TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4940, 17 February 1926, Page 4

TENNIS.

WILLIAMS CHALLENGE SHIELD. WON BY WAITAKARURU. The Williams memorial tennis challenge shield htas returned to the Plains, the Waitakaruru Club’s team having beaten .the Hiliutaia Club s team at Hikutaia, on, Saturday. This trophy was presented, to the Kopu club in 1923 to perpetuate the memory of Mr Williams,, a member of that club who was killed in Action. The Waitakaruru club issued the first challenge and had little difficulty in winning the match; but by the end of the following season .the strajn of holding the trophy became tiring and the Hikutaia team relieved them of the trophy. , Following are the scores, tlie names of the Waitakaruru playeip being mentioned first: — Men’s Singles.—G. L. Griffiths beat Gibb, 6—3 ; A. Otter beat Gibb, 6—3 ; D. Mole»worth beat Elliot, 6 —l; F. Stretton lost to Paetai, 4 —6. Ladies,’ Singles.—Miss Beaver lost to Miss Gibb, o—6; Miss Beaver lost to Miss Gibb, I—6. Men’s Doublets.—Griffiths and Otter beat Gibb brothers, 6—4 ; M'olesworth and Stretton beat Elliot and Paetai, B—6; Hamilton and McClean beat Young and Elliot, 6 1 —0. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Beaver lost to Misses Gibb, I—6; Misses Preston and Harris lost to Mispes, Elliot and Knight, 2—6. Combined Doubles. —Hamilton and Miss Harris; lost to Elliot and Miss Elliot, 3—6 ; McClean .and Miss Preston beat Y T oung and Miss, Knight, Totals: Waitakaruru, 7 sets; 55 games ; Hikutaia, 6' sets, 57 games. NGATEA V. KOPUARAHI. The only on Saturday on the Plains was a friendly game at Ngatea between Ngatea ‘ and Kopuarahi teams. Following are the scores : “ Men’s Singles.—T. Alderson beat J. Hegh,6—l; ?. Nicol beat B. McMillan, 6 —4 ;A. E. Ludlow lost to J. IAW, 3—6 ; T. Sydenham beat E. Campbell, 6 —4 ;H. Duncajii lost to L Candy. 3 —6 ;P. Bertelsen lost; to A. McMillan, o—6 ; L. Cotter beat L. Baigent, . 6 —2 ;O. Cleave Losjt to T. O’Carrol, 2—6. Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs Reid beat Miss D. Mtller, 6—3 ; Mrs B&rt&lsen beat Miss M. Miller, C —3 ; Miss Hayward lest to Miss I.i. Greer, I—6 ; Miss McDuff lost to MPS' O’CafrclL I—6.1 —6. Combined Doubles. —Alderson and Mrs, Reid beat Hegh and Miss D. Miller, 6—2; Nicol and Mrs Bertelsen beat McMillan, and Miss M. Miller, 6 —3 ; Ludlow and Miss ?3ayward, lost to A. McMillan and Miss, Green, 3 —6 ; Sydenham apd Miss McDuff logt to Law and Mrs O’Carrpll, 3 —6 ; Duncan and Miss Rountree lost .to Campbell and Mrs McMillan, 3 —6 ; Bertelsen and Miss Vagg lost to L. Candy and Mrs Law, 3 —6 ; Cotter and Miss Lux defeated Baigent; and Miss McMillap, 6 —5 ; Cleave and Miss McKay beat Miller and Mrs White, 6 —l. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Vagg and Rountree beat Mesdames McMillan and Law, 6 —5 ; Misses Lux a;nd McKay lost to Mesdames Mitchell and Lawrence, 5—6.

Totalis-: Kopuarahi, 11 sets, 99 games ; Ngatea, 11 sets, 93 games.