TENNIS

Grey River Argus, 31 December 1914, Page 5

TENNIS

..CHAMPIONSHIP , MEETING. BX TELEGBAPH — PER PBESS ASSOCIATIONDUNEDIN, Dec. 30. The New Zeal ad Championship Tennis Tournament commenced to-day in splendid weather. The entries are not so large as usual, but amongst the competitors are most of last' year's champions. Results : — MEN'S, SINGLE. First Round. — Pearce beat Wilding 6 — 1, 6 — o, 6 — 2. Second Round. — Wilkie beat Bray,. 2 — 6, 6 — o, 3 — 6, 7 — 5, 6 — 3. Dickie beat S. N. Brown 6 — o, 6—2, 5 — 7, 6 — B, 6 — B. Oliver beat ' Nicholson 6 — o, 6 — 1, 6 — 2. Wallace oeat Borrows I—b,1 — b, 11 — q, 6 — 1, 6 — 3. Jennings be#t Seay 6 — i, 6 — 1, 6 — 2,. 1 Hanrawav beat .Fathers 6—2 9— ll, 2 — 6, I—2.1 — 2. Fathers retired. LADIES' SINGLES. First Round. — Miss Hughes beat Mass Jackson 6 — 1, 6— 3,. Miss Brewster beat Miss Black 6 — 1, 6 — 3, Miss Campbelll beat Miss Duthie 6 — 1, 6 — o. Mrs. Nag-le beat Miss Ensor 6—4, 6—l. _ ■ .. MEN'S DOUBLES. First Round. — OUlivier and Wilding beat Pearce and Goss 6 — 2, 6 — 2, 6 — 3, Dickie and Wallace beat Brown Bro thers 6 — 2, 6—3, 7—5. Borrows and Say beat Harraway and- McDougall 6— Oj 6 — 4, 6 — 1. Nicholson, and Jennings beat Bray and Wilkie 6 — 4, 6 — 2, 6—l. .. LADIES* DOUBLES. First Round.— Misses White and Black beat Misses Cook and Jackson 6—2, 6 — 3,. Second Round. — Mises Gray and Baird beat Mrs. Nagle •" and Miss Hughes 6— -3, 6 — 1. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round.— Goss and Miss; Baird (beat R. S. Brown and "Miss Cramond 6—0,8—6, ,6—4. .;