HAURAKI PLAINS TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5080, 26 January 1927, Page 4

HAURAKI PLAINS TENNIS.

LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES.

DETAILS OF THE SCORES. The sixth series df inter-club matches on the Plains was. played on Saturday last in good weather. Details of the scores are as follows : — “A” GRADE. Turua v. Kopuarahi.—Men’s Singles: F. C. Robinson beat Candy, 9—2 ;G. Dlvin beat S. Miller, 9—4 ; C. Scott, beat B. McMillan, 9—5 ; A. J. Osborn, beat R. Batty, 9 —o. Ladies’ Singles : Mrs Clotworthy beat Mrs T. O’Carroll, 7—l ; Mrs Scott beat Miss E. Candy, 7 —4. Combined Doubles: Bell and Mrs Robinson beat J. Miller and Miss Miller, 7 —5. Men’s Doubles: Robinson and Elvin beat Candy and S. Miller, .9 —8 ; Scott and Osborn beat McMillan and Batty, 9 —7 ; Bell and McConnell beat J. Miller and O’Carroll, 9—2 ; Ladies’ Doubles: Mesdames Clotworthy and Scott beat Mrs O’Carroll and Miss Candy, 7 —'s ; Mrs Rob-, inson and Miss Clotworthy beat Misses Miller, 7 —3. Totals : Turua, 12 sets or 98 games ; Kopuarahi, 0 sets or 46 games.

Waitakaruru v. Ngatea.—Men’s Singles : S. Coppins beat L. Cotter, 9—4 ;E. Coppins beat K. Clare, 9 —B ; A. Otter beat E. A. Mahoney, 9 —2; G. Paton beat Riddle, 9—3. Ladies’ Singles: Miss Beaver beat Miss Hayward 7 —4 ; Miss BsavQ- beat Miss Luks, 7—o. Combined Doubles : Hamilton and Miss Harris beat Phillips and Miss Rountree, 7 —5 ; McClean and Mrs Pa'ton beat Hayward and Hiss McDuff, 7—4. Men’s Doubles: Coppins brothers beat Cotter and Clare, 9—2 ; Paton and Otter beat Mahoney and Riddle, 9—2 ; Hamilton and McClean beat Phillips and Hayward, 9—5. Ladies’ Doubles: The Misses Beaver lost to Miss Hayward and Miss Luks, 5—7 ; Miss Harris and Mrs Paton lost to Misses Rountree and Miss McDuff, 4—7. Totals: Waitakaruru, 11 sets or 109 games ; Ngatea, 2 sets or 48 games.

Patetonga v. Kerepeehi.—Men’s Singles : M. O’Connor beat E. Smart, 9—3 ;D. Pike, beat C. Hudson, 9—l; V. O’Connor beat A. Hegh, 9 —l F. Plummer lost to C. O’Loughlin, 4 —9. Ladies’ Singles : Miss B. Duffy lost to Mrs O’Loughlin, 3 —7 ; Miss Hunter lost to Mrs Hudson, 4—7. Combined Doubles: Appleby and Mrs. Hunter beat Taylor and Miss Rogers, 7—2; Taylor and Mrs Thompson beat Frecklington and Mrs Hira, 7—2. Men’s Doubles: O’Connor brothers beat Smart and Hudson, 9—5 ; Pike and Plummer beat Hegh and O’Loughlin, 9—3 ; Appleby and Taylor beat Taylor and Frecklington, 9 —2. Ladies’ Doubles : Miss Duffy and Mrs Hunter lost to Mesdames O’Loughlin and Hadson, 3—7; Mesdames Hunter and Thompson beat Miss Rogers and Mrs Hira., 7—4. Totals : Patetonga, 9 sets or 89 games,; Kerepeehi, 4 sets or 53 games.

Hopai v. Kaihere.—Men’s Singles: D. Murphy beat W. Mclnnes, 9—4 ;A. R. Vowles beat A. G. Davies, 9 —o ;G. Birkenhead beat R. Benny, 9—l ;L. M. Murray beat W. McAulay, 9—o. Ladies’ Singles: Miss Vowles lost to Miss Tizard, 5 —7 ; Miss Wade lost to Miss Benny, I—7.1 —7. Combined Doubles: Wade and Miss Finnigan beat Penny and Mrs Smallfield, 7 —2 ;H. Vowles and Miss Birkenhead beat Baxter and Mrs Walters, 7 —o. ' Men’s Doubles : Murphy and Murray beat Mclnnis and Davies, 9—l ; Vowles and Birkenhead beat Benny and McAuTay, 9—o» Ladies’ Doubles : Misses Vowles and Wade lost to Misses Tizard and Benny, 2 —7 ; Misses Finnigan and Birkenhead beat Mesdamcs Smallfield and Walters, 7—2. Totals: Hopai, 9 sets or 83 games ; Kaihere, 3 sets or 31 games. “B” GRADE. Kerepeehi v. Patetonga.—- Men’s Singles : S. Hira lost to G. Garry, 8 — 9 ; A. Nicholson beat B. Patterson, 9— ; J. Kidd lost to 'H. Taylor, 4—9; H. Carter . beat E. Costello, 9—6. Ladies’ Singles : Mrs Adhim beat Mrs Taylor, 7—3 ; Mrs W. Kidd beat Miss S. Pulman, 7 —6. Combined Doubles : Herkt and Miss Taylor lost to F. Costello and Mrs Glasgow, 5 —7 ; Ridd and Miss Hegh lost to Roberts and Mtss Mayo, 2—7. Me.a’s Dmbles; Hira and Nicholson lost to Garry and Patterson, 5 —9 ;J. Kidd' and Carter beat Taylor and CosteHo, 9 —7 ; Herkt and’W. Kidd ost to F. Costello and Roberts, 6 —9. Ladies’ Doubles : Mesdames Adlum and Kidd beat Mrs Taylor and Miss Pulman, 7 —5 ; Misses Hegh and. Taylor beat Mrs Glasgow and Miss Mayn, 7 —6. Totals : K?.repeehi, 7 sets or 85 games ; Patetonga, 6 sets or 89 games.