TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 615, 18 March 1929, Page 7

TENNIS

WIN FOR REMUERA B GRADE TENNIS FINAL GAMES AT STANLEY STREET Remuera No. 1 defeated Parnell in the pennant final of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's B grade interclub competition at Stanley street on Saturday afternoon, thus gaining supremacy for the season. Parnell was defeated by 6 matches to 4. Outstanding features of the match were the defeat of Mrs. Napier iltemueia> by Miss Wells, and the victory of Boardman t Parnell.) over the seasoned Watkins. Miss Wells won her match by sheer doggedness, and Boardman’s deep and vigorous driving on both forehand and backhand won the day for nim. Miss Wells and Boardman have gone through the whole competition without suffering a defeat. In the C grade play-all competition. Pukeroa defeated Unity by 6 matches to 4. Following are the results, players of the first-named club being mentioned first in each instance: B Grade Remuera No. 1 v. Parnell—Men’s singles: V\ Watkins lost to Boardman. 4 k, 4 — 6: H. O. Thomson beat T. Gould, g 4. 6 —4 Women’s singles: Mrs. Napier lost to Miss Wells, 3— 6, 4—o; Miss Richardson beat Miss Hooton, 6 —4, 6 —2. Men’s doubles: Watkins and Thomson beat Clay and Boardman, 6 —4, 6 —l: Ohlson and Macfarlane lost to Gould and Robertson. 2 — 6, 6 —5, 3— 6. Women’s roubles: Mesdames Napier and Robson to Misses Wells .md Hooton, 2— l>, K __. 7—7 i RrimuTH retir. d): Misses Rich..rd~con and Wilson beat Misses Gill and Hirst. 6 —2. 6—2. Combined doubles: ohlson and Mrs. Robson beat Clay and \liss Gill. 6 —o, 6 —4; Macfar ane and Miss Wilson beat Robertson and Miss Hirst. 5—6, 6 6 —3. C Grade Pukeroa 1. uity—Mt n a .singles: Sima lo.=t to T. R Turei, 6 —... I —t>, 2—»>: Bni - it- t lost to Sparling. 3— 6, 2— 6. Women * s i,y.|er Mrs. .Jones beat Miss O'Donnell. 6—2. 6—2; Miss Rickard lost to Mrs. Philpottb. 2—6. 2—6. Men’s doubles: and Abbott beat Turei and Turei. * i 6 — l; O'f'onnor and Barrett beat snarling and Wilson, 6 —4, o-— 6. 7 — o. Women's doubles: Mesdames Jones ami Henry beat Misses O'Donnell and Gemmc j] ' e— s. 6—o: Misses Stewart and Rickard lost to Mr s. Philpotts and Mis* .Qmlth 2—6. 5—6 Combined doubles: Abbott and Mrs. Henry beat T. Turei and Gemmell, 6— b, 6—l: O Connor and \| lSi s Stewart beat Wilson and Miss Sm ; th. 4—6, 6—2, 6—2. SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY’S RESULTS Results of matches played in the wchools tennis championship on Saturday were as follow: Girls’ Singles.—Third round: B. W ilsor beat I. Wells, 9—4. Fourth round: P Conway beat F. McKinnon, 9—6; R. Tay•or beat K. Milne, 9—2; J. Chambers bea 1 \f. Colson, 9—3; T. Jenkins beat P. Masefield, <i—6; M. Hooton beat A. Woods !> 5; C. Da Roche beat V. Collier, 9—B B Cooke beat D. Nolan, 9—3; D. Moil heat B. Wilson, 9—6. Fifth round: R Taylor beat P. Conway, 9—5; J. Chambers beat P. Jenkins, 9 —6. Girls’ Doubles. —Second round: P Buddie and M. Colson beat B. Richwhit* and F. McKinnon, 9—3: R. Degarth anc V. Collier beat M. Singleton and J. Cul pan, 9—3; E. Dixon and L. Hay beat A Wilson and C. Morton, 9—5. Thirc round: G. Gardner and T. Jenkins bea FT Cox and P. Wood, 9—o; J. Chamber: and 1. Dixon beat W. Moore and B. Dodd !)—3; M. Hooton and G. Griffiths beat M and N. Garrett, 9 —3; R. Taylor and G Hooper beat R. Degarth and V. Collier 9—3: X. Anderson and P. Masefield bea J. Maxwell and B. Fulton, 9—3; D. Ha: and E. Dixon beat B. Coleman and B Witson, 9—7: M. Hall and P. Wakemai heat R. Kirkbride and M. Dean, 9—5; B Griffiths and C. Da Roche beat P. Buddie and M. Colson. 9—5. Fourth round: M. Hall and P. Wakeman beat D. Hay and E. Dixon, 9—6; R, Taylor and G. Hooper beat J. Anderson and P. Masefield, 9—4; J. Chambers and I. Nixon beat G. Gardner and T. Jenkins, 9—2; B. Griffiths and C. Da Roche beat G. Griffiths and M. Semi-finals and finals will be played next Saturday morning, played next Saturday morning. Boys’ Singles.—Final: R. Milne beat B. W. Brownlee. 6—3, 4—6, 6—l. Boys’ Doubles.—Milne and Brownlee b*at Smith and Smith, 6—-4, 6—o; Hetherington and Schultz beat "Walton and Keane, 2 sets to 1. A.L.T.A. LADDER GAMES Results of recently-played ladder matches under the auspices of the Auckland Dawn Tennis Association are as follow: Women’s Singles. Miss Potter beat Mrs. Warren, 6— l, 6—l; Miss Potter beat Miss Whitelaw, 6—5, 6—2. Women’s Doubles.—Mesdames Warren and Worsop beat Misses Bryant, 4—6. 4—4, 6—i>. Men's Singles.—A. C. Stedmun beat N. 0. Sturt, 7 —5, 6—2: V. N. Hubble beau H. L. Robson by default; W. G. Watkins bea: A. K. Turner, 6—l, 6—l; A. E. McKeown beat C. C. Chalmers, 6—4, 2—6, 6 McKeown now takes the bottom place on the ladder. Junior Singles.—M. T. Wilson beat R. J. Carter, 6—3, 6—3. Men’s Doubles. —V. R. and A. C. Johns beat Griffiths and Brinsden by default: Entwistle and Martin beat McKeown and Totter. 4—6 S—6. 7—3. PRIMARY SCHOOLS' TOURNEY Further results in the primary schools' tennis tournament, which was continued on Saturday, are as follow: Bovs’ Singles.—Second round: B. Cochrane belt B. Baird. 9 —l; V. Norris beat 1. Bell, 9--0: F. B. Kerr beat I. Curd. 9—o; M. Dew is ham beat G. Baird, 9 —l; JGunn beat D. Fleming, 9 —2; D. Cameron beat S. Davis, 9—S: I. Thompson beat J. ‘Tordon, 9—3; Doherty beat M. Mitchell. 9—2. Third round: Cochrane beat Norris, *—2: Lewisham beat Kerr. 9—7; Gunn beat B, Cameron. 9—o; Doherty beat I. Thompson, 9—B. Boys' Doubles.—First round: Cochrane and Doherty beat Lewisham and WilHams. 9—4;" Baird and Thompson beat Beil and Gordon, 9—3; Sadgrove and Tleming won from Patterson and Odlm by default: Kelsey and C. Baird beat Westlake and Perkins. 9—7; C. Norris *nd Davis beat ,T. Norris ar.d Cameron. 9—5; Spence and Robinson beat Davidson and Golding, 9 —4; Mitchell and Curd won from Browning and Cruickshank bv default: Gunn and Kerr beat Whitley and Clausen, 9—o. Second round: Kelley and Baird beat Sadgrove and Fleming, 9—7; v. Norris and Davis beat Spence and Robinson, 9—2; Gunn and Kerr beat Mitchell and Curd, 9—2. Girls’ Singles.—Second round: A. Grange beat E. Sims, 7—l; D. Bailey beat J. Stacev. 7—4; W. Hill beat O. Head, 7 M. Savin beat M. Watson. 7—3: O. Rowe beat E. Patterson, 7—3; O. Harding beat M. McLeod, 7—3: C. Danbv beat J. Goddard. 7—4: .1. Bishop beat A. Xegres, 7—o. Third round: A. Grange beat D. Bailey, 7—4: W. Hill beat M. Savin. 7—5; G. Harding beat O. Rowe, 7—6; J. Bishop beat C. Danbv, 7—4. Girls’ Doubles. Second round: J. Bishop and O. Harding beat M. "Walker and E. McCarthy, 7—o; A. Grange and W. Hill beat D. aßiley and J. Goddard. 7—6: E. Patterson and M. Savin beat N. Hughes and J. Lees. 7—2; O. Head and B. Dane beat M. McLeod and G. Rowe. 7—5.