games. Results, with St. Colnmba players mentioned ft rs t. are a s foil ows : LadicW Singles: Mrs Dargan beat Miss L. Dale 6—6: Miss M. Ryall beat Miss E. Dale 6—l: Miss B. AleSherry beat Miss M. Stickles 6—3; Miss M. Quinn beat Miss C’onnollv 6—4. Men’s Singles: C. Durning beat Fr, McKay 6-—3;. T. AufSy beat J. Stopforth 6 —l; S. Anisy beat T. Lock 6—4; YV. Geiseking beat T. Hatch 6—o ;C. Anisy beat J. Stewart 6—o. Ladies’ Doubles.- Mrs Dargan and Miss Ryall lost to Aliases L. and E. Dale 2—6; Misses McSherry and Quinn beat Misses Stickles and Connolly 6—5. Men’s Doubles: Durning and T. Anisy lost to Fr. McKay and .J. Stopforth o—6; S. Anisy and Gieseking beat Lock and Hatch 6—3. Combined DoubleH; Mrs Dargan and Burning beat Miss L. Dalp. aid Fr. McKay 9—B; Miss Rya|] and T, Anisy lost to Miss E. Dale and Stop, forth 6—o; Mis** McSherry and 8, Anisy heat Miss Stickles and Lock o—4; Miss Quinn and Gieseking beat Miss Connolly and Hatch 9—o. The match between Hokitika Club and Kokatahi played on Saturday afternoon at Kokatahi resulted in a win for Kokatahi by 13 sets to 8, 91 games to 90, three sets l>eing implaved. Details as follows: — MEN’S SINGLES. K. Higgins beat Larcombe 6—3. Higgins lost to Perry I—6. Loney beat Hayes 6—5. Eeclesfield beat Guthrie 6—3. Russell lost to Auld o—6. LADIES’ SINGLES. Mrs Marshall lost to Mi«s Stevenson 3—6. Airs Eeclesfield beait Miss Ivniglit 6—5. Aliss Alonk beat Miss Davidson 6—2. Aliss KHlv beat Mrs Guthrey 6—o. Airs Higgins lost to Airs Lewis 3—6. Aliss Sherri# beat Aliss Houston 6” —i.) • MEN’S DOUBLES. K. Higgins and Eeclesfield beat Larcombe and Perry G—l. Higgins and Fleming lost to Guthrey and Hayes 2—6. Loney and Russell lost to Dawson and Auld I—6. LADIES’ DOUBLES, Mrs Marshall and Mm Eeclesfield beat Misses Stevenson ‘and Knight 6-3. Misses Monk and Kelly lost to Mi# 3 Davidson and Mrs Guthrey 6. Aim Higgins and Miss Sherri# beat Airs Lewis and Aliss Houston 6—2. COMBINED DOUBLES. K. Higgins and Airs Eeclesfield beat Larc-ombe and Aliss Stevenson 6—l- - gains and Aliss Alonk beat Hayes and Alls.s Davidson 6—4. Loney and Aliss Kelly lost to AH and AH's Guthrey I—6. Eeclesfiield pud Afirs .Marshall V< Perry and Aliss Knight.—unplayed. Fleming and Airs Higgins v. Dawson and AD's Lewis.—-Unplayed. Russell and Miss Sherri# v. Auld and Miss Houston.—Unplayed.