LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 19

LAWN TENNIS

OTAGO ASSOCIATION A meeting of the committee of iho Otago Lawn Tennis Association was held last night. Mr A. M'Millan presided. It was left in the hands of Mr M'Dougall to arrange for some members to coach players in junior clubs during the month of February. Mr George Clark was asked to arrange for a team to visit Souh Otago. It was resolved to write to the Canterbury Association suggesting February 2-5 or March 3 as the date for the Otago-Cantorbury match at Christchurch. The secretary was instructed to write to the "Southland Association asking it to suggest a date for_ the Otago-Sbuthland match at Dunedin, The programme for the Easter tournament was drawn up. It was decided to include a ladies’ doubles championship. The association resolved to hold the M'Millan Cup Yorkel tournament on March 10 or March 17, according to the date chosen by Southland for the Otngo-Southland match. It was resolved to send a letter congratulating Miss Fleming nn her success at the New Zealand championship tournament. Mr M'Millan reported that the Harbor Board was making good progress with the work of filling in the court at Logan Park. It was hoped that a start might he made in the near future to lay down the courts.

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS The Canterbury tennis championships were continued yesterday in fine weather. C. Angus lias reached the final, and will meet the winner of the match Ivan Seay v. T. W. Patterson. In the women’s singles Miss Speirs and Mrs Beale meet in the final. In the men’s doubles Sheppard and Loughnan, who beat Seay and Browning 3-6, 6-3, 9-7, will meet in the final W. Goss and P. G. Greenwood or K. J, Walker and C. Angas. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, January 27. At the Australian championships, the final of the women's singles was won by Miss Akhurst, who beat Miss Boyd, 7-5, 6-2.