LAWN TENNIS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 73, 29 March 1910, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT. •MISS NUNNELEY WINS THE LADIES' SINGLES. With the playuic, off of the finals in the Ladies' Single? and Combined Doubles in the Senior Championthip and. the Men's Doubles and Ladies' Singles in the Junior Championship the Eatter Tournament of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Absociation is ovei with the exception of the Ladies' Doubles. The matches were finished on the Thorndon Green. The event of the afternoon was undoubtedly the final of the Ladies' Singles between Mihs Nunneley and Miss Travers. As reported in yesterday's I'obt Miss Nunneley won the n'n-t bet by 7to s,^after a hard battle. The second pet was almost equally strenuous, and for a time . Miss Trovers led, 3—2,3 — 2, and then 4—2.4 — 2. Her driving had a great quality of sting in it at this stage. Then »h« tired, and the experience and tool judgment of M^s Nunneley told. Most of the games were keenly contested, but Miss Tia,vers was outplayed, the set falling to Miss Nuuneley by 6—4. Miss, Nunneley thus won the championship by 7-5, 6-4. The Combined Doubles were interesting. Miss Nunneley and Brown beat Miss Marchant and Young 6—3, 6—l6 — 1 in the eemi-final. The final was won, more easily than was expected, by Mis>s Nunneley and Brown against Mis>s Travere and Salmond 6—l6 — 1 and 7—5. The final of the LadieV Doubles between Mrs. Holmes and Mu-s Batham and Mies Nunneley and Misa Williams was hard fought, but owing to the fading light was adjourned until Thursday afternoon, each side having won ono yet, 6—4, 4—6. The final will be replayed throughout. In the. Junior Championships Miss Morgan beat Miss Davis in the Ladies' Singles by 9—4.9 — 4. Clarke and Eller beat Cornell and Duncan 7—5.7 — 5. 7—57 — 5 in the Men's Double.*. TOURNEYS ELSEWHERE. [BY 7ELECBAPH — PItF.SS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, 28th March. The Lawn Tennis Association's tournament was continued to-day in perfect weather, (iood progress was made with all tlie events. , Following are the icsuits :—: — Men's Championship Singles — Final : Ollivier beat Pearce, 6—2, 6—o, 6—3. Men's Championship Doubles — Semifinal : Pearce and Sinclair beat Reading and Harraway, 6—2,6 — 2, 6—3.6 — 3. Ladies' Championship Singles — Semifinal : Miss Tucker beat Miss Bauchop, 9—7:9 — 7 : Miss Campbell beat Miss Leista, 9-5. The Ladies' Handicap Doubles was won by' Miss S. Murray and Duthie,who beat Miss S. Davies and Lester, 9—B,9 — 8, in the final. WESTPORT, 28th March. The West Coast tennis tournament concluded to-day. Winners of championship finals •. — Ladies' Singles, Mibs J. Bailie, Westport; Men's Singles. G. 11. Gilbert, Westport: Ladies' Doubles, Misses J. Bailie and Enright, Westport ; Men's Doubles, G. H. Gilbert and A. A. Wilton, sWestport; Combined Doubles, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wilson. WANGANUI, 28th March. At the tennis tournament. Miss Brewster boat Miss Cavo in the Lailios' Championship Singles, 6—4,6 — 4, 6—4.6 — 4. Morpeth and Powdrell play off for the Men's Championship Singles. PALMERSTON N., 28th March. In the Maori tennis tournament the contest was practically between \Va"nganui and Hawkes Bay for the Maiumarii Cup, as these teams defeated Aorangi and Motuiti iespe<tivoly in the first round and played ;t diaw against, each other. Nine teams aie competing in tho tournament, \\hkh will bp ron- » hided' to-monow . For Bronchial Cough* t«ke Wood*' Gr«»t Peppermint Cure, li 6d md 2a 6d.— Advt,