TENNIS AT MASTERTON.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18, 23 January 1911, Page 8

TENNIS AT MASTERTON.

■«» THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. FBI TELEGRAPH — PBESS ASSOCIATION.! MASTERTON, This DayThe "Wellington Provincial Tennis Tournament was continued again this morning. The attendance was very good and the weather ideal. The courts played very true, and much better games were witnessed than on Saturday. The principal results are :—: — Men's Championship Singles, second round — Fisher (Wellington) beat C. Blundell '(Wellington), 6—4, 7—5 ; Griffiths (Wellington) beat J. Blundell (Masterton), 6—l, 2—2 — 6 3 Blundell retired ; J. G. Swainson (Pahiatua) beat H. W. Brown (Wellirgton), 7—5, 4—6, 6—3,6 — 3, the best game oi the morning ; H. A. Parker (Wellington) won by default from J. Steele (Carterton). Men's Champion Doubles — H. A. Parker and Brown (Wellington) beat C. Griffiths (Wellington) and J. Blundell (Masterton), 6— C, 6-^l. Ladies' Champion Singles, second round — Miss Hartgill (Dannevirke-) beat Miss Linton (Wellington), 6—3,6 — 3, 7—57 — 5 ; Miss Travel's (Wellington) beat Miss Simpson, 6—3,6 — 3, 6—2;6 — 2; Miss Wellwood (Hastings.) beat Miss Booth (Carterton), 4—6, 6—4, 6—l. Ladies' Champion Doubles, first round — Misses Nunneley and Simpson (Wellington) beat Misses Williams (Wellington) and Hartgill (Dannevirke), 6—3,6 — 3, 6—3;6 — 3; Misses Turton (Wellington) and Brewster (New Plymouth) beat Misses Bolton and L. K. Hughes (Pahiatua), 6-4, 7—5. Combined Champion Doubles, first round — H. Parker and Miss Travers ("Wellington) beat Griffiths- and Miss Linton (Wellington). 6—2, 6—o; J. Swainson (Pahiatua) and Miss Booth (Carterton) beat F. G. Aitken (Masterton) and Miss Simpson (Wellington), 4—6, 6—3, 6—3 ; F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington) and Miss Wellwood (Hastings) beat Kemptorne (Nelson) and Miss Bell (Nelson), 6—o, 6—o; Brown and Miss Nunneley (Wellington) beat State and Miss G. Booti (Carterton), 6—o6 — 0 6—o.6 — 0. Second round : Fisher and Miss Wellwood beat Brown and Mks Nunneley, 6—l,6 — 1, 6—4;6 — 4; Parker and Miss Travers beat Soundy and L. C. Hughes, 6—o, 6— i: The handicap events are well advanced. Wellington players are well in "for the finals.

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