LAWN TENNIS.
' ;■ A CIVIIijSERVICE MATCH. ;i -'V ■"A.., tennis'. : matqh between : the Audit■; and .Treasury Departments was run in cohjunc■tion with the annual cricket fixture between these branches ,'of; the Civil Service •yesterday. Each, side was. represented. by-,two players, who'played two singles'apiece and. a double,: the match being .won by the'.Audit Department; . The ■ outing-, proyad a 'most enjoyable, one, and 'the .competitors- (who had an abundance- ;of; tennis) showed evident signs of wear at .the conclusion of the day's play. '■' The detailed scores are as follow; ■•: 'v- V. •' I , Singles. '",'.. .'...'"■-,■ : , ; .' G. .Hi "Richardson (Audit) defeated R Witheford (Treasury); 6—2/ e^-2. , " ' •■'■■' ' .G..G. Smith-(Audit)/defeated R'.' Withe-' ford (Treasury), 6—1,.6—3: •; .. . T. H. Jones (Treasury) .defeated Richardson, 6—3, 6-t4, and Smith, 6—3, 6—2. •-. .■ ■ ■ .:.".!•'■.) '■; -Doubles.." 7v: . Following (is the score in the final (each Department having won two,matches apiece):- ■' Kicbardson and Smith (Audit) defeated' Jones and'Witheford (Treasury). 3—'6 fi-r-2 '■ '6—2./' ■■•: : j ■'■ ■•■■;■. :■•:.. ..-■ ,-'■ ■~'; ..Audit ttais won by 3 matches to 2: 6 sets to 5 (51 games to; 42). .. ■ - -•• ■ .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 5
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162LAWN TENNIS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 5
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