TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5232, 27 January 1928, Page 2

TENNIS.

THAMES VALLEY TOURNAMENT. SPLENDID ENTRIES AT PAEROA. Commencing to-morrow, the inaugural lawn tennis tournament under the auspices o£ the Thames Valley Lawn. Tennis Association, and with the approval of the New Zealand Tennis Council, will be held on the Paeroa courts and continued on Monday (Anniversary Day).- The tournament provides for men’s handicap singles, ladies’ handicap singles, men’s handicap doubles, and ladies’ handicap doubles, together with singles and doubles championships. Splendid entries have been received, as evidenced by the follow'ng: Men’s .handicap singles, 38 entries; men’s handicap doubles, 18 ; ladies’ handicap singles, 22; ladies’ handicap doubles, 10 ; men’s championship singles, 20'; men’s championship doubles, 8 ; ladies’ championship singles, 10 ; and ladies’ championship doubles, 4. The minimum number of matches to be played, according to the entries received, will be .129. The association, which was only formed in September last, has jurisdict’on over seven clubs, comprising just over 500 players. The entries ceived are very representative, and thei leading players in the district will be taking part. Play will commence at 9 a.m. each day, and there will be no adjournment for lunch. The club’s seven courts will be used, and these courts are looking particularly fresh and green, despite the dry feather. Considerable time and care have been taken by the committee, in preparing the' courts, and there can be little doubt that they will be in flrst-.cla.ss conditiph for play. The handicap matches will be played to-morrow, and on Monday afternoon the finals in the championships and handicaps will be; played, and these games should be worth going a. long way to watch. Ample seating accommodation will be provided for spectators, and a light luncheon and. afternoon tea will be obtainable at the club house on both days. The association extends a cordial invitation to the general public to make ,a point of visiting the courts during the tournament. As a result of undertaking- such a large tournament a decided stimulus should be given tennis in the district, and support is confidently looked for. The following are the; handicaps and draw, for play : — LADIES’ HANDICAP SINGLES. Miss C. Taylor owe 6, v. Miss L. Vincent 15; Miss M. Taylor scr, v. Miss E. Vincent 15 ; Miss F. Fitzgerald 10, v. Miss H. Tierney 2 ; Miss, MClotworthy scr, v. Miss J. Ellis owe 5; Miss V. Shand owe 8, v. Miss Q. Robson owe 6 ; Mrs R. Mellsop 2, v. Miss I. Taylor 2 ; Miss M. Elliott 4, v. Miss K. O’Grady owe 2; Mrs G. Masters owe 2, v. Miss V. Derharn owe 2 ; M’iss B. Duffy owe 12, v. Mrs F. Clotworthy owe 5 ; Mrs F. Pitts 6, v. Misp B. Gilchrist 10 ; Mrs H. Bray 2,. v. Miss A. Argali 10; Miss L. Lipsey owei 10, v. Miss E. Hayward 12 ; Miss; L. Richards 15, v. Mrs O’Loughlin owe 2. MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES. S. C. Gibb scr, v. W. Leach 2 ; -F. Bush scr, v. V. Hollis, owe 12 ; Dr. AS. Gray owe 28, v. R. Rare owe 4 ; A. A. Ruston owe 15, v. R. Swann 8 ; A. R. Merrington owe 12, v. S. J. Hedge 15 ; C. Elliott 2, v. J. Cottingham owe 12 ; E. Coppins owe 10, v. L. C. Masters 2 ; W. E. Murphy owe 15, v. G. Gilchrist 8; N. S. Spence owe 4, v. H. R. Thorp owe, 4 ; D. G. McMillan owe 8, v. A. R. Vowles scr; N. S. R°bertshawe 8, v. J. McCarroll 12 ; A. T. James owe 15, v. J. Duffy scr ; A- FThorp scr, v. G. Masters 15 ; C. H. Poulgrain owe 12, v. H. A. Bradley 8 ; S. Danby owe 15, v. A- E. Ludlow 4 ; G. Bluck scr, v. G. Wells 4 ; C. N. O’Neill 8, v. C. J. Garlahd owe 15 ; W. J. Simpson scr, v. D. Murphy owe 6; S. Coppins owe 12, v. J. Pratt 2.

LADLES’ HANDICAP DOUBLESMisses L. and F. Lipsey pwei 10', v. Mrs F. arid Miss C. Clotworthy owe 5 ; M's,ses L. and E. Vincent 12, v. Misses L. Richards and E. Hayward 12; Misses M. Elliott and R. Alley 3, v. Miss Q. Robson and Mrs Mel Lop owe 5 ; Mesdames Pitts and Bray 5, v. Miss F. Fitzgerald and B. Gilchrist 10 ; Mrs G. Masters and Miss I. Taylor owe 2, y. Misses B. Duffy and M. Wallace owe; 10 ; Mrsses J. Ellis and V. Shand owe 10, v. Misses H. Tierney and M. Taylor s,cr ; Misses K. O’Grady and C. Taylor owe 8, v. Mesdames O’Louglilin and Hudson owe 6. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES. H. A. Bradley and Gi Gilchrist 8, vS. C. Gibb and C. Elliott scr ; A. E. Ludlow and K. Clare 2, v. W. Leach and R- Swann 8 ; S- J. Hedge and G. Masters 10, v. D. G. McMillan and AF. Steedman owe 10 ; C. H- Ppulgrain and N. S. Robe,rtshawe owe 4, v. A. T. James and A- R- Merrington owe .15 ; H. R. and A. F. Tharp owe 4 1 , v. SDanby and C. J. Garland owe 20 ; N. S. Spence anld C. N. O’Neill 4, v. E. and S. Coppins owe 20 ; R. Rare and G. Gibb owe 12, v. W. J. Simpson and L. C- Masters scr ; J. Cottingham and V. Hollis, owe 18, v. J. Duffy and F. Bush scr ; G. Bluck and A- A- Ruston owe 10, v. G. Wells and J- McCarroll 6 ; W. E. Murphy and A. R. Vowles a bye. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Miss V. Derham v. Miss V. Shand ; Miss M. Elliott v. Miss K. O’Grady ; Mrs G. Masters, v. Miss M- Taylor; Miss M. Wallacei v- Mrs W. Glover ; Miss Q. Robson y. Miss L. Lipsey; Miss J. Ellis v. Misst B. Duffy. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. E. Coppins v. G. Bluck ; A. T. James v. S. Danby ; C. J. Garland v. A- RMerrington; Dr. A. S. Gray v. D. Murphy; W. J. Simpson y. D. G. M c * Millan ; W. E. Murphy v. A. A- Ruston ; H. A. Bradley v. R. Rare; H. R. Thorp v. A. R. Vowles ; S. Coppins v. J. Cottingham; V. Hollis, v. N; S. Spence. LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Misses B. Duffy and M. Wallace v.

Miss Q. Robson and Mrs W. Glover; Misses L. and F. Lipsey v. Misses V.Shand and J. Ellis ; Misses K. O’Grady and C. Taylor a bye. MEN’S championship doubles. R- Rare and G. Gibb, v. Dr. Gray and S. Danby ; S. C. Gibb and C. Elliott, v. V. Hollis and J. Cottingham « Coppins an(d Coppins, v. A. T. James and A. R. Meyrington; C. J. Garland and W. E. Murphy v. A. A. Ruston and D. G. McMillan; fl. R. Thprp and W. J. Simpson a bye.