TENNIS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 23 March 1926, Page 9

TENNIS.

TIMARU BEAT WAI-ITI. Wai-iti sustained their first defeat of tho season in the B grade competition on Saturday, Timaru winning, by af margin of six games. Each bide claimed eight sets, but Timaru won 111 games to W.ai-iti’s 105. Scores are appended:—

ST. JOHN’S V. Y.M.C.A. On Saturday last Y.M.C.A. defeated St. John’s by 125 games to 73. Scores: MEN’S SINGLES.

SOUTH CANTERBURY V. OTAGO. Owing to the proximity of the Easter holidays it has been found impossible to raise a team to play Otago at Dunedin next Saturday. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. The following matches complete the fixtures of the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association for rho season 192526 B grade.— Wai-iti v. Y.M.C.A., at Wai-iti. O grade.— Y.M.C.A. v. Wai-iti, at Y.M.C.A.

MEN’S SINGLES. T ~W Innes-Jones v. Moore 7 9 9 Umvin v Coxhead ••• 8 Newton, v. Lawson .... >•• 9 7 Holdgate v. Dobie ... ... ••• 8 9 LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss Dennohy 'll Mrs Leslie Miss Tizarcl v. Miss Methvon ... 7 5 7 3 Mrs “Robertson v. Miss AV. McIntosh 5 7 Mrs Zeisler v. Miss Cuthbert ... 7 1 MEN’S DOUBLES, Innes-Jones and] Unwin v. Moore and Coxhead ’ 7 9 Holdgate and Newton, v. Dobie and “Lawson 9 4 LADIES’ DOUBLES. Misses Denneliy and Tizard v. Mrs Leslie and Miss Methvon 7 3 Mrs Robertson and Ml® Zeisler v. .Misses Cuthbert and McIntosh' 7 6 COMBINED DOUBLES. Miss Dennehy and Innes-Jones v. Miss McIntosh and Coxhead) 9 6 Miss Tizard and Unwin v. Miss Metliven and Moore ... ... 4 9 Mrs Zeisler and Holdgate v. Miss Cuthbert and Dobie 8 9 Mrs Robertson and] Newton v. Mrs Leslie and Lawson 2 9 111 105

St. J. Y. P. Houlihan v. F. McKenzie ... 6 9 D. Martin v. R. Boys 9 7 C. Durning v. B. Souter ... 9 6 G. F. Doyle v. Renton 5 9 LADIES’ SINGLES. Miss Kane v. Miss AV. AVilson 0 7 Miss Lynch v. Miss Young ... 5 Miss Mason v. Miss Bradley ... 2 7 7 Miss Dennedy v. Miss Hewson. ... 7 5 LADIES’ DOUBLES. Misses Kane and Lvnch v. Misses . AVilson and Young 6 7 Misses Dennedy and Mason v. Misses Bradley and Hewson 5 7 MEN’S DOUBLES. Houlihan and Martin v. McKenzie and Souter 2 9 Durnins: and Doyle v. Renton and Boy3 ... - ... - 4 9 COMBINED DOUBLES. P: Houlihan and Miss Kano . v. McKenzie and Miss Wilson ... 1 9 D. Martin, and Miss Lynch, v. Bovs and Miss Young ... ... 5 9 C. Durning and Miss Mason v. Souter and Miss Bradley ... $ 9 Dovle and Miss Dennehy v. Renton and Miss Hewson ... 4 9 Y.M.C.A. —13 sets, 125 games. St. John’s—3 sets, 73 games. ST. MARY’S V. BAPTISTS. A friendly return game was played between the Baptist and St. Mary’s clubs, on Saturday. The following was the result:— LADIES’ SINGLES. St. M. B. Young v. Bowden ... 6 0 Sunnaway v. Goring ... ... 6 4 Gibson v. Gatehell .... ... ... 6 1 Hight v. Henderson 6 i MEN’S SINGLES. King r. Goring .... 3 6 Bailer v. Spence 1 6 AVhecler v. Bowden (unfinished) 3 1 LADIES’ DOUBLES. A T oung and Sunnaway v. Bowden and Goring ... 6 1 Giprson and Hight v. Gatehell and Henderson 6 1 MEN’S DOUBLES. King and Bailer ,v. Goring and Spence ... 2 6 Wheeler and Toms v. Bowden and Shipley ... 6 3 COMBINED DOUBLES. Young and King v. Bowden and Goring ... 6 5 Sunnaway and Bailer v. Goring and Spence 6 5 Gibson and AVheeler v. Gatehell and Bowden 6 3 Hight and Toms v. Henderson and Shipley 6 3 7*5 46