TENNIS.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 11 December 1917, Page 3

TENNIS.

LEVIN v. OTAKI

The first tennis match of the season was held on the Levin Courts on Saturday when a team from the Otaki club met and defeated the local players. Although the scores gave Otaki the big lead of 14 games to 5 the play was even and some -■ excellent/- games _ were witnessed. In the men's singles McKenzie and Hedditch fought out a close finish, the scores being 8 all, 150 ail, the Levin players losing' tlie game witli two clou-* ble faults. A very pleasant time was spent, afternoon tea being provided by the ladies. A retuin match will be played at Otaki next Saturday. hollowing are the detailed scores, Otaki being mention ed first in each case Ladies' singles. —Miss J Peerless v Mrs Mclveime <-1, Miss O - Rourke v. Mrs Gardener <-b, Mrs L Peerless v. Mrs Jones t-6, Mrs A. Bright v. Miss Cork 7-6. Men's Singles—Hedditch v. McKenzie 9-8, F. S. Simcox v. l'ringle 9-8, Takarei Kaluka v. Wilson 9-2, W. M. Simcox v. Porter 9-3, T. C. Bowler v. Bennett 9-1, I' 1 - I'enn v. Wallace 9-4. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses leerless and O'Pourke v. Mrs McKenzie and Mrs Gardener < Mrs • Peerless and Mrs A. Bug i Mrs -Tones and Miss Cork oMen's Doubles.— Hedditch and , Takerei v.'McKenzie and Pringle f)-9, F. S. and W. M. Simcox v. Wilson and Porter 9.4., Bowler and Penn v. Bennett and Wallace 9-3. Combined Doubles .—Hedditch and Miss Peerless v. Mclyenzie and Mrs McKenzie 3-7, Miss o'Rourko and F. S. Simcox v. Mrs Gardener and Pringle 6-7, Mrs Peerless and Takarei v. Mrs Jones and Wilson 7-5, Mrs Bright and W. M- Simcox v. Miss Cork and Porter 7-5. . Games.—-Otaki 142, Levin 89. Sets.—-OtaTu 14, Levin 5.