LAWN TENNIS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1922, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

TARANAKI COMPETITIONS. « OPENED ON SATURDAY. The Inter-club competitions under the Tara* • nakl Association commenced on Saturday, but ’ owing to wet weather in some porta of the. province several matches were postponed. The New Plymouth Club had two fixtures, the A team playing Hawera. at New Plymouth and the B team being engaged at Stratford; ’ but owing to rain the fixture at Stratford dlfl ’ not take place. Details of the New Plymouth- . Hawera match are : Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Brewster rieat Mrs. - Smith 6—3, fl—s; Miss Ballantyne beat Miss' Burgess 6—l, «—-3; Miss Rundle beat Mis® . Blake 6—l, 6—o: Miss Simpaon beat Miss, . Huggins 6—l, 6—3. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Brewster* and bundle beat Mrs. Smith and Miss Burgess 6—3, ' 6—3: Misses Ballantyne and Siifipaon beat . ! Misses Blake and Huggins 6—l, 6—4. • Men’s Singles.—Nicholson beat Caplen 6—l. • 6—l ; Webster beat Foden 6—3, 4—6, 6—3 ; ‘ Archer beat Whitelaw 6—4, 11—9; Balhtrry , lost to Hodder 2—6, 2—6. Men's Doubles.—Nicholson and Webster beat Caplen and Foden 9—3; Archer and Balharry lost to Whitelaw and Hodder. Combined Doubles.—Nicholson and Miss Brewster beat Caplen and Mrs. Smith 9—’ B—4.