LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 151, 23 March 1925, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

WELLINGTON CLUB CHAM PIONSHIPS

The following are the results to date of matches played in the several cbams pionship events of the Wellington Tennis Club:— Men’s Singles. First Round.—-Wilson beat Clay, C—o, 6—2; Deehan beat Mollison, 6—4, 6—5; Purvis beat Rhodes’ Williams, 4—6, .6—l, 5—5 (Williams defaulted); Dennis beat Austin, 6—3, 6—l; Murphy beat Sullivan by default; Fair beat Barkman by default. Second Round.—Eichelbaum beat Henderson by default; Perkins beat R. Dixon, 6—5, 6—5; Ellis beat Rose, 6—2, 6—o; B. O’Brien beat Pigou by default; Inch beat Newell, 6—l, 2—6, 6—4; Wilson beat Deehan by default; Purvis beat Dennis, 6—l, 6—4. Third Round.—O’Brien beat Inch, 6—3, 6—5. Men’s Doubles. First Round.—Wilson and Ellis beat Murphy and Dixon, 6—o, 6—2. Second Round.—Purvis and Clay beat Henderson and Pigou by default; Newell and Mollison beat Teviotdale and Haigh by default. Ladies’ Singles. First Round.—Miss Scott beat Miss Stubbs by default; Miss Macassey beat Miss Shirley, 9—4; Miss Parkinson beat Miss B. Truebridge, 9—2; Miss E. Fair beat Miss Edmonds, 9—5; Mrs. Cornelius beat Miss W. Davis, 9—o; Miss Allman beat Miss Pigou by default; Miss Millington beat Miss F. Davis, 9—2; Mrs. Witcombe beat Miss E. Truebridge, 9—l. Second Round.—Miss S'-ott beat Miss Macassev, 9—l; Mrs. Parkinson beat Miss Fair, 9—o; Mrs. Witcombe beat. Miss Millington, 9—6. Third Round.—Mrs. Parkinson beat Miss Scott, 9—3. Ladies’ Doubles. First Round.—Mesdames Henderson and Witcombe beat Misses Fair and Truebridge, 6—l, 6—2; Mrs. Murphy and Miss Allman beat Misses Stubbs and Startup by default; Misses Macassey and Scott beat Misses McKenzie and Millington, 6—2, 3—6, 6—2 ; Mesdames Parkinson and Cornelius beat Misses Edmonds and W. Davis, 6—2. 6—l. Second Round.—Mesdames Henderson and Witcombe beat Mrs. Murphy and Miss Allman, 6—4, 5—6, 6—4. Men’s Junior Championship Singles.

First Round.—Perkins beat R. Dixon, 5—6, 6—4, 6—2; Murphy beat Teviotdale, 6—l, 6—5; Deehan beat M. Dixon by default; Eichelbaum beat Grady by default; Austin beat Scott, 6—o, 6—l; Brown beat L. O’Brien by default; Purvis beat Higgins by default; Clay beat Beeson by default; Rose beat Park by default; Sullivan beat Haigh. Second Round.—Perkins beat Murphy, 6—4, 5—6, 6—4 ; Deehan beat Eichelbaum, 6—2, 6—o; Brown beat Austin by default; Purvis beat Clay, 6—l, 5—6, 6—l; Sullivan beat Rose, 6—2, 6—l; Rhodes beat Greenfield by default; Newell beat Burke by default; Inch beat Fair, 6—3, 6—4. Third Round.—Deehan beat Perkins, 6—4, 6—5; Purvis beat Brown, 6—l, 6—o; Sullivan beat Rhodes by default; Newell beat Inch, 6—5, 6—3.

Semi-final.—Deehan beat Purvis, 6—4, 6—2; Sullivan beat Newell, 6—o, 6—l.

WESLEY V. DEFENCE Playing under ideal conditions on both Wesley and Defence courts, Wesley established a win by 14 sets to 1, 102 games to 58, as . foljows (Wesley players mentioned first) :— Aien’s Singles.—Jolmson beat Healey, 9—5; Priestlev beat Eames, 9—l; Carr beat Kidd, 9—fl. Eadies’ Singles.—Miss Lapworth beat Aliss Blain, 6—3, Miss Mizraki beat Aliss Alarshall, 6-—1; Aliss Bailey beat Aliss Campbell, 6—4; Aliss Priestley beat Aliss Burns, 6—3. Combined Doubles,—Aliss Lapworth and Johnson lost to Aliss Blain and Hedley, 5—9; Aliss Alizraki and Pyle beat Aliss Alarshall and Burns, 9—6, Aliss Bailey and Priestlv beat Aliss Campbell and Eames, 9—l; Aliss Priestlev and Carr beat Aliss Burns and Kidd, 9—l. Ladles’ Doubles.—Aliss Lapworth and Alizraki beat Aliss Blain and Afarshall, 6—2; Aliss Bailey and Priestley bent Miss Campbell and Burns, 9—5. Alon’s Doubles.—Jolmson and Pyle beat Hedley and Burns, 6—4; Priestley and Carr beat Eames and Kidd, B—2.

CANNES TOURNAMENT (Rec. Afarch 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, Afarch 21. At Cannes, F. G. Lowe beat Terrey, 6—2, 6—2. He will meet Lacoste in the final of the men’s singles. Utz and Terry reached the third round of the men’s doubles. Airs. Utz was defeated in the third round of the ladies’ singles. Aldlle. Lenglen and Miss Rvan defeated Airs. Utz- and Airs. Slazenger in the ladies’ doubles, 6—2, 6—2.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.