TENNIS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5398, 11 March 1929, Page 2

TENNIS.

MATCHES AT PAEROA.

HIKUTAIA WINS B GRADE CUP.

On Saturday the Thames Valley Lawn Tennis Association’s, B grade competition for a cup presented by Mi H. .Mills, of Te Aroha, was; concluded bn the Paeroa courts. The Hikutaia t.ca.m met the Paeroa repre-. sentatives and gained a victory by 8 sets to 5, and thus won the; cup for this season. Fallowing are the details, Hikutaia players being mentioned first: —

■Men’s Singles.—Elliott beat G> Wells, 9—l ; Alley beat O’Neill, 9—2 ; McGarvey beat Carden, 9—7; Tahu beat Grant, 9—2.

Ladies’ Singles.—Miss I- Alley, beat Miss M. Taylor, 7—6 ; Miss V. Brown lost to Miss Milroy, 3 —7.

Mijn’s Doubles.—Elliott and Tahu boat Wells and O’Neill, 9—2 ; Alley and McGarvey beat Carden and Grant, D— 1 ; Young and Rare lost to insley and Taylor, B—9.

Ladies’ Doubles. Misses Alley and Brown beat Misse? Taylor ami Milrte’, 7 —5 ; Misses Morrison and Turner lost to Miss Barwell and Mrs, McMillan, 2—7. Combined Doubles. —Rare and Miss Turner lost to Inslejy and Miss Barwell, o—70 —7 ; Young and Miss Morrison lost to G. Taylor and Mrs, McMillan, 4—7. Totals: Hikutaia, 8 sets; Paeroa, 5 sets. PAEROA DEFEATS NGATEA. A friendly match with a team from Ngatea was alsp played on the Paeroa courts, a. victory gping to the local side. The details are as follows, with the Paeroa players mentioned first: — Men’s Singles.—E. Lee; beat Morgan, 9 —7; Steedman beat. Cotter, 9 —6 ; L. Masters beat Alexander, 9 —6 ; H. Lee lost to Hayward, B—98 —9 ; Mayo lost to Molloy, 4 —9 ; Dainton Jost to Jackson, 5 —9. * Ladies’ Singles.—Miss O’Grady beat Mrs Bertelsen, 7—3 ; M.iss H. Taylor lost to Mrs Jackson, 3 —7 ; Mrs Masters beat Mrs Cotter, 7—l ; Mrs Bray beat Miss McKay, 7 —o ; Miss Masters be;at Miss Vagg, 7—3 ; Miss Towers beat Miss Luks, 6 —2. Men’s Doubles. —E. Lee and Steedman beat Morgan and Cotter, 9—l; H. Lee and L. Masters lost to Alexander and Hayward, 2—9; Dainton and Mayo beat Abel and Sparrow, 9 —6 ; Priestley and G. Masters, lost to Stanley and Ludlow, 2 —9. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses O’Grady and' H. Taylor beat Mrs Bertelsen, and Miss McKay, 7—2; Mesdames Bray and Masters beat Mesdames Cotter and. Jackson, 7—5 ; Misses Towers and Silcock lost to Misses Vagg and Sparrow, 1-7 ; Mrs Hedge and Miss Masters beat Missejs Paul and Wheeler, 7—5.

Combined Doubles. —T. Masters and Mrs Bray lost to Molloy and Mrs Bertelsen, 6 —7 ;H. Lee apd Mrs Masters l.cat Jackson and Mrs Cotter, 7 —6 ; Mayo a,nd. Miss Towers be;at Abel and Miss Luks, 7—3 ; Dainton and Miss H. Taylor beat Stanley and Miss Paul, 7—4 ; Priestley and Miss I. Masters lost', to Ludlow and Miss Sparrow, 2—7; G. .Masters and Miss Silcock beat. Sparrow and Miss Wheeler, 7—3. Totals: Paeroa, 17 sets; Ngatea, 9 sets.