INTER-CLUB TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 38, 15 February 1939, Page 10

INTER-CLUB TENNIS

ST. ANDREW’S, MARTON AND RATA AT PLAY. MARTON, Feb. 13. Rain interfered with the inter-club tennis match at Marton on Saturday between St. Andrew’s, Marton and Rata, in the Wanganui C grade championship. When a shower stopped play at 4.30 p.m., only the men’s and ladies’ doubles had been completed. The tennis match at Marton on Saturday the games being evenly contested, one match going to 26 games. The Marton team has the advantage so far, winning five sets, 68 games to three sets, 64 games. Advice has been received from the Wanganui Lawn Tennis Association that by mutual arrangement the contest can be concluded on Wednesday afternoon, commencing at 4.30 o’clock. The following are the results, Marton players being mentioned first:— Men’s singles: R. C. Ball 12 v. K. Green 10. Ladies’ singles: Miss K. Partridge 6 v. Mrs. N. Signal 9; Mrs. R. C. Ball 9 v. Mrs. P. O’Dea 3; Miss P. Brown 6 v. Miss B. Stevens 9. Men’s doubles. —Ball and B. Sawyer 9 v. J. Taiuru and S. Hartley 7; F. Parkinson and R. Jones 14 v. Green and T. Hartley 12. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Partridge and Brown 3 v. Mesdames Signal and O'Dea 9; Mrs. Ball and Miss M. Hunter 9 v. Miss Stevens and Mrs. A. Mitchell 5. MARTON DEFEAT FEILDING. An inter-club tennis match between the Marton and Feilding Clubs played at Marton during the week-end was won by the home club by 20 matches to 12. It was an interesting day’s play, in which the performance of the Marton ladies gained a victory for the local players. The following are the results, Marton players being mentioned first:— Men’s Singles. N. Ingle lost to J. Dewe 6-4, 3-6, 2- S. L. E. Torrens lost to T. Wilson 3- 3-6; W. Rutherford lost to D. Salmond 2-6, 1-6; W. A. Sawyer lost to F. Gover 6-4. 2-6, 5-7; A. Low lost to I. Riley 2-6, 6-5, 2-6; J. Hutton won from W. Patton 4-6, 6-5, 7-5; H. Gaisford won from J. Webster 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; E. Oliver lost to J. Overand 4-6_ 6- 4-6. Marton 2 matches, Feilding 6 matches. J>adies’ Singles. Mrs. M. Thompson lost to Miss B. Elliott 15-16; Mrs. Reynolds won from Miss W. Robson 9-4; Miss B. Cochran won from Miss P. Fowler 9-2; Mrs. M. Wysocki won from Miss E. Robson 9-2; Miss E. Low lost to Miss Z. Smith 7- Mrs. H. F. Low won from Mrs. Lock 9-5; Miss M. Denbow won from Miss N. Salmond 9-4; Miss M. Murray won from Miss B. Little 9-4. Marton six matches, Feilding two matches. Men’s Doubles. Ingle and Rutherford lost to Dewe and Wilson 4-6, 6-0, 5-7; Torrens and Sawyer won from Salmond and Gover 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Low and Hutton lost to Riley and Patton 2-6, 4-6; Gaisford and Oliver won from Webster and 1 Overand 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. Marton 2 matches, Feilding 2 mtaches. Ladies’ Doubles. Mrs. Thompson and Miss Cochran won from Misses Elliott and W. Robson 6-2, 6-3; Mesdames Reynolds and Wysocki won from Misses Fowler and E. Robson 6-1, 6-3; Miss Low and Mrs. Low won from Miss Smith and Mrs. Lock 6-1,5-6, 6-3; Misses Denbow and Murray won from Misses Salmond and Little 6-3, 6-4. Marton 4 matches, Feilding no matches. Combined Doubles. Mrs. Thompson and Rutherford lost to Dewe and Miss Elliott 5-6, 4-6; Miss Cochran and Torrens won from Wilson and Miss W. Robson 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; Mrs. Reynolds and Sawyer won from Salmond and Miss E. Robson 6-2, 6-5; Mrs. Wysocki and Ingle won from Gover and Miss Fowler 6-2, 4-6, 6-0; Miss Low and Low lost to Riley and Miss Smith 6-5, 5-6, 1-6; Miss Denbow and Hutton won from Patton and Miss Lock 6-5, 6-4; Mrs. Low and Gaisford won from Webster and Miss Salmond 6-3, 6-4; Miss Murray and Oliver won from Overand and Miss Little 6-2, 6-2. Marton 6 matches, Feilding two matches.