LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18694, 28 April 1924, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

NORTH SHORE TOURNAMENT. STURT JUNIOR CHAMPION. The Easier tennis tournament was continued at the Birkenhead and Noxtncoto Club's courts on Saturday. The only section completed was the men's junior championship, which was won by Is'. G. Star!, of Kemuera. Misses Evans and Haslii: will fight out the ladies' singles, while "ae men'* singles, A Krade, has been narrowed down to N. G. Sturt and J. F. Potter. Rain again prevented the final stages being reached in the other sections, which will be completed, next Saturday, when the club will aiso open the winter season on ltj hard courts « Ihe details of Saturday's games are — Junior Championship.—Semi-final: Sturt beat Grant by default. Final: N. G. Sturt (EemuVra) beat J. N. Hunter ißeniuera). 46. 64, 6—l. Men's Singles. A Grade.—Semi-final: Pottor (—3O) beat Whittaker (—3O 2-6). 6—l. 6—l Men's Singles, B Grade.—Fourth roundYoung beat C. Metjt%. C —4. —5. Semifinal: Winter (—3O 1-6) beat Keesing i—3o). 6—4. 6—2. Ladies' Singles.*—Semi-final: Miss Evans (—ls) beat Miss Minchin (—ls 4-6), 6—5. 4—6. 6—l; Miss Haslip ( — beat Miss Brownlee (—ls 2-6). 11—5. Men's Doubles.— round: K. Keith and Cavaye bteat Richardson and H. Keith. 6 —5. 64; Doidge and Sturt beat Reusing and Matthews. 6—4, 56. 6—-3; Jerram and Chalmers beat Martin and Macky, 4—('.. 6--4. 6—3. Combined —Fourth round: Richardson and Miss P. Miller beat Patterson and Miss Evans. o—s, 6—5: H. Keith and Miss D. Miller beat Sturt and Miss Wilson. 6—4. C—

SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS. SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS. Th*» schools lawn tennis championships were continued at the Stanley Street courts on Saturday, when a number of semi-finals and finals were decided. Results were:— Boys' Singles.— round: Scott beat Lamb, —3. Semi-finals: Skeats beat Mains. 6— 63; Lamb beat Bowden. C—3. 6— The final between Lamb and Skeats was abandoned early in the afternoon owing to the rain. The first set was won by Lamb. &3, and thto second by Skeats. 7—5. The score when play was stopped was 7 all. Boys' Double*.—Final: Lamb and McDonald beat Minns and Newman, G—l. 6—2. G ; rU' Singles. —Fourth round: Miss P. MPjar beat Mies n r pnier, 0— Mi*3 E Millar beat Miss Holmes, 9— Miss J.' Mucjler beat Miss Brownloy. In tl'j semifinals, Miss P. Millar beat Miss Rutherford. 6—o, 6—3: Miss E. Millar beat Miss J Mueller, 3—6, C— 7— n.Girls' Doubles.—Semi-finals: Mis«cs E. ptid P. Millar beat Misses J. Mueller and Taylor, 6—2, G—3; Misses Warn and Donaldson bfeat Misses Ssavill and Robertson. 6—o. 6— In the finals. Misses E and P. Millar beat Misses Warn and Donaldson, 6— 6— The final of the girls' singles was not played on account of the rain. FATHEIt AND SON TOURNEY. BOWDENS BEAT MACKYS. The final of the father and son lawn tennis championship doubles was played at the Stanley Street courts on Saturday morning. The result was a win for A N. and N. W Bowden against T. and B. Macky. C— 4—6, 6—3. CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP^ [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. In the final of the Canterbury men's singles tennis championship to-day, G. Olliver boat P. G. Greenwood. 6—l, 7—5.