LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 January 1939, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

WAIRARAPA COMPETITION MATCHES MARTINBOROUGH DEFEATED BY MASTERTON. GAWITH SHIELD MATCH. In an A grade Gawith Shield match played at Martinborough on Saturday, the Masterton Tennis Club defeated Martinborough by 14 matches, 16 sets and 227 games to 10 matches, 10 sets and 210 games. Following are the results, Masterton players mentioned first in every case: —

Men’s singles: P. Hawksworth beat G. McLeod, 6/1, 5/6, 6/3; McPherson beat P. Ward, 6/2, 6/3; Faulknor beat Evans, 6/1, 4/6, 6/4; Miller beat Grant, 6/1, 6/4; A. Ward lost to C. Ward, 5/6, 6/5, 4/6; J. Groves lost to Duffy, 4/6, 6/4* 1/6.

Ladies’ singles: Miss J. Betts beat Mrs G. McLeod, 9/6; Mrs Hawksworth lost to Miss M. Ward, 6/9; Mrs A. Ward beat Miss R. 9/4; Miss Jordan beat Miss Prussing, 9/4; Miss Pickering lost to Miss Jury, 0/9; Miss Rishworth lost to Mrs Feast, 2/9.

Men’s doubles: Hawksworth and Faulknor lost to McLeod and Evans, 3/6, 6/5, 3/6; McPherson and Miller beat Grant and C. Ward, 6/3, 6/4; A. Ward and Groves beat Duffy and P. Ward, 5/6, 6/3, 6/3. Ladies’ doubles: Miss Betts and Mrs Hawksworth beat Mrs McLeod and Miss Ward, 9/8; Mrs Ward and Miss Jordan lost to Misses Hewitt and Jury, 6/9; Misses Pickering and Rishworth lost to Mrs Feast and Miss Prussing, 6/9.

Combined doubles: Hawksworth and Miss Betts beat McLeod and Mrs McLeod, 9/4; McPherson and Mrs Hawksworth beat Evans and Miss Ward, 9/5; Faulknor and Miss Jordan lost to Grant and Miss Hewitt, 3/9; Ward and Mrs Ward beat C. Ward and Miss Jury, 9/8: Miller and Miss Pickering beat Duffy and Miss B. McLeod, 9/6; Groves and Miss Rishworth lost to P. Ward and Mrs Feast, 8/9.

A GRADE.

CARTERTON DEFEAT MEMORIAL.

In a match played at Carterton on Saturday in warm, sultry conditions, Carterton defeated Memorial Park Tennis Club by 16 matches, 227 games to 8 matches, 192 games. Results are as follow (Carterton players mentioned first in every instance): —

Men’s singles: M. Worsfold lost to D. Leete, 2/6, 6/3, 7/5; E. Dyer beat L. Connolly, 6/1, 6/5; J. Dwane lost to A. Andrew, 6/3, 6/4; J. Brown beat J. Kennedy, 5/6, 6/2, 7/5; D. L. Taverner beat P. L. Person, 6/5, 6/1; I. Bond beat C. C. Marsack, 6/1, 6/4. Men’s doubles: Worsfold and Dyer beat Person and Kennedy, 6/3, 6/4; Bond and Brown beat Leete and Andrew, 3/6, 6/5, 9/7; Taverner and Dwane beat Connolly and Marsack, 4/6, 6/3, 6/4.

Ladies’ singles? Mrs Worsfold beat Miss Kilmister, 9/7; Miss B. Peters lost to Miss Percy, 7/9; Miss E. Newbould beat Mrs Connolly, 9/1; Miss B. Roydhouse lost to Miss Watson, 9/2; Miss M. Smart lost to Miss Rayne, 9/6; Miss L. Phelps beat Miss Calwell, 9/2. Ladies’ -doubles: Mrs Worsfold and Miss Peters beat Misses Kilmister and Percy, 9/8; Misses Newbould and Roydhouse lost to Mrs Connolly and Miss Watson, 9/4; Misses Smart and Phelps beat Misses Rayne and Calwell, 9/1.

Combined doubles: Mr and Mrs Worsfold lost to Connolly and Miss Kilmister, 9/8; Dyer and Miss Peters lost to Leete and Miss Percy, 9/5; Brown and Miss Smart beat Person and Miss Payne, 9/5; Taverner and Miss Roydhouse beat Marsack and Miss Watson, 9/7; Bond and Miss Phelps beat Kennedy and Miss Calwell, 9/7.

B GRADE. Masterton defaulted a B grade match to Memorial, Lansdowne forfeited to Masterton Park and Greytown defaulted to Mount Bruce. C GRADE. Carrington Park forfeited to Memorial. Maslerton Park beat Kuripuni in a C grade match played at Park, by 22 matches to 2.

TINUi v. MEMORIAL PARK. During the weekend a most enjoyable match was played at Masterton between the Tinui and Memorial Tennis Clubs. Despite wind interference the games were very closely contested. Memorial Park won the match by 11 sets, 165 games, to 5 sets, 135 games. The following players took part:— Memorial Park: Messrs Leete, Marsack, Kennedy, Hurley, Long, Challis Duff and D. Costello, Mesdames Connolly and Hurley, and Misses Watson, Brown, Johnstone, Holtham, McCord and O. Eddy.

Tinui: Messrs N. Groves, Miles, J. Groves, Carmine, Holder, Langdon, Maunsell and Bartholomew; Mesdames Maunsell, Speedy and Holder, Misses Caverhill, B. Laing, J. Jones, and J. Laing.

Afternoon tea was served by the ladies’ committee of the Memorial Park Club. VISIT FROM NAPIER TEAM. WIN FOR ST PATRICK’S CLUB. Fifteen members of St Patrick’s Tennis Club, Napier, visited Masterton during the week-end to play a match against St. Patrick’s Club, Masterton. The home team proved the winners by 21 games to 15. The visitors were entertained at a dance on Saturday night and returned home yesterday evening.