LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1715, 11 January 1905, Page 57

LAWN TENNIS

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. ASHBURTON, January 3. Tho Canterbury Lawn Tennis Champions kip meeting was opened yesterday, and continued to-day. A boisterous sou’-wester on both days considerably marred the play, but otherwise the conditions were favourable. I he ground was in fine order. Parker was easily the best player on the ground. The general opinion was that Miss Nunneley did not play up to form. Miss Powdrell gave a very good exhibition, and was voted the best lady player of the day.

Miss Campbell made a plucky fight against Miss Nunneley. Following are the results: — Champ ionship Singles. First round—Parker beat Cox, 6—3, G—2. Second round—Parker beat Bickerton, 6—2. G—2; Goss beat Bauchon, G—l, 6 —o; Borrows beat Quill, 5 —7, 6 —l, 6—2 ; Pears© beat Penn, G —2, G—4 ; Lycett boat Orr. 7 —5, G—7 ; Fisher beat Longuet, 6—3. G —2; Cowper beat Rutherford, G—2, G —o; Bonnington beat Bundle, 7—5. 6—B, G—4. Third round—Parker beat Goss, G—2, 62 ; Borrows beat Pearse. 6—2. 7 —5 : Fisher beat Cowper, (s—l, G—o; Lycett beat Bonnington, 6—o, G—2. Final —H. A. Parker beat. F. Fisher, G—l, G—2. 7—9, 3—G, 7—9. Ladies’ Singles Championship. First round—Miss Powdrell beat Miss McCaskill, 6—l, 6 —2: Miss Nicholson beat Miss Rutherford, G—2. G—2; Miss Nunneley beat Mrs Bickerton by default; Miss Campbell beat Miss Jameson, G —3, G—o. Second round Miss Powdrell beat Miss Nicholson, 6 —l, G—2; Miss Nunnolev beat Miss Campbell, G —l, 6 —l. Final — Miss Nunneley beat Miss Powdrell, 7 —5, G—3. Men’s Doubles Championship. First round —Fleetwood and Callender beat Bickerton and Bonnington G —2, 6 2. Second round —Bauchop and Bundle beat Fleetwood and Callender, 7—6. 75. G —4; Parker and Lycett beat Penn and Cowper. G—l. G —l ; Goss and Ross beat Pearse and Orr, G —2. 7 —5 ; Borrows and Cox beat Fisher and Quill, 1— G, 6—o, G—2. Final—Parker and Lycett beat Cox and Borrows, G—3, G—2. Combined Championship. First round —Miss Nunneley 'and Lycett beat Miss Jameson and Goss, 4—6, G—l, 6—3. Second round—Miss Powdrell and Parker beat Miss Bauchop and Bauchop, 6—o. 6—l; Miss \Vhitehouse and Cox beat Mrs Bickerton and Bickerton. 6—2, 26. G—2 : Miss Nunneley and Lycett beat Crawford and Penn, 9—6, 6 —l, 6—3. Final Miss ITunneley and Lycett beat Miss Campbell and Bundle, 6—3, 6—3. Ladies’ Doubles Championship. First round —Miss Nunneley and Miss Berkley beat Miss Bauchop and Miss Rutherford, G—o, G—l. Second round Miss Campbell and Miss White ho use beat Miss Nicholson and Miss Jameson, G—s, 6 —4 : Miss Nunneley and M’ss Berkely beat Miss Powdrell and Miss Ballantyne, 5—6, 6—2, 6—l. Final—Miss Nunneley and Miss Berkley beat Miss Campbell and Miss Whitehouse, I—6, 6—2. 6 —3. Of the handicans the. only one concluded. is the Men’s Singles, class, in which Fielden (rec. 5) beat Armstrong (rec. 15), 70 —64. ASHBURTON, January 4. The weather was fine for the third day of the Canterbury tennis tournament. Following are the concluding results: FINALS. Men’s Handicap Singles (first class). — A. -J Friedlander (18) beat T. It. Quill (10), 70—69. Ladies'’ Handicap Singles.—Miss Campbell (ecr) beat Miss Jamieson (scrj, 50—35) Men’s Doubles Handicap.—Quill and McLeod (8) beat C>x and Borrows (5 s , 70—50. Combined Handicap Doubles. —Miss Campbell and Bundle (12) beat Mists Nicholson and Borrows (scr). 70 —53. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. Miss Whitehouse and mrs Tennant (13) beat Mesdames Nicholl and Friedlander (23). 50—43.