INTER-UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13094, 20 April 1908, Page 5

INTER-UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUN-BDIN, April 18. The Inter-University Tennis Championship Tournament was commenced to-day in fine weather. Tho best game witnessed was the contest between Bundle and Cower (Ota-jo University) and Prouic and Reeve (Victoria College). In tho Hen's Doubles, in the final set "Wellington did not show up quite so well as in the two preceding sets, and were defeated by Otagu by Gto 1. The outstanding game in the Men's Singles was l>ctweon Jennings (Canterbury College) and Prouse (Victoria College), the latter being the -holder of the championship. Jennings played a brilliant game, and inflicted j a rather severe, defeat. Prouse was not playing up to form. Results:— Men's Single;— First round: G. Gower (Otago) beat R. P. Hunt (Auckland), 6-3, 6-3. L. •§. Jennings (Canterbury) beat P. S". Prouso (Victoria C-ol'«*-ge), 6-4, 6-3. H. Bundle (Otago) beat N. R. Bain (Canterbury), &-3, 6-2. R. St J. Beere (Victoria College) beat W. Oliphant (Auckland), 6-2, 6-2.

Men's Doubles—First round: Hunt and Oliphant (Otago) beat Hopo and Beamish (Auckland), 6-1. 6-2. Mrody and Hartgfll (Otago) beat Taylor and Lnnlop (Auckland), 6-4. 6-4., Jennings and Bam (Canterbury) beat Smith and Mansfield '.Victoria College), 6-0, 9-2. Bundle and Gower (Otag-o) beat Prouso and Beere (Victoria Co!le;**e). 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Second round: Jennings and Bain beat Moody and Harfcgill, G-3. 6-1. Combined Doubles—First Round: Miss Reeve and Beero (Victoria College) beat Miss Taylor and Taylor (Auckland;, 6-5, 6-2. 'M-iss Scott and _?rou_e (Victoria College) beat Miss Moore and Bundle (Otngoj, 6-1, 6-3.

! Ladies' Sins'ee —First round: Miss Mc- ! Intosh (Victoria Colle-je» beat Miss Field ! (Otago). 9-7. Miss Morrison (Canterbury) [ beat Miss Ward (Ota-jo), 9-3. Mies J. j Scott (Victoria Colle-e. beat Miss R Scott ' (_uexlan_), M. l_s_ Ut-ia- (Auckland) beat ; Miss Grace (Canterbury). 9-«. Miss Patter- | son (Canterbury), Miss Reave (Victoria Colj !es-e). Miss Taylor (Auckland), and Miss ' Moore (Otajo), byes. S«oo_id round: Miss I Morrison beat Miss Mclutoah. 9-8. Miss Taylor beat Misa Moore, 9-7. Miss.J. Soott beat Miss Uttingr, 9-_ Mi_s Patterson beat Miss £__ye, 9-8. Ladias' Doubles—Pint round: Misses Grico ud Patter—in (.Canterbury) beat Mita*. Ward and Mcwto (XH-_«o>, »-l. lliaaes *_<_—» aad Mo—eUar (VieUria College) beat Minces -forrison aid J——ioson 9-4.

Masses Hnnt and Cross (Canterbury), Misses I. Scott and Mcintosh (Victoria College), Misses R. Scott and McLoughlin (Auckland), "Misses ITtting and Taylor (Auckland),' Mies-es i*ield and Elder (Otago), and Misses Atkin•on and Cooke (Victoria College), byes, ••ooond round: Misses J. Scott and Mcintosh beat MiFjes Hunt and Cross, 9-8. Misses Jraoe and Patterson beat Misses B. Scott md McLoughlin. 9-3. Misses TTtting and Taylor beat Misses Reeve aud MoKcllar, 9-4. Mis.es Field and Elder beat Misses Atkinson and Cooke, 9-7.