TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5062, 8 December 1926, Page 4

TENNIS.

MATCHES ON THE PLAINS. COMPETITIONS COMMENCED. The. Hauraki Plains Tennis Association’s inter-club competitions for the Laidlaw Cup and the Hayward Shield commenced on Saturday last in fine but cold, windy weather. On Account of the wet weather experienced this season many of the players have had little practice, and the standard of play was. generally lower than usual at the beginning of the competition. Details of the scores are as follows : “A” GRADE. TURUA V. KAIHERE. Men’s Singles.—F. C. Robinson beat B. Brown, 9—2 ; D. G. McMillan bea<t T. H, Whitwell, 9—-2 ; G. Elvin beat F. G. Stockwell, 9 —7 ; J. M. Devereaux beat B. .Walters,, 9—l. Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs F. Clotwprthy beat Miss Tizard, 7 —l; Mpsi Scott beat Miss Benny, 7—6. Mair’s Doubles.—Robinson and McMillan beat Brown and Whitwell, 9—2; Elvin and Devereaux beat Stockwell and Walters, 9—B ; Scott and Bell beat Hewitt and Mclnnes, 9—l.

Ladies’ Doubles.—Mrs Clotworthy and Mrs Sfeott beat Misses Tizard and Benny, 7 —3; Mrs, Robinson and Miss Schmidt lost to Misses Dousljn and Rapson, 5—7. Combined Doubles.—Mrs Robinson and Scott beat Miss Douslin and Hewitt, 7—2; Mjo.ss Schmidt and Bell beat Miss Rapson and Mclnnes, 7—G. Totals: Turua, 12 sets or 103 games; Kaihere, 1 set or 5.1 games;

PATETONGA V. NGATEA. Men’s Singles.—M 1 . O'Connor beat A. E. Ludlow. 9—o ; D. Pike beat L. Cotter, 9—o; V. O’Connor beat D. Hutchinson, 9—2 ;L. Plummer beat K. Clare, 9 —l. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss' Duffy beat Mrs Bertelsen, 7 —l; Miss B. Duffy beat Miss Hayward, 7 —6. Combined Doubles. —Mrs Hunter and Appleby lost to Miss Rountree a«nd Mahoney, 6—7 ; Miss Thompson and Pulman beat Miss Luks and Phillips, 7—3.

Men’s Doubles. —O’Connor apd Pike beat Ludlow and Cotter, 9 —2 ; O’Connor and Plummer beat Clare and Hutchinson, 9—5 ; Appleby and Pulman beat Mahoney and Phillips, 9—l.

Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Duffy beat Mrs Bertelsen and Miss Hayward, 7—2 ; Misses Hunter and Thompson

beat Misses Rountree and Luks, 7—6. Totals: Patetonga, 12 sets, or 104' games ; Ngatea, 1 set or 36 games.

KEREPEEHI V. KOPUARAHL

Men’s Singles..—E. Clay lost to H. Candy, 2—9; E. Smart lost to A. Whits, 7—9 ; G. Crisp beat A. McMillan, 9 —2; Lamport lost to Candy, 4—9.

Ladies’ Singles,.—Mrs O’LoughlPn beat Miss Milley, 7—2 ; Mrs Hudson lost to Miss Candy, I—7.1 —7. Combined. Doubles. —Miss Rogers and Hudson be.at Mrs O’Carroll and Miller, 7 —>s ; Miss Frecklington and Frecklington beat Miss Candy and O’Carroll, 7—2. Men’s Doubles.—Clay and Smart beait Cpndy and White, 9 —7 ; Crisp and Lamport beat McMillan and Candy, 9—5 ; Hudson and Frecklington beat Miller and O’Carroll, 7—5. Ladies’ Doubles. —Mesdames Hudson and O’Loughlin beat Misses Miller and Candy, 7—5 ; Misses Rogers and

Frecklington beat Mrs, O’Cajiroll and Miss E. Candy, 7 —6. Totals: Kerepeelii, 9 sets or 85 games ; Kopuarahi, 4 sets or 74 games. WAITAKARURU V. HOPAI. Men’s Singles.—D. Moleisworth beat W. Murphy, 9—7 ; A. Otter lost to D. Murphy, B—98 —9 ;S. Coppins, beat A. R. Vowles, 9—2; E. Coppins beat G. Birkenhead, 9 —7.

Ladies’ Singles.—Miss, Beaver beat Mrs Motion, 7—l; Miss M. Bekver beat Miss Vowles, 7 —l.

Combined Double,s.—Miss Gillett and Hamilton won by default from Miss 1 Wade 'a,nd Murray ; Mts Greathead and Paton beat Miss, Birkenhead and Wade,, 7—2. o

Men’s Doubles. —Moleswprth and Otter beat Murphy brothers,, 9 —3 ; Coppins brothers beat Vowles and Birkenhead, 9—5; Hamilton and Paton beat Murray a,nd Wade, 9—2.

Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Beaver won by default Ifrom Mrs Motion and Miss Vowles ; Mrs Greathead and Miss Gilleiltt won by default from Misses Wade and Birkenhead,

Totals: Waitakar.uru, 12 s.ets; Hopai, 1.

“B” GRADE, KEREPEEHI V. NGATEA.

Men’s Singles.—J. Adlum beat W. B. Gillespie, 9—6; S. Hira beat G. Crockford, 9 —3 ;H. Nicholson beat Rev. Hall, 9—5 ; J. Kidd losti to C. Bertelsen, „6 —9.

■Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs. Adlum beat Miss McDuff, 7—l ; Mrs Hira beat Miss Vagg, 7 —l. Combined Doubles.—Miss Taylor and Thompson beat Miss Gardiner and Newdick, 7—2 ; Mrs Kidd, and Herkt lost to Miss McKay and McPherson, 3—7.

Men’s Doubles. —Adlum and' Hira beat Gillespie and Crockford, 9 —2 ; Nicholson and Kidd lost to Hall and Bertelsen, 6 —9 ; Thompson and Herkt beat Newdick and McPherson, 9—B. Ladies’ Doubles. —Mesdames Adlum and Hira beat Misses McDuff and Vagg, 7 —4; Mrs. Kidd and Miss Taylor beat Misses Gardiner and -McKay,

Totals: Kerepeelii, 10' sets or 89 games; Ngatea, 3 sets or 61 games. TURUA V. WAITAKARURU.

Men’s Singles.—Dr. Lange beat S. Barker, 9 —2; A. McConnell A. McClean, 9—3 ;F. Olsen beat D. Williams, 9—3 ;H. Griffiths beat M. Williams, 9—6. Ladies’ Singles,—Miss Bayliss beat Mrs Paton, 7 —4 ; Miss Charteris lost to Miss Harris, I—7.1 —7. Combined Doubles. —Miss Madgwick and H. Aberhart lost to Miss Williams and Darby, 6—7 ; Miss Mules S. Norris lost to Miss Thompson and Dobbs, 4—7. Men’s Doubles. —Dr. Lange and A.

McConnell lost to Barker and McClean, B—9 ; Olsen and Griffiths beat D. and M. Williams, 9—B ;. Aberhart and Norris lost to, Darby and Dobbs, I—9. ;

Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Bayliss ,and Charteris lost to Mrs Paton and Miss Harris, 5—7; Misses Madgwick and Mules, beat Misses Williams and Thompson, 7—2. Totals : Turua, 7 sets or 84 games ;

Wait'dikaruru, 6 sets, or 74 games.