TENNIS MATCH AT BULLS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 43, 21 February 1939, Page 10

TENNIS MATCH AT BULLS

•*>» (Own Correspondent) BULLS, Feb. 20. A week-end match was played at Bulls between St. John’s and Bulls tennis clubs. Bulls winning by six sets. Details are as follow, Bulls players being mentioned first: Men’s Singles.—J. Johnstone 9 v. J. Kearney 7; G. Montgomerie 9 v. F. Rogers 3; G. Fitches 8 v. A. Herd 10; B. Ralfe 4 v Rountree 9; F. Ralfe 2 v. R. Newton 9: J. Green 3 v J. Dempsey 9; L. Cleaver 6 v. J. O’Brien 9; D. Anderson 9 v W. Mackie 1. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss B. Stevens 7 v Miss D. Winter 5: Miss E. Fitches 7 v Miss M. Croom 2: Miss M. Kearnex 7 v Miss E. Moore 1; Miss Z. Ralfe 7 v Miss V. Madeley 5: Miss M. Fitches 8 v Miss K. Waters 6: Mrs. Green 7 v. Miss S. Gilbert 4: Miss C. Howard 2 v Miss A. Sharpe 7; Miss M. Chesney 2 v. Miss J. Newman 7. Men’s Doubles. Johnstone and Montgomerie lost to Kearney and Rogers, 3-6, 6-2, 1-6: F. and B. Ralfe lost to Newton and Dempsey 5-6, 0-6; Fitches and Green lost to Herd and Rountree. 5-6, 5-6: Cleaver and Anderson won O’Brien and Mackie. 6-5. 6-4. Ladies* Doubles. —Misses Stevens and E. Fitches won from Misses Winter and Moore. 6-3, 6-4; Misses Kearney and M. Fitches won from Misses Croom and Madeley. 4-6. 6-1. 6-2; Mrs. Green and Miss Ralfe lost to Misses Waters and Sharpe 4-6. 3-6; Misses Chesney and Howard lost to Misses Gilbert and Newman, 5-6, 5-6. Combined Doubles. —Miss E. Fitches and Fitches 7 v Miss Winter and Kearney 9; Miss Stevens and Johnstone 9 v Miss Croom and Rogers 5; Miss Kearney and Montgomerie 9 v MTss Moore and Herd 5; Miss Ralfe and F. Ralfe 9 v Miss Madeley and Rountree 3; Miss M. Fitches and B. Ralfe 9 v Miss Waters and Newton 7; Mrs. Green and Green 9 v Miss Gilbert and Dempsey 7; Miss Howard and Cleaver 10 v. Miss Sharpe and O’Brien 8; Miss Chesney and Anderson 9 v. Miss Newman and Mackie 7. Bulls, 19 sets; St. John’s, 13 sets. .