TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Shannon News, 18 December 1928, Page 3

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

LEVIN CLUB’S DISTRICT COMPETITION.

LOCAL PLAYERS CONTEST FINAL OP LADIES’ DOUBLES.

SHANNON SUCCESSFUL IN MEN’S and combined doubles.

Much success attended the district handicap tournament organised by the Levin Tennis Club and held on then courts on Saturday.., Entries wore received from the Levin, Wesley, Manakau, Shannon and Otaki Clubs, and t c play was generally of an interesting oclorf The public were well repiosented, and an enjoyable time was spent at er' noon tea tooing-provided and a clock golf competition held, which u a,_ ly Dr. Thompson. , T ‘The ladies’ doubles were won by hf vin representatives, Mrs Levi nett and Miss Bevan, who defeated Misses Tanner and O’Donnell, also of, Leviii 0L -• In the other two competitions Shannon players were successful m the finals: In the men’s doubles Wyatt Mabe beat Hunter and Morrah, of 6—l: and in the combined double, Miss M. Brown and Wyatt defeated , Miss Turvey (Levin) and Goodwin ' (Shannon), 10 —8. . , The individual scores are given below; —

LADIES’ DOUBLES. , First round.— Misses Palmer and Henderson (Levin) *ls beat Miss Cadell and Mrs Harper (Levin), scr; Mrs A*kins and Miss Clifford (Manakau) scr., beat Mrs Cronquest and Miss Moymhan (Shannon) scr; Mrs McLeavey and Miss Blenkhorn (Levin) *1» beat Miss Turvey (Levin) aiid Mis?, Rear so (Otaki) 15*; Mis3CS Jones, and Brown (Shannon) scr. beat Misses Walker and Parsons (Wesley) 15*. Second round. —Mrs Bennett and Mis? BeVan (Levin) 'scr. beat Misses Armstrong and Clarke (Levin) 15, 6 .1; Misses Palmer and Henderson (Levin; beat Mrs Atkins and Miss Clifford (Manakau), 6—4; Mrs McLeavey am Miss Blenkhorn (Levin) beat Misses Jones and Brown (Shannon), 6—4; Misses Tanner and O’Donnell (Levin) *ls; beat Misses Mackenzie and Park (Levin) 15*, 6 —4. . Semi-finals.—Mrs Bennett and Miss Bevan beat Misses Palmer and Henderson, 6—2; Misses Tanner and O’Donnell beat Mrs .McLeavev and Miss Blenkhorn, 6 —5. _ Final. —Mrs Bennett and Miss Bevan (Levin), beat Misses t Tanner and O’Donnell (Levin), 6-^2.

MEN’S DOUBLES. First round.—Goodwin and Jones (Shannon) *ls beat Harper and Marsh i (Levin) *ls, 6—4; Todd and Rogers (Levin) scr. beat Taylor and Derham (Levin), *ls, 6—L; Wyatt aud Mabey (Shannon) scr. beat Percy and Messenger (Levin) 15*, 6—o; Hunter and Morrah (Levin) scr., beat Swainson and Atkins (Maiiakau) scr., 6 —2; Bennett and Phillips (Levin) scr. won from Georg' 1 and Grey (Manakau) 15, by default; Thompson and Bevan (Levin) scr. beat Parsons and Tuohy (Wesley) ser., 6 4; Mabey and Goodwin (Shannon) 15 beat Astridge and Spencer (Wesley) 15 L 6—2. Second round. —Goodwin and Jones

(Shannon) *ls' beat Wehipeihana Bros. (Manakau) *ls, 6—2; Wyatt and Mabey beat Todd and Rogers, 6—l; Hunter and Morrah beat Bennett and Phillips, 6—5; Mabey and Goodwin beat Thompson and Bevan, 6—5. Semi-finals. —Wyatt and Mabey beat Goodwin - and Jones, 6—5; Hunter aiiu Morrah beat Mabey and Goodwin, 6 1. Final.—Wyatt and Mabey (Shannon) beat Hunter and Morrah (Levin), 6 1.

COMBINED DOUBLES. First round. —Mrs McLeavey and Wehipeihana (Levin) £ls ‘bear Miss Macintosh and Tuohy (Wesley) 151: Miss Pearse and Ryder (Otaki) 151 beat Miss Clifford and Atkins (Manaltau) scr., 6 —l; Mrs Bennett and Bennett (Levin) scr. beat Mrs Atkins and Swainson (Manakau) scr., 6 2; Miss Clarke and Taylor (Levin) 15 beat Miss O’Donnell and Marsh (Levin) £ls, 6 2; Miss M. Brown and Wyatt , (Shannon) scr. beat Miss Walker and Parsons (Wesley) 15, 6—o; Miss Tanner and Thompson (Levin) scr. beat Miss Henderson and Morrah (Levin) £ls,' 6 —4; Miss Brown and Jones (Shannon) £.lo beat Miss Parsons and 'Astridge ( Wesley) 15 £, 6—l; Miss Mackenzie ana Percy (Levin) 15 beat Mrs Newman and Wilson (Levin) 15£, 6—2; Miss Turvey (Levin) and Goodwin (Shannon) £ls beat Mrs Harper and Harper (Levin) scr., 6 —4; - Miss.B. Brown (Shannon) and Phillips (Levin) 15 beat Mrs Cronquest (Shannon) and Durham (Levin) £ls, 6 —3. Secoud round.—Mrs Moynihan (Shannon) and Messenger (Levin) 15 beat Miss Bevan and Bevan (Levin) scr , 6—4; Mrs McLeavey and Wehipeihana (Levin) £ls beat Miss Blenkhornl and Todd (Levin) £ls, 6—4; Mrs Bennett and Bennett beat Miss Pearse and Ryder, 6—2; Miss M. Brown and Wyatt beat Miss'Clarke and Taylor, 6 3; Miss Brown and Jones beat, Miss Tanner and Thompson, 6—2; Miss 'Purvey and Goodwin beat Miss Mackenzie and Percy; Miss B, Brown (Shannon) and Phillips (Levin) 15 beat Miss D. Joues and Mabey (Shannon) scr., 6—2; Miss Palmer and Rogers (Levin) scr., beat Miss Cadell and Hunter (Levin) scr., 6—2.

Third round. —Mrs McLeavcy and Wehipeihana beat Mrs Moynihan and Messenger, 6—4; Miss M. Brown and Wyatt beat Mrs Bennett and Bennett, 6—-5; Miss Turvey and Goodwin beat ■Miss Brown and Jones, 6 —4; Miss Palmer and Rogers beat Miss B. Brown and Phillips, 6—2. ‘ Semi-finals. —Miss M. Brown and Wyatt beat Mrs McLeavey aud Wehipei■hana, 6 —l; Miss Tnrvey and Goodwin beat Miss Palmer and Rogers, 6—5. Pinal. —Miss M. Brown and Wyatt (Shannon) beat Miss Tnrvey (Levin) and Goodwin (Shannon), 10—8.