TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4811, 16 February 1925, Page 2

TENNIS.

PAEROA CLUB MATCHES, SATURDAY’S RESULTS. On Saturday afternoon an enjoyable inter-club match was played at Paeroa between members of the local club and a team representing the Netherton club. ' The weather was fine, but the high, wind which prevailed was rather unpleasant, and made the placing of balls in the courts .with any degree of accuracy a difficult matter, which tested the skill of the players to the utmost. Full sets were played, the result being the defeat of .the visitorsby 45 points. Following are the scores, Paeroa players being mentioned first in each instance :— Men’s Singles: Penlington beat Carter, 9 —7; Hamilton beat Rice, 9—B •; Southby beat Maloney, 9 —5 ; . Leach v. Johnson, unfinished; Grant . beat Petter, 9 —l; Smith beat Morrison. S—s. Ladies Singles : Miss M. Tayloi lost to Mrs Matthews, 6 —7; Miss R. Ellis beat Miss Matthews, i 7—2; Mrs Halliday beat Mrs Maud, $ 7 —2 , Misss Argali beat Miss 7—l; Mrs O’Neill lost to Miss F. Hal- - ligan, 4—7. Men’s Doubles : Penlinglon and Hamilton beat Carter and Rice, 9 —B ; Southby and Leach beat Maloney and Rice, 9—B ; Grant and Smith beat R. Morrison and Potter, 9—5. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Taylor and Ellis beat Mesdames Matthews and Maud, 7—3 ; Mesdames Halliday and O’Neill beat Mrs Maud and Miss Halligan, 7—2; Misses J. Thorp and Argali lost to Misses F. Halligan and Matthews, 6—7. Totals : Paeroa 1'23, Netherton 78. Time did not permit of combined doubles being pl.ayed. \ PAEROA V. HIKUTAIA. On Saturday afternoon the Paeroa . club sent an “A” team to Hikutaia to play a match with that club. The courts were in splendid order, and an. interesting atfernoon was spent Conditions .were rather unfavourable for >- good tennis owing to the high wind, v? Paeroa won the match by a margin of six points. Following are the scores, . Paeroa players being mentioned flrsfcjT< Men’s Singles : H. Thorp beat Morrison, 7—6; C. Wells beat G. Gibb, 7—4 ; H. Towers beat C. Gibb, 7—o; R. Miller lost to C. Elliot, 6—7; F. - Thorp lost to Paetai, 3 —7; C. O’Neill ? lost to L. Rare, 6—7. Ladies’ Singles: Miss L. Thorp lost to Miss G. Gibb, - 4—6; Miss H. Tierney lost to Miss ; Grace Gibb, I—6 ; Miss C. Taylor lost to Miss Elliot, 4—6 ; Miss J. Ellis beat - - Mrs L. Alexander, 6 —4. Men’s Doubles : Wells and Towers beat Morrisen and Elliot, 7—l; H. Thorp and • Miller beat Gibb brothers, 7 —3; ?*. - Thorp and O’Neill beat Paetai and \ Rare, 7 —6. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses ' Thorp and Tierney lost to Misses vl Gibb, 2—6; Misses Ellis and Taylor^ 1 beat Miss Elliot and Mrs Alexander, 6—3. Combined Doubles: Mies C. -,-£j Taylor and O’Neill beat Miss Elliot ' and Rare, 6—4 ; Miss Tierney and F. Thorp lost to Miss Grace Gibb Elliot. 2—6. Totals : Paeroa 88, Hiku- 1 taia 82. .