TENNIS TOURNEY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10805, 28 December 1926, Page 5

TENNIS TOURNEY.

MID-CANTERBURY TITLES.

CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES.

HANDICAPS ALSO PLAYED. The Mid-Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-Association’s Christmas Tournament was continued to-day, when championship A - grade handicap matches were played on the Ashburton courts, and B-grade matches on the Allenton courts. Despite the recent heavy rams, the courts were in good condition. Play commenced shortly after 8 o’clock and matches in the A-grade, handicaps were advanced promptly. r The tournament will be continued to-morrow. Results are as follow:

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Ladies’ Singles.

Miss M. Wake beat Miss M. M. G. Manders 6-0, 6-0, Miss D. Vcsty beqt" Miss M. Bell by default, Missel. Cowan beat Miss A. Campbell,,-§4), '6-2, Airs Fisher beat Miss N. GiSanders 6-1 6-3, Aliss Dixon Cuff 6-1, 5- 6-1. Aliss AVanF-beat Aliss Wake 6-0, 6-5. Aliss E .-•'Stewart beat Aliss T. Cowan 6- , Men’s Singles. L. A. North beat H. A. Barrett 6-4, 6-3; H. Taylor beat J. T. M. Fisher 4-G, 6-3, 6-3; Dr. Allison beat J. Robilliard 6-4, 6-4 ; G. Olivier beat P. Vesty 6-2, 6-2. C. A. Cuff beat J. AV. M. Dart by default; C. O. Pratt won from V. W. Russell by default. A. B. Loughnan beat S. Hollobqn 6-3, 6-2; Gerard beat Dixon 6-2, 7-5; Cuff beat Pratt 6-2, 6-0; Ollivier beat H. Taylor by default; Allison beat Wright 6-1, 6-4. Ladies* Doubles. Alisses M. and D. Vesty beat Airs Wright and Aliss Townshend 6-4, 6-3; Misses Sowden and AVard beat Aliss Dunlop and Airs Mackie 6-1, 6-3. Misses Percy and N. Cowan beat Misses Guy and Bonnington 6-2, 5-6, 6-3; Alisses AlcDonald and Andrews won from Alisses Dixon and Porter by default; Airs Fisher and Aliss AVake beat Aliases D. and AI. Vesty 6-3, 6-1. Misses Campbell and Robilliard beat Miss Petty and Mrs Pinfold 6-4, 6-2; Mrs Lee and Miss Stewart beat Alisses Campbell and Robilliard 6-2, 6-lj Alisses Sowden and Ward beat Alisses Percy and N. Cowan 6-1, 6-4.

Men’s Doubles. Thomas and Pinfold beat Christie and Clarke 6-4, 64; Dr. Fisher and' G. C. Bonnington beat Dart and. tx - Bonninerton fi-i e " • “ - - o-3. Cuff and Allison beat Russell and J. T AI. Fisher, 6-1, 6-3; Thomas and Pinfold beat Christie and Clarke, 6-4, 6-4, Bonnington and Gillie beat Dixon and Carlton 1-6, 6-4, 6-3- Gerard and A B. Loughnan beat Wright ami Wright 6-4, 6-0; Thomas and Pinfold beat” Reid end Bu shell 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; Angus and B. B. Loughnan beat Pratt and Prebble 6-1, 6-1; Ollivier and AAalker beat Dr. Fisher and G. Bennington 6-3, 11-9; Gerard and A. B. Loughnan beat Bonnington and Gillies 1-06-O.

Combined Doubles. Pinfold and Miss Stewart heat Vesty and Miss D. Vesty. 6-2, 6-4. . Hardy and Miss Campbell beat Christie and Miss Gadd_ 6-4, 4-6, <-o. Allison and Mrs M ake heat TayJoi and Wiss Winsor 6-0, 6-2. A GRADE HANDICAPS. Ladies’ Singles. Miss M. Vesty (owe 3-6) heat Miss T. Cowan (owe 15), 9-8; Miss N. Cowan (owe 4-6) won from Miss M. Bell (one 15 2-6) bv default; Miss M. Andrew (owe 15 1-6) beat Miss E. Guy (owe 15 i/liss 6 McClurg (owe 4-6) heat Miss teat Miss N. Gillanders (owe 4-6) 9-4. Men’s Singles. E M Gahites (owe 4-6) heat E. AiSi I! 2-6), 9-0; R. Reid (scr) heat G. Wright by default. Ladies’ Doubles. Misses Campbell and Guy 4-6) won from Misses Bell and Robd Hard by default.

Men’s Doubles

Taylor and Hardy (owe 4-6) beat Christie and Clarke (owe 445), Reid and Bushell (scr) heat Lee and “5 SPlSble (owe IB 2-0) won from J. T. M. Fisher and Gahites (owe 15 Clo1he? al.dHaroM (scr) beat Vesty and T. Hollobon (owe lo 4-6) J-b.

Combined Doubles. Walker and Miss Andrews (owe 30) beat Wright and Miss Mnght (owe 15 4-6) 9-5; Bushell and Miss M. Gillanders (owe 1-6) heat Dunlop and Miss Dunloo (owe 5-6), 9-2 ; Angus and Miss Ward (owe 30 2-6) ami Miss T. Cowan (owe lo) , 9-8, C-WngUt and Miss Townshend (owe 3-6) won from Smith and Miss Robilliard (owe 9-6) hv default; C. J. Bennington and Mrs Mcßae (owe 15 26) won• &<»“ "R n cepll and Miss Bowden (ow e lo) qv default; Hardy and Miss Oampbej (owe 15 2-6) won from Robilliaid ancl Miss M. Bell (owe 4-6) hy defaMly Jordan and Miss Dixon (scr) beat Cuff and Miss Cuff (owe lo), 9-7 ; Piatt and Miss Stewart (owe 30) beat Pinfold and Mrs Pinfold (owe 4-6), 9-2. , Oabites and Miss Bell (owe 2-6) beat Prebble and partner by defaiilt Lee and 1 Mrs Lee (owe 4-6) beat Reid and Miss M. Gillanders (owe 2-6) 9-5; C. J. Bonnington and) Mrs Mcßae (owe 15 2-6) beat Wright and Miss Townshend (ow r e 3-6) 9-4.

B-GRADE HANDICAPS.

Ladies’ Singles.

Mrs L. J. Watt (owe 4-6) beat Miss

T. Farrell (owe 15 3-6); Aliss R. Leohner (owe 3-6) beat Aliss A. Aladden. (scr) 9-5; Mrs J. H. Grigg (owe 15); beat Aliss N. Farrell (owe 15); Miss K. Bell (owe 15 5-6) beat Aliss E. Knight (owe 15 4-6); Aliss Bell beat Aliss G. Knight (owe 15 2-6) 9-7* Men’s Singles. A. Robilliard (owe 15 2-6) beat J. E, North (owe 30) 9-3; A. B. Lane (owet 2- beat H. Williamson (owe 3-6) by default; W. Heenan (owe 30 2-6) beatT. Watt (owe 15) 9-4; K. W. Meduxg (owe 15 2-6) beat A. J. Wilson (owe 15 3-6) 9-4; A. Sutherland (owe 30 2-6) beat A. L. Tresidder (owe 3-6) by default; R. G. AI. Bart (owe 30) beat R. A. Bullock (owe 15 5-6) by default; C. D. Stewart (owe 15 3-6) beat A. W. Free (15) by default; F. Madden (owe 15 1-6) beat E. C. Rawnsley (owe 4-6) 9-3; C. B. Harold (owe 7-6) beat F. Curtis (scr) by default; J. Farrell (owe 3- beat 0. L. Pilienger (owe 30) by default; B. R, Jordan (owe 30 1-6) beat F. AI. Smith 9-4; C. B. Harold beat J. Farrell; Heenan beat AlcClurg 9-4; D. Dawson (owe 30) beat C. Anderson, (owe 30) by defaultLadies’ Doubles. Airs L. Watt and Aliss AlcClurg (ewe 15 4-6) Jxiit Miss Porter and Miss Dixon. (owe 15) by default; Aliss Christian and Aliss Nicoll (owe 15) beat. Misses Aladden and Madden (scr) ;• Aliss Laing and Aliss Finlay (owe 15 3-6) beat Misses Winsor and I. Gadd (owe 3-6) by default; Misses: Knight and 1 Knight (owe 15 3-6) beat Alisses Farrell and Farrell (owe 15 1-6).

Men’s Doubles. IStewart and MeClurg (owe 15 3-6) beat Curtis and Watters (scr) 9-3;. Hockings and Hopwood (owe 15) beat Tresidder and Free (owe 15) by default ; Dr. Hunter and Watt (owe 15) beat Aladden and Farrell (owe 5—6) Wilson and Dart (owe 15 5-6) beat Smith and Robilliard (owe 15) 9-3;, Rawnsley and Lawson (owe 30) beat A. B, Lane and Sutherland (owe SO) 9-7; AlcLauchlan and Heenan (ower 30 3-6) beat Jordan and Judge (owe' 15 5-6) 9.2. Combined Doubles. Tarbotton and Mrs Hulme (owe 15) beat Barnett and Airs Grigg (owe 30) 9.5; Wilson and Mies Burgess (owe 15 3-6) beat T. E. Watt and Miss Porter (owe 15) by default; Rawnsley and! Aliss Knight (owe 15 2-6) beat Tresidder aud Miss Nicoll (owe 15) by default; Watt and Mrs Watt (owe 4-6) beat Ambrose and Aliss Gadd (owe 15 2-6) by default; Free and Aliss Lang (owe 15) beat Harold and Aliss Pritchard by default; Lane and Aliss Humphreys (owe 3-6) beat Aladden and Miss Aladden (owe 4-6) 9-5; Robilliard and Aliss Leehner (owe 15) beat Dart and Aliss AlcLlennan (owe 30) by default; Farrell and Aliss Farrell (owe 5-6) beat MeClurg and Aliss MeClurg. (owe 15 4-6) 9-8.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT- - - AUCKLAND, This Day. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis championships opened in good weather. Results were:—• Men’s Singles.—First round: N. GS Turt (Remuera) beat Peacock (Thorndon) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2; J. McCausland (New South Wales) beat E. M. Ohlson (Remuera) 6-2, 6-2, 6-1; N. Peach (New South Wales) beat EBell (Waikato) by default; E. Wv Wright (Alatamatn) beat R H. Taat (Canterbury) 0-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0; N. H. S. Brinsdeu (Remuera) beat P. Saege (Victoria) 64, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5; W. _HEntwistle (Birkenhead) beat A. E. MeiCracken (Hamilton) 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 ; A. O. John (Eden and Epsom) beat F. Peaeii (New South Wales) 6-2, 8-6, 7-o; A. Gh Wallace (AVaverley) beat T E. Clark: (Oneliunga) 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-2 / -1; L. GKnott. (Epsom) beat Tawhiri (Poverty Bav) bv default; Norman Smith (Rotorua) beat A. Richardson (Onehunga) 6-0, 6-2, 6-4.