LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 131, 30 November 1914, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

INTERCLUB CONTESTS BROUGHAM HILL v. WELLINGTON. On Saturday senior men's teams from Brougham Hill and Wellington met on the Brougham Hill courts. Some excellent contest's were witnessed, but in the end the home team won by four rubbers to two. Results, with Brougham Hill players mentioned first: — Singles.—Reeves lost to Brown, 1-6, 1-6. Butcher defeated Jeffery, 6-5, 6-5. H. V. Howe defeated Grant, 6-5, 6-3. J. A. B. Howe defeated Henley, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. , Doubles.— rßeoves and Butcher lc^t to Brown and Jeffery, 6-2,2-6,6-5,5-6. J. A. B. and H. V. Howe defeated Grant and Henley, 6-4, 6-2. AT NEWTOWN. The Brougham Hill senior ladies' team defeated the Newtown ladies on the latter's courts by four rubbers to two. The different games resulted as follow, the Brougham Hill players being mentioned first: — Singles. —Miss Davis lost to Miss Robinson, 5-6, 1-6. Mrs. Goldie defeated Mis. Bell, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Mrs. W. E. Howe defeated Misa Clark, 6-2, 6-2. Miss Morgan defeated Miss Dempsey, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles. —Miss Davis and Mrs. Goldie lost to Miss Robinson and Mrs. Bell, 5-6, 4-6. Mrs. W. E. Howe and Miss Morgan defeated Misses Clark and Dempsey, 6-0, 6-3. A MATCH AT LYALL BAY The Brougham Hill Club gained a. third victory when the ladies' •third-class team defeated Lyall Bay by five rubbers to one. In the results given below; the Brougham Hill players are mentioned first: — Singles. —Miss Hunt defeated Miss Fenton. 7-5. Miss Miller defeated Miss Teu tonberg, 7-5. Miss Yarrall lost to Mrs. Warsaw, 3-7. Miss Andrews defeated Miss Lamberg, 7-1. Doubles. —■AUsses Hunt and Miller de feated Misses Fenton and Teutonberg, 7-5. Misses Yarrall and Andrew* defeated Mrs. Warsaw and Miss Lambeig, 7-5. BROUGHAM HILL HANDICAP EVENTS. "With the exception of the combined doubles, the Brougham Hill Club's handi cap events have now been played through. Additional results are aa fol low :— Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Final: Mis* Miller (18) defeated Miss Howe (6), 4029. Men's Handicap Singles. —R. Gra<;e (8, defeated Warsaw (4), 50-44. Final: Edwards (scr.) defeated R. Grace (8), 50-46. Combined Handicap Doubles. —Miss Morgan and Rout (12) defeated Miss Miller and Edwards (16), 50-43. WELLINGTON v. VICTORIA COLLEGE. On the Wellington Club's courts Wellington met Victoria College and won by 6 rubbers to 0, 12 sets to 0, and 72 games to 17. Wellington players are mentioned first in the following details. Singles —Miss Williams v. Miss Wilson, 6-1, 6-0; Mrs. Grady v. Miss Sievwright, 6-2, 6-4; Miss Hannah v. Miss Lawrie, 6-1, 6-2; Miss Plimmer v. Miss Cook, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles—Misses Williams and Plimmer v. Misses Wilson and Sievwright, 6-3 6-1; Mrs. Grady and Miss Hannah v. Misses Cook and Lawrie, 6-2, 6-0. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, 28th November. In the lawn tennis Australian championship singles, O^Hara Wood (Victoria) defeated Patterson (Victoria), 6-4, 6-3. 5-7, 6-1. In the doubles. Campbell and Patterson (Victoria) defeated Heath and O'Hara Wood (Victoria), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 In the ladies' championship singles of Victoria, Miss Stewart defeated Miss Schlesinger, 6-0, 6-4. In the ladies' championship doubles of Victoria, Misses Stewart and Westmoreland defeated Misses Gyton and Leven, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. ,