LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 December 1939, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONS MASTERTON BEAT MARTINBOROUGH. CONTEST FOR GAWITH SHIELD. The Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competitions were continued in fine weather on Saturday afternoon. The grass courts were in splendid order alter the recent rains. The standard of play in all the grades was high, several good wins being recorded. Particularly pleasing was Wairarapa College’s first win in the C grade. The Gawith Shield competition was advanced _ a further stage, Masterton again registering a clear-cut win. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. A Grade. Masterton beat Martinborough, 20/4. Carterton beat Memorial, 18/6. B Grade. Memorial beat Mt Bruce. 15/9. Park beat Kuripuni, 16/8. Masterson beat Carterton, 19/5. C Grade. College beat Park, 14/10. Rangitumau beat St Patrick's, 20/4.

In a Gawith Shield match Masterton beat Martinborough by 20 matches 29 sets 238 games to 4 matches 8 sets 143 games. Detailed results are as follows, Masterton players being mentioned first in every instance:— Men’s singles: P. Hawksworth beat G. S. McLeod. 6 '2. 6/1; J. B. Macpherson beat M. Simpson, 2/6, 6/2. 6 1; E. M. Hodder beat C. Ward. 6/3.. 6/1; N. Faulknor beat E. Evans, 6/1. 5/6, 6/2; H. M. A. Major beat O. Grant. 6/0, 4/6. 6/4; IT. M. O'Connor beat M. McLeod. 6/3,’ 6/1. Women’s singles: Mrs P. Hawksworth lost to Mrs G. S. McLeod, 4/6; Miss J. Betts lost to Miss F. Collier by default; Mrs Ward beat Miss J. McLeod, 9/0; Miss B. Payton beat Miss I. Jury. 9/5; Miss Wylie beat Mrs G. Moore. 9 Z 3; Miss Mulvaney beat Miss R. Kershaw. 9/3. Women’s doubles: Mrs Hawksworth and Miss Betts beat Mrs G. McLeod and Miss J. Jury. 9/7; Mrs Ward and Miss Payton beat Misses Collier and J. McLeod, 9/3; Misses Wylie and Mulvaney lost to Mrs C. Moore and Miss R. Kershaw. 8/9. Men’s doubles: P. Hawksworth and J. B. Macpherson beat G. S. McLeod and Simpson, 6/5. 3/6, 6/2; E. M. Hodder and H. M. A. Major beat C. Ward and E. Evans, 6/2, 6/3; N. Faulknor and H. M. O'Connor beat Grant and M. McLeod. 6/3, 6/4.’

Combined doubles: Macpherson and Mrs Hawksworth beat McLeod and Mrs McLeod. 9/4; P. Hawksworth and Miss Betts beat G. Simpson and Miss Collier. 9/7; E. M. Hodder and Miss B. Payton beat C. Ward and Miss J. McLeod, 9/2; H. M. A. Major and Mrs Ward beat E. Evans and Miss I. Jury, 9/3; Faulknor and Miss Wylie boat O. Grant and Mrs C. Moore, 9/6; H. M. O’Connor and Miss Mulvaney lost to M. McLeod and Miss R. Kershaw. 6/9. In a second Gawith Shield match Carterton beat Memorial by 16 matches, 25 sets. 226 games to 8 matches. 11 sets. 117 games. Details are. Memorial players being mentioned first in every instance: —

Men’s singles: D. Leete lost to M. Hobson, 3/6, 1/6; F. Phillips lost to I. Mackie. 5/6, 4/6; J. A. Kennedy lost to W. M. Worsfold. 2/6. 3/6; L. Connolly lost to E. W. Dyer. 4 G, 2'6; C. R. Boys lost to J. Dwane, 2/6, 4/6; M., J. Syron lost to D. L. Taverner, 5/6, 4/6.

Women's singles: Miss P. Kilmister lost to Miss B. Peters, 8/9; Miss R. Percy lost to Miss E. Newbould 3/9: Miss V. Watson beat Mrs H. Trapp. 9/4; Mrs B. M. Hurley beat Miss D. Goodall, 9/3: Miss D. O’Donnell beat Miss G. Knutson, 9/8; Miss E. Madsen beat Mrs Harrington. 9/7. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Kilmister and Percy lost to Mrs Trapp and Miss Peters. 8/9; Mrs Hurley and Miss O'Donnell lost to Misses Newbould and Goodall, 7/9; Misses Watson and Madsen beat Mrs Harrington and Miss Knutson, 9/7. Men's doubles: Messrs Leete and Phillips lost to Hobson and Dyer. 2/6, 6/5, 2/6; Connolly and Boys lost to Mackie and Worsfold. 4/6, 6/5, 3/6: Kennedy and Syron lost to J. Dwane and Taverner, 1/6. 6/5, 4/6. Combined doubles: L. Connolly and Miss Kilmister boat Hobson and Miss Peters by default; Leete and Miss Percy lost to Worsfold and Miss Newbould, 4/9; Phillips and Miss Watson beat Mackie and Miss Goodall. 9/5: Kennedy and Mrs Hurley lost to Dyer and Mrs Trapp. 7/9; Boys and Miss Madsen beat Dwane and Miss Knutson, 9/6; Syron and Miss O'Donnell lost to Taverner and Mrs Harrington, 4/9.

B GRADE. MASTERTON BEAT CARTERTON. Masterton beat Carterton by 19 matches 19 sets 190 games to 5 matches 5 sets 112 games. Details are as follows, Masterton players being mentioned first in every instance: Men’s singles: J. J. Payton beat A. D. Taylor, 9/1; A. Andrew beat A. Kragahan, 9 I; Bright beat V. Inder, 9/5’ Smith beat R. Harrington. 9/0; G. Buick beat R. Barrett. 9/1; Whiteman beat D. Jackson, 9/1. Women's singles: Miss L. Beetham beat Miss Griffiths, B'7; Miss N. Rishworth lost to Miss IVI. Pauling. 58; Miss N. Buddington beat Miss B. Hopkins. 8 '5; Miss Douglas lost to Miss P. Madsen. 18; Miss T. Major beat Miss E. Bedford, 8 7: Mrs Mulvaney beat Miss M. Lawrence, 8/4. Men’s doubles: Masterton 3 matches 3 sets 27 games; Carterton 0 matches 0 sets 13 games. Ladies’ doubles: Masterton 1 match. 1 set 20 games; Carterton 2 matches 2 sets 20 games. Combined doubles: Masterton 5 matches 5 sets 51 games; Carterton 1 match 1 set 29 games. WIN FOR MEMORIAL. Memorial beat Ml Bruce by 15 matches 15 sets 139 games to 9 matches 9 sots 108 games. Detailed results are as follows. Mt Bruce players being mentioned first in every instance: Men’s singles: V. Buick lost to C. K. Long, 28: A. Williams lost to B. M. Hurley. 28; N. Wyeth lost to C. C. Marsaek. 1 '8; D. Buick lost to G. Colquhoun. 28: T. Wyeth lost to R. Heenan. 5 8; J. West lost to J. Dove. 0 8. Women's singles: Miss J. Allington beat Miss Davenport. 7 I; Mi’s T. Wyeth lost to Miss Colwell. 4 7; Mrs Buick beat Miss Syron. 7'2; Mrs Lochoro lost to Miss Palmer. 6 7; Mrs

Rayner beat Miss U. Holtham, 7/4; Miss B. Welch lost to Mrs Schleirike, 2/7.

Men’s doubles: Mt Bruce 2 matches, 2 sets 10 games; Memorial 1 match 1 set 12 games. Ladies’ doubles: Mt Bruce 2 matches 2 sets 20 games; Memorial 1 match, 1 set. 14 games. Combined doubles: Mt Bruce 2 matches 2 sets 33 games; Memorial 4 matches 4 sets 37 games. PARK BEAT KURIPUNI. Masterton Park beat Kuripuni by 15 matches 15 sets 166 games to 9 matches 9 sets 136 games. Details are Kuripuni players mentioned first in every case:— Men’s singles: I. Hills beat T. McGovern, 7/9; H. Vollheim lost to O’Kane 8/9; T. Ihaka lost to K. Brader 8/9; P. Clarke beat T. Denbee 9 3; B. McMaster lost to R. McEwen. P 9; W. Emerson beat H. McGovern. 9'l. Women's singles: Miss A. Edge lost to Miss Reader. 5/8; Miss J. Ruther-, ford lost to Miss West, 2/8; Miss J. Simpson lost to Miss Martel, 4/8; Miss B. Vernier lost to Miss Butler. 48; Mrs Wright lost to Miss Welch, 1/8; Miss T. Vollheim boat Miss P. Andrews. 8 6. Men’s doubles: Kuripuni 3 matches, 3 sets 44 games; Park 3 matches 3 sets 38 games. Ladies' doubles: Kuripuni 0 matches 0 sets 13 games: Park 3 matches 3 sets 24 games. Combined doubles: Kuripuni 2 matches 2 sets 28 games; Park 4 matches 4 sets 39 games. C GRADE, Rangiturnau beat St Patrick's by 20 matches to 4. section details being:— Men’s singles. St Patrick's 2 matches, Rangiturnau 4 matches. Women's sin-1 gles, St. Patrick’s 0 matches. Rangitumau 6 matches. Men's doubles: St Patrick's 0 matches. Rangiturnau 3 matches. Ladies' doubles: St Patrick's! 1 match. Rangiturnau 2 matches. Combined doubles: St Patrick's 1 match. Rangiturnau 5 matches. Wairarapa College beat Masterton Park by 14 matches 14 sets 128 games to 10 matches 10 sets 128 games. Section results are: Men's singles. College I 2 matches. Park 4. Women's singles, • College 5 matches. Park 1. Men's doubles: College 1 match, Park 2. Ladies' doubles: College 2 matches.] Pari: I. Combined doubles. College 4 matches, Park 2.