PLAINS TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5098, 9 March 1927, Page 1

PLAINS TENNIS.

THE HANDICAP TOURNAMENTS.

LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES.

Many of the matches in the Hauraki Plains Tennis Association’s handicap tournament were played at Ngatea on Saturday last. The weather was good, though dull and dowdy conditions prevailed during the morning and there were a few very light showers, but not sufficient to interfere with the play.

The programme was a little late in commencing :; u account of the absence of some competitors, but under the able management of Mr A. RVowles the 'four courts were kept engaged until late in the afternoon and all the matches set, down for the day were decided.

Some very line tennis was witnessed as the general standard has improved very considerably of late. With the junior players the improvement is particularly noticeable, and next season will probably see many changes in the ladder. There can be no doubt of the success of the policy of playing the competitions at one centre. The entries, this season edipsed those of previous years, and many of the players present at Ngatea as spectators, have stated that they would 'have entered the various competitions had they realised the benefit o'f centralisation. The games set down for decision on Saturday were the ladies’ singles and doubles and part of the men’s singles and doubles, but for various reasons some of the matches were not played. Where sickness was the cause o'f nonattendance the games were postponed until to-day, but in most of the other cases a forfeit was sustained. Details Of the scores of the (matelies played are as follows: — Men’s Singles.—First round : G. Elvin (owe 4), won bj r default 'from Darby ; K. Clare (7), beat D. Waite (5), 70—60 ; G. Garry (5), beat H. Vowles (14), 70—51 ; E. Pulman (12) jbeat E. A. Mahoney (10), 70—53. Second round : E. Pulman (12) beat C. ,Bertelsen (18), 70—57; T. McKay (owe 8) beat L. Williams (141), 70 —56; G. Crisp (owe 4) won by default from Hamilton; W. Murphy (ewe 10) beat R. Phillips (16), 70—61; E. Smart (scr) beat A. McClean (10), 70 —60; S. Barker won by default from C. O’Loughlin; A. R. Vowles (owe 2) beat H. Hayward (14), 70—60; E. Clay (scr) beat G. L. Griffiths, (owe 25), 70—45 ; C. Scott (scr) beat J. Duffy (scr), 70—50; D. G. McMillan (owe 8) beat J. Kidd (16), 70—54. Third round : E. Pulman (12) beat T. McKay (owe 8), 70—53; A. R. Vowles (owe 2), beat S. Barker. (12), 70—69.

Men’s Doubles. —Duffy and Garry (scr) beat Hayward and Bertelsen (10), 70—58 ; Duffy and Garry (scr) beat McMillan and Candy (2), 70 —58; Otter and McClean /scr) beat McMillan and McKay (awe 15), 70 —65; Lange and Bell (owe 5) beat Devereaux and Crisp (owe 6), 70—58 ; Griffiths and Moleswortji (owe 25) beat Lang and Bell (owe 5), 70 —52 ; Scott and Osborne (2) won by default from Hamilton and Darby ; Clay and Smart (scr) beat Paton and Barker (2), 70 —58 ; Cappins Bros (owe 15), beat Clay and Smart (scr), 72 —70.

Ladies’ Singles.—First round : Miss Green (4) beat Miss. E. Clot worthy (scr), 50 —37 ; Miss Rogers (10) beat Mrs Scott (owe 5), 50—46; Miss Frecklington (10) beat Miss Vowles (8), 50 1 —25 ; Miss Benny (owe 2) won by default from Miss Costello; Mrs Hudson (owe 2) beat Mrs Bird (owe 10), 50—48 ; Mrs Smallfleld (14) won by default from Miss M. Clotworthy ; Miss Hayward (6) beat Miss B. Duffy (owe 2), 50 —32. Second round: Miss Green (4) beat Mrs O’Loughlin, (owe 5), 50—30; Miss Rogers (10) beat Miss M. Miller (8), 50—25 ; Miss Duffy (owe 2), beat Miss Frecklington (10), 50—42. ’

Ladies’ Doubles. —Mrs O’Carroll and Miss Green (owe 3) beat Mesdames Reid and Bertelsen (owe 8), 50—40 , Mrs o’Carr.oll and Miss Green w«n by default from Misses Vowles and Costello ; Misses ■ Rogers and Frecklington (scr) beat Mrs Scott and Miss Phillips (owe 5), 50 —32 ; Misses Duffy and Benny (owe 15) beat Mesdames Hudson and O’Loughlin (owe 20), 50—36.

The competition is being continued to-day, and the finals will probably be played on Saturday at the same time as the championship finals. On March 19 there will be no tennis on account o,f the races .at Paeroa, but on the following Saturday there is a match set down against Franklin at Ngatea, .and a date is to be. arranged for a match against Auckland.