LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18747, 28 December 1922, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. TOURNAMENT AT EASTINGS. (Per United Press Association.) HASTINGS, December 27. 'lhe New Zealand lawn tennis championship tourney was continued on the Hastings courts to-day in fine but overcast weather and before a large attendance. The day’s play was confined to the eliminating rounds m all the events. It is not expected that any semi-finals will be reached before Friday- in the men’s singles the most prominent players remaining are Dr Lauren ton, Aitken, Robson' the France brothers, and Peacock in the first half of the draw, and Oliivier, Greenwood, Sims, Pearso, and Still m the second half. In the men’s doubles Ur Laurenson, Oliivier, Allison, Wallace, Reacock, Sims, Quill, Parker, Franco, Irance, Pearse, Edmondson, and Still were prominent in the first'half of the draw, and Goss, Greenwood, Griffiths, and Robson.are h ni< -) s ,* : Powerful remaining in the second had. The ladies’ singles and doubles and the mixed doubles are not very far advanced. ihe most important match of the day was that between Dr Laurenson and G. Aitken (Christchurch). The pair were very evenly matched, but Aitken ‘was palpably tired in 110 l j as f set- Dr Laurenson excelled in backhand and overhand work. The issue was m doubt till the last few games, when Ur Laurenson asserted himself with some beautiful backhand shots and had Aitken at his mercy. Aitken and Wilding entered for the championship doubles, but the latter was unabie to bo present. Two good men’s doubles were played in the morning, Peacock and *-.iins beating Quill and Parker in three straight sets, and Oliivier and Dr Laurenson easily vanquishing Swainson and Salmond, the latter pair being unable to obtain a game in the Inst set. The winning pair should prove the winners of the championship doubles as well as sharing the honours in the results of the men’s singles. The holders of the championship, doubles, Goss and Greenwood (Christchurch) nave won their first two games, and should have no difficulty in reaching the semi-final. Their first contest with Oakley and Milburn (Napier) was very close, the latter pair taking the first set 6—4. The champions had to be in their best form in the remaining sets, eventually -winning each by narrow margins. In their next game Goss and Greenwood easily beat Richards and Craigie (Napier), the powerful drives and overhead work of Goss being a special feature. A long tussle eventuated between Misses Fenwick (Napier) and Knight (Auckland) and Misses M'Laren (Otago) and Welsh (*« ellington), This was a case of the survival of the fittest, the rallies being exceptionally long without any great brilliancy on either side. At the close of the day’s play light rain set in. The prospects are not bright for to-morrow’s programme. MEN’S SINGLES. First Round.—Bray beat Quill, 6—4, 6—3, 6 —3; Johns beat Gerard, 6—2, 6—l, 6—o. Second Round.—Aitken beat Salmond, 2—6, 6—2, 6 —4, 6—l; Melody beat Jtlay, 5 3 —6, 6—l, 7—5; * ranee beat Elliott, 46, 7—5, 6—4, 6—4; Greenwood beat Smyth 3—6, 6—4, 3—6, 6—4, 5—2; Page beat Allison, 6—5, 6—4, 3—6, 6—4; Campbell beat Powdrell, 6—3, 2—6. I—6, 7—5, 6 Young beat Burt, 7—5, 6—o, 6—o; Moir won from Martin by default; Waddington boat Fenwick, 6—4, 13 —11, 6—l; Somers beat Welch, 6—4, 6—2, 3—6, 6—2; Oliivier boat Bray, 7 —5, 6—o (Bray retired); Wallace beat Clark, 3—6, 6—o, 4—6, 6—4, 11—9 ; Field beat Richards, 6 —l, 6—3. 6—l; Cuff beat Miller, 6—o, 6—l, 6—2; Denton beat Kumrangi, 6 —3, 6—2, 6 —l. Third Round,—Aitken beat Melody, 6—l, 6 —o, 6—o; Peacock beat Waddington, 6 —2, 6-1, 6-1. LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round.—Miss Payton beat Miss Cato, Sy-6, 7-5, 6—3; Miss M‘ Murray beat Miss Lindsay, 4—5, 6—l, 6 —l. Second Round.—Miss Knight beat Miss Fanning, 4—5, 6—4. 6—l; Miss Beard beat Miss Hume, 6—S, 6—4, 6—l; Mrs Lascelles beat Miss Ormond. 6—o, 6—2; Miss Fenwick boat Miss Williams, 6—3, 6—3. Third Round.—Miss Lance boat Miss Z. Wellwcod, 6—3, 6—o; Mrs Hodges beat Miss Beard,' 6—o, 6—l. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round.—Shaw and Thompson beat Bundle and Burt, 6—2, 6—2. 6—2. Second Round.—Quill and Parker beat Cuff and Somers, I—6, 6—l. 6—o, 6 —3, 6—4; Griffiths and Robson beat Schadick and O’Brien, 6—l, 6 —l, 6—2; Wallace and Allison won from Martin and Martin by default; Pago and Moir beat Gerrard and Kuriirangi, 6—2. o—2, 6—2; Swainson and Salmond beat Fenwick and Fenwick, 6—3, 6—2,6 —3: Powdrell and Lampe beat Howe and Smyth, 3 —6, 6—l, 6—2, 6—2; Goss and Greenwood boat Richards and Craigie, 6 —l, 6 —2, 6—3; France and France beat Walker and Conner, 7—5, 7—5, 7—5, 13—11. Third Round. —Peacock and Sims beat Quill and Parker, 6—o, 6—2, 7—5; Dr Laurenson and Oliivier beat Salmond and Swainson, 6—2, 6—5. 6 —o. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round.—Misses Lance and Lloyd beat Mrs Maitland and Miss Kennedy, 6—l, 6—2; Misses Champion and Grant beat Misses M‘Donnell and Carrick, 6 —l. 6 —3; Misses M'Laren and Welsh beat Misses Fenwick and Knight, 10 —8. 7 —5; Mrs Peacock and Miss Travers won by default from Mrs Martin and Miss Hume. Second Round. —Mrs Hetley and Miss Clark beat Mrs Maddiso’n and Miss Z. Wellwood, 6—3, B—s; Mrs Wa-tson and Miss Payton boat Misses Champion and Grant, 6—2, 4—6, 6—l; Misses Lance and Lloyd beat Mrs Peacock and Miss Travers, 6—3, 6 —4. MIXED DOUBLES. First Round. —Miss Howe and France beat Miss Craig and Craigie, 6—3, 6 —2; Miss Kennedy and Bull boat Miss Cochrane and Schadick, 6—2, 6—2; Miss Ringland and Powdrell beat Mrs Norris and Hill, 5 6—4, 6—2; Mrs Hedges and Goss beat Mrs Maddison and Maitland, 6 —3, b—3; Miss Baird and Bundle won from Mrs Martin and Martin by default; Miss Fanne-i and Waddington boat Mrs Parkinson and Martin, 6—2, 6—2. Second Round. —Mrs Goldie and Pearse beat Miss A. Ormond and Campbell, 6—3, 61; Miss Lnnoe and Sims beat Miss Ringland and Powdrell. 6 —2, 6—o; Miss Sinclair and Thompson beat Miss Clark and Stain ton, 6—l, 6 —4; Miss Macfarlane and ivobson boat Miss Stevens, and Miller, 6—2 6—l; Miss Gray and Griffiths beat Miss Kennedy and Bull, 6—B, 6 —l, 6 —3 ; Mrs Lascelles and Parker beat Mrs Maitland and Cuff, 7—5, 6—4; Miss Armstrong and Armstrong won from Mrs Wallace and Dickie by default; Miss Fannen and Waddington beat Mrs Parkinson and Martin, 6 —2, 6—2; Miss Ballantyne and Smith beat Miss E. Armstrong and Armstrong, '6—l, 6—6. Third Round. —Miss Lloyd and Allison boat Mrs Goldie and Pearse, 6—4, 6 —2. BOYS’ JUNIOR SINGLES. First Round. —Knott beat E’tchie, 6—o, 6—o, 6—2. Second Round.—Rhodes “Williams beat Stevens, 6 —5, 6 —2.