Lawn Tennis

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 14, 30 December 1926, Page 5

Lawn Tennis

H.B. Championships PLAY CONTINUED TO-DAY. UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER. The Hawke’s Bay lawn tennis championships were continued this morning in unfavourable weather. Results :— MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Third Round. Hay beat Mackenzie jnr.. 6—o, 3— 6. 6—l. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Third Round. Milburn and Hay beat Webber and Smith. 6—l. 6—3. Elliott and Brown bent McKenzie and Chambers, 6 —2. 6—3. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round. Pope and Miss Woodward beat D. Glenny and Miss Russell, 6—2, 2—6, Second Round. Pope and Miss Woodward a bye. Martin and Mias Moore a bye. Griffiths and Miss Wanklyn beat McKenzie and Miss Nelspn. 6—l. 4— 6—3. Hay anil Mrs Hetlev beat Deans and Miss Nairn. 6—4. 6—l. Milburn and Miss Bennett beat Mackersev and Mrs Scrivener. 6—o, 6-1. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP Third Round. Mrs Gardiner beat Miss Hitchman. 6—2, 6—3. LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Second Round. Mrs Hetley and Miss Bennett beat Misses McMullen and Morrison. Mr and Mrs Van Asch a bye. Mrs Gardiner and Miss Ormond win by default. Third Round, Mrs. Gardiner and Miss Ormond beat Misses Wanklyn and Tennant. 6-3, 6-2. BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES First Round. ' Hudson beat N. Craig. 6—3. B—7. « Second Round. Mitchell beat Chadwick. 6—o. 6—l Gatenbv beat Van Asch. 6—3. 6—o Hudson bent Small. 6—3. 6—l. Semi-Finals. Mitchell beat Webher, 6—3. 6—2. Hudson beat Gatenbv 6—4. 6—l. GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Second Round. Miss Gateuby beat Miss Donnelly, by default. , Semi-Finals. Mias Williams beat Miss Gatenby. 6-0. 6-3. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. The Hawke’s Bay lawn tennis championship tournament was continued throughout yesterday, weather conditions being most favourable, and at the end of the day play was well advanced, having in some sections reached the third round. Additional results of play were as follows:— MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. H. G. Guy beat J. Bayley, 6—l, 6—3; R. D. Brown beat H. Chambers, 6—3, 6—3; W. H. McKenzie, junr., beat A. Ritchie. 2—6,. 6—3, 6—3; Gs C. Glenny beat H. H. McKenaie, 6—l, 6—o; M. R. Smith beat Prideaux, 6—l, 6—o. Second Round. Thompson beat Mitchell, 6—l, 6-3; Milb urn beat Amner, 6—2, 6—o; Elliot beat Laurenson. 6—3. 2— 6, 6—2; Hay beat McKenzie* 6—o, 3—6, 6—l; Martin beat Brown, 6—3, 6—2; Hooper beat Mackersey, 6-1, 6-1. Third Round. Milburn beat Thompson, 6—3, 3— 6-2. MEN’S DOUBLES. Second Round. Webber and Smith beat Hudson and Hickling, 6—l, 6—l; McCaskill and Laurenson beat Glenny and Glenny, 3—6. B—6, 6—2; Thompson and Hooper beat Bayley and Deans, 6—o, 6—l; Martin and Guy brat Prideaux and Griffiths, 6—l, 6—l. Third Round. Milburn and Hay beat Webber and Smith, 6—l, 6—3; Thompson and Hooper a bye. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. Brown and Mrs. Brown beat Baker and Miss Hitchman by default; Maekersey and Miss Scrivener beat E. P. Baker and Miss Pratt. 6—3, 6—4; McCaskill and Mrs. McCaskill beat Nielson and Mrs. Nielson. 2—6, 6—2, 6—o; Hay and Mrs. Hetley heat Fenwicke and Mrs. Fenwicke, 6-1, 7-5. Secorid Round. ’Hiompson and Mrs. Gardiner beat Van Asch and Miss Fisher. 6—o. 6—l: Elliott and Miss Clark beat Smith and Miss Johnson, 6—l. 6—3; Mr. and Mrs. Glenny beat Brown and Mrs. Brown, 7—5, 6—3; Milbum and Miss Bennett beat Ritchie and Miss Williams, 6—l, 6—2. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round Miss A. Ormond beat Miss J. Mcseume, 4—3, B—6. 6—o; Mrs. Het\v beat Miss P Woodward. 6—l, 2: Miss Fisher heat Miss B. Woodward. 6— 0. 6—4: Miss I. McMillian lieat Miss R Hunter. 6—4. 2: Miss M. C. White heat Miss 8. Moore. 3—6. 6- 3, 6-2; Miss Hark beat Miss Chambers, 6—l, 6 6. Third Round. Miss 1 i beat Miss Haggitt 6 0, 4—6, 8--1. '