LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18603, 30 January 1926, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS.

HAWKE'S BAY CHAMPIONSHIPS. (rRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) • DANNEVIRKE, January 29. Splendid weather has favoured the annual Hawke's Bay provincial championships tourney. Good progress has been made with the chief events, and it is expected that most of the finals will be played to-morrow. Results: —. ' BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Semi-final. Cato defeated Mitchell 4-6, 8-6, 7-5. Mslfroy defeated Morrison 6-3, 6-1. Pinal. Maliroy defeated Cato 6-2, 6-1. GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Semi-final. Miss J. Morrison defeated Miss Symonds 6-4, 6-0. Miss Howell defeated Misa Brunton 7-a, 6-1. CHAMPIONSHIP MEN'S SINGLES. Semi-finals. S. PowArclf defeated Ma.lfroy 6-2, 6-0. Andrews defeated Lowry, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. CHAMPIONSHIP MEN'S DOUBLES. Semi-final. Powdrell Eros, defeated Shirley and L. Drummond 6-3, 6-4. Andrews and Lowry defeated Green and D. Drummond 6-1, 6-3. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Semi-final. Powdrell and Mrs Hetley defeated Martin and Miss Morrison 6-1, 6-0. CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES DOUBLES. Semi-finals. Misses Cato and Cotterill -defeated Mrs Green and Miss Hartgill 6-0, 6-1. Mrs Hetley and Miss BenneU defeated Mrs Thompson and Miss Grant 6-2, 6-2.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. (press association telegram.) AUCKLAND, January 29. The following are results in the Auckland provincial championships: — MEN'S SINGLES. Third Round. Griffiths beat Nicholson 6-4, 7-5. Stu3rt beat A. C. Johns 6-2, 6-3. Smyth boat Boardman 6-4, 6-3; Sims beat Rowlands 6-2, 7-5. Robson beat Chalmers 6-2, 6-1. Watkins beat Ohlson 7-5, 1-6, 6-1. Fourth Round.' Griffiths beat Watkins 7-9, 11-9, 6-0. Robson beat Sims 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Lampe beat Sturt 6-4, 6-4. Smyth beat Bartleet 6-2. 6-4. Semi-Pinals. Robson beat Griffith! 6-1, 6-2, 6-8, Smyth heat Lampe 6-0. 6-2, 6-0, MEN'S DOUBLES. Socond Round. Smyth and Lampe beat Ohlson and Ohlson 6-0, 6-0. Nicholson and Grant beat Tonki and 'Marfarlane 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. Bartleet and Robson beat Gardner and Warsaw 6-2, 6-2. Griffiths and Brinsden beat Watson and Chisholra 6-1, 6-2. Third Round. Griffiths-'and Brinsden beat Watkins and Wentwhistlc 6:1, 4-6, 6-4. Smyth and Lampe beat Harrison and Harrison 6-2, 6-2. Semi-Final. Bartleet and Robson beat Johns and Johns, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. LADIES' SINGLES. Miss Knight beat Miss Lowry 6-3, 9-7. Migs McPheraon beat Miss Potter 6-4, 6-3. Miss Nicholls beat Mrs Scott Watson 6-2. 9-7. Semi-Pinals. Miss Knight beat Miss McPherson 6-3, -1-6, 6-1. ' Miss Jlacfarlane beat Miss Nicholls 0-1 6-4. ' COMBINED DOUBLES. Fourth Round. A. C. Johns and Miss Nicholls beat Smrfh and Miss MacCormick 6-2, 11-9. LADIES' DOUBLES. Semi-Final. Misses Macfarlane beat Misses Miller 6-3, REEFTON TOURNAMENT. (SPECIAL TO "THE FRESS ") REEFTON, January 29 The morning was fine, but a gale was blowing, and at 2 p.m. heavy rain stopped play, which will be continued to-morrow. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Final. Mesdames McCarthy and Lawn beat Mrs Reeves and Miss Baillie 6-1, 6-1. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP. Semi-final. Mrs McCarthy and McCarthy beat Miss Conway and Instone 6-2, 6-4. LADIES' A HANDICAP SINGLES. Final. Miss King beat Mrs Fletcher 30-24. LADIES' B HANDICAP SINGLES. Final. Miss Auld beat Miss Stallard 30-18. HANDICAP COMBINED DOUBLES. Semi-final. Miss Osbourne and McCarthy bent, Mrs and Mr Hogg 40-34. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Semi-final. Dennehy beat McCarthy 6-3, 5-7, 6 -1. MEN'S B GRADE SINGLES. Semi-final. Blackmore beat Pascoe 40-34. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Semi-final, and Porter beat Reeves and Osbourne Lockie and Lovell won by default.