OPUNAKE NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 58, 29 March 1901, Page 2

OPUNAKE NOTES.

(FKOM OUB OWN CORRBSrONDBHT.) The return match at tennis, Opunake andPilmna v. Manaia took pUce on Siturday last. Manaia brought up a team which was greatly strengthened by the inclusion of B. Hare and the Misses K. and G. Hare. It was therefore expected that the O.P's. would go down, but, as usual, however, the unexpected happened The two matches against Manaia and Stratford s->em to have put tte O.P's. iu great form and tbey succeeded in defeating Manaia by 12 games. F. Mason turned the tables on G. Cooper after a great game. B. Harp, however, amply avenged his defeat by beating the riev. Compton. The rest of the O.P. men scored heavily off Manaia. For tho ladies Mrs Raikea defeated Miss Yuung by 9 to 8 after a tpleudid game. Both ladies were warmly applauded for their fino display; The ladies double, Mr* Good aud Miss Burke v. Misses Hare acd Young was also a fine contest, the Manaia ladies winning. Cooper and Hare defeated Mason and Oomp'on after a good display of tennis. The following are the results:—

' Singles (Gentlomen). » Manaia. Piliama and Opuuakc i Cooper 8 Mason 12 , Hara 12 Compton 3 , Whyte 3 Heenan 12 ' Newing 5 g oo j 12 Gorringc ... 4 Bryce 12 Young 9 K. Lambie ... 12 Doubles. Coeper and Hare 9 Masen and ConipGorringo and toa 6 Newing ... 0 Heenan and Bryce 9 Whyte and Young 3 Good and Lambie 9 Singles (Ladies). Miss Parsons ... 0 Mrs. Good ... I Miss Young ... 8 Mrs. Raikes ... 9 Miss Hare ... i) Miss Stanley ... 6 Miss G. Harer ... 9 Miss Burke ... 7 Doubles. Miss Parsons and Mrs. Good and Miss G. Hare... 9 Miss Burko ... 6 Miss Young and Mrs. Haikos and Miss Hare ... 9 Miss Stanley... 3 Total ... 106 Total ... 118 Hawera have challenged Opunake, |«nd au endeavour is being made to arrange a match for Monday, the lbt April.