TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5230, 23 January 1928, Page 2

TENNIS.

LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES. A WIN AND A LOSS FOR PAEROA.. On Saturday afteritoon the Paeroa A tennis team journeyed to Hikutaia, where an inter-plub match was played and resulted in a win for the visitors. A team representing the Paeroa B players travelled to Te Aroha and played an match with a Te Aroha B team. The home s'de won by a comfortable margin. Following are the Paeroa players being mentioned first in each instance :— PAEROA A V. HIKUTAIA. Men’s Singles.—McMillan beat G. Gibb, 9—5; McMillan beat, Paetai 9—7’; F. Thorp lost t-. H. Morrison, 6— ; G. Bluck beat C. Gibb, 9—6. Men’s Doubles.— McMillan and Steedman beat Gibb and Paetai, 9-*-8; Thorp and Bluck lost to Morrison and Elliot, B—98 —9 ; Miller and Bluck beat Gibb and Alley, 9 —7. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Shand beat Miss Gibb, 7—2 ; Miss Ellis beat Miss Gibb, 7—5. Ladies’ Doubles. —M'sses Shand and Ellis lost to the Misses Gibb, 6 —7 ; Mesdames Masters and McMillan lost to Misses Alley and Elliot, 3 —7. Combined Doubles. —Mrs Masters and Steedman beat Miss Elliot and Elliot, 7 —2 ; Mrs McMillan and Miller lost to Miss Alley and C. Gibb, 5 —7. Totals: Paeroa, 94 games, 8 sets ; Hikutaia, 81 games, '5 sets. TE AROHA B V. PAEROA B. The fallowing are the details of the Te Aroha B v. Paeroa B match, the names of the Te Aroha players be r ing mentioned first: — Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs Mackie bea,t Miss Taylor, 7 —5 ; Miss Ray beat Mrs Pitts, 7—4. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Hedge and Ray lost to Miss Taylor and Mrs Pitts, 4 —7 ; Mrs Vickers and Miss Ranby beat Misses Thorp and Argali, 7—4. Men’s Singles.—Lewis beat Masters, 9 —l ; Vickers lost to Spence, 5 —9 ; Scott beat Swann, 9—2 ; Fyfe beat Grant, 9 —3. Men’s Doubles.—Lewis and Vickeis lost to-Masters and Spence, 7—9; Scott and Fyfe beat Swann and Grant, 9—2 ; Heathcote and Morrison beat Taylor and Hayward, 9 —3. Combined Doubles. —Heathcote and Mrs Vickers lost to Taylor and M’ss Thorp, 4—7; Morrison and Miss Ranby beat Taylor and Miss Argali, 7— Totals : Te Aroha, 9 s§ts, or 93 games ; Paeroa 4 sets or 60 games. i WILLIAMS SHIELD MATCH. TURUA WINS COMPETITION. The final of the Hauraki Plains Tennis Association’s competition fo.r the Howell Williams Memorial Shield was played on Saturday, when the Patetonga team, the winners pf the eliminating round, played the holders of the trophy. Turua won by 8 sets to 5, and retained the trophy for the third season. Details of the scores are as follows, the Turua players being mentioned first: — Men’s Singles.—F. C. Robinson beat D. Pike, 9 —2 ; W. W- Averill beat F. Plummer, 9 —2 ;G. Elvin lost to E. Pulman, o—90 —9 ;R. D. Macklow beat J. Duffy, 9—4. Men’s Doubles— Robinson and Averill beat Pike and Plummer, 9 —2 ; Elvin and Macklow beat Pulman and Duffy, 9—B ; Olsen and Hill beat Appleby and Garry,’ 9—4. Combined Doubles. —F. Olsen and Miss Green beat L. Appleby and Miss Pulman, 7—5 ;R. Hill and Miss Griffiths lost to J. Garry and Miss Duffy, 4—7. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Clotworthy lost to Mis? Duffy, 3 —7 ; Mrs Fox lost to MisiS Wallace, 5 —7. Ladies’ Doubles. —Miss ClOtworthy and Mrs Fox lost to Misses Duffy and Wallace, 3—7; Misses Green and Griffiths beat Misuses Benny and Pulman, 7—5. Totals : Turua, 8 sets or 83 gamQs ; Patetonga, '5 sets or 69 games. THAMES VALLEY ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. The first annual tournament to be held under the auspices of the Thames Valley Lawn Tennis Association will take place next week-end, January 28 and 30, om tire Paeroa Lawn Tennis Club’s courts. The association has elected a strong committee of local enthusiasts, with Mr D. G. McMillan as tournament secretary, to conduct the tournament arrangements, and no effort is he'ng spared by these officers to ensure a successful season. The Thames Valley Lawn Tennis Association is a newly formed association, with direct affiliation with the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, having territory and en’tire control in this, district, and provides a long-felt want for such a governing body with definite objects of controlling and promoting tennis in the Valley. For this reason much interest has been aroused among tennis players throughout the Thames Valier, and there seems no doubt that record entries, will be received for the various events of this tournament. The handicap events will be played on the first day, and the Thames Valley championships ufill be competed for on Monday. .Good tennis is sure to, be displayed in these events, and the public are invited to support the game of. tennlis by their attendance at the finals of this day’s play.