TENNIS OPENING

Lake County Mail, Issue 27, 26 November 1947, Page 10

TENNIS OPENING

WIN FOR QUEENSTOWN The first tennis match of the new season was played on the Queenstown courts last Saturday, when the Queenstown team defeated the Arrowtown team by IT sets to T sets. Sectional results (Queenstown results first) are: —Men’s Singles, 5 to 1; Women’s Singles, 2 to 4; Men’s Doubles, 2 to I; Women’s Doubles, 3 to nil; and Combined Doubles, 5 to I. A return match will be played on Saturday week next. Detailed results of games, Queenstown names first, are: — WOMEN’S SINGLES ■Miss R. Muir 2 v. Mrs Henderson 5; Miss J. Inder 5 v. Mrs Bridge 3; Miss T. Biggar 5 v. Miss G. Thompson 1; Miss M. McDowall v. Miss J. Wilcox 5; Miss E. Barnett 2 v. Mrs Cowie 5; Miss Y. Fuller 3 v. Miss Small 5. MEN’S SINGLES G. Nelson 6 v. U. Hansen 2; T. Donaldson 6 v. P. Ayson 1; R. Buchanan 6 v. J. Henderson 5; S. Lonsdale 6 v. A, Bailey 0; G. Lonsdale 6 v. W. Martin 3; H. Walsh 1 v. A. Snell 6. MEN’S DOUBLES G. Nelson and T. Donaldson 7 v. U. Hansen and P. Ayson 0; S. Lonsdale arid R Buchanan 7 v, J. Henderson and A. Bailey 4; H. Walsh and G, Lonsdale 5 v. W. Martin and A. Snell 7. WOMEN’S DOUBLES Misses R- Muir and E. Barnett i v. ’ Mesdames Henderson and Bridge 1; Misses T. Biggar and J. Inder 7 ▼. Misses G. Thompson and J. Wilcox 3; Misses M. McDowall and Y. Fuller 7 v. Mrs Cowie and Miss Small G. COMBINED DOUBLES Miss R. Muir and G. Nelson 7 y. Mr* Henderson and V. Hansen 3; Miss E. Barnett and T. Donaldson 7 v. Mrs Erridge and P. Ayson 6; Miss J. Inderand R. Buchanan 7 v. Miss G. Thompson and J. Henderson 2; Miss T. Biggar and S. Lonsdale C v. Miss J. Wilcox and A. Bailey 2; Miss M. McDowall and G. Lonsdale 7 v. Mrs Cowie and W. Martin 6; Miss Y. Puller and H. Walsh 1 v. Miss Small and A. Snell 7.