LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1927, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

INTER-'VARSITY TOURNEY. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. CHRIs-HOLM BEATS HUBBLE. Althou.eh there was no brilliant tennis Jt the Stanley Street courts on Saturday, whoa ihe inter-Uiiivcrsitv matches Hrere played, the standard was good, end at times one or two players showed flashes of excellent form. After lunch two more men's Bingles were played, and these produced some bright tennis. Chisbolm (Otago) and Hubble (Auckland) played a hard fought match., the Otago player driving the Auckland man all over the court. Ferkins and Hunter gave a good exhibition. Hunter being somewhat below the standard he showed fa the morning. Ferkins' steadiness eventually wore Hunter out. Some of the combined doubles matches provided some exciting tennis. Hubble end Miss Miller (Auckland) had a hard job to beat Chisholm and Miss Scott (Otago). At times some spectacular play was seen, the volleying of all four ' : players being sound. Results:— MEN'S SINGLES. First Kound. —V. X. Hubble (Auckland) beat A. W. Smithsnn (Canterbury). (J —2, 7 —5; F. R. Chisholm (Canterbury) beat B. R. O'Brien (Wellington), ti 1, 0—0; R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington) heat A. M. Nicholson (Auckland), S—R, 6—2 ;C.J. M. Hunter (Canterbury) beat J. O. Mercer (Otago). 6—l, 6—l. Semi-final. —Chisholm (Otaro) beat Hubble (Auckland), •?—t. (5— 1 ; Ferkins (Wellington) beat Hunter (Canterbury ;, !B—3, 6—2. MEN'S DOUBLES. First Round.—Chisholm and Mercer (Otago) beat Paul and Scott tWellinstont. 6 —3, 6 —l: Hubble and Nicholson (Auckland) beat Searle and Gillies (Canterbury), 6—2, 6 —l; Hunter and Smithson (Canterbury) beat Andrews and North (Auckland), 4—6, 6— i, B—6 ; Watson and Earle (Otago) beat Ferkins and O'Brien (Wellington), 6—l, 5 —7, 7—u. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round.—R. B. Hardy and Miss J. Slueller (Auckland i beat J. A. F. Watson and Miss P. Witherow. 6—3, S—6; Ferkins and Miss Sher-hard (Wellington) beat Smithson and Miss .Tones (Canterbury), 6—3. 6—2; Hubble and Miss Miller (Auckland) beat Chisholm and Miss D. Scott (Otago), 7 —3, 10 —8; Hunter and Miss Scott (Canterbury) beat Scott and Mis 3 Cameron (Wellington), S —ti; t>—l. LADIES , SINGLES. First Round.—Miss E. E. Miller (Auckland) beat Miss M. Cameron (Wellington), 2 —6, 6—3, 6—l; Miss E. K. Scott (Can:erbnry) beat Miss L. S. Ballantyne (Otasro). 6—5, 6—5 ; Miss P. Witherow (Otago) beat Miss H. G. Jones (Canterbury), 6—5. 6—l ; Miss N. Whitelaw (Auckland) beat Miss O. il. Shepherd (Wellington), 6 —l, 6—l. LADIES' DOUBLES. First Round.—Misses Whitelaw and Brownlee (Auckland) beat Misses Whithelow and Ballantyne (Otago), 2—6, 13— i. 6— i : Misses Shephard and Cameron (Wellington) beat Misses Richards and Armstrong (Canterbury). t>—2, 6—f>. Misses Miller and Muellpr (Auckland) beat Misses Scott and Duthie (Otago), 2—6, 6—5, 6— i. Misses Scott and Jones (Canterbury) beat Misses Goodwin and Briggs (Wellington), 6—l, 5 —6, 6—2. At the end of the morning's play Auckland and Otago had each captured four matches, while Canterbury had wou three and Victoria College one.