LAWN TENNIS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20319, 30 January 1928, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

B GRADE. OPOHO v. TRIANGLE. (Opoho names first.) Men’s Singles.—S. Simpson 9, Barr 4; Cameron 9, Dickinson 6; Gribben 9, Irvine 0; Brown 9, Hedges 3. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Harvey 6. Miss Vallis 6; Miss A. Eackley 6, Miss Bartholomew 2; Miss Reilly 4, Miss Green 6; Miss D. Rackley 6, Miss Powell 4. Men’s Doubles. —Simpson and Gribben 9, Barr and Dickinson 5; Cameron and Brown 9, Irvine and Hedges 8. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Harvey and Eackley 5, Misses Vallis and Bartholomew 6; Misses Reilly and Rackley C, Misses Green and Powell 5.Mixed Doubles. —Simpson and Miss Harvey 7, Barr and Miss Tallis 2; Cameron and Miss Reilly 5, Dickinson and Miss Bartholomew 8; Gribben and Miss A. Rackley, Irvine and Miss Green; Brown and Miss D. Rackley, Hedges and Miss Powell. . , . Results; Opoho, nine sets (98 games). Triangle, three sets (65 games); four sets unfinished. NORTH-EAST VALLEY II v. ST. HILDA. (Valley names first.) Men’s Singles.—Colbert 9, Patrick 8; McCarthy 9, Howley 8; Morrow 9, Hayes 1; Connors 9, Ritchie 5. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Neison 6, Miss M’Keeman 5: Miss Stewart 4, Mis« McCarthy 6; Miss Wynne 5, Miss M Culloch 6: Miss Colbert 6, Miss Parker 3. Men’s Doubles— Colbert and Morrow 9, Patrick and Hayes 5; McCarthy and Connors 9, Howley and Ritchie 7. Ladies’ Doubles—Misses _ Nelson and Stewart 4. Misses M'Keeman and McCarthy 6; Misses Wynne and Colbert 6, Misses M'Culloch and Parker 0. Totals: North-East \ alley, nine sets (85 games); St. Hilda, three sets (CO games). CAVERSHAM v, ST. ANDREW’S No. 2. (Caversbam names first.) Men’s Singles.—Gibson 9, R. Smith 6; M'Lennan 9, Sounness 4; Kitchm 2, b. Smith 9; Hamer 5, Wilkie 9. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Jefferson 6, Miss Meffens 2; Mrs Wilson 6, Mrs Cameron 0; Miss Grigg 6, Mrs Stedman 1; Miss Roebuck 6, Miss Nancarrow 3. Men’s Doubles. —Gibson and M Lennau 9 K. Smith and Sounness 5. Ladies’ Doubles—Miss Jefferson and Mrs Wilson 6, Miss Meffen and Mrs Cameron 1; Miss Grigg and Miss Roebuck 6 Mrs Stedman and Miss Nancanow 3. Results; Caversbam, nine sets (70 games); St. Andrew’s, one set M 3 games). No other games were played owing to ANDERSON’S BAY v. ST. ANDREW’S. ( Anderson’s Bay names first.) ■ Men’s Singles. —G. Pearce 9, Grimsdale 7- Ross 9, Murray 6; M Adam 5, Quaile 9; Scott 8, Stedman 9. Ladies’ Singles—Miss Grove L Mrs Murray 6: Hiss Read 2, Miss Mitchell 6; Miss Hill 6, Miss Archer 4; Miss Hall 5 Miss Jones 6. , n Men’s Doubles—Pearce and Ross 9, Grimsdale and Murray 8; M Adam and Scott 6, Quaile and Stedman 9. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Grove and Read 0 Mrs Murray and Miss Mitchell 3 Kfitliters Bay, four art, (61 games); St. Andrew’s, six sets (73 games). Match unfinished. COSY DELL v. GREEN ISLAND. (Cosy Dell names first.) Men’s Singles. —Oliver 9,. Tomkins 6; Hunter 9. Kirkland 7; Balk 9, Lindsay 2; Greenslade 9, Barclay 0. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Smellie 6, Miss Harraway 5; Miss Fleming 6, Miss Mil er 4; Miss Turner 6, Miss Heir 1, Miss James 6, Miss Ritchie 1. , , Men’s Doubles. —Balk and Greenslade 9, Lindsay and Barclay 6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Smellie and Fleming 6, Misses Harraway and Miller 3; Mieses Turner and James 6, Misses Kerr and Ritchie 0. „ , Mixed Doubles—Oliver and Miss Smellie 9, Tomkins and Miss Harraway 8. Totals: Cosy Dell, 13 sets (90 games); Green Island, no sets (49 games). THE AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT. LAURENSON DEFEATS BARTLEET. 'Peb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 20. The Auckland lawn tennis championships were continued on Saturday. ReSU M S ei?s Singles. Semi-finals.—L. G. Knott beat N. Sturt, 6—3, 6—3, 6—3, Dr Laurenson beat E. L. Bartleet (holder of title), 6—2, I—6, 6—2, 5—7, 6—2 Men’s Doubles. Semi-finals— Griflaths and Brinsden beat Laurenson and Lampe, 3 Q t 26, 6 —4, 6 —4, 6—4; Knott and Sturt beat Grant and Nicholson, 4—6, 8 Ladies’ tingles’. Semi-finals.—Miss Macfarlane beat Miss Ramsay, 6—2. 6—2; Miss B. Knight beat Miss Nicholls, 4—6 (retired). „ . „ , ... Ladies’ Doubles. Semi-finals. —Misses Ramsay and Nichollo beat Misses Knight and Colebrook, 4 —6, 6 —4, 6 —3; Miss Macfarlane and Mrs Marshall beat Misses D. and P. Millen, 6—4, 6—4, 6—4. CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS. SEAY WINS MEN’S SINGLES. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 29. The finals of the provincial lawn tennis championships were concluded on Saturday. For the whole of the tourney there has been unbroken sunshine and unusual heat, which all but the strongest players have found fatiguing. Results; Men’s Singles.—l. A. Seay beat C. Angas, 6—3, 3—6, 6 —3. Women’s Singles.—Miss Spiers beat Mrs Beale, 6—2, 6—o. Men’s Doubles. —K. J. Walker and C. Angas beat J. H. W. Sheppard and B. B. Loughnan, 7—5, 6—4. Women’s Doubles. —Miss Speirs and Mrs Pritchett beat Misses Wake and .Andrew, 3 —6, 7 —5, 6 —3. Mixed Doubles.—T. W. Patterson and Miss Speirs beat C. Angas and Miss E. Partridge, 7 —5, 6—3.