LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1922, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

SATURDAY’S MATCHES. PARK A v. PARK B. At the Park courts. New Plymouth, on Saturday, the club’s A and B teams met in a competition -match. The result was in favor of the B team, who won 12 sets and .119 games to 7 sets and 106 games. In the following results A team representatives are mentioned first:— Men’s Singles.—L. Bosworth 6 v. H. Broadmore 9; W. Reader 3 v. T. Merron 9; F. Shearer 9 v. R. Person 6; C. Newell 3 v. sub. Diprose 9; P. Hobson 9 v. A. Brooker 3; G. Knight 6 v. L. Sole 9. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Malcolm 6 v. Miss R. Frethey 7; Miss Therkleson 0 v. Miss P. Heal (unfinished) 4; Miss Ludlow 7 v. Miss R. Honnor 1; Mrs. Bosworth 4 v. Miss N. Frethey 7. Men’s Doubles.—Bosworth and Reader 9 -v. Broadmore and Merron 8; Stearer and Newell 4 v. Person and Diprose 9; Hobson and Knight 8 v. Brooker and Sole 9. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Malcolm and Therkleson 7 v. Misses R. Frethey and Heal 2.; Miss Ludlow and Mrs. Bosworth 7 v. Misses Honnor and N. Frethey 1. Combined Doubles.—L. Bosworth and Miss Malcdlm 7 v. Broadmore and Miss R. Frethey 5; W. Reader and Miss Malcolm 5 v. Merron and Miss Heal 7 ; Newell and Miss Ludlow 3 v. Person and Miss Honnor 7; C. Newell and Mrs. Bosworth 3 v. Diprose and Miss N. Frethey 7. Totals.— A. 7 sets 106 games; B 12 sets 119 games. SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS. SATURDAY’S RESULTS. The Taranaki schools' championships were continued on the New Plymouth courts on Saturday, when the finals of the girls’ singles and doubles were reached. The boys’ events were not completed, and the remainder of the semi-finals and the finals will be played next Saturday. Results of the play were : BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Second Round.—Metcalfe beat E. Mason 6—o, 6—o : 'Blair beat Penn, 6—5, 6—4 ; L. Christie heat Shaw, 6—5, 6 —l ; Alexander won from Ev/f by default; Ballantyne beat Strombon, 6—3, 6—3; Collins beat Brodie by default; Mason beat Griffin, 6 ", 4—6, 6—4 ; Mackay beat Cottier, 6 —l, 6 —9. Semi-final.—L. Christie beat Alexander, 6 2, 6—2. (Only match played). BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Round.—McNeill and S. Cottier beat O’Halloran and Hawken, o—6, 6—3, 6—4 ; Metcalfe and Penn beat McNeill and Cottier, 6—5, 6—2; Mackay and Syuue beat L. Christie and Hume, 6—5, 6—3.

Second Round.—Cottier and Innes (Stratford) beat Foote and Grant, 6—o, 6—l; Pease and Strombom beat Jones and Sutherland, 6—l, 6—o; Alexander and Shaw beat Blundell and Pope, 6—3, 6—l; Metcalfe and Penn beat McNeill and Cottier, 6 —2, 6-—1; Collins and Mason beat Roch and Bailey, 6—l, 6—l; Ballantyne and Griffin beat Barnett and Martin, 6—o, 6—o ; Mclvor and Blair beat McKay and Syme, 6—4, 6—l : Harrison and Eva won from Nicholson and Griffiths by default. Semi-final.—Cottier and Innes beat Pease and Strombom 6—5, 3—6, 6—4 ; Metcalfe and Penn beat Alexander And Shaw, 6—o, 6—4; Mclvor and Blair won from Harrison and Eva by default; Griffin and Ballantyne beat Collins and Mason, 6—4, 6—5. Semi-final.—Metcalfe and Penn (N.P.8.H.5.) beat Cottier and Innes (Stratford D.H.S.), 6—5, 6—5. Final.—Metcalfe and Penn to play winner of Mclvor and Blair v. Griffin and Ballan GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First Round.—Miss Weston beat Miss Ogle; Miss Firth beat. Miss Hawkins, 6—2, 6—5; Miss Ballantyne beat Miss Willis, 6 —o, 6 —2 ; Miss Johns, a bye. Second Round. —Miss Weston beat Miss Firth, 6 —3, 4—6, 6—4 ; Miss Ballantyne beat Miss Johns, 6—5, 6—5. Final.—Miss Ballantyne (N.P.G.H.S.) beat Miss Weston (Stratford D.H.S.I, 6—o, 6—-2. GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Semi-final.—Misses Ogle and Johns beat Misses Weston and Gernhoefer (Stratford), 6—3, 6 —5.; Misses Ballantyne and Hawkins beat Misses Willis and Firth, 6—2, 6—4. Final.—Misses Ballantyne and Hawkins (N.P.G.H.S.) beat Misses Ogle and Johns (Wanganui Girls' College), 6—3, 4—6, 6—o.

PLAY AT MELBOURNE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Received March ,12, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, March 11. Results at the autumn tennis tournament Doubles Championship. Patterson and Hawkes beat O'Hara Wood and Mackay 6—3, Singles.—Patterson beat Hawkes 6 —l, 6 —2, B—6. THE DAVIS CUP. Received March 12, 5.5 p.m. Washington, March 11. India has challenged for the Davis Cup.