LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1926, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

COMPETITIONS COMMENCE >v IN SOUTH TARANAKI. par: and hawera clubs'meet. The tennis competitions commenced in South Taranaki on Saturday, when the Hawera A and B teams met the Haw-era Park A and B teams. On the Hawera Club’s courts Hawera A defeated Park B by 127 games to 61 and on the Park courts Park A defeated Hawera B by 119 games to 84. The weather yvas very favourable and on both courts a very pleasant afternoon was spent. The details of the match between Hawera A and Park B are as follow, the Hawera players mentioned first:— Men’s Singles.—Jones beat Yearbury 9 —B; Collins beat Newton, 9 —2; Caplen beat Sage, 9—2; Fletcher lost to Bernard, 2—9. Men’s Doubles.—Jones and Caplen beat Yearbury and Bernard, 9 —7; Collins and Fletcher beat Sage and Newton, 9—l. Ladies’ Singles. —Miss Nutting beat Mrs. Barker, 7 —o; Miss Wills beat Mrs. Goodwin, 7 —2; Miss G. Meyrick lost to Miss Kirk, 5—7; Miss Whittington beat Mrs. Dymond, 7 —-fi. Ladies’ Doubles—Misses Nutting and Wills beat Mesdames Barker and Goodwin, 9—3; Mieses Meyrick and Whittington beat Miss Kirk and Mrs. Dymond, 9 —l. Combined Doubles.—Miss Nutting and Jones beat Mrs. Barker and Yearbury, fl—6; Miss Wills and Collins beat Mrs. Goodwin and Newton. 9—3; Miss Meyrick and Caplen beat Miss Kirk and Sage. 9—B: Miss Whittington and Fletcher heat Mrs. Dymond and Bernard, 9—2. The totals are.—Hawera 127 games, 14 sets: Park, 61 games, 2 sets. The details of the match between Park A and Hawera B, on the Park courts, with Hawera players mentioned first, are as follow: — Men's Singles.—Syme lost to Billows, 6 Ryan lost to Budge, 3—9; Palmer lost to Bramwell, 5—9; Smith lost to Franklin, 2—9. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Joll lost to Mrs. Rudge. I—7;.1 —7;. Mrs. Collins beat Mrs. Davy, 7—2; Miss Hawken lost to Mrs. Bernard, 3 —7; Miss Huggins lost to Miss Reid 2—7. Ladies' Doubles.—Mrs. Collins and Miss Joll beat Mesdames Rudge and Davy, 7 Misses Hawken and Huggins beat Mrs. Bernard and Miss Reid, 7 —5. Men’s Doubles. —Syme and Ryan lost to Billows and Rudge, 5—9; Palmer and Smith beat Bramwell and Franklin, 9—6. Combined Doubles. —Miss Joll and Syme lost to Mrs. Rudge and Billows, 3—9; Mrs. Collins and Ryan, lost to Mrs. Davy and Rudge, 7 —9; Miss Hawken and 'Palmer lost to Bramwell and Mrs. Bernard, B—9; Miss Huggins and Smith beat Franklin and Miss Reid, 9—B.

The totals are. —Hawera. 5 matches, 84 games; Park, 11 matches, 119 games.