PETRIE SHIELD TENNIS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 314, 21 December 1936, Page 8

PETRIE SHIELD TENNIS.

I FIRST ROUND PLAYED. Stratford Ladies Win All Singles. j The first round of the Petrie ; Shield tennis competition was played on Saturday. The A teams of the two leading clubs, Stratford and Methodist met at the Stratford courts where, largely owing to the play of the women who won all their singles, the home team secured a victory by 10 matches to six. Douglas again proved their strength in this competition defeating Midhirst by 14 matches to two. Results are: • Douglas beat Midhirst. Stratford A beat Methodist A. Radnor beat Methodist B. Cardiff beat Ngaere. Strafford B a bye. Stratford A v. Methodist A.

I Stratford A team beat the Methodist A team at Stratford, by 10 matches, 77 games, to 6 matches, 63 games. Details, Stratford players mentioned first, are: Men’s singles: McCullough lost to S. Ward 6—3, J. Wilmshurst beat R. Boyd 6 —o, C. Henderson lost to A. Vivian 6 —4, L. Mclnnes lost to W. Dick 6—4. Ladies’ singles: Miss J. Francis beat Miss M. Ward 6 —4, Miss G. Brown beat Mrs Rowe 6 —4, Miss H. Wilmshurst beat Miss D. Pople 6—3, Miss T. Lacey beat Miss J. Faine 6—l. Men’s doubles:® McCullough and Wilmshurst beat S. Ward and R. Boyd 6—3, C. Henderson and 'Mclnnes lost to A. Vivian and Dick I—6. Ladies’ doubles; Misses J. Francis and G. Brown lost to Miss M. Ward and Mrs Rowe 2 —6, Misses H. Wilmshurst and T. Lacy beat Misses D. Pople and J. Faine G —3. Combined doubles: McCullough and Miss J. Francis beat S. Ward and Miss Pople 6 —5, Wilmshurst and Miss G. Brown lost to R. Boy'd and Miss M. Ward 3 —6, Henderson and Miss H. Wilmshurst beat Vivian and Mrs Rowe 6 —l, Mclnnes and Miss T. Laceyi beat Dick and Miss T. Faine 6--3.

Radnor Road v. Methodist B. B. Radnor defeated Methodist B, at Methodist, by 10 matches, 76 games, to 6 matches, 71 games. Details, Methodist names first, are: Men’s singles: C. Hailwood beat A. Mapp 6 —o, J. Sugden lost to G. Vickers 2—6, D. Harkness lost to H. Vickers 5—6, F. Skelton lost to S. Reid 5 —6. Women’s singles: Miss Z. Aagaard lost to Miss B. Hunt I—6,1 —6, Miss M. Gatton boat Mrs Askew 6 —3, Miss O. Aagaard lost to Mrs Hunt 3—6, Miss. B. Leonard; lost to. Miss Rookes 5—6. Men’s doubles: Hailwood and Sugden beat Mapp and G. Vickers 6—2, Harkness and Skelton beat H. Vivkers and Reid 6—4. Women’s doubles: Misses Z. Aagaard and Gatton lost to Miss Hunt and Mrs Askew 2—6, Misses O. Aagaard and Leonard lost to Miss Rookes and Mrs Hunt 5—6. Combined doubles: Hailwood and Miss Z. Aagaard lost to Mapp and Miss Hunt 5 —6, Sugden and Miss Gatton lost to G. Vickers and Mrs Askew 2—6, Harkness and Miss O. Aagaard beat H. Vickers and Mrs Hunt 6 —2, Skelton and Miss Leonard beat Reid and Miss Rookes o—s.

Cardiff v. Ngaere. Cardiff defeated Ngaere, at Ngaere, by 11 matches, 85 igames, to 5 matches, 62 games. Details, Ngaere names first, arc: Men’s singles: Addenbrooke jnr lost to W. Brunton 2 —6, Addeubvooke snr lost to Redshaw I—6,1 —6, Beck beat M. Wickham C —3, Marshall lost to Peterson 5 —6. Women's singles: Mrs Addenbrook lost to Miss Hollins 3—6, Miss Stockman lost to miss M. Brunton 3—6. Miss Simpson beat Miss B. Brunton 6 —l, Miss Watkins beat Miss D. Holiins 6 —5. Men’s doubles: Addenbrooke jnr and Beck lost to Brunton and Redshaw 4 —6, Addenbrooke snr and Marshall lost to Wickham and Peterson 2 —6. Women’s doubles: Mrs Addenbrooke and Miss Stockman lost to

Misses L. Hollihs and M, Brunton 4 —6, Misses Simpson and Watkins lost to Misses B. Brunton and D. Hollins I—4. Combined doubles: Audenbrooke jnr and Mrs Addenbrooke lost to Brunton and Miss L. Hollins 4—6, Addenbrooke snr and Miss Stockman lost to Redshaw and Miss M. Brunton 3 —6, Beck and Miss Simpson beat Wickham and Miss B. Brunton 6 —5, Marshall and Miss Watkins beat, Peterson and Miss D. Hollins 6 —5.

Doughs v. Midhirst. Douglas beat Midhirst, at Midhirst, by 14 matches, 90 games, to two matches, 35 games. Details, with Douglas names first are; Men's singles: E. Walter lost to W. Ross 2 —6, H. Wilmshurst beat D. Harkness 6 —l, J. Walter beat V. Banning 6—l, C. Wilmshurst lost to A. Castelli 4—6. Women’s singles: Miss J. Reid beat Miiss E. Wardell 6 —l, Mrs Skousgaard beat Mrs P. Anderson C—o, Miss A. Walter beat Miss J. Blair 6 —o, Miss M. Rodgers beat Miss M. Dravitski 6—5. Men’s doubles: E. Walter and H. Wilmshurst beat Ross and Harkness 6—l, J. Walter and C. Wilmshurst beat Running and Castelli 6—o. Women’s doubles: Miss Reid and Mrs Skousgaard beat Miss Wardell and Mrs Anderson’ 6—5, Misses Walter and Rodgers beat Misses Blair and Dravitski 6 —l. Combined doubles: E. Walters and Miss Reid beat Ross and Miss Wardell 6 —5, H. Wilmshurst and Mrs Skousgaard beat Harkness and Mrs Anderson 6 —l, J. Walter and Miss Walter beat Sunning and Miss Blair 6—l, C. Wilmshurst and Miss Rodgers beat Castelli and Miss Dravitski 6—l.