TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4667, 27 February 1924, Page 4

TENNIS.

MATCHES ON PLAINS.

TURUA WINS CUP. The closing matches of the Daidlaw Cup competition were played on Friday and Saturday last, when Turua South defeated Kopuarahi, Pateroa defeated Kerepeehi, and Turua added sufficient points to its score to make its position as winner of the competition unassailable. As' there were races at Thames on Saturday the association had not stipulated that maches should be played. The Waitakaruru-Turua match commenced early, but was not finished. The third men’s singles and the second men’s doubles will be played later. Kerepeehi had a very weak team, comprising mostly of B grade playersThe Turua SouthKopuarahi ma-’-.ch was played on Friday. The position of the various teams at present is that Turua, with two sets to play, has 62 points; Waitakaruru, with one match and two sets 1 , has 36 points ; Pateroa has 44 points, Hopai 4'l, Turua South 34, Kopuarahi 27, and Kerepeehi 14, with one yet to play. The results of last week’s matches arc as follows, the names of the visitors being mentioned first:— Waitakaruru v. Turua, at Turua. Men’s Singles: Griffiths beat F. C. Robinson 9—6, C. Stretton lost to Dr. Valentine B—9, F. Stretton lost to D. R. Billing 2—9. Men’s Doubles: Griffiths and C. Stretton lost to Robinson and Dr. Valentine 8 9, N. Hedges and S. McClune beat C. Stott and. J. McCaldon 9—4. Ladies’ Singles : Miss Faberty lost to Miss K. Miller 27, Miss Harris lost to Mrs Scott 3 —7. Ladies’ Doubles: Miss Faherty and Miss Harris lost to Mrs Scott and Miss Miller I—7,1 —7, Mrs Hedges and Miss Beaver lost to Mrs and Miss Clotworthy 3 —7. Combined Doubles : McClune and Miss Beaver lost to Scott and Mrs Clotworthy 3—7, Hedges and Mrs Hedges lost to McCaldon and Miss Clotworthy 3—7. Result: Turua 9, Waitakaruru 2.

Turua South v. Kopuarahi, at. Kopuarahi.—Men’s Singles : D. G. McMillam beat B. Briggs 9—7, J. L. Brownlee beat H. Candy 9—o, K. Fox beat A. Hegh 9—B, P. Henry lost to J. B. McMillan 7—9. Men’s Doubles : McMillan and Brownlee beat Briggs and Candy 9—9, Fox and' Henry lost to Hegh and McMillan 4—9, J. Mules and G. Gibb beat J. Law and G. Portepus 9—3. Ladies’ Singles: Miss Gibb beat Miss M. Miller 7—3, Mrs McMillan beat Miss Candy 7—3. Ladies’ Doubles; Miss Gibb and Mrs McMillan beat Miss M. Miller and Miss D. Candy 7—5, Mrs Henry and Mrs Maude, lost to Miss D. Miller and Miss E. Candy, 6 —7. Combined Duubles : G. Gibb and Mrs Maude beat J. Law and Miss E. Candy 7—6, J. Mules and Mrs Henry beat H. Candy and Miss D. Miller 7—5. Result: Turua South 10, Kopuarahi 3. Pateroa v. kerepeehi, at Kerepeehi. —Men’s Singles: D. Pike beat B. Frecklington 9—4, G. Paton boat Crisp 9—B, R. Paton beat J. Twist 9—3, F. Plummer beat L. Bagnall 9—3. Men’s Doubles: Pike and R. Paton beat Frecklington and Twist 9—5, G. Paton and Plummer beat Crisp and Bagnall 9 —5, A. B. McDon - ald and A. Paton beat C. Fawcett and W. Herkt 9 —6. Ladies’ Singles : Miss Duffy beat Mrs Fawcett 7—l, Miss M. Wallace beat Miss Frecklington 7—l- - Doubles : Miss Duffy and Mrs Bird beat Mrs Fawcett and Miss Frecklington 7—2, Miss M. and Miss .1. Wallace beat Mrs Bagnall and Mrs Davies 7 —l. Combined Doubles : McDonald and Mrs Bird beat C. Fawcett and Mrs Davies 7—2, A. Paton and Miss M. Wallace beat W. Herkt and Mrs Bagnall 7—o. Result; Pateroa 13, Kerepeehi 0.

WILLIAMS SHIELD MATCHES. The Waitakaruru Tennis Club de aided at a general meeting on Monday evening not to depart from the rules governing the Williams Memorial Shield matches, but to insist that the matches be played on the court of the holder. The reason given was that the club could not afford the expense of travelling.