TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 213, 28 November 1927, Page 7

TENNIS

SATURDAY’S PLAY INTER-CLUB COMPETITION The Auckland Lawn Tennis Association continued its inter-club competitions in dull weather on Saturday. The only other event of importance was the opening of the five new courts of the Ngataringa Club at Stanley Bay. B GRADE Varsity v. Auckland Varsity beat Auckland by six matches 1 to four. Men's Singles.—Bowden beat Jones, 56, 6—l, 6—2; McDonald beat Burt, 2 — 6, 6 — 2, 6 — o. Women’s Singles.—Miss Hardie lost to Miss Jones, I—6, o—6; Miss Hume lost ! to Mrs. McCarthy, 3—6, I—6. Men's Doubles.—Andrews and Bowden beat Fletcher-Jones and Bansett, 6—3, 64; McDonald and Spencer beat Jones and Burt, 6—3, 6—3. Women's Doubles. —Misses Hume and Batty lost to Mrs. McCarthy and Miss Jones, 6—2, I—6, 6—B; Misses Wann and Hardie lost to Misses Whittaker and Wilson, 6—l, 2—6, 2—6. Mixed Doubles.—Andrews and Miss Wann beat Fletcher-Jones and Miss Whittaker, 6—2, 6—3. Spencer and Miss Batty beat Bassett and Mrs. Wilson, 6—3, 4 6. 6—l. C GRADE Pukeroa v. Campbell Paris. Pukeroa beat Campbell Park (II) by six matches to four. Men’s Singles.—Sims beat Hughes, 6—o, 6—l; Abbott lost to Winger, 4—6, 3—6. Women’s Singles.—Miss Kemp beat Mrs. Broad, 6—4, 6—3; Mrs. Tidmarsh won by default from Miss Douglas. Men’s Doubles.—Sims and Abbott beat Winger and Hughes, 6—3. 6 —l; Tonson and Wood lost to Meyhill and Winger, 6—5, 4—6, I—6. Women's Doubles.—Miss Kent and Mrs. Tidmarsh lost to Miss Leng and Mrs. Hopkins, 5—6, 5 —6; Miss Hamilton and Mrs. Henry won by default from Miss Douglas and Mrs. Broad. Mixed Doubles. —Tonson and Mrs. Henry lost to Winger and Miss Leng, 4 6. 2—6; Wood and Miss Hamilton beat Mayhill and. Mrs. Hopkins, 6—4. 6—2. Papatoetoe v Campbell Park Papatoetoe beat Campbell Park (1) by eight matches to two. Men's Singles.—Brown lost to Jaine, o—6,0 —6, 3 —6; Franklin lost to Barfoot, 5—6, 5 Women’s Singles.—Miss C. Bryant beat Miss Armstrong, 6 —l, 6 —4; Miss D. Bryant beat Miss Rukutai, 6—l, 6 —l. Men’s Doubles.—Brown and Franklin beat Jaine and Colonel Saville, 6—4, 6—3; Gubb and Burton beat Barfoot and Skipworth, 6—5, 6—5. Women’s Doubles.—Misses C. and D. Bryant beat Misses Armstrong and Rukutai, 6—4, 6—3; Misses Haslip and Mellsop beat Mesdames Brough and Savile, 6:—l, 6 Mixed Doubles. —Gubb and Miss Haslip beat Colonel and Mrs. Saville, 6—4, I—6, G—2; Burton and Miss Melsop beat Skipwith and Mrs. Brough, 6—4, 6 —l. D GRADE

Birkenhead-Northcote v. Rawhiti (1)

Birkenliead-Northeote beat Rawhiti by nine matches to one. Men’s Singles.—Thompson beat Hallett, 6—3, 6 —3; Freeman beat Scott, 6 —4, 6—5. Women’s Singles.—Miss J.„ Robertson beat Mrs. Sheffield, 6—5, 6—4; Miss Steel beat Miss White, 6—l, 6—o. Men’s Doubles.—Thompson and Tremain beat Hallett and Purdie, 5—6, 6—l, 6—3; I-lolmes and Greenslade beat Scott and Buschi, 6—4, 6—3. Women’s Doubles. —Miss J. Robertson and Steel beat Mrs. Sheffield and White, 6— 5, g—4; Miss N. Robertson and Mrs. Tyer lost to Mrs. Stanley and Miss Dickens, 2 —6, 3—6. Mixed Doubles.—Greenslade and Miss Robertson beat Buschi and Miss Dickens, 6—5, 6—3; Holmes and Mrs. Tyne beat Purdy and Mrs. Hanley, 2—6, 6—5, 6—3. University v Rawhiti (II) University beat Rawhiti (II) by 10 matches to nil. Men’s Singles.—Miller beat Chiplin, 6—2, 6—2; Black beat Barker, 6—o, 6—l. Women's Singles.—Miss Clevely beat Walker, 6—2. 2—6, 6 —3; Miss Gallaher beat Mrs. Kelley, 6—l, 6—l. Men’s Doubles. Miller and Black beat Chiplin and Barker, 6—2, 6—2; Simmers and F. Miller beat Maxwell and T. Jones, 6—l, 6—o. Women's Doubles.—Misses Clevely and Gallagher beat Miss Walker and Mrs. Kelley, 6—l, 6 —l; Misses Dunning and Mawson beat Mrs. Woods and Miss Eaves, 5—6, 6—2, 6—4. Mixed Doubles. —Miller and Miss Mawson beat Jones and Mrs. Woods, 6—2, 6—l; Simmers and Miss Dunning beat Maxwell and Miss Eaves, 6—2, 6—2. Ngataringa Club With an enthusiastic membership of 88, and five new courts, Ngataringa Tennis Club, Stanley Bay, opened on j Saturday afternoon. It has been proposed to build eventually a total of seven courts, but in the meantime only five chip courts are available. The weather conditions prevented all the courts being formed. They will be semi-public courts, controlled by the new Ngataringa Club. The whole is portion of the new Stanley Bay recreation area, which will provide a children’s section, croquet lawns, a garden area, and room for cricket and football.

Mr. C. M. Browne. president of the club, after expressing thanks to the Mayor, at seein gthe courts an accomplished fact after long endeavr ours, asked the members to encourage the club by getting as many new members as possible into the “net.” “I wish to th„nk the people of Stanley Bay for their public spirit,” said the Mayor, Air. E. Aldridge. “Your efforts have turned an unsightly and useless swamp into the makings of a fine sports area.”

The special rating area had provided practically all of the money required, and very little, if any, of the £6.000 that will be spent will have to come from general rates.

He then officially declared the courts open, and called upon Miss Aldridge to serve the first ball.