TENNIS AT THAMES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 272, 7 February 1928, Page 12

TENNIS AT THAMES

INTER-CLUB PLAY - The second round for the Lawrence Tennis Cup was played on Saturday, the competing teams being Thames and Hikutaia, both clubs playing an A and B team. Thames A team won by 10 games to 3 and the B representatives were also successful, defeating their opopnents by 11 to 2. The scores were (Hikutaia players being mentioned first): — A TEAMS Men’s Doubles.—G. Gibbs and Rare beat S. Dauley and Poulgrain, 4—9; Morrison and Turner lost to Hammerton and Dodd, B—9; C. Gibbs and Alley beat Dauby and Currie, 9—7. Women's Doubles.—Misses Gibbs lost to Mrs. Glover and Miss Payne, 3—7; Misses Elliott lost to Mrs. Dauby and Miss Hedley, 2—7. Combined Doubles: —C. Gibb and Miss M. Elliot lost to A. Dauby and Mrs. Dauby, 2—7; Alley and Miss B. Elliott lost to Currie and Miss Hedley, 2—7. Men’s Singles.—H. Morrison lost to S. Dauby, I—9;1 —9; G. Gibb lost to Poulgrain, 2—9; R. Dare beat Hamerton, 9—6; Turner lost to Dodd, 3—9. Women’s Singles.—Miss G Gibb beat Mrs. Glover, 7—4; Miss M. Gibb lost to Miss Payne, 5—7. B TEAMS Young lost to Pease, I—9: F. Rare lost to Robertshawe, 4—9; Strange lost to Pratt, 6-7-9; C. Murdoch lost to A. Twentyman, I—9. Women’s Singles.—Miss Alley beat Mrs. .Richardson, 7—4; Miss Brown lost to Mrs McLeary, 2—7. Men’s Doubles.—Young and Rare lost to Pease and Robertshawe, I—9; Murdoch and Bailey lost to Pratt and Twentyman, I—9: Strange and Morrison lost to Warner and Everett. 3—9. Women’s Doubles. —Miss Alley and Miss Brown beat Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. McLeary, 7—4: Miss Smith and Miss Morvason lost to Mrs. Pease and Miss Currie, Combined Doubles.— Miss Smith and A. Morrison lost to Mrs. Pease and Ware } — l’. Mi ** s Morrison and F. Strange lost to Miss Currie and Everett, 2—7.