Inter-club Tennis

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 33, 9 February 1937, Page 2

Inter-club Tennis

__ WEEK-END MATCHES. PAHIATUA V, MANGAMUTU. Inter-club tennis was very popular over the week-end, the Pahiatua Lawn Tennis Club engaging no less than three other local clubs—Mangamutu, Ballance and Makomako. The match against Mangamutu Club provided excellent tennis, practically all the games being very keenly contested and long-drawn out as the president of the visiting club and his Mangamutu opponent found to their cost. Pahiatua ran. out the winners by 17 sets to 7, but this.was not a true indication of the trend of play, as the actual games bear out —Paliiatua 172, Mangamutu 171. Following are the detailed results, Mangamutu players being mentioned first:— Men’s singles: D. O’Brien lost to J. D. Thomson B—9, E. Lett lost to E. Gregorio B—9,8 —9, L. Hamilton beat L. D. Lovelock 9—3, E. Reilly lost to E. Gregorio B—9, C. Davies beat P. R. Boagey 9—2, V. Brown lost to W. Hall-Watson B—9. Ladies’ singles; Mrs. A. Morgan lost to Miss J. Rutherford 4—7, Miss K. O’Brien beat Miss M. Raleigh 7—5, Miss N. Etz lost to Mrs. W. White 57, Miss L. Dick lost to Miss D. Harrison 5 —7, Miss K. Dick beat Miss B. Boyd 7—l, Mrs. W. Darley lost to Miss J. Crawford 4 —7. Men’s doubles; O’Brien and Hamilton lost to Thompson and Gregorie 8— 9, Lett and Brown lost to Lovelock and Thompson 6—9, Davies and Reilly beat Boagey and Hall Watson 9—3. Ladies’ doubles: Mrs. Morgan and Miss L. Dick lost to Misses Rutherford and Raleigh B—9, Misses O’BTien and Etz lost to Mra White and Miss Harrison 7 —9, Miss K. Dick and Mrs. Darley lost to Misses Boyd and Crawford B—9. Combined doubles: O’Brien and Mra. Morgan lost to Thompson and Miss Rutherford B—9,8 —9, Lett and Miss O’Brien lost to Gregorie and Miss Raleigh 7 —9, Hamilton and Miss Etz lost to Lovelock and Mrs. White B—9, Reilly and Miss L. Dick beat Lovelock and Miss Harrison 9—5, Davies and Miss K. Dick beat Boagey and Miss Boyd 9—5, Brown and Mrs. Darley lost to Hall Watson and Miss Crawford 6 : 9. Makomako Defeated. The Pahiatua Lawn Tennis Club’s junior A and B teams engaged the Makomako and Ballance Clubs on the Cambridge street courts and in both iustanees proved superior to the visiting teams. Details (Pahiatua players mentioned first); — Pahiatua v. Makomako. Men’s singles; E. B'. Watson lost to G. Callender 2—9, G. Bwainson Junr beat R. Day 9 —o, A. Donald beat R. Bonn tag 9 —o, K. Mills beat J. Garlick 95, A. Mills beat G. Atkinson 9—l, L. Henyna beat B. Holdaway 9—3. Ladies’ singles; Mrs. L. D. Lovelock beat Miss E. Sowry 9 —l, Miss M. Gunn beat Miss J. Ebbett 9—6, Miss G. Bisset beat Mrs. Holdaway 9 —3, Miss J. Prussing beat Mrs. Ebbett 9 —3, Miss C. Boyd beat Mrs. Eddie 9—o, Miss J. Barraclough lost to Miss Ness 3 —9. Men’s doubles; Watson and Swainson beat Callender and Day 9 —2, A. and R. Mills beat Bonutag and Garlick 9—o, Donald and Heayns beat Atkinson and Holdaway 9 —6. Ladies' doubles: Mrs. Lovelock and Miss Gunn beat Mrs. Holdaway and Miss Bowry 9 —5, Misses Prussing and Bisset beat Misses Ebbett and Ness 9—3, Misses Davidson and Boyd lost to Medames Ebbett and Eddie 10—12. Combined doubles: Watson and Mrs. Lovelock beat Callender and Mrs. Holdaway 9 —7, Bwainson and Miss Gunn beat Day and Miss Sowry 9—5, R. Mills and Miss Gunn beat Sonntag and Miss Ebbett 9 —2, Donald and Miss Bisset beat Garlick and Miss Ness 9—3, A. Mills and Miss trussing beat Atkinson and Mrs. Ebbett 9 —3, Hoayna and Miss Boyd beat Holdaway and Mrs. Eddie 9—3. Totals: Pahiatua, 21 sets, 204 games; Makomako, 3 sets, 91 gomes,

Paliiatua v. Ballance. The team representing Ballance was made up of several other players. Following are the detailed scores, Pahia + ua players being mentioned first: — Coomber lost to C- Holdaway 4—9, J. R. Bloxam beat J. Gregory 9—4, L. Hood lost to B. Tingey 2—9, K. Taylor lost to B. Croad 6—9, B. Tinney lost to R. Matthews 7—9. Ladies’ singles: Miss J. Bisset beat Miss J. Watt 9—6, Mrs. A. Donald lost to Miss Pi Hunt B—lo, Miss M. Bisset beat Miss Edlin 9—o, Miss L. Arrow beat Mrs. A. W. Bisset 9—4, Mrs. Lyons beat Miss J. Stevens 9—6. Men’s doubles: Coomber and Bloxam beat Holdaway and Gregory 9—2, Hood and Taylor lost to Tingey and Croad I—9, Tinney and Hood fost to Matthews and Tingey 4—9. Ladies’ doubles: Miss J. Bisset and Mrs. Donald beat Misses Watt and Hunt 9—7, Misses M. Bisset and Arrow beat Miss Edlin and Mrs. Bisset 9—o, Mrs. Lyons and Miss H. Davidson lost to Misses Stevens and J. Bissett Ll—l 3. Combined doubles: Coombor and Miss J. Bisset beat Holdaway and Miss Watt 9—4, Bloxam and Mrs. Donald lost to Gregory and Miss Hunt 5—9, Hood and Miss M. Bisset lost to Tingey and Miss Edlin 3—9, Taylor and Mrs. Lyons lost to Croad and Mrs. Bisset B—lo,B—lo, Tinney and Miss Arrow beat Matthews and Miss Steveus 9—-6. Totals: Ballauce 11 sets, 114 games; Pahiatua, 10 sets, 149 games*