TENNIS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1940, Page 7

TENNIS

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION SATURDAY'S PLAY. SEVERAL GAMES FORFEITED. A feature of the Wairarapa Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competition on Saturday was the large number of matches won by default owing to members of the teams being away on holiday. In the Gawith Shield contest, Carterton defaulted to Masterton, and Martinborough defaulted to Memorial. In the B grade Masterton defaulted to Mount Bruce, while in the C .grade, Wairarapa College defaulted to Rang'itumau, while Greytown and St. Patrick’s abandoned their match. The weather was very hot, the teams drawing matches which were played on the hard courts, finding the conditions very trying. B GRADE BEMORIAL PARK v. KURIPUNI. Memorial scored a good win over Kuripuni by 22 matches, 22 sets, 191 games to 2 matches, 2 sets, 85 games. Details are as follow, Kuripuni players being mentioned first in each case:— Men’s singles: H. Vollheim lost to B. Carrig, 7/9; T. Ihaka lost to C. K. Long, 4/9; P. Clarke lost to B. M. Hurley, BZ9;8 Z 9; B. McMaster lost to C. C. Marsaek, 2/9; W. Emerson lost to M. Lamont, 6/9; A. Jaspers lost to Crawford, 1/9. Women’s singles: Miss J. Rutherford beat Miss Davenport, 8/6; Miss j. Simpson lost to Miss Boys,, 4/8; Mrs Wright lost to Miss Palmer, 0/8; Miss V. Palamontain lost to Miss U. Holtham, 4/8; Miss G. Clarke lost to Miss N. Richards, 0/8; Mrs Jaspers lost to Miss Jameson, 2/8. Men’s doubles: Kuripuni, 0 matches, 0 sets, 28 games; Memorial, 3 matches, 3 sets, 27 games. Ladies’ doubles: Kuripuni, 0 matches, 0 sets, 18 games; Memorial, 3 matches, ? sets, 24 games. Combined doubles: Kuripuni, 1 match, 1 set, 14 games; Memorial, 5 matches, 5 sets, 40 games. C GRADE MEMORIAL v. MASTERTON PARK. Memorial Park beat Masterton Park by 19 matches to 5. CARRINGTON v. ST. MATTHEW’S. Carrington Park beat St. Matthew’s by 18 matches to 6, or 148 games to 106, section results being as follow: — Men’s singles: Carrington Park, 4 sets, 39 games; St. Matthew’s, 2 sets, 35 games. Women’s singles: Carrington Park, 5 sets, 41 games; St. Matthew’s, 1 set, 21 games. Men’s doubles: Carrington Park. 2 sets, 18 games; St. Matthew’s, 1 set, 19 games. Ladies’ doubles: Carrington Park, 2 sets, 19 games; St. Matthew’s, 1 set, 7 games. Combined doubles: Carrington Park, 5 sets, 41 games; St. Matthew’s, 1 set, 24 games.