TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5076, 17 January 1927, Page 2

TENNIS.

PAEROA B DEFEATS HIKUTAIA. LAST SATURDAY’S MATCH. On Saturday afternoon the Paeroa Lawn Tennis Club’s B team journeyed to Hikutaia, where an enjoyable inter-club match was played. Perfect weather prevailed, and the Hikutaia club members added to the pleasure of the afternooon by their unbounded hospitality and good sportsmanship. Paeroa won by five sets, the spores being 13 sets (96 games) to 8 sets (89 games).

Following-are. the details, the names of the Paeroa team being mentioned first in each, instance : — Singles.—Mrs Pitts beat Missi D. Knight, 6—l; Miss I. Taylor beat Miss R. Alley, 6 —4 ; Miss L. Thorp beat Miss F. Smith, 6—3 ; Mrs TopUss lost, to Miss L. Morrisqn, 3—6 ; Miss R. Tierney beat Miss S. Morrison, 6 —3 ;M. Poland lost to C. Knight, —6 ; R. Scott beat N. Harper, 6 —3 ; A. P. Grant lost to V. Young, 3—6 ;S. J. Hedge lost, to F. Strange, I—61 —6 ;F. Hayward lost to F. Strange, 4 —6 ;B. Gwilliam beat V.'Young, 6—4.

Doubles.—Mrs Pitts and Miss Taylor beat Misses, Knight and Alley, 6—2; Mrs Topliss and Miss Thorp beat Misses Smith and L. Morrison, 6 —2 ; Poland and Scott lost to Knight and! Harper, 2 —6 ; Grant and Hedge beat Knight and Harper, 6—4 ; Hayward and Gwilliam beat Young and Strange,. 6 —4'.

Combines. —Mrs Pitts and Poland lost to Missi Knight and Knight, I—61 —6 ; Miss Taylor and Scott, beat Miss Alley and Harper, 6 —2; Miss Thorp and Grant beat Miss Smith and Young, 6 —5 ; Mrs Topliss and Hedge lost to Miss L. Morrison and (Strange, 3—6 ; Miss Tierney and Gwilliam beat Miss S. Morrison and Young, 6—4.