Tennis.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 313, 7 November 1929, Page 1

Tennis.

WAIKATO EAST MATCHES. Rain interfered with the tennis fixtures set down for Saturday. The following are the results of inter-club matches played under the auspices of the Waikato East Lawn Tennis Sub-association:— Matamata A 16, Wardville A 3. Hinuera A 13, Okoroire A 6. Te Whetu B 14, Okoroire B 5. Putaruru B 2, Tirau B 8 (unfinished). Matamata 16, Wardville 3. The Matamata A team visited Wardville on Saturday and won by 16 matches to 3. Results were, Matamata players being mentioned first : Ladies’ Singles. Miss Bell beat Miss Carroll, 7—4 ; Miss Robinson lost to Miss Phillips, 7—3 ; Mrs. Spence lost to Miss Johnstone, 7—3 ; Miss Landells defaulted to Mrs. Brooks. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Bell and Robinson beat Misses Carroll and Phillips, 7—6 ; Mrs. Spence and Miss Landells beat Miss Johnstone and Mrs. Brooks, 7—6. Men’s Singles.—Green beat Gauntlett, 9—7 ; Wells beat Parker, 9—o ; Keeley beat Ashford, 9—o ; Hitchcock beat Clark, 9—2 ; Egan beat Chapman, 9—3 ; Davies won from Gardiner by default.

Men’s Doubles.—Green and Wells beat Gauntlett and Barker, 9—7 ; Keeley. and Hitchcock beat Ashford and Clark, 9—2 ; Egan and Davies beat Chapman and Gardiner, 9—-0. Combined Doubles. Green and Miss Robinson beat Gauntlett and Miss Carroll, 7—6 ; Wells and Miss Bell beat Barker and Miss Phillips, 7—6 ; Keeley and Mrs. Spence beat Ashford and Miss Johnstone, 7—6 ; Hitchcock and Miss Landells beat Clark and Mrs. Brooks, 7—6. Hinuera A 13, Okoroire A 6. This match was played at Hinuei-a on Saturday and resulted in a win for Hinuera by 13 matches, 129 games, to 6 matches, 80 games. Details are, Okoroire members mentioned first:— V

Men’s Singles.—A. Brown lost to J. Morrow, 6—9 ; E. Brown beat R. Germann, 9—B ; H. Wright beat R. Settle, 9—7 ; G. Brown beat H. Hawke, 9—6 ; Murray lost to W. Oates, I—9 ; Goodwin lost to D. Cannell, 3—9. Men’s Doubles.—A. and E. Brown beat Morrow and Germann, 9—5 ; Wright and G. Brown lost to Settle and Hawke, 5 —9 ; Murray and Goodwin lost to Oates and Cannell, 3—9.

Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Dee lost to Miss Green, I—7 ; Mrs. Wilding lost to Miss Oates, I—7 ; Mrs. Murray lost to Miss Collins, o—7 ; Mrs. Gubb lost to Miss Settle, 2—7. Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss Dee and Mrs. Wilding lost to Misses Green and Oates, o—70 —7 ; Mesdames Murray and Gubb lost to Misses Collins and Settle, 2—7.

Combined Doubles.—Miss Dee and A. Brown lost to Miss Green and Morrow, 3—7 ; Mrs. Wilding and E. Brown beat Miss Oates and Germann, 7—6 ; Mrs. Gubb and G. Brown beat Miss Settle and Hawke, 7—3 ; Mrs. Murray and H. Wright defaulted to Miss Collins and R. Settle.

Putaruru B V. Tirau B (unfinished game). The Putaruru B and Tirau B teams were set down to play on the former’s courts. A start was made, but owing to the rain only the ladies* and men’s singles were finished. The results of these games were, Putaruru players being mentioned first: — Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Rolfe lost to Miss Hetherington, I—6 ; Miss Farrelly lost to Miss Inman, 5—6 ; Mrs. McKenzie lost to Mrs. Craig, I—6 ; Mrs. Dukeson beat Miss Harrison, 6—5. Men’s Singles. —F. Peters beat

Phillips, 9—6 ; Callaghan lost to Harrison, I—9 ; Addenbrooke lost to Stewart, B—9 ; Bailey lost to Gavin, 5—9 ; W. Peters lost to Hetherington, 5—9 ; Atkey lost to Neil, 3—9.