TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5069, 24 December 1926, Page 4

TENNIS.

HAURAKI PLAINS COMPETITION. LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES. The third series of matches of the mter-club competitions on the Plains was played on Saturday last in good weather. Owing to the intervention, Of the holidays the next matches will not be played until Japiiary 8, Details of the scores on Saturday are as ’follows.:— “A’’ GRADE. Kopuarahi v. -Ngatea.—Mean’s singles : T. McKay beat T. AldArson 9—2, Candy beat Ludlow 9—6; B. McMillan lost to L. Cotter 6 —9, Candy beat D. Hutchinson 9—6, Lajdies’ singles : Miss Candy beat Mrs Bertelsen 7—6, Miss Green beat Miss Hayward 7—4. Combined doubles: Miss Milter and Miller beat Miss Rountree; and Mahoney 7 —3 ; . Miss Oajndy and O’’CarroH beat Miss Luks and Clare 3 — 7. Men’s doubles: McKay and Candy beat Ludlow ,and ’Alderson 9 —5,' Miller Candy beat Cotter, and Hutchinson 9—5; Miller and O’Carroil beat Clare and Mahoney 9-—7. Ladies’ doubles : Misses Candy and Green beat Mrs Berterlsen and Miss Hayward 7—3, Misses. Miller and Candy lost to Misses Luks and Rountree 3—7. Totals : Kopuarahi,, JO 1 sets or 97 games ; Ngatea 3 or 74. games. Turua v. Waitakaruru, —Men’’s singles : F. C. Robinson lost to D. Mplesworth 6—9, D. G. McMillan lost to S. Coppins 4—9; G. Elvin. beat A. Otter 9—6, C. Scott lost to E. Coppins 7 —9. Ladies’ singles : Mrs Clotworhy beat Miss Beaver 7 —l, Mrs Scott beat Miss Beaver 7—4. Combined doubles: Mrs Robinson and beat Mrs Greathead and Raton 7 —4, Miss Clotworthy and Osborne beat Miss Harris and Hamilton 7—5. Men’s doubles: Robinson and McMillan beat Molesworth ,and Otter 9—4, Scott and Elvin lost to Coppins brothers 5—9, Devereaux Oind Osborne beat Patotn and Hamilton 9 —B. Ladies’ doubles: Messdames Clotworthy and Scott beat the Misses Beaver 7—5, Mrs Robinson and Miss Clotworthy beat Mrs Greathead and Miss Harris 7—5. Totals: Turua 9 sets, Waitakaruru 5. Patetongaj v. Hopai.—Men’s singles : M. O’Connor lost to W. Murphy 6—9, V. O’Connor lost to D. Murphy 2 —9; D. Pike beat A. R. Vowles 9—7, F. Plummer be&t G. Birkenhead 9—2. Ladies’ singles: Miss Duffy beat Mrs Motion 7—o; Miss B. Duffy beat Miss Vowles 7 —2. Combined doubles : Mrs Hunter and Pullman beat Miss Wade and Murray 7—3, Mrs Thompson and Appleby beat Miss. Birkenbeul and Wade 7—3; Men’s doubles : O’Connor brothers lost to Murphy brothers 4— Pike; and Plummer beat Vowles and Birkenhead 9—7; Pullman and Appleby beat Murray and Wade 9—3. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Duffy beat Mrs Motion and Miss Vowles 7 —l, Mesdames Hunter and Thompson beat Misses Wade and Birkenhead 7 —5. Totals: Patetonga 10 sets or 88 games; Hopai 3 sets or 6.5 games. Kerepeehi beat Kaihere by 12 sets to 1. "B” GRADE. Ngatea y. Patetonga.—Men’s singles : J. Duffy beat C. Bertelsen 9—l, G. Garry beat R. Phillips 9—3; H. Taylor bea,t J. McPherson 9—3, D. .Tuhoi lost to H. Hayward 3 —9. Ladies’ singles : Mrs Duffy lost .to Miss McDuff 4— Mrs, Hunter beat Miss V,agg7—s. Combined doubles: Mrs Glasgow and Hunter beat Miss McKay and Blake 7—l, Mrs Taylor, and Eerie lost to Miss Gardiner and Crockford 6 —7. Men’s, doubles : Duffy and Garry beat Bertelsen and Phillips 9—2, Tuhoi ®hd Taylor beat McPherson and Hayward 9—B; Hunter and Eerie, beat Blake and Crockford 9—6. Ladies’ doubles,; Miss Hunter ,and Mrs Duffy beat Miss McDuff and Miss Vagg 7—5, Mesdames Glasgow and Taylor beait Misses McKay and Gardiner 7—4. Totals: Patetonga 10 sjets or 95 games; Ngatea 3 sets or 61 games. Turua v. Kerepeehi.—Men’s, singles: Dr. Lange lost to J. Adlum 3 —9, J. E_ Carter beat S. Hira, 9—4; ’A. McConnell beat J. Kidd 9—3, H. Griffiths: beat B. Thompson 9—o. Ladies’ singles;: Miss Bayliss beat Mrs Adlum: 7—5, Miss Charteris. lost to Mrs Hlra. 3—7. Combined doubles : Miss Madgwick and F. Clotworthy beat Mrs: Kidd and H. Carter 7—4, and H. Aberhart beat Mrs; Morrisohe and W. Herkt 7 —3. Men’s doubles: Lange; ajnd Carter beat Adlum and. Hira 9—6, McConnell and Griffiths, beat J. Kidd and B. Thompson 9—6,. F. Clotworthy and H. Aberhart lost to*: H, Carter and W. Herkt 5—9. Ladles’’ doubles : Misses Bayliss and Charteris/. lost to Mesdames Adlum and Hira. 5— 7, Misses Madgwick and Mules Mesdames Kidd and Morrison 7 —2; , Totals : Turua 9 sets or 89 games ;: Kerepeehi 4 sets or 65 games. >