LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1922, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

TARANAKI COMPETITIONS. TO DAY’S FIXTURES. Following are the fixtures and teams for the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Association’s competition matches to be played to-day:— A GRADE. Hawera v. Waverley, at Waverley. — Hawera: Foden, Whitelaw, N. C. Caplen, Kururangi, H. D. Oaplen, Douglas, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Duncan, Misses Burgess and Blake. Waverley: Wallace, Dickie, Muir, Wybourne, Blennerhassett, Rutherford, Miss Hunter, Mrs. Dickie, Miss Metcalfe, Miss Rutherford. B GRADE. North Section. New Plymouth Park No. 2 v. Inglewood.—Park: Doreen, Shearer, Boon, Hobson, Ladner, Williams, Miss Malcolm, Heal, Thurkleson, and Dell. Inglewood: Grant, Wagstaff, j Carmine, Armstrong, Patterson, Kenrick, Mrs. Grant, Miss-Nutting, Mrs. Smitn, Miss Lile. New Plymouth v. Waitara, at Waitara.—New Plymouth: Balharry, King, Turner, Tine, Atkinson, Valentine, Mrs. Nicholson, Misses Ballantyne, Valentine and Winfield. Waitara: Tate, Bennett, Hall, Brabant, Gaw, Hawkins, Misses M Walker, K. Walker, Mrs. Tate, Miss W. Walker.

New Plymouth Park No. 1 v. Sportsdale, at ’Sportsdale.—Park: Bosworth, Reader, Boswell. Person, Merton, Newell, Misses Fretney, Ludlow, Honnor, Mrs. Bosworth. Sportsdale: Anderson, Curtis, Rutherfurd, Young, Lyons, Freeman, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Curtis, Miss Uniacke, Mrs. Budge. South Section. King Edward Park v. Eltham, at Eltham.—Eltham: Haden, Baker, Crump, Campbell, Hawkins, Wilson, Miss Carncross, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Wanklyn, Mrs. Bain. Manama v. Stratford, at Stratford. Patea v. Hawera, at Patea. —Patea: Findlay, Honeyfield. Shield, Hunger, Roberts, Qrmsby, Miss Taylor, Miss Honeyfield, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Simmons. Hawera: Leece, Wills, Collins, Blennerhassett, Brodie, Berry, Mrs. French, Mrs. Gibson, Miss Huggins, Mrs. Collins. SPORTSDALE v. NEW PLYMOUTH. The inter-club competition B grade match, Sportsdale v. New Plymouth, which had to be postponed last week on account of the weather, took plac.e i at the New Plymouth courts on Thurs- I day afternoon. New Plymouth wc»i by ]2 sets 133 games, to 7 sets 104 games. Following are the details, Sportsdale players being mentioned first in each case:— Men’s Singles.—Anderson beat Balharry 9 —6; L. R. Curtis beat E. King 9—B; Rutherfurd beat Turner 9 —4; Lyons beat Hine 9—<B; Young beat Atkinson 9—7; Hill- lost to Wynyard 6 —9. Men's Doubles.—Anderson ano Uurtls lost to Balharry and King s—-9; Rutherfurd and Lyons lost to Turner and Hine u—9; Young and Hill beat Atkinson and Wynyard 9—5.

Ladies’ Singles. —Mrs. Hill lost to Miss Ballantyne o—-7; Mrs. Curtis lost to Miss Valentine 6—7; Miss Curtis beat Miss Winfield 7 —5; Mrs. Budge lost to Mrs. Nicholson I—7. , Ladies’ Doubles.—Mesdam|s Hill and Budge lost to Miss Winfield and' Mrs. Nicholson 5—7; Mrs. and Miss Curtis lost to Misses Ballantyne and Valentine I—7.

Combined Doubles^ —Mrs. Hill and Anderson lost to Miss Ballantyne and Balharry 3—7; Mrs. Curtis and Curtis lost to Miss Valentine and King 2—7; Miss Curtis and Rutherfurd lost to Miss Winfield and Turner 6—7; Mrs. Budge and Young lost to Mrs. Nicholson and Hine 2—7.

Totals.—New- Plymouth 12 sets 133 games; Sportsdale 7 sets 104 games.

Te Ngutu Tennis Club played a match with Mangatoki at Mangatoki on Thursday. Mangatoki won by 25 games, the totals being: Mangatoki 125, Te Ngutu 100.