COUNTRY MATCHES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 534, 11 December 1928, Page 16

COUNTRY MATCHES

TE AROHA CLUB Handicap tourney:— Singles—Second round: Fyfe beat Gardiner, 9—7; Johnston beat Kenah, 9—5: Donovan beat Kenah, 9—7; Bullen beat Mahon. 9—l. Doubles—First round: Cullen and Mackie beat Donovan and Johnston, Barriball and Fyfe beat Crompton and Williams, 9—5. Women’s Singles—First round: Miss Stitt beat Miss McGirr. 9 —7; Miss MeGeahan beat Miss D. Ranby, 9—6. Second round- Miss Lipsey beat Miss Matheson, 9 —2. Women’s Doubles—First round: Misses B. Gilchrist and McGirr beat Misses j Hedge and Ray, 9—7. Mixed Doubles—First round: Bush and Miss Bliss beat Cullen and Miss B. Gil- ! christ, & —6. PAPAROA CLUB The new courts costing £205 15s were ! opened on Saturday. The foundation was i established in concrete in which shingle ' and fine sand has been employed, reinforced with crimped steel wire and surface finished with a painting of asphalt, the total depth being sin. to Gin. There is ample provision for back play. Dr. E. T. Dawson, president of the club, who declared the courts open, paid a tribute to the willing voluntary help rendered. TE AROHA V. PAEROA (From Our Qici i Correspondent) PAEROA, Monday. Te Aroha beat Paeroa by 10 matches to 3 in the Laurence Cup competition. Singles—Wright beat H .Thorp, 9—2; Bush beat McMillan, 9—4; Mackie beat Steedraan, 9—o; Merrlngton beat Thorp, 9—l. Doubles —Wright and Bush beat H. Thorp and McMillan, 9—G; Mackie and Merrington beat Steedman and F. Thorp, 9—6; Johnson and Donovan beat Bluck and Carden, 9—3. Women’s Singles—Miss Biggs lost to Miss Shand, o—7; Miss Lipsey beat Miss O’Grady, 7 —o. Women’s Doubles—Misses Biggs and Lipsey lost to Misses Shand and O’Grady, 5—7; Miss Sharpe and Mrs. Wright beat Miss Taylor and Mrs. Bray, 7—3. Mixed Doubles —Donovan and Miss Sharpe lost to Bluck and Miss Taylor, 27; Johnson and Mrs. Wright beat Carden and Mrs. Bray. 7—3. HAURAKI PLAINS GAMES (From Our Own Correspondent) NGATEA, Monday. Competitions of the Hauraki Plains Lawn Tennis Association were continued on Saturday, except for the KopurahiHopai game, which was postponed as a mark of respect to the late Mr. Charles Laurence. WAITAKARURU V. TURUA Singles—G. L. Griffiths beat Dr. T. Miller, 9—l; A. A. Huston beat A. McConnell, 9 —3; G. Paton lost to F. C. Robinson, 6—9; A. H. McLean lost to F. H. M. Shepherd, 5—9. Doubles—Griffiths and Ruston beat Miller and Robinson, 9—6; Paton and McLean lost to McConnell and Shepherd, 39; Greenslade and Barlow lost to C. Scott and Bell, 6—9. Women’s Singles—Miss Beaver lost to Mrs. Clotworthy, 5—7; Miss Greathead lost to Miss Dixon, 2—7. Women’s Doubles —Miss Beaver and Mrs Greathead lost to Mrs. Clotworthy and Miss Dixon, 6—7; Mrs. Perry and Miss Elliott lost to Misses Clot worthy and Green, 2—7. Mixed Doubles—Greenslade and Mrs.

Perry lost to C. Scott and Miss Clotworthy, 5—7; F. Barlow and Miss Elliott lost to F. Bell and Miss Green, 5 —7. Totals: Turua, 10 sets; Waitakaruru, 3 sets. PATETONGA V. KEREPEEHI Singles—D. Pike beat N. Clay, 9—5; F. Plummer lost to G. Crisp, 7—9; E. Pulman beat J. Adlum, 9—4; J. Duffy beat A. Heagh, % 9—s. Doubles—Pike and Plummer beat Clay and Crisp, 9—5; Pulman and Dulf lost to Adlum and Hegh, 6—9; Hedley and Costello beat Kidd and Potter, 9—l. Women’s Singles—Miss Duffy beat Miss Rogers, 7 —5; Miss B. Duffy beat Mrs. Adlum, 7—2. Women’s Doubles —Misses Duffy and Duffy beat Miss Rogers and Mrs. Adam, 7—o; Miss S. Pulman and Mrs. Costello lost to Mrs. Clay and Miss Hegh, I—7. Mixed Doubles—J. Hedley and Miss S. Pulman beat J. Kidd and Mrs. Clay, 7—3: E. Costello and Mrs. Costello lost to E. Potter and Miss Hegh, 5—7. Totals: Pate tonga, 9 sets; Kerepeehi, 4 sets. Turua B defeated Waitakaruru B by 11 sets to 2. Patetonga B defeated Kerepeehi B by 10 sets to 3. OPOTIKI V. TANEATUA (From Our Own Correspondent) OPOTIKI, Monday. Opotiki beat Taneatua by 12 matches to 7. Men’s Singles—Hayr beat Wardlaw. 9—4; Hilford lost to G. Peebles, 9—6; Murray beat Thompson, 9—7; Taylor beat Reid, 9—4; Clements beat C. Peebles, 9—6; Joll beat 9—l. Women's Sin.-* Mrs. Burt lost to Miss Peebles, 7—u; Miss Vanstone lost to Mrs. Rogers, 7—l: Mrs. Burgess lost to Mrs. Old, 7—3; Mrs. Vanstone lost to Mrs. Merrie, 7—2. Men s Doubles —Hayr and Hilford beat Wardlaw and G. Peebles, 9—4; Murray and Taylor beat Thompson and C. Peebles, 9 —2; Clements and Joll beat Reid and Old, 9 —4. Women’s Doubles—Misses Burt and Burgess beat Miss Peebles and Mrs. Rogers, 7—4: Mrs. and Miss Vanstone lost to Mrs. Old and Mrs. Merrie, 7—4. Mixed Doubles—Hayr and Miss Vanstone beat Wardlaw and Miss Peebles, 9—7; Hilford and Miss Burt lost to G. Peebles and Mrs. Rogers, 9 —6; Murray and Miss Burgess beat Thompson and Mrs. Old, 9—5; Taylor and Mrs. Vanstone beat N. Reid and Mrs. Merrie, 9—S.