TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 271, 6 February 1928, Page 7

TENNIS

INTER-CLUB GAMES REMUERA WINS SEMI-FINAL Remuera fielding its best team, of which Bartleet and Sturt are New Zealand representatives, completely overshadowed Parnell in the semi-final of the A grade competition on Saturday. The match was won not only by 10 games to nil, but without the loss of a set, though Williams and Chalmers put up such a good fight against Griffiths and Sturt that the first set went to 28 games. Remuera meets Varsity in the final. The semi-finals of the C grade knockout were also played. Parnell meets Eden and Epsom in the final. A GRADE Semi-final Remuera beat Parnell by 10 matches to nil. Men’s Singles.—Bartleet beat Lamb, 6—2, 6—4; Sturt beat Chalmers, 6—3, 6—3. Women’s Singles.—Miss Macfarlane beat Miss Potter, 6—4, 6—l; Miss Colebrook beat Miss Fearnley, 6 —o, 6—4. Men’s Doubles—Bartleet and Robson beat Lamb and Horne, 6—2, 6—2; and Griffiths beat Williams and Chalmers. 15—13, 6—l. Women's Doubles. —Mrs. Scott-Watson and Miss Colebrook beat Mrs. Pope and Miss Craig, 6—l, 6—o; Misses Macfarlane and Nicholls beat Misses Potter and Fearnley, 6—3, 7—5. Mixed Doubles.—Mrs. Scott-Watson and Robson beat Miss Craig and Williams, 6—2, 6—3; Miss Nicholls and Griffiths beat Mrs. Pope and Horne, 6—4, 6—l. 0 GRADE K.O. Semi-finals PARNELL V. ONEHUNGA Parnell beat Onehunga by 7 matches to 3. Men’s singles.—J. Stallworthy beat E. A. Robb, 6—2, 6—4; M. Aldred beat H. Scott, 6—3, 6—3. Women’s Singles.—Miss W. Hayden (Onehunga) won by default; Miss Coates (Onehunga) won by default. Men’s doubles.—Stallworthy and Aldred beat Robb and C. K. Harrison, 2- —6, 6—2, 6 —4; Kish worth and Gould beat Scott and Warren, 6—2, 6—3. Women’s doubles.—Misses Hayden and Coates (Onehunga) won by default; Misses Gill and Miller beat Misses Armstrong and Nutsford, 6—2, 6 —*>• Mixed doubles. —Rishworth and Miss Gill beat C. K. Harrison and Miss Armstrong, 6—3, 6—5; Gould and Miss Miller beat Warren and Miss Nutsford, 5 6, G —2, 6 —3. EDEN AND EPSOM V. BIRKENHEAD AND NORTHCOTE Eden and Epsom beat Birkenhead and Northcote by 7 matches to 3. Men’s singles.—Hilton beat Taylor, 6 3, 6—4; Turner beat Roberts, 6—2, 6—3. Woman’s singles: Miss Lamb lost to Mrs. Gray, 2—6, 2—6; Miss Kennedy beat Miss Newman, 6—4, 6—2. Men’s doubles. —Hilton and Wilson beat Taylor and Herrick, 6—3, 5—6, 6—3; Turner and Walton lost to Roberts and Newman, 2—6. 4—6. Women's doubles.—Misses Lamb and Kennedy beat Mrs. Gray and Miss Newman, 2—6, 6—5, B—6; Misses Murdoch and Dilworth beat Misses Chambers and Lockie, 5—6, 6—o, 7—5. Mixed and Miss Mur-

doch lost to Herrick and Miss Chalmers. | 56 t 3—6; Wilton and Miss Dilworth j beat Newman and Miss Lockie, 6—3, 6—4. C Grade Play All AUCKLAND v. ST. HELIERS St. 'Heliers had won four matches and Auckland three. , _ . ... Men’s Singles.—Harrison beat Bush ill, 6 4, 2—6, 3—6; Shackell beat Wrathall, 6_ Women’s Singles.—Miss Reid beat Mrs. Needham, I—6, 4—6; Miss Adams lost to Miss Durham, 5—6, I—6. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Gemmel and Carev beat Misses Bradshaw and Russell, 6 3,* 6 —5; Misses Reid and Adams lost to Mrs. Needham and Miss Derham, love Men’s Doubles. —Holgate and Elder beat Kretchmar and Philip, 5—6, 6—l, 6—4. PUKEROA v. NGATARINGA Pukeroa beat Ngataringa by eight matches to two. . .. Men’s Singles.—Sims lost to Macfarlane, 4—6, 5—6, I—6; Abbott lost to Darrock, 4—6, 6—3, 4—6. Women’s Singles.—Miss Kent beat Miss Longdill. I—6, 6—2, 6—3; Miss Tidd beat Miss Waddell, 3—6, 6—4, 9—7. Men’s Doubles.—Sims and Abbott beat Macfarlane and Darrock, 2—6, 6—5, 6—3: Tonson and Wood beat Bates and Jones, 6 —l, 6 —5. j Women’s Doubles. —Misses Kent and TTpfold beat Miss Waddell and Mrs. Senn, 6 —5, 6 —l; Misses Tidd and Hamilton beat Miss Longdill and Miss Prideaux. 6—2, 6—l. Combined Doubles. —W'ood and Miss Hamilton beat Jones and Miss Prideaux, 6—3, 6—4; Tonson and Miss Upfold beat Bates and Mrs. Senn, 5—6, 6—3, 6—l. PAPATOETOE v. MT. EDEN CONGREGATIONAL Papatoetoe beat Mt. Eden Congregational seven to three. Men’s Singles.—V. Franklin beat W. Potter, 6—5, 6—4; B. Brown lost to B. Brownlee, 5—6, 6—5, I—6. Women’s Singles.—Miss C. Bryant beat Miss W’oods, 6—l, 6—2; Miss D. Bryant beat Miss Lander, 6—o, 6—o. Men’s Doubles. —V. Franklin and B. Brown lost to Potter and Brownlee, 4—6. 6—l, 4—6; C. Franklin and F. Carr losr to Kinnear and Lawson. 5—6, 3—6. Women’s Doubles. —Misses C. Bryant and D. Bryant beat Miss Woods and Mrs Armitage, 6—2, 6—4; Misses E. Haslip and M. W'aters beat Misses Lauder and Lee, 6—2, 5—6, 6—l. Mixel Doubles.—C. Franklin and Miss E. Haslip beat Kinnear and Miss Armitage, 5—6, 6—o, 6—l: F. Carr and Miss M. Waters beat Lawson and Miss Lee. 6—2, 6—2. Friendly Match The annual match between the Mount Eden Presbyterian Tennis Club and the St. Albans Tennis Club resulted in a win for Mount Eden by nine sets and 73 games to three sets and 42 games. Following are the scores, Mount Eden names first:— Men’s Singles.—Carter lost to Collins, G—B; Palmer beat Skelton, 6—2. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Park beat Miss Aickin 6—2; Mrs. Mcßoberts beat Miss Guthrie. 6—2. Men’s Doubles. —Carter and Palmer lost to Collins and Skelton, 8—10; Wardrop and McArthur beat Sims and West, 6—l. Ladies’ Doubles. —Miss Park and Mrs. Mcßoberts lost to Misses Aickin and Guthrie, 5—7; Misses Middleton and Anderson beat Misses Hammon and Truman, 6—o. Combined Doubles. —Palmer and Miss Park beat Collins and Miss Aickin, 6—2; Carter and Mrs. Mcßoberts beat Skelton and Miss Guthrie, -6—3; Wardrop and Miss Middleton beat Sims and Miss Mammon, 6—2: McArthur and Miss Anderson bent West and Miss Truman. 6—3.