Tennis Championships.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6458, 30 December 1904, Page 2

Tennis Championships.

United Press Association -Electric Telegraph. Dunedin, Dec. 29 Contrary to expsetations the lawn t.'nnis tournament was not quite completed, two of the handicap events being incomplete. Tho weather was agnia excellent and th_e ground in splendid order. The management has been excellent throughout. Some interesting games were witnessed, but in most of the championships the results were a foregone.conclusion. Ladies' championship singles — FinalMiss Nunnelley (Huwke's Bay), beat Miss P, Campbell (Dunedin). 6—o, 6—3. Ladies* championship doubles—FinalMisses Nicholson and Jameson (Dhriatchurch), beat Mieses Harmau. and Nannelley. (Canterbury and Hawke's Bay respectively), 6—3, 6—4. Men'achampionship doubles. —Semi-final, Brown Bros, beat HarraVay and Ward, 6— 4, 6-4, 6-3 ; final H. A. Parker (Wellington), and B. Lycett (Victoria), beat E. S. Brown ancl S. *N. Brown (Dunedin), 6—4, 6-2,6-2. Combined championship doubles.—Second round, Gossand MissJamieson beat A. E. Harraway and Miss J. Berkeley, 2—6, 6—2, 6—3. Sonii-n'nal, Lycett and Miss Powdrell beat Marshall and Miss Harman, 6-1, 6—3 ; Parser and Miss Nunnelley beat Goss and Miss Jamieson, 6—l, 6—l ; final, H. A. Parker (Wellington), and Miss Nunnelley (Bawke's Bay) beat R. Lycett (Victoria), and Miss Powdrell (Tarannki) 6-3, y ,3-6,7-5. The men's handicap doubles were won by Perm and Cowper (Obristchurcb), with Jackson and Cachemailie runners up. The ladies' handicap doubles were won by Misses Crawford and Goodman (Christehurch),