PLAINS TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5082, 31 January 1927, Page 3

PLAINS TENNIS.

FINAL OF COMPETITION. TURUA WINS CUP. The Hauraki Plains Tennis Association’s inter-club competition for the new Laidlaw Cup was concluded on Saturday last. The Turua club, having gone, righ’i through the season without a loss, becomes the first holder of the new cup. The Waitakaruru club only lost one match, Paid therefore is the ruhner-Up in the competition. The Turua club is now the holder of the old and the new Laidlaw Cups, the Hayward Shield, and the Williams Memorial Chaitenge Cup. Details of Saturday’s games are as follows :— TURUA V. PATETONGA. Men’s Singles.—F. C. Robinson lost to M. O’Connor, 2 —9 ;G. Elvin lost to D. Pike, 2 —9* W. W. Averill beat V. ■O’Connor, 9—3 ;J. M. Devereaux lost to F. Plummer, B—9.8 —9. Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs ' ClotwCirthy beat Miss Duffy, 7 —2 ; Mrs Scott beat Miss Hunter, 7—-8. Combined Doubles.—Scott bind Mrs Robinson beat Duffy and Mrs Thompson, 7—l ; Macklow and Miss E. Clotworthy beat Appleby and Mrs Taylor, 7—3.

Men’s Doubles. — Robinson and Averill beat O’Cannor brothers, 9 —6 ; Elvin and Devereaux lost to Pike and Plumnter, 3—9 ; Scott and Macklow beat Duffy and Appleby, 9 —7. » Ladies’ Doubles. —Mesdajmes Clotworthy and Scott beat Misses Duffy and Hunter, 7 —o ; Mrs Robinson and Miss Clotworthy beat Mesdantes Thompson and Taylor, 7—2. Totals : Turua, 9 sets or 84 games ; Pate,tonga, 4 sets or 63 games.

WAITAKARURU V. KEREPEEHI. Men’s Singles. —S. Coppins beat E. Clay, 9—5 ; E. Coppins beat E. Smait, 9—5 ; A. Otter beat C. Hudson, 9—4 ; G. Paton beat B. Frecklington, 9—B. Ladtes’ Singles.—Miss Beaver, bebjt Mrs O’Loughlin, 7—4 ; Miss M. Beaver beat Mrs Hudson, 7— 5.

Combined Doubles. —Hamilton and Miss Harris beat Kidd and Miss Frecklington, 7—5 ; McClean and Mrs Paton beat Herkt and Miss Rogers, 7—2.

Men’s Doubles.—Coppins brothers beat Clay and Smart, 9—3 ; Otte.r and Paton beat Hudson and Frecklington, 9—2 Hamilton and McClean beat Kidd and Herkt, 9—2. * Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Beaver lost to Mesdames Hudson and O’Loughlin, 6—7 ; Miss Harris and Mrs Paton lost to Misses Frecklington and Rogers, 4—7,

Totals : Waitakaruru, 11 sets or 101 games ; Kerepeehi, 2 sets or 59 games.

HOPAI V. KOPUARAHI. Men’s Singles.—D. Murphy beat H. Candy, 9 —B ;A. R. Vowles beat S. Miller, 9—3 ;G. Birkenhead boa* R. Batty,’ 9—5 ;L. M. Murray beat B. Miller, 9 —4. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss V«wles lost to Mrs O’Carroll, 3—7; Miss Wade lost to Miss Candy, 2—7.

Combined Doubles.—Wade and Miss Birkenhead beat J. O’Carroll and Miss D. Miller, 7—6; Wade and Miss Birkenhead beat T. lO’Carroll apd Miss M. Miller, 7—6.

Men’s Doubles. —Murphy and Murphy beat Candy and Miller, 9—6; Vowles and Birkenhead beat Batty and Miller, 9—5. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Vowles Wade lost to Mrs O’Carroll and Miss Candy, 2 —7. ’ Totals : Hopai, 8 sets or 75 games ; Kopuaraihi, 3 sets or 64 games.

NGATEA V. KAIHERE. Men’s Singles.—L. Cotter beat T. H. Whitwell," 9—2 ; K. Clare beat W. Mclniies, 9—B ;F. Basham beat A. G< Davies, 9—o ;E. A. Mahoney beat R. Bfnny, 9 —2.

Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs Bertelsen beat Miss Tizard. 7—3 ; Miss Hayward beat Miss Benny, 7—6.

Combined Doubles. —H. Hayward and Miss Luks beat, R. Baxter ®Aid Miss Douslin, 7 —o.

Men’s Doubles.—Cotter and Clare beat Whitwell and -9 —8 ; Mahoney and Basham beat Davies and Benny, 9—l. Ladies’ Doubles. —Mrs Bertelsen and Miss Hayward lost to Misses Tizard and Benny, 4—7; Misses LUks and Costello beat Mesdames. Smallfield apd Dalzell, 41—2. Totals : Ngatea, 10 sets er 83 games; Kaihere, 1 set or 39 games.