TENNIS CHAMPIONS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 20, 24 January 1924, Page 6

TENNIS CHAMPIONS

FINALS, IN DOUBLES EVENTS

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MASTERTON, This Day. _ The tennis championships were continued to-day under the adverse conditions of slippery courts and light. show; ers. Andrews and Miss M'Laren easily put out Peach and Miss Wellwood'in the semi-final of-the combined doubles. There are several matches yet to be played in this event. , v ;.

In the, semivfinal of tfie men's singles, Walker beat Pike easily, arid he/ will meet Andrews in the final.

In the ladies' doubles, Misses MacFarlane and Payton beat Mrs. M'Master and Miss Howe, and we're then beaten in the final by Mrs. Melody and Miss M'Laren. They took one set from. Mrs. Melody and Miss M'Lean, this being the first.set taken from the champions in the course of four tournaments.

The final of the men's doubles resulted in a win for Walker and Cowper from Goodman and Barkman; The winners played a fine game from the service line, taking the last two sets, after being beaten easily in the first.

.Steady rain is again falling, but it is hoped to get a few more games off to-day.

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MASTERTON, This Day. The tennis continued in drizziling rain, which made good play impossible. Results:-—

Men's Championship Doubles.—Final: Cowper and Walker beat Goodman and Barkman, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Ladies' Championship Doubles.—Semifinal : Miss Macfarlane and '"/Miss Payton beat -Mrs. M-'Master and Hiss Howe, 6-4, 6-5. Final: Mrs. Melody and Miss M'Laren beat Misses Payton and Macfarlane, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Mien's Championship Singles.—Semifinal : Walker beat* Pike, 6-1, 6-2."

Combined Championship Doubles.— Semi-final: Andrews and Miss M'Laren beat Peach and Miss Wellwood, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2. ■

Ladies' Championship Singles.—Semifinal: Miss Z. Wellwood beat Miss E. Howe, 6-2, 6-3. ." - -"