LAWN TENNIS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 242, 18 February 1911, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

FITZKOV v. ST. ANDREW'S. I'iie Fitzroy team journeyed to Strati)i- on Thursday to try conclusions with Jie St. Andrew's Club, and won by (18 games, the total scores being 140 to 81. Some of the Fitzroy players were a little "at sea" owing to the construction of the asphalted court, which drops considerably at the ends. The following were the scons. Fitzroy players being mentioned first in each case:—-

Men's Singles.—\V. hints lost to R. D. Brown, 9 —7; L. Mclsaac lost to W. Heigh way, 9—7; P. C. Amburv beat B. V. Kivell, 9—2; R. Jackson beat A. L. Jones, 9—G; A. Amlmry, sen., beat B. Douglas, o—a; C. Mclsaac beat F. Wilkie, 9—o.

Ladies' Singles.—Miss Potior beat Miss Mackey, (i—3; Miss llurle beat Miss Brayshaw, 7—3; Miss Amburv beat Miss M. Mackey, 7 —l.

Moti's Doubles.—Lints and Mclsaac beat Brown and Heighway, 9—l; P. C. Ambury and Jackson lost to Kivell and Jones, 4—9; Ambury sen. and C. Mclsaac beat Douglas and King, 9 —5. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses Potier and llurle beat Misses Mackey and Brayshaw, fl—2; Misses Arthur and Ambury beat Misses Irvine and Mackey, 7 —2. Combined Doubles.—Miss Potier and Lints beat Miss Mackey and Brown, 9—5; Miss Hurle and Mclsaac beat Miss Brayshaw and Heighway, 9—6; Miss Arthur and P. C. Ambury beaj, Miss Irvine and Kivell, 9—4; Miss Ambury and Jackson, beat -Miss M. 'Mackey and Jones, 9—3. Totals: Fitzroy 140, St. Andrew's 81.

INGLEWOOD v. WAITARA. Our Inglewood correspondent writes that the Inglewood tennis team journeyed to Waitara on Thursday and won an interesting match by 15 games. Appended arc the scores, Waitara players being mentioned first: Men's Singles. —Eggleston 8, v. Taylor 9; Harrison 9. Sutherland 5; Passau 9, v. Bicrnacki 3; Etheringtoii3, v. Thorn-

I son 9; Allen 9, v. Patterson 7; Vaughan 7, v. Messenger !). Ladies' Singles.—Mrs. H. Matthews 7, v. Mrs. Thomson C; Miss Purdie 1, v. Mrs. W. Matthews 7; Mrs. Lund 3, v. Miss Blades 7; Miss Stoddart 3, Miss I Iloskins 7. I Ladies' Doubles.—Mrs. Matthews and Miss Purdie 0, v. Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Matthews 7; Mrs. Lund and Miss Stoddart 7, v. Misses Blades and Hosking 4. | Combined Doubles.—Mrs. H. Matthews and Eggleston 7, v. Mrs. Thomson and Taylor 5; Miss Purdie and Harrison 7, v. Mrs. W. Matthews and Sutherland 2; Miss Stoddart and Passau 6, v. Miss ' Blades and Biernacki 7; Mrs. Lund and ■ Etherington 5, v. Miss Hosking and , Thomson 7.

Men's Doubles. —Eggleston and Harrison 9, v. Taylor and Sutherland 3; Passau and Etherington 3, v. Biernacki and Thomson 9; Allen and Vaughan 4, v. Patterson and Messenger 9. Totals: Waitara, 107; Inglewood, 122.