LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume 23, Issue 23, 28 January 1926, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

HAWKE'S BAY TOURNEY. OPENING DAY'S "RESULTS. (By Telegraph—Tress Association.) DANNEVIRKE. Wednesday. The Hawke's Kay provincial tennis championship tournament commenced at Dannevirke to-day in perfect weather on twelve splendid courts. This is the first occasion for fourteen or fifteen years a champion-s-hip tournament lias been hehl at Dannevirke. uver 100 players are participating. nnd the tournament will run into n»xt week. The results of the championship games to-day are as follow :— Hawke's Bay Championship Singles.— First round : A. .Tensen heat N. Blakiston. 6—"-'. 6—2: D. Gordon beat Ciesen. 2—6. fi—3, S—fi. Second round : D. Drummond beat R. Wyborn, G—l. C—3: F. C. Bunny heat W. Martin. 6—l, 4—C>. 7—o: Gawne bear L. Drummond. G--3. 3—G. 6—2: S. I'owdrell beat Druce. o—3. G—4 : A. l'owdrell beat G. Hartgill, B—l. 7—."> :G. I.loyd beat D. Ballantyue. o—l.0 —l. (j—2: R. R. Baliantyne bear A. E. Graham. (>—s. U—ft. G—4 : Malfroy hear If. Jensen. o—3.0 —3. 6—o; \V. Shirley beat C. T. .IcflTerd, 6—3, 6—l; A. Jensen beat B. Wilson, ' 6—l, fi— '■: : D. Buchanan beat J. \V. Wvlie. 6 —l. 6—l: Cato bent Gordon. o—2,0 —2, C—4. Hawke's Bay Ladies' Championship Singles.— First round : Miss U. Blakiston beat Miss Brunton. 2— Ct. 6—l. G—4; Miss J. Morrison heat Miss D. Armstrong, o—.l. r > —3: Miss Tyson beat Mrs. Druce. IV—2. o —*'• ; Miss Annstead beat Miss I'owdrell. C—4. fi—4 : Miss J. Morrison bent Miss D Armstrong. 0 3. 6—3 : Miss M. Nelson bear Miss M. Morrison, fi—.". 6 -2: Mrs. Hetlfv hear Miss Howell. i>—l. 6— _ : Miss ArmStrong beat Miss Mathieson. 0 4. 6—5; Miss A. Wybourne beat Mis? J. Thompson. 10- s. r,— 2: Miss E. Armstrong beat Miss Wybourne. G—2. 6—4. Second round : Miss F. Bennett heat Mrs. Hyanis. o—o. U—2 : Mrs. N. Green heat Miss Godfrcv. 6 —l. r,— i. Hnwke's Bay Wen's Championship Doubles.—First, round: Powrtrel] and I'owdrell beat Martin and Hartgill. C,—4. C—l. Second round : Bunny and Gawne. beat Cato and E. Green. 6—4. 2—6. 6—3: I'owdrell and I'owdrell beat Lloyd and Blakiston. 6—]. 6—4; Hudson nnd Mitchell heat Barker and Irvine, r,—.",. o—fi. o—4; Druce and Mackie heat Simmers and Buchanan! ' s—-•5—-• 4—G. 6—o : (Jreen and Drummond beat A. Jensen and Dr. Mackav 0 " 2—fi. G—l. Hawke's Bay Ladies' Championship Douhles.—First round : Mrs. Nvmand nnd Miss Drummond beat Misses Stringfellnw and Brunton. ti—-4. 7—r. : Misses J. Morrison and Hume beat Mrs. H. Douglas and Miss Wright. G—2. 7—.1 : Mesdames Maefarlane and Baker hear Mesdames Fraser and Fowler. G—2. G—2 : Mrs. Druce and .diss Armstead beat Misses Tyson and Simmers. G_4. 3—fi. ft— 6 : Misses" Thompson and M. Grant heat Mrs. and Miss Powflrell. «>—4. o—4: Mrs. Hetlev and Miss Bennett beat Misses Mathieson and Wvbourne. G—O. G—o. Hawke's Bay Combined Championship Doubles.—First round : G. Lloyd and Mrs M. Cowper beat Strauchnu and Miss Mathieson. fi—l. G— II: Green and Mrs Green beat Tullocl, and Miss Ballantvne 6 0 G—l : Hnrtgill anil Miss Iliime heat .T Armstrong and Miss N. Cwper 6 2 ~_.;. 6— 4: Malfroy ami Miss Godfrey lieat Drummond and Miss ll:rtgilf t> 1 ti—2. ' Hawke's Bay Boys' Singles Championshin.—First round : ,T. Varian bent s Kllingliam. 4—G. G—4. G— 3; W ,T Wvlie beat L. Tullocl, «- R. Cato beat P Ell.nfli.im. fi— 1;.»_3. Second round: Malfroy beat W ij ov ,i R _ o G __ o . R ' Crnnt heat W Buchanan. 7—5 fi *> •m" S. Mitchell heat J. W. Wylie. fi—3 7-L-5 Girls" Championship" Singes First round : Miss Symonds bp ar _ji rr Robert's S - 1- ?~'v -\V SS J _* l f? n beat Mis s Wright.' ~' ~- 1 ,/ s Bnllnntvne beat Miss B trh 6 —„ 3: liss J - Morrison beat Miss P. Ytr.giir. G—o. G— 1 ; Miss Howell hear Miss Giesen. 6—o 6—ln - Miss N C.wper beat Miss Q. Speedy, (t—3 • Miss D. Armstrong heat Miss B.~'RpeedV .'. "*-„ O T'~ — -■ aJ\m Brunton heat Miss mi« 'rt 6 "m- V° : *_ ,SS Strinrfeltow beat Miss B. Ellineham. o—4. ___i v™/.„,\ round: Miss Spends *,? > liss g™« i 1 „ M V S J - Morrison beat Miss Knlhintyne. 6—o. g 0.