TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5241, 20 February 1928, Page 3

TENNIS.

\ ■ ——■® LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES. THAMES defeats paeroa. . On Saturday afternoon representatives of the Paeroa Tennis Club journeyed to Thames, where an inter-club match was played in continuanleo of Cup competition under the auspices of‘the Thames Valley Lawn Tennis Association. The home team secured a victory by 9 sets. Following are the details, the Paeroa players being mentioned first-

Men’s, Singles.—A. A. Ruston lost to SwDarfby, 4—9 ; D~ G. McMillan lost tb A. J. Garland, 5—9; H. R. Thorp beat Poulgrain, 9—B; A. F., Thorp lost to Marshall, 5 —9. Ladies, Singles.—Miss Shand lost to Mrs Glover 5 —7 ; Miss C- Taylor to Miss Payne, 3—7. ( Men’s Doubles.—McMillan and Ruston lost to Garland and Danby, 6 —9 ; Thorp and Thorp lost to Poulgrain and Marsrihall, I—91 —9 ; Bluck and Wells lost to Danby and Dodd, 3 —9. Ladies Doubles.—Misses Shand, and O’Grady beat Mrs Glover .and Miss Payne, 7—5 ; Misses C. and I. Taylor lost to Mrs Danby and Miss Hedley, I—7.

Combined Doubles.—Bluck and Miss O’Grady lost to Danby ;and Mrs Danby 4—7; Wells and Miss 1. Taylor lost to Dodd and Miss Hedge, 2—7.

Totals : Thames 11 sets, 102 games, paeroa 2 sets, 55 games.

HAURAKI PLAINS MATCHES-

/ CONTINUATION OF TOURNAMENTS. > The Hauraki Plains Tennis Association's annual Champion and handicap tournaments, were continued at the Ngatea" courts on Saturday last in good weather- Progress was slow, but the semi-finals were almost completed in all the doubles, the third round was . completed in the ladies’ singles and men’s championship singles, and the smcpnid I‘ound was almost completed < the men’s handicap singles and ladies’ championship singles. No mixed doubles were played. The tournament will be continued on Saturday week. Men’s Singles.—S'. Harris/ (10) beat I D. Murphy (owe 12), 70' —50 ;W- E - Murphy (owe 25) beat E. Pulman (owe 8) 70 —47 ;V? O’Connor (owe 5) beat G.’Paton (scr). 70—53; J. Duffy won by default from A. H. McClean , M. O’Connor won by default from El, A. Mahoney ; K. Clare (scr) beat'F. Grif-, fiths (12), 70—68 ; F. Olfien (8) beat ' A. E. Ludhjw (scr), 70—52. Men’s Doubles.— Devereaux, and , Griffiths (scr) beat Griffiths and Aberhart ,(10)’, 70—52; O’Connor Bros, (owe 10) beat Olsen and McConnell (5) 70 —54 ; Vowles and Birkenhead -X(owe 7) beat O’Loughlin and Smart ■ (owe 6) 70—60 ; Morgan anld Paton B)’beat Ludlow and Sydenham (scr)", 70—53 ; Griffiths and Otter / ’ (owe’20 1 ) beat Vowles and Birkenhead (owe 7), 70 —64. Ladies’ singles.—Miss /Green (scr) beat Miss Elliott (12), 50 —44 ; Mrs Reed (scr) beat Miss M. Beaver (owe 5), 50—39 ; Miss M. Clotworthy (owe s)’beat Mrs Reed (scr), 50—34. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Duffy (owe 10) beat Misses Candy (qcr), 50—44 ; Mrs and Miss Clotworthy (owe 20) beat Misses Miller and Green (scr), 50—44. . CHAMPIONSHIPS. Men’s Singles;.— McMillan beat G. Crisp 6—o, 6—l; E. Coppins beat E-’ Pulman, 6 —2, 6—3; V. O’Conn'or bfet A. Otter, 6 —2; 2—6, 6 —4 ;A- R - Vowles beat J. M. Devereaux, 6—3, 6 —o ;S. Coppins beat J. Duffy, 6 1, 6 2; W. EL Murphy beat C. N. O’Loughlin, 6 —2, 6 —o ;M. O’Connor beat D. Murphy, 6 —0 1 , I—6,1 —6, 11 9; N. Clay beat E. C. Smart, B—6, 6—1.. Men’s Doubles.— Duffy and Pulman beat Taylor and Harris;, 6—2, 6—2; Murphy and McMillan beat Ludlow and Clare, 6—o, 6—l; Ludlow and Clare won by default from McClean and Malioney. Ladies’ Singles—Miss Duffy beat Mrs O’Loughlin,; 6 —2, 6 0; Mrs y Speedy beat Mrs Reed, 6—2, 6—2.