TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18946, 17 December 1929, Page 11

TENNIS.

DRAW ARRANGED FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The following is the draw for the Canterbury tennis tournament to be played at Wilding Park, commencing on December 26 and continuing on the two following days:— MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Best of three advantage sets. Present holder, C. Angas.) First Round. T. W. Pattferson v. R. H. Tait. C. P. Harlter v. D. Purvis. v. N~ G. Munns. v. W. S. Somerville. v. R. Browning. v. H. Dymond. v. T. Rhodes-Williams. B. B. Lough nan v. . J. R. Johnston v. . A. G. Mallett v. . H. S. P. Andrews v. . E. S. pixon v. B. Densham. E. H. Orbell v. J. R. Crawshaw. J. H. W. Sheppard v. W. G. Morrison. Second Rund. I. A. Seay v. T. J. Laurenson. H. W. Ofeier v. D. A. M’Caskey. L. Armstrong v. E. G. Boddy. L. B. Black v. W. R. Robinson. L. D. Cotterill v. winner Patterson v. Tait. Winner Sheppard and Morrison v. F. S. Wilding. N. Anderson v. W. S. Clayton. H. G. Searle v. W. Goss, jun. A. Cant v. E. L. Prebble. S. W. Field v. C. Angas. LADIES’ SINGLES, CHAMPIONSHIP. (Best of three advantage sets. Miss M. Speirs, now Mrs H. Dykes.) First Round. Miss D. Fleetwood v. Miss H. G. Jones. Miss P. Hamilton v. Miss R. Dallas. v. Miss B. Macdonald. v. Miss I. Morrison. - v. Miss G. Rankin. Miss M. Sowden v. Miss M. Rankin v. . Miss E. Fleetwood v. ■ Miss D. Allen v. - Miss N. Smithson v. Mrs Crawshaw. Second Round. Miss M. Wake v. Miss D. Quill. Miss Rudkin plays winner Miss Fleetwood and Miss Jones. Winner Miss Smithson and Mrs Crawshaw v. Miss M. Sherris. Miss S. Goss v. Miss M. Andrew. MEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Best of three advantage sets. Present holders, C. Angas and E. G. Boddy). First Round. Borrows and Goss, jun., v. Goss and Browning. Clayton and G. R. Robinson v. Mallett ahd Harker. —— v. Armstrong and Daly. v. T. Rhodes-Williams and H. Dymond. B. B. Loughnan and W. R. Robinson S. W. Field and H. S. P. Andrews v. T. W. Patterson and J. R. Johnston N. Anderson and H. G. Searle v. X#. D. Cotterill and Colonel Dickenson. C. Angas and Boddy v. J. H. W. Sheppard and A. Cant. E. S. Dixon and v. J. R. CraWshaw and N. G. Munns. W. G. Morrison and H. W. Ogier v. W. Pearse and R. Pearse. E. H. Orbell and E. L. Prebble v. W. S. Somerville and R. H. Tait. LADIES’ DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Best of three advantage sets. Present holders, Mrs Y. Pritchett and Miss M. Speirs, now Mrs H. Dykes.) First Round. Misses Wake and M. Andrew v. Mrs M. Stedman and Miss M. Saunders. Misses R. Dallas and H. Jones v. Misses E. and D. Fleetwood. v. Mrs E. L. G. Crawshaw and Miss N. Smithson. v. Misses E. Rudkin and S. Goss. Mrs R. Cracroft-Wilson and Miss D. Allen v. . Misses G. arid M. Rankin v. . Misses N. Reed and M. Sherris v. Misses M. Sowden and I. Morrison v. Misses B. Macdonald and D. Quill. COMBINED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Present holders, Miss M. Andrew and I. A. Seay.) First Round. Miss G. Rankin and W.' S. Somerville v. Miss I. Morrison and W. G. Morrison. Miss B. Cotterill and Colonel Dickinson v. Mrs Laurenson and T. P. Laurenson. — v. Miss D. Quill and J. H. W. Sheppard. Miss E. Johnston and R. Browning v. Miss E. Borrows and A. Borrows v. Mrs E. Wilding and F. S. Wilding. Second Round. Miss M. Andrew and I. A. Seay v. Miss M. Sherris and N. G. Munns. Miss R. Dallas and S. W. Field v. Miss B. Macdonald and B. B. Loughnan. Mrs E. E. Crawshaw and J. R. Crawshaw v. winner Miss G. Rankin and W. S. Somerville and Miss I. Morrison and Morrison. Miss H. Jones and N. Anderson v. Miss M. Sowden and H. Dymond. I Miss N. Smithson and W. S. Clayton 1 v. Miss N. Reed and R. Pearse. Miss M. Rankin and J. R. Johnston v. Miss M. Wake and T. Rhodes-Williams. BOYS’ JUNIOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Under eighteen. Best of three sets. Present holder, H. A. Barnett.) First Round. T. W. Walls v. . M. Rickard v. . A. A. Mac Gibbon v. . Ewan Watson v. A. A. Pullar. B. H. Winchester v. E. D. Broughton. A. H. Meikleham v. M. Mansfield. v. D. O. O'Flaherty. v. E. J. Keane. GIRLS’ JUNOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Under eighteen. Best of three sets; third only advantage set. Present holder, Marjorie Sherris.) First Round. B. Tipping v. Kathleen L King v. I. Morrison. Thelma Poole v. D. Wauchop. v. Eileen Spicer.