TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4916, 16 December 1925, Page 4

TENNIS.

MATCH AT PAEROA.

WIN FOR THE CLUB. A match was played, on the courts on Saturday between a combined team of schoolteachers and bank employees which played the rest of the club, tne club proving victorious by 148 to 140 Following arc the details, the combined players being mentioned first Singles.—-A. Steedman beat H. Thorp, 6—2 ; R. L. Miller lost to A., Ruston, o_<j ; \v. Leach lost to F. Thorp, 2 — 6; G. Wells, beat 1. Hall, 6 —5 ;S. Hamilton beat A. Grant, 6—4 ;J. Bigelow beat L. Masters, 6 —5; E. Preston beat’ W. Blakeway, 6—5 ; I. Peek lost to W. Smith, 5—6 ; M. Poland beat B. Gwilliam, 6—5 ; J. Rowe lost to F. Hayward, 3 —6. Ladies : Miss, M. Taylor lost to Miss J. Ellis, 5—6 ; Miss K. O’Grady lost to Miss C. Taylor, 4—6 ; Miss H-. Taylor beat Mii,ss I. Taylor, 6_4 ; Miss J. McCaskill lost to- Mrs Pitts, 4—6 ; Mrs Topliss lost to Miss V. Shand, I—6 ; Miss R. Hamilton lost to Miss A. Argali, 3—6. Doubles—Men : Stcedman and Miller beat H. Thorp and Ruston, 6—5 ; Loach” and Wells beat F, Thorp and I-lalJ, 6—3; Hamilton and Bigelow beat Grant and Masters, 6 —l ; Preston and Peek beat Blakeway and Smith, 6—5; Poland and Rowe beat Gwilliam and Hayward, 6—2. Ladies : Misses M. Taylor and. K. O’Grady beat Misses J. Ellis and C. Taylor, 6—5; Miss.es H. Taylor and J. McCaskill, beat Miss I. Taylor and Mrs Pitts, 6—4 ; Mrs Topliss and Miss R. Hamilton lost to Misses V. Shand and A. Argali, 3—6. Combined Doubles. —Miss M. Taylor and Steedman lost to Miss J. Ellis and H. Thorp, 4—6 ; Miss K. O’Grady and Miller lost to Mis. s C. Taylor and Ruston,, 3—6 ; Miss H. Taylor and Leach lost to Miss I. Taylor and F. Thorp, 3— 1 ; Miss J. McCaskill and Wells beat Mrs Pitts and Hall, 6^ —4 ; Mrs Topliss and Hamilton lost to Miss, V. Shand and Grant, 4—6 ; Miss R. Hamilton and Bigelow beat Miss A. Argali and Masters, 6 —5. Totals : Combined team, 140 ; Club, 148. A match will be played against Waihi on the local courts, on Saturday, next. PLAINS V. THAMES. HOME TEAM’S NARROW WIN. On Saturday last, the Hauraki Plains representative tennis team played the Thames Methodist Club team at Thames and. suffered defeat by a very narrow margin- Following are the scores:— Men’s Singles.—Dr. Gray beat G. L. Griffiths. 9—2; W. Poulgr.ain beat W. Murphy, 9—B ; C. J. Garland beat F. C. Robinson, 9—6 •S. Danby lipst to S. Coppins-. B—9.

Ladies’ Singles.—Mip Glover beat Mrs Speedy, 7—5 ; Mrs Danby lost to Miss Duffy, I—7.1 —7.

Combined Doubles, —Mrs Buchan and Marshall lo st to Mrs Clotwoi'thy and McMillan. 2—7 ; Mrs Reed and Miller beat Mrs Bird and Pike, 7—3. Men’s Doubles.—Gray and Poulgrain beat Griffiths and Murphy, 9 —7; Garland and Danby beat Robinson and Coppins, 9—7; Marshall and Miller lost to McMillan and Pike, 7—9. Ladies’ Doubles. —Mrs Glover and Mrs Danby; lost to, Mrs, Speedy and Miss Duify, 2—7; Mrs Buchan and Mrs Reed lost to Mrs, Clotwotrhy and Mrs Bird, 6—7.

Totals: Thames, 7 sets, 85, games ; Plains, 6 sets, 84 games.

Reporting' the match, the Thames “St,ar” sayts: —

The best tennis seen in Thames for many years was provided: by the match between the Plains and Thames last Saturday. There was a good attendance of spectators, who were kept on the tip-toe of excitement until the last stroke. The clpseness of the contest is. shown by the fact that Thames won 85 games and Plains 84. Witli two matches to be decided Plains were leading by 6 matches to 5. Thames then won the first men’s doubles 9 —7, making the match 6 a.ll. The result then depended on the second men’s double. Plains were leading in this game 6 —4, but Thames took the next four games, lost the fifteenth, but won the sixteenth, and with it the match. The Plains ladies were stronger than the local ladies, winning both ladies’ doubles. The Thames men were superior ,to the visitors, winning three out of ,four singles and two out of three doubles. Du- Gray' in his singles, against Griffiths showed his best form; and had his opponent at liis mercy. However, he and Poulgrain had to, light for every point in their, doubles match. For a time it looked as though Griffiths,’ h,ard drives and accurate placements, combined with Mruphyfe tremendous smashes, would give the Plains, a' victory in this match. As it was, they were only beaten by a narrow margin. JMrs Glovei\ achieved a very meritorious victory over Mrs Speedy, 7—5. This was a: splendid match, neither player being satisfied merely to' return the ball, but going for winning shots every, time. Mrs, Speedy tired towards the end, and lost the match bj? serving a; double faulty