COLYTON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 43, 19 January 1938, Page 10

COLYTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) ' COLYTON, Jan. 19. Excellent weather conditions favoured the local tennis club on Saturday afternoon, when a team from the St. John’s Club visited the courts to participate in the annual friendly match. The match resulted in a narrow victory for the home team with 12 sets and 119 games against St. John’s 11 sets and 96 games. Following are the detailed results, St. John’s players being mentioned first;—Women’s singles, Miss M, Pearson lost to Miss L. Haiisen o—6, Miss F. Hayward lost to Mrs Bussell 5 —6, Miss B. Bridge beat Miss M. Smith 6—5, Miss J, Benson beat Miss D. Adsett 6 —5, Miss J. Hastio lost to Miss V, Wales I—6; men’s singles, W, Worsfold lot to J, Humphry 5—6, L, Laurenson lost to R. Wealleans I—6, C,

Simms beat A. Steer 6—4, P. Wells beat G.-Hills 6—3, C. Cherry lost to G. Hill* 6 6, 0. Aitken beat L. Ewen* 6-—2; nien J j doubles, Worsfold and Laurenson beat Humphry and Wealicaus 6—5, Simms and Wells beat Steer and Hills 6 —5, Aitken and Cherry lost to Ewen and Wealleans 3—6; women's doubles, Misses Pearson and Hayward lost to Miss liansen and Mrs Bussell 3—6, Misses Bridge and Benson lost to Misses Adsett and Smith 2—6, Misses Hastie and Shepherd lot to Misses Woodman and Smith 3—6: mixed doubles Miss Pearson and Worsfold beat Miss l! Hansen and Humphry 6 —5, Miss Hayward and Laurenson lost to Mrs Bussell and Wealleans 2—6, Miss Bridge and Simms beat Steer and Miss Smith 6—2, Miss Benson and Wells beat Miss Woodman and Hills 6—3, Miss Shepherd and Cherry beat Miss Wales and Ewen 6—5, ; Miss ’ Hastie and Aitken lost to Miss Woodman and Steer o—6.0—6.