LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18322, 12 February 1923, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

INTER-CLUB MATCHES.

The interclub tennis matches, under the a-jspices of tho Auckland 'Lawn Tennis Asnociation, were played on Saturday. Tho ■weather was fine and the courts were in fine order. 1 The B and C grade matches were played on Stanley Street courts. The following are the detailed results, the names of the players of the first-mentioned clubs waking precedence:—

B GRADE. i

OTAUUHU V. ONEHTJNGA.

Men's —Montgomery lost to Keith, 46. 2— Short lost to Ohlson. —6. 3—6; Knott, beat Harrison. 6—4. &—0; Maxwell lost to Rose. 2—6, —6. ... Ladies' Singles.Miss Whiteley lost to Mia? Worrall. 5—10: Miss" Parkinson lost to Miss Taylor, o—lo. Men's Doubles.—Montgomery and Short, lost to Keith and Ohlson. 5—6. 4—6: Knott and Maxwell beat Harrison and Rose. —3, 4—6, &—3; Muir and Clark lost to 80ßl and Winter. 3—6. —6. Ladies' Doubles.Misses Whiteley and Parkinson lost to Miss Worrall and Mrs. Taylor, 6—-10; Misses E. and G-. Wood beat Misses Litten and Ivil, 10—5. Combined Doubles.—-Miss G. Wood and Muir lost to Miss Litten and Winter, —10: Miss E. Wood and Clark beat Miss Ivil and Bald. 10-4. " # Ononunga won by nine games to four

C GR ADE. AUCKLAND V. BIRKENHEAD AND NORTHCOTE.

Men's Singles.A. T. Coppard lost to A. Taylor. I—6. —6; Hutchinson lost to K. E. Cavage, 3—6, —6; Matthews lost to C. Hennings. o—6. 26*. Finlay lost to C. Whitbreod, 2—6, —6. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs. F-inlay lost to Miss G. Bygate. 3—10; Miss Guthrie beat Miss D. Newman, 10—6. . . , Men's —Hutchinson and Matthews lost to Taylor and Cavage, —6, 2—6; Coppard and Scott beat Hennines and Whitbread. 6—2 5—6. 63; Finlay and Graham , lost to Cadnosa and Cross. 6—3. —6, 3— Ladies' Doubles.—Mrs. Finlay and Mrs. Smith beat Misses G. and D. Bygate, 10—3; Misses Guthrie and English lost to Misses Newman and Entwistle, 510. Combined ■ Doubles.Scott and Mrs. lost to Cadness and Miss D. Bygate. 0—10; Graham and Miss English lost to Cross and Miss Entwistle. —10. f Northcote and Birkenhead won by ten games to three. : i . WELLINGTON BEAT WANGANUI. [lit ' TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Sunday. In the lawn tunnis match between Wanganui and Wellington the latter won by 20 matches to one. The results were cs follow, Wellington players being mentioned first:— i L. -France boat Lamps, 6—3, —1. Peacock beat Powdrell, —6. 60. 6—2. Parker Iveat Marshall, 3—6, 6—o, 62. Salmond beat Stevens, —3, 6—l. White-Parsons . beat Tukere, —2, 2—6, 6—l. ' Balkman bent Russ, 6——6, 9 —7. Peacock beat Lompo, 6—2, 6—4. France boat Powdrell. 6—i, 6—2. Salmond beat Marshall, 5—7, 63, —9. Parker beat Slovens, 6 — 6—l. Balkman beat Tukere. —1, 6—o. White-Parsons beat Russ, 6—o, 6—2. France and Psacock beat Marshall and Stevens, 6--3, 6--0. ' - Parker and almond beat Lampe end Powdrell. 6—2, 6—l. „ _ , White-Parsons . and Balkman beat Tukere and Russ, 6—4, 4—6, 6—2. , France and Pencock beat' Lampe and Powdrsll, 6——6. „ Parker and Sulmoiid beat Marshall and Stevens, 6—2,- 6—o. Balkman and White-Parsons boat Marshall;* and Stevens, —4, B—6 . France and Peacock beat Tukere and Hues, 6—2, 6—l. . ' , Parker and Sulmond best Tukere and Ruflfr, 6—l, 6—o.' f Balkman and White-Parsons lost to Lampe and Powdrell, 4—6, 36. _ France, by beating Powdrell, t wins the Wellington provincial championship sii-gles.

x WELLINGTON LADY CHAMPION. 1 [bt telegraph.—press association.] ' MASTERTON, Saturday. In the final of the Wellington provincial ladies' championship singles Miss Rita Howe defeated Miss Zeta Wellwood, 64, 4—6, 6—4.