LAWN TENNIS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3443, 9 March 1920, Page 44

LAWN TENNIS.

CANTERBURY BEATS OTAGO CHRISTCHURCH, March 1. The interprovincial tennis match between Canterbury and Otago was played to-day, Canterbury winning by 18 games to 6. Results (Canterbury players' names being men tionsd! first):: MEN'S SlNGLES.—Oliivier beat Allison, 6—0,, 6—o, Aitken lost to Gray, 5—7, 4—6; Quill, lost to Bray, 6—B, 2—6; Greenwood beat Sheppard, 7 —5, 6 —3 j Goss beat Sal-, mor.d, 6—4, 6 —2; Borrows beat White-Par-sons, 2—6, 6—3, 7—5. LADIES' SINGLES.—Miss Goodman beat Miss Blyth, 9 —2; Miss Greenwood lost to Miss Blyth, 7—9; Mrs Lord beat Miss Black, 9—6; Miss Laurenson beat Miss Duthie, 9—2; Miss Timms beat Miss Smith, 9—2; Miss Bloxam lost to Miss Turner, «7 —9. MEN'S DOUBLES.—Oliivier and Quill beat Allison and Gray, 6 —3, 6—2; Aitken and Borrows beat Bray and Sheppard, 6 —3, 6 —2; Goss and Greenwood beat Salmond and White-Parsons, 6—2, 7—5. LADIES' DOUBLES.—Miss Goodman and Mrs Lord beat Miss Blyth and. Miss Turner, 6—3, 6 —l; Mrs Greenwood! and Miss Bloxam lest to Miss Black and Miss Dtithie; Miss Laurenson and Miss Timms beat Misses Duthie, 6—4, 6—l. COMBINED DOUBLES.—Borrows and Miss Bloxam beat, White-Parsons and Miss Turner, 6—3, 6—2; Oliivier and Miss Laurenson beat Allison and Miss Blyth, 6 —3, 6—o;

Quill and Mrs Lord beat Sheppard and Miss Smith, 6—l, 6—3 ; Greenwood and Mrs Greenwood beat Salmond and Miss Duthie, 6 —2, 4—G, 6—4; Aitken and Miss Goodman beat Gray and Miss Black, 6—3, 4—6, 6—3; Gosa and Mrs Timms lost to Bray and' Miss Black, 6—4, o—6, 9—7. BRITISH PLAYERS FOR THE DOMINION. WELLINGTON, March 1. The English tennis players Beamish and Lowe will play in Dunedin in the middle of this month. WELLINGTON, March 4. Two members of the British Davis Cup team—A. E. Beamish and A. H. Lowe —will arrive at Wellington by the Moeraki from. Sydney about March 15 for the purpose of playing a series of matches prior to their return to England. The president of the New Zealand Tennis Association (Mr H. M. Gore) states that the first match will be against a Canterbury provincial team at Christchurch, about March 20. The visitors will then go to Dunedin to play a New Zealand team consisting of Ollivier (the New Zealand champion) a-nd! the best "Otago player. Returning to Wellington, they will meet a New Zealand team, consisting of Ollivier and Peacock, on March 27. A trial match will be played at Auckland about April 3 against an Auckland provincial team. DISSATISFIED SYDNEY PLAYERS. SYDNEY, March 6. At a meeting of 300 tennis players, a motion of no confidence was carried in the new council owing to the unsatisfactory miethods adopted in their election. VICTORLAN CHAMPIONSHIP. MELBOURNE, March 7. Following are the results of the- Victorian tennis championship:'—ln the Doubles, O'Hara Wood' and Thomas beat Werthein and Hawke, 6—5, 6—l, 6—B, 6—3. Ladies' Singles —Miss'Schlesinger beat Miss Addison, 6 — i, o—6, B—3.