LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 February 1939, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONS 1 MASTERTON DEFEAT MEMORIAL IN A GRADE CONTEST. NINETEEN MATCHES TO FIVE. The Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Association competitions were continued on Saturday. In' a contest played at the Masterton Club's courts Masterton defeated Memorial bj' 19 matches to five, detailed results being as follow (Masterton players mentioned first in every case): — Men's singles: Hodder beat Leete. il 6/2. 6/1;. MacPherson lost to Andrew 4/6, 5/6; Faulknor lost to Connolly 6/4. 1 5/6. 4/6; Major beat Boys 6/2, 6/5; ' Ward lost to Person 2/6. 2/6; O’Cone nor beat Lamont 6/1, 6/1. i_ Ladies' singles: Miss Milne beat Miss ;t Kilmister 9/7; Miss Betts (Masterton) won by default; Mrs Ward beat Miss Percy 9/2; Mrs Hawksworth beat Mrs Connolly 9/1; Miss Allan beat Miss Polj son. 9/1: Miss Rishworth beat Miss Ann drews, 9/3. 0 Men’s doubles: Hodder and Major boat Leete and Andrew; Macpherson and Faulknor beat Boys and Person 4/6, 6/5, 6/4; Ward and O'Connor lost to Connolly and Lamont, 2/6, 3/6. Ladies’ doubles: Mrs Hawksworth n and Miss Betts beat Misses Kilmister ,f and Percy 9/6; Mrs Ward and Miss c Milne beat Mrs Connolly and Miss it Ruby 9/1; Misses Allan and Rishworth r boat Misses Robinson and Andrews 9/2. L ; Combined doubles: Miss Allan and * Hodder beat Miss Kilmister and Cont nolly 9/2; Miss Betts and McPherson e (Masterton) won by default; Miss o Milne and Faulknor beat Mrs Connolly ' and Andrew; Miss Percy and Leete 2 (Memorial) won by default; Miss Rishworth and Major beat Miss Robinson and Person 9/7; Mrs Hawksworth and O'Connor beat Miss Andrews and Lamont 9/6. B GRADE park club beats memorial IN FINAL. J KEENLY CONTESTED MATCH. i, Squally weather unfortunately marJ red the deciding match of the B grade 1 competition for the season, when Mas- ' terton Park defeated Memorial Park in t the final by 13 matches, 14 sets, 150 t games to 11 matches, 10 sets, 162 games. , The finish was in doubt until the late J afternoon, when Park forged ahead to 3 lead by 13 'matches to 10, Memorial winning the last match. A high degree of sportsmanship was evident throughout the match. The standard of play, owing to the unpleasant conditions prevailing was not up to previous performances, both teams having leading players away. Masterton Park is to be congratulated on its meritorious win. The club has ’ won the B grade competition for two * consecutive seasons. . j The results are as follow: —(Memorial ; players mentioned first in every ins stance): > Men’s singles: F. Phillips beat T. Mc- ’ Govern, 9/5; E. P. Smith lost to A. Handyside 5/9; J. A. Kennedy beat R. i McEwen 9/4; B. Carrig-beat C. Hark- ; ness 9/7; C. C. Marsack lost to E. Denj bee 7/9; J. M. Jones beat P. Thompj son 9/7- ! Ladies’ singles: Miss Watson beat - Miss Hessell 8/6; Miss Wickens lest to ’ Miss Reader 3/8; Mrs Hurley -lost to ® Miss Pownall 4/8; Miss Rayne beat Miss I Elkins 8/7; Miss Holtham lost to Miss . B. Martill 6/8; Miss Calwell lost to ■ Miss E. Madsen 2/8. > Men’s doubles: Marsack and Kennedy I lost to McGovern and Handyside 9/3; ' > Phillips and Smith beat McEwen and > Harkness 9/4; Jones and Carrig lost to ■ ' Denbee and Thompson 8/9. j Ladies’ doubles: Mrs Hurley and , ‘ Miss Watson lost to Miss Hessell and : Reader 6/8; Misses Wickens and Rayne , lost to Misses Pownall and Elkins 6/8; I Miss Calwell and Holtham lost to Miss- 11 es Martell and Madsen 5/8. Combined doubles: F. Phillips and Miss Watson lost to R. McEwen and Miss Hessell 6/8; J. Kennedy and Mrs Hurley beat A. Handyside and Miss Reader 8/3; Marsack and Miss Wickens lost to C. Harkness and Miss Pown- j all 6/8; E. Smith and Miss Rayne beat McGovern and Miss Elkins 8/4; J. M. 1 Jones and Miss Calwell lost to E. Denbee and Miss E. Madsen 4/8; Carrig ] and Miss Holtham beat P. Thompson ,

and Miss B. Martell 8/3. C GRADE. FINAL WON BY MEMORIAL. 1 The final of the C grade competition was played on Saturday between Memorial and Rangitumau. The contest resulted in an easy win for Memorial by 15 matches or 122 games to six matches or 'B4 games, three matches not being played. EXHIBITION MATCH. EDWARDS BEATS HAWKSWORTH. Keen interest was taken in an exhibition match played at Miramar yes- ■ terday between N. V. Edwards. New Zealand champion, and P. Hawksworth North Island champion. Edwards won because, after losing the first set, he ’ made less mistakes off fairly straight- ‘ forward shots than did Hawksworth, ’ Hawksworth succeed in his design of ‘ keeping Edwards from the net. Each j respected the other's forehand to the e extent of trying to concentrate on the backhand. Hawksworth preferred to run round his backhand as often as possible. He showed skill in disguising the direction of his drives, and it might have been a different story if he could have eliminated the errors. His length r was more consistent than Edwards's. - and he showed skill in sudden playing o' ball shot, using the same action as | fi for a drive. It was a stroke that won | 0 points by its deceptiveness. Less er- f rors, not greater speed or more varied tl game, gave Edwards his victory. The I *■' game resulted: — " N. V. Edwards beat P. Hawksworth ' 26, G'?. ; 6'2. i