TENNIS

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13806, 18 January 1909, Page 6

TENNIS

TOT? TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. .Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Jan. 16. The Tairanaki tennis tournament was continued to-day in lovely weather. There was a large gathering, and the courts were in fair order. .The men's handicap second grade single was won. Dy * rater, of .'.olUckland. _ . f Ladies' championship singles, third round: Miss Powdrell beat JVlrs E. j ones., 6t2," 6-1. i mai—iiiss. Nunnele} bea;b Miss Powdrell, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. iien's championship singles, 'second rpiind—Brailsford beat' S. • Powdrell, 7-5, 6-4 ; H-. W. Brown beat : L. J. Taylor, 6-2, 6-1. Third round—S. J. Smith a bye from Nicholson ? Wilding beit Brailsford, 6-2, Fisher beat Jerinings, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Parker beat JJrop-n, 6-1, 6-0. Semi-final— TVilding beat Smith, 6-0,-6-1. -Men's championship -doubles, second round—Parker and Browii beat" Taylor and Black, 6-4, 6-0; Fisher and Wilding beat Jennings and Caplin, 6-2, .6-2. Ladies' championship doubles; first , round —Mrs Jones and Miss Powdrell •beat Misses Simpson, 6-1; 6-2. Second round —Mrs E. Payne* and Miss Nunnely beat -Miss Cave and Miss Brewster, 6-2, 6-0; Mrs Jones and Miss Powdrell beat Misses Thomson, 6-2, 6-1. Final—Mrs Payne and Miss Nunneley beat Mrs Jones and Miss Powdrell, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Combined championship doubles, first round—Miss Powdrell and Fisher beat Miss Cave and H. TV. Brown, 6-1, 6-5; "Miss Brewster and Black beat Miss D. Simpson and - Fookes, 6-4, 6-1. Second round —Miss Nunneley and TVilding beat Miss Brewster and Black, 6-2, ,6-3. Fisher and Parker meet in the semifinal of the championship singleSj and the winner plays Wilding. The tournament will be continued on Monday;