LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12660, 21 January 1927, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

CANTERBURY TOURNEY RESULT OF FIRST DAY’S PLAY VISITORS SUCCESSFUL Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, January 20. Blue skies and bright sunshine favoured the commencement of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's provincial championship tournament at Wilding Park to-day. Play was confined to twelve grass courts, which were used for the first time. Despite the fact that they had been well watered and rolled it was soon found that they were not conducive to very fast tennis. The leading results are: MEN'S SINGLES FIRST ROUND. C. C. Brewster (N.S.WJ beat Warne Pearse, 6 —3, 6—3; A, L North (N.S.W.) beat C. A. Cuff, 6—2, 5—7, 10-8; J. Mo Causland (N.S.W.) beat P. G. Greenwood. 6 —3. 6—3. SECOND ROUND. N. Peach beat Angas, 6—2, 6—3; C. Brewster (N.S.W.) beat F. Peach (N.S.W.), 6-1. 8-6; A. L. North (N.S.W.) beat G. G. Aitken, 6 —l, 4r—6, 6—2; D. F. Glanville heat J. McCausland (N.S.W.) 6 —3, 6 —3; V. E. Page beat A. B. Loughnan, 4—6, 8—6,9—7; G. Ollivier beat S. W. Field, 6—o, 7—5; F. S. Wilding beat G. C. Bonnington, 6—3, 3—6, 6—l; F. Fitzgerald (N.S.W.) beat W. Goss, 6 —5, 6—5. THIRD ROUND. N. Peach (N.S.W.) beat J. R. Johnston, 6—l, 6-0. MEN'S DOUBLES FIRST ROUND. A. L. North and J. McCausland (N.S.W.) beat N. Barlow and H. W. Ogier, B—l, 6—2. SECOND ROUND. J. Fitzgerald and C. Brewster (N.S.W.) beat G. Ollivier and R. Browning, 6 —4, B—6. A. L. North and J* McCausland (N.S.W.) beat A. Pearse and D. (TDonnell, 6—2, 6—3; F. and N. Peach beat A. Borrows and R. A. Row, 6—4, 6 —2.‘