LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 95, 16 January 1926, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

EXHIBITION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY

OPENING DAY’S PLAY

By Telegeafh.—Press Association

Dunedin, January 15. The exhibition championship tennis tournament opened at the Anderson Bay courts to-day. It is planned to last four days. A special girls’ singles, for which there are eleven entries, was added at the last moment. In addition to men’s singles and doubles and ladies’ singles and doubles championships, there are mixed doubles and handicap events for all classes. Rain fell during the afternoon and play was abandoned for the rest of the day. A start was made in the morning with the men’s and _ ladies’ singles championships, for which there are 32 entries, a number of players from Canterbury, South Canterbury, Otago and Southland taking part. The first round of the men’s singles championship was almost completed. Bray easily defeated Hammond in the second round. Manchester (Wainmte) crer ted surprise by defeating Jensen in a three-set match. Rawlinson had a stiff game against Bell, whom he defeated. Miss L. Turner defeated Mrs. Tregejir in a three-set contest in the first round, and Miss E. V. White beat Mrs. Sharpe in the second round. No other events have proceeded any distance yet. Following are the Jesuits :—

MEN’S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round.—W. Bray beat A. Mercer, 6—o, 6—3; C. S. Hammond beat W. G. Bridgman, 6—3, 6—2; Dr. Moody beat Smith by default; R. H. Tait beat Wilson by default; E. Partridge beat H. J. Thompson, 6—l, 6—o; W. Penrose beat J. Goss, 6—3, 6—l; N. E. Manchester beat A. T. Jensen, 6—3, o—6, 6—3; D. E. Q-lanwille beat G. I. Black, 6—l, 6—3; R. A. Guy beat F. McLachlan, 6—l, 6—l; S. G. McDougall beat G. A. Dawson, 6—2, 6—2; S. B. Jackson beat J. Mercer, 6—4, 6—2; T. W. Patterson beat J. E. Lcask, 6—3, 6—2; J. Rawlinson beat R. C. Bell, 16—14; Gooch beat P. A. Boyes, 6—l, 6—o; V. Page beat H. Tillman, b—o, 6—o. Second Round.—Bray beat Hammond, 6—3, 6—C.

MEN’S DOUBLE'S CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round.—Tait and Patterson beat A. D. Smith and R. M. Black, 6—l, 6—4; Page ' and Moody beat Mercer Brothers, B—6,8 —6, 6—o; Jacksol and Fulton beat Gooch and Partridge, 10—8, B—6.

LADIES’ SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round.—Mrs. W. A. Scott beat Miss M. Gibson, 6—2, 6—3; Miss L. Turner beat Mrs. J. J. Tregear, 5—6, 6—4, 7—5; Miss F. V. White beat Miss J. Cook by default; Mrs. A. Sharpe beat Mrs. Leslie Mills, 6—2, 6—l; Miss Manchester beat Miss King by default; Miss Muirson beat Miss D. O. Ramsay, 6—3. 6—l; Miss Pattison beat Miss b. Todd, 6—l, 6—5. Second Round. —Miss White beat Mrs. Sharpe, 6—4, o—6, 6—4.

MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Round.—Guy and Miss Speirs beat Manchester and Miss Fleming, 6—l, 6—2.

LADIES' DOUBLES HANDICAP. First Round.—Misses Todd and Ramsay (owe 5-6) beat Misses I.r iv and Bishop (owe 15), 9—3. MEN’S DOUBLES HANDICAP. First Round.—Pearse and Hamiro" (owe 30, 1-6) beat G. Goss, jun., ar 1 J. Goss (owe 4-6), 9—4. Second Round.—A. D. Smith and P. M. Black (rec —) bent Marciicf.tr Bros, (owe 3-6), 9—4; Dawson n’ 1 Johnson (owe 15 3-6) beat Robcrts f, l and Osmers (rec. 4-6), 9—7.

MEN’S SINGLES HANDICAP. First Round.—G. T. Simpson (rcc. 4-6) beat G. Tutt. 9—7; Gregory (owe 15. 1-6) beat N. G. Manchester (owe 2-6), 9—6; H. Tillman (owe 4-6) beat A. Mercer (owe 4-6), 9—4.

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