TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4640, 19 December 1923, Page 4

TENNIS.

FUIST MATCHES ON THE PLAINS. The HauraKi Plains Tennis Association’s competition for the Laidlaw Cun and Hayward Shield commenced on Saturday last. The weather, thought threatening in the moriiing, cleared up by noon, but there was a fair breeze all day. The Kerepeehi club could not get a team, so forfeited the match with Waitakaruru. i'he following were the results of the A grade matches, ,the names of the home team players being mentioned first:— TUT-UA V. PATEROA. Men’s Singles : F. C. Robinson beat G Paton, 9—3 ; H. Wright beat R Paton, 9—5 ; D. R. Billing beat M. O'Connor. 9 —5 ; C. Scott lost to DPike, 4 —9. Ladies’ Singles : Miss K. MiHer beat Mrs Bird, 7 —5 ; Mrs 0Scntt beat Miss Duffy, 7 —5. Men’s Doubles: F. C. Robinson and H. Wright beat G. and R. Paton, 9 —2 ; D. R. Billing and C. Scott beat M. O’Connor and D. Pike, 9 —B ; J. AMcCaldon and G. J. Walker beat V. O’Connor and F. Plummer, 9—2. Ladies’ Doubles: Miss K. Miller and Mrs Scott beat Mrs Bird and Miss Duffy, 7—3 ; Mirs F. Clotworthy and Miss M. Clptworthy beat. Misses M. and j. Wallace, 7—6. Combined Doubles.: J. A. McCaldon and Mrs' FClotworthy beat F. Plummer and Miss M. Wallace, 7—l; G. J. Walker and Miss Mi Clotworthy beat V. O’Connor and Miss J. Wallace, 7—2. Total games : Turua 100, Patero.a 56. KOPUARAHI V. HOPAI. Men’s Singles : C. R. Briggs lost to W. Murphy, 2—9 ; H. Candy los,t to J. Robb, o—9 ; D. J. Law lost to A RVowles, 2—9; A. Hegh lost to E. Copptas, 5 —9. Ladies’ Singles : Miss D. Miller beat Mrs Wade, 7 —l ; Miss Candy beat Mrs Vowles, 7 —5. Men’s Doubles : Briggs and Candy lost to Murphy and Robb, 6 —9; Law and Hegh last to Vowles and E. Coppins, 6— 9 ; Porteous and Miller lost to S. Coppins and Waite, 4—9. Ladies’ Doubles: Miss Miller and Miss Candy beat Mrs Wade and Mrs Vowles, 7—2 ; Miss M. Miller and Mrs James beat Mrs Murray and Mrs- Dawson, 7 —5, Combined Doubles : Porteous and Mrs James beat, Coppins and Mrs Murray, 7— ; Miller and Miss M; Miller beat Wa’.te and Mrs Dawson, 7 —2. Total games : Hopai 82, Kopuarahi 67. The results of the B. Grade matches were as follows, the visitors’ names being mentioned first: — > KOPUARAHI V. KAIHERE. Men’s Singles : J. B. McMillan beat J. D. Hewitt, 9 —3 ;E. O’Carroll beat A. G. Davis, 9—5 -, O. McMillan beat D. Penny, 9—l; T. O'Carroll beat R. Benny, 9—B. Ladies’ Singles: Mrs T. O’Carroll beat Miss J. Douslin, 7—3; Miss E. O’Carroll beat Miss Hall, 7 —6. Men’s Doubles: J. B. McMillan and E. O’Carroll beat J. D. Hewitt and A. G; Davies, 9—5 ; O. McMillan and T. O’CarroH beat L. Penny and R. Benny, 9—5 ; H. Candy and W. Green beat F. Woodbridge and K. Lloyd, 9—5. Ladies’ Doubles : Mrs T. O’Carroll and Miss E. O’Carroll beat Miss J. Douslin and. Miss Hall, 7—3; Miss K. O’Carroll and Miss E. Candy beat Miss B. Benny and J>liss G. Downes, 7—17 Combined Doubles: Miss K. O’Carroll and W. Green beat Miss G. Downes and F. Woodbridge, 7 —6 ; Miss E. Candy and H. Candy lost to Miss B. Benny and K. Lloyd, 2—7. Total games: Kopuarahi 100, Kaihere 58. ' WAITAKARURU V. HOPAI.' Men’s Singles: F. Stretton lost to L. M. Murray, 6—9 ; L. Williams lost to S. Coppins, 3—9 ;A. Hamilton lost to D. Murphy, I—91 —9 ; H. Fraser beat L. S'. Bidwell, 9—6. Ladies Singles : Miss CoxhOad beat Mrs Motion, 7 —-6 ;.. Mrs Barlow lost to Mrs, Waite, 5 1 —7. Men’s Doubles : Stretton and Hamilton lost to Murray and Murphy, 6—9; Williams and Fraser lost to Coppins and Bidwell, 3— P. Williams and F. Banker lost to A. E. Wade and J. Dawson, 6—9. Ladies’ Doubles : Miss Coxhead and Mrs Barlow beat Mrs Motion and Mrs Waite, 7—5; Miss Jesson and Miss Beayer beat Miss Vowles and Miss Wade, 7—4. Combined Doubles: Miss Jesson and Williams lost to Miss Vowles and Wade, 6 —7 ; Miss Beaver and -Barker beat Miss Wade and Dawson, 7—2. Total games: Hopai 91, Waitakaruru 73.