SATURDAY’S TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 947, 14 April 1930, Page 7

SATURDAY’S TENNIS

NGATARINGA AND TAKAPUNA RESULTS The Ngataringa Lawn Tennis Club held its annual prize-giving “At Home" on Saturday afternoon. The president, Mr. C. Browne, gave a brief address and the Mayor of Devonport. Mr. E. Aldridge, presented the prizes. Following are the results of the club championships:— Women’s championship, Miss K. Johnson; women’s championship doubles, Miss H. Lewin and Miss K. Johnson; Kolin trophy for women’s handicap singles, Miss M. Waddell; women’s Stewart Dawson Cup open handicap singles. Miss N. Hughes: women’s handicap doubles. Miss K. Smith and Miss P. Wilson; girls’ junior cup handicap, under 21, Miss Z. Smith: men’s championship singles, Mr. R. Haggett: men’s championship doubles, Air. IT. Anderson and Air. .1. AlcFarlane; men’s handicap singles. Mr. Haggett; men’s handicap doubles, Air. Dance and Mr. Haggett; handicap combined doubles. Mr. Haggett and Airs. Rule; combined championship doubles, Aliss Al. Waddell and Air. 11. Anderson; Ngataringa Shield handicap, open to boys under 21, R. Dance; boys’ cup, under 13, K. Knowles. PLAY AT TAKAPUNA Following are the results of club competitions played by members of the TakaI'una Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday:— Men’s singles championship final: N. Hume beat I). Hume, 6—3, 6—2, G—o. Women’s singles championship: Mrs. Evans beat Mrs. Martin, G—<>, G—l. Women's doubles handicap, final: Mrs Sullivan and Aliss O’Neill beat Mrs. Crosher and Airs. Bowden, G —4, G—2. Men’s doubles handicap: N. and D. Hume beat Everton and Gamble, 7—5, 6—2. Men’s singles handicap, final: Gambitbeat Bartrani, 2—6. 6— 2, 6—3. Women’s singles handicap, final: Mrs. Wiseman beat Airs. Alowbray, 6—5, 6—2. Combined doubles handicap: Mrs. Howe and Hume heat Air. and Mrs. Sullivan, 60 to 56.

The school-children’s events, which have been in progress on the Takapuna lawn for some weeks, were finished on Saturday, and resulted as follow:—Girls' championship, semi-final: Alinna Yarnton beat Margaret Bartrum, Nancy Clark boat Emily Yarnton. Final: Minna Yarnton beat Nancy Clark. Boys’ championship: Tony Blair beat Leo Amodeo. Boys’ doubles, semi-final: Tony Blair and Leo Amodeo beat Jack West and G. Yarnton; E. Everton and Stewart Foot beat Fascoe and O’Donnell. Final: Blair and Amodeo beat Everton and Foot. Girls' doubles, final: Won by AI. Collins and AI. Goddard. METHODISTS’ WIN A match between the Takapuna Club olid the Takapuna Methodist Club was played on Saturday, and resulted in an j easy win for the Methodists by nine games to one. The results of the sets were as follow, with Alethodist names first:—Women’s singles: Mrs. Thomas lost to Miss Bestic, Airs. Everist beat Aliss L,orie. Men’s singles: G. Collins beat Gamble, Nicholson beat Bartrum. Alen's d< übles: Nicholson and G. Collins beat Gamble and Bartrum; Richards aud Preston beat Brown and Best. Combined doubles: Mrs. Cameron and Preston beat Miss Gamble and Brown: Airs. Jones and Richards beat Airs. Davidson and Best. Women’s doubles: Airs. Thomas and Mrs. Forrest beat Miss Bestic and Aliss Lorie; Mrs. Jones and Airs. Cameron beat Airs. Davidson and Aliss Gamble. BIRKENHEAD-NORTHCOTE GAMES Tho club members’ competition of the Birkenhead and Northcote Tennis Club was completed on Saturday. Good play was seen in all games. Excellent entries have been received for the Easter tournament, and the club committee is busily engaged in making final preparations for the event. The following are the results of Saturday’s play: MEN’S HANDICAP SINGLES Semi-final. A. Cadness (owe 40) beat C. Griffith (owe 36), 6—4, 6—3; Herrick (owe 40) beat Roberts (owe 40), 6—5, 2—6, B—s. Final Herrick beat Cadness, 6—2, 6 —o. MAXWELL CUP First Round. Miss Martin and McPhail (ser) beat Miss Hand and Brown (owe 1-6), 6 3 6—4; Airs. Tyer and Tyer (owe 30) beat Mrs. Weaver and Sharpe (owe 3-6) 6—3, 56, 6—4; Miss Newman and Taylor (owe 30 2-6) beat Miss Lockie and Fitzpatrick (owe 15), 6—3, 6—3. Second Round. Aliss Hitchings and Wrightson (scr) beat Miss Martin and McPhail. 6—4, 6—4; Miss Newman and Taylor beat Mrs. Tver and Tver, 6—5, 6 —2; Aliss Major and Roberts beat Mrs. Herrick and Herrick, j 6—l, o—6, B—6; Aliss Chetwynd and BarI ratt beat Mrs. Potter and Potter. G—l, ! 3—6, 6—2; Aliss Alajor and Roberts (ow** 40) beat Aliss Court and Court by default: Mrs. Herrick and Herrick (owe 40) | beat ATiss Jamieson and Cadness by de- : fault: Miss Chetwynd and Barrott ~ (ow«15) beat Arrs. Little and Little( owe 3-6). 63. 6—3; Airs. Potter and Potter (owe | 3(» 1-6) a bye. Semi-final. Aliss Newman and Taylor beat Aliss Hitchings and Wrightson, 6—5, 6—2; Aliss Major and Roberts beat Miss Chetwynd and Barrott, 6—4, 6—3. Final. Miss Major and Roberts beat Aliss Neuman and Taylor, 6—4, 6—l.