LAWN TENNIS.

Mataura Ensign, 29 December 1911, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. I'KK TTNTTTKV) PttFKS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 28. The New Zealand tennis championships were continued to-day. The following are the results:— MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Best of five sets, advantage sets; present champion, J. C. Peacock, Wellington. Third Round.—O'Hara Wood beat F. M. B. Fisher, 6—4, 6—2, 6—4; Ollivier ber-t Kidston, 4—6, B—6, 6—3, 6—l. Serai-final: J. C. Peacock beat T. R. Qv 11, B—7, 6-T-3, 6—3; Ollivier beat O'ilara AVood, 6—3, 6—2, 6—2. LADIES' SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Best of three sets, advantage sets; present champion, Miss Eva Travers, Wellington.) Third Round.—Miss N. Hartgill beat Miss E. Scott. 6—2, 6—l. Semi-final.—Miss P. A. Stewart beat Miss E. Travers, 6—2, 7—5; Miss A. Gray beat Miss N. Hartgill, 2—6, 6—o, 7—5. Final.—Miss P. A. Stewart (Sydney) beat Miss A. Gray (Auckland), 6—4, B—6. LADIES' DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Best of three sets, advantage sets; present champions, Misses Eva Travel's, Wellington, and R. Wellwood, Hawke's Bay.) Second Round.—Misses E. M. Baird and K. M. Nunnelly beat Mesdames Chisnall and Lord, 6—4, 6—o. Semi-final.—Misses E. Travers and A. Grav beat Misses P. A. Stewart and D. Wellwood, 6—2, 6—l; Misses E. M. Baird and K. M. Nunnelly beat Misses Eutterworth and Simpson, 6—3, 6—2. COMBINED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Best of tlrree sets, advantage sets; present champions, Miss R. Wellwood, Hawke's Bav, and H. A. Parker, New South Wales.) Second Round.—F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Travers beat C. 0. Cox and Miss Hartgill, 6—2, 5—7, 6—2. Third Round.—J. C. Peacock and Miss Simpson beat E. J. Ross and Miss L. Van Stavern, 6—2, B—6; H. Rice and Miss L. Williams beat Jennings and Miss B. Cross, 6—3, 6—3.