UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS.
[BX TELEGRAPH — PBESS ASSOCIATION.] • CHRISTCHURCH, 26th March. The University of New Zealand tennis championships commenced on the Avonside Club's court* this morning, when there was a large attendance of competitois. All conditions were favourable, and the general arrangements were excellent. One of the most exciting games of the morning was in the combined doubles, when Mire Grace and L. S. Jennings (Canterbury College) met Miss B. I. L. Reeve and (J. M. Cleghorn (Victoria College). The nrtt set was fairly even, and was won by Victoria College, 6—4, Miss Reeve playing a very fine game. In the second i»et Victoria College were 4—o,4 — 0, when Canterbury won six game* in succession and the set, a notable feature being the excellent service of Jennings. In the third set Canterbury got to 4—3,4 — 3, when Victoria College won the three remaining games in succession. The results to date- are as follow : — MEN'S CHAMPION SINGLES. Best of three nets (advantage ?eUs in final only) Present champion, L. S. Jennings (Canterbury College). First Round: L. S. Jennings (Canterbury College) bent C. H. Taylor (Victoria College), 6—o, 6—3; G. Gowor (Otago University) beat N. A. Campbell (Auckland University College), o—6, 6_3 t 6—3; T. D. Smith (Canterbury College) beat B. H. Wyman (Auckland University College), 6—2, 6—l; A. S. Moody (Otago University) beat G. M. Cleghorn (Victoria College), 6—5, 6—2. MEN'S CHAMPION DOUBLES. Best of three sete (advantage sets in final only). Present champions, L. S. Jennings and K. S. Wilding (Canterbury College). Firet Round: A. S. Moody and G. Gower (Otago University) beat B. H. Wyman and N. A. Campbell (Auckland University College), G— 6, 6—5, 6—o; G. M. Clc«horn and D. S. Smith (Victoria College) beat F. N. H. Beamish and D. Seymour (Canterbury College), 6—5, 3—6, 6—5; L. S. Jennings and T. D. Smith (Canterbury College-) beat B. Scott and N. R. Jacobsen (Auckland University College), 6—l, 6—2; H. Widdowson and L. Partridge (OUgo University) beat C. H. Tavfor and J. C. M'Dowall (Victoria College), 6—2, 4—6, 6—4. Second Round : A. S. Moody and G. Gowev (Otago University) boat G. M. Cleghnrn and D. S. Smith (Victoria College), 6—5, 6—4; L. S. Jennings and T. D. Smith (Canterbury College) beat H. Widdowson and L. Partridge (Otago University), 6—l, 6—l. LADIES' CHAMPION SINGLES. One set of nine up (advantage set in final only). Present champion, Miss B. I. L. Reeve (Victoria College). First, Round : Miss B. D. Cross (Canterbury) beat Misi E. M. M'Loughlin (Auckland), 9—l ; Miss I Tennaat (Victoria College) beat Miss M. M'Elwam (Auckland), 9—2; Miss B. W. Grace (Canterbury) beat Miss Cra-wley (Otago), 9—3; Miss L. Paterson (Canterbury) beat Miss Edwards (Otago), 9—6; Miss K. M'lntc*h (Victoria College) beat Mm W. Weston (Auckland), 9—4; Miss B. I. Reeve (Victoria College) beat Miss Boiling (Otago), 9—l. LADIES' CHAMPION DOUBLES. One set nine up (advantage set in final only). Present champions, Misses B. W. Grace and L. Paterson (Canterbury). First Round : Misses B. I. Reeve and J. Tennant (Victoria College) beat Misses Boiling and Haslett (Otago 9—l ; Misses B. W. Grace and L. Paterson (Canterbury) beat Misses G. Saxon and Atkinson (Victoria College), 9—2; Misses Edwards and Crawley (Otago) beat Misses M'Elwain and M. Weston (Auckland), 9—4. Second Round : Missec B. Cros» and D. Jameson (Canterbury) beat Miises Woodhouse and Whitehead (Otagoj, 9—l; Misses B. I. Reeve and J. Tennant (Victoria College) beat Misses E. M. M'Loughlin and M. Hay (Auckland), 9—o; Misse* B. W. Grace and L. Paterson (Canterbury) beat Misses Edwards and Crawley (Otago), 9—4; Misses K. M'lntosh and V. Saxon (Victoria College) beat Misses M» Vallain-e and Farrow (Canterbury), 9-4. Third Round : Misses B. I. L. Heeve and J. Tennant (Victoria College) beat Misses B. Cross and D. Jameson (Canterboryj, 9—5. COMBINED CHAMPION DOUBLES. .Beat of three sets (advantage sets in . final only). Present champions, Miss B. W. Grace and L. S. Jennings (Canterbury). First Round : Miss Weston and B. Scott (Auckland) beat Miss Boiling and A. S. Moody (Ot&go), 6—5. o—6, 6—5; Miss B. I. L. Reeve and G. M. Cleghorn (Victoria) beat Miv B. Grace and L. 6. Jtnninii (Canterbury), 6—4,, 4—6, 6—4; Mis» L. Pitereoa Mid F.
N. H. Beamish (Canterbury) beat Miss Edwards and L. Partridge (Otago), 6— 6, 6—2; Miss K. M'lntosh and D. S. Smith (Victoria College) beat Miss M'Elwain and B. H. Wigman (Auckland), 5-6, 6—2, 6—o.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 72, 28 March 1910, Page 3
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