TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5384, 6 February 1929, Page 3

TENNIS.

THAMES VALLEY ASSOCIATION. PAEROA V. HIKUTAIA. Following arc the details, of t’he match between Hikutaia and Pacroa, played at Paeyoa on Saturday last ■ — Men’s. Singjes.—A. A. Ruston beat Gl Gibb, 9—6; H. T.horp beat ETurner, 9 —3 ;D. G. McMillan beat E. Johnson, 9 —6 ; L. C. Masters beat. C. Elliot, 9—7. >

Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Shand beat Miss G. Gibb, 7—3 ; Miss Ellis lost to Miss M. Gibb, 3—7.

Men’s Doubles.—Ruston and Thorp beat Gibb and Turner,, 9 —2 ; McMillan and Simpson beat Johnson and Elliot, 9—6 ; Carilepi and) Insley beat McGarvey and Alley, 9 —B.

Ladies’ Doubles. —.Misses Shand and Ellis lost to. Misses G. Gibb and H. Mueller, 2—7 ; Mrs Bray and Miss Milroy beat Misses M. Gibb and Elliat, 7—2. Combined Doubles. —Carden and Mrs Bray beat M* Garvey and’ Miss Mueller, 7 —3 ; Masters and Miss Milroy lest to Alley and Mis|s M. Elliott, 6—7. Totals : Paeroa, 10 sets ; Hikutaia--3 sets. REMAINING MATCHES. The following are matches remaining to, be played in connection with the Thames Valley Lawn Tennis Association’s competitions :— A Grade. —February 9, Thames vPaeroa, at Paeroa ; February 23, Te Aroha v. Hikutaia, at Te Aroha; March 2, Paeroa v. Te Aroha, at Te Aroha, and Thames v. Hikutaia, at Hikutaia. B Grade. —February 9, Thames v. Netherton, at Thames ; February 23, Hikutaia v. Te Aroha, at Hikutaia ; March 9, Thames v. Te Aroha, at Thames, and Paeroa v. Netherton, at Netherton. LAIDLAW CUP FINAL. NARROW WIN FOR NGATEA. Very interesting tennis was, witnessed by a large number of spectators at the; Ngatea Club’s courts on Saturday last, when in the final of the Hauraki Plains Tennis Association’s A B r ade inter-club competition for the Laidlaw Cup the Ngatea club’s team secured a win. by seven sets to six from the Turua club’s team. The match was one of the most evenly contested this season, for at no stage was either team more than a fq w games ahead, and at the end the Ngatea team only led) by three the totals be;ing 89 and 86. The Turua club has won this competition so often .that it has won the first Laidlaw Cup outright, and was expected to add the second Laidlaw Cup t.o its collection. The Ngatea club’s win will therefore add interest to the; competition in future years. Following ar;e the details; of the games, Ngatea names being, mentioned first:— Men’s Singles.—S. Coppins beat F. C. Robinson, 9—B ; E. C'oppins lost to T. Miller, 7—9 ;A. Morgan beat A. McConnejll, 9—6 ; L. Cotter lost to H. Griffiths, 5—9.

Ladies’ Singles.—Mrs Reed beat Mrs Clotwerthy, 7 —6 ; Mrs Bertelson lost to Miss Griffiths 4—7. Men’s Doubles.—S. ajidl EL Coppins beat Robinson and Miller, 9 —B ; Morgan and Cotter be;at McConnell and Griffiths, 9—4 ; Alexander and Ludlow lost to Shepherd and Scott, 6—9. Ladies’ Doubles. —Mrs Reed and Mrs Bertelsen lost to Mr,s Clotworthy and •Miss Griffiths, 6 —7; Mrs Jackson and Mrs Cotter beat Miss Dixon and Mrs Scott, 7—2.

Combined Doubles. —Alexander and Mrs Jackson beat Shepherd and Miss Dixon, 7 —4 ; Ludlow and Mrs Cotter lost to Sc.ott and Mr,s Scott, 4-—7.

Totals : Ngatea 7 sets, Or 89 games ; Turua 6 sets or 86 games.