TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 14 April 1926, Page 3

TENNIS.

N.S.W. CHAMPIONSHIPS. NEW ZEALANDERS COMPETE. I BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. SYDNEY, April 13. The New South "Wales tennis championships were commenced in fine weather. Results: Singles.—Seay heat Collins, 6 —4, 6—4, 6 —l; Cornell heat Wallace, 7 —5, 6 —l, 6 —4; Colvin heat France, 6—4, 6—4, i—6, 6 —3; Smyth heat Crawford, 63, 6—o, st—7, 4 — 6; Andrews heat Dunlop, 6—l, G—3, 3 —6, B—6;8 —6; Wilson heat McDougall, 6 —3, 6 —3, 6 —B, 7 5. Doubles. —Smyth and France heat McElhone and Willard, 6 —3, 6 —4. 6 —4 ; Balcer and Clemenger heat Wilson and Wallace 6 —l, 6—4, 7 —5. Mixed Doubles.—Seay and Miss Harrington heat Metcalf and Miss Valkenburg, 6 —l, 6 —3; Smyth and Miss Bickerton beat McCausland and Miss Patterson, 6—4, 7 —5. Junior Si n cl es. —Andrews heat Webb, 6—l, 6—3. BRITISH HARD COURTS CHAMPIONSHIP LONDON, April 12. In the British hard courts tennis championship first round, Austin beat J. B. Gilbert 6—4, 6—2, 3—6, 6—3.