LAWN TENNIS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11531, 18 March 1898, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

On Saturday a team from the Woodend Tennis Club visited Christchurch and played, a match against a team from the Windsor Club, which resulted in a win for the.former club by five games. Some of the matches were somewhat interfered with by showers of rain which fell during the afternoon. Refreshments were served by the Windsor Club. Results: —

Gentle teen’a Singles—Danicll (Wcodend) beat Nicholson (Windsor), 9-8; Morriss (Wd.) beat Stevenson (Wr.l, 9-4; Brnnsden (Wr.) beat Mossman (Wd.), 6-5; Dunnage (Wr.) beat Pegler (Wd.1,6-0. ’ Ladies’ Doubles—Mrs Armifage and Miss Henry (Wd.) beat Miss Watkins and Miss Boyd (Wr), Mrs Armitage and Miss Parkin (Wd) beat Miss Fabling find ?disa Watkins (Wr.), 6-t. Gentlemen’s Doubles Daniel 1 and Morriss (Wd.) beat Nicholson and Stevenson (.Wr.). 6-3 ; Ilrunsden and Dunnage (Wr.) beat Pegler and Mossman (Wd.), 6-5: Brnnsden and Dunnage (Wr.) beat Pegler and Fairer (Wd.), ti-l. Combined Doubles—Daniel! and Mrs Armitage (Wd.) le.it Nicholson and Miss Watkins (Wr.), 6-1; Morris? and Miss Henry (Wd.) beat Shaw and Miss Boyd (Wr.), 6-4 ; Dunnage and Miss Fabling (Wr.) bent i'avrer and Mias Parkin (Wd.), 6-4. The return match between tbo Ashburton and the Linwood Clubs was played at the Linwood Club’s courts, Stanmore Road, yesterday, in the presence of a good number of spectators, and after some very enjoyable games, the local club won by a majority of -fifty-seven games. The following are the results: —

DO ÜBL E3—Barlow and Kiver (D.) beo t Salm 'md ■and Jackson (A.i.P-t; Ferguson and M’laod (L ) bevt Cox arid Books (A.), 9-4;- Balia,ntyne and M'hilson (L.) beat Upton and Johnsrono (A.),9-6. SINGLES—First round : Barlow (L.) boat Salmoud (A.), 9-8; Jackson (A.) beat Ferguson (L.), 9-8; Kiver (L.) beat (Jptou (A.), 9-4; M’Leod (L.| beat Cox (A.), 9-2; Nicholson (L.) beat Fooks (A.), 9-8; Ballantyne (L.) belt Johnstone (A.), Second round: Barlow ((<.) heat Salmbnd (A.), 9-2; Ferguson (L.) beat Jackson (A.), 4-1 (unfinished); Kiver (L.) beat Upton (A.), 0-2 ; M’Leod (L.) beat Cox (A.), 9-2; Nicholson (L.) bent Fooks (A), 6-5 (unfinished); Ballaubyne (L.) beat Johnstone,(A,), 9-S. Total games—Linwood, 126; Ashburton, 69. On Saturday the Linwood Club will play a match against the Canterbury Club at Linwood, commencing at 2 p.m. sharp. The following are the teams: —Canterbury—Messrs Grossmann, Collins, Laurie, I- oss, Styche, Garsia, Sutcliffe and Perry ; Linwood —Messrs Barlow, Fergusson, Sinclair, Kiver, M’Leod, Burns, Jackson and Moor.