LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19860, 2 February 1928, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS.

JTHAMES VALLEY TOURNEY. T LADIES' FINALS PLAYED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] PAEROA, "Wednesday. Some of the Thames Valley Tennis Association's championship finals were concluded yesterday. Miss V. Shane? (Paeroat scored a xnefitorioua doub!'? win in tb6 !adie«' championship and handicap singles, defeating Miss L. Lipsey in each instance. The scoreß were:—Handicap singles: Miss V. Shand iowe 8), beat Miss L. Lipsey (owe 10), £o—37. Championship singles: Mills Shand teat Miss Lipsey, 6—5. (V—s. The ladies' doubles championship was won by the Misses Lipaay, whj defeated Misses K. O'Grady and Taylor (Paeroa), 6—l, C—l. An unsatisfactory position has been created in regard to the men's singles championship arnd handicap singles final The committee, after meeting with delay in the playing of games on both days, found it impossible to complete the finals on Monday, the second day of the tournament, and several leading players, including Garland (Thames), with excellent- chances in the tingles, defaulted to Dr. A. S, Gray (Thames), under the impression that the singles final would be played. This was not done, however, and the position now is that Gray (Thames) and Bush (To Aroha) are left to contest the final after playing only two rounds each. Bush is not generally considered to be equal to a number of Thames Valley players. Other finals to be played are the handicap singles between Garland (Thames) and Reeston (Paeroa), amd the handicap doubles between Steedman and McMillan (Paeroa) and Reeston and Bluck (Paeroa). An effort ie being made to complete these games this week. WILDING SHIELD MATCH. CANTERBURY REPRESENTATIVES. [Br TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. The tennis team to represent Canterbury in the Wilding Shield match against Wellington will consist of OUivier, Seay, Angaa *nd Walker,