LAWN TENNIS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 2607, 8 April 1926, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

WAIKATO TOURNAMENT. : -l/i •?/;'•!;■>THE FINALS. The Waikato Lawn Tennis AssSvciation’s Easter tournament, was concluded on Tuesday afternoon last. .The following are the results of finals: — Ladies’ Champion. Doubles. Final: Misses Knight and Cloustou beajt Misses Ramsay and McPherson, 6—2, 5—7, (L—2. ■ ..0 . Combined Championship. Semi-final: Johns aud Miss Knight beat Wright and Miss McPherson, 46, 6; —3, 6 —3. The. final will be played in Auckland between Knott and Miss Nicholls, and Johns and Miss Knight. r Ladies’ Handicap Singles. : Final: Miss McPherson (40) beat Miss Armstrong (15 3/6), 9 —6.. Men’s Handicap Doubles. Final: Stevenson and Fabling (39 2/6) beat Wright and Sole (15 4/6), 9—7. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles,/. Semi-final: Misses Knight and /Clouston beat Mrs Swayno and strong, 9—3. Vx’j Final: Misses Knight and Claitston. (40) beat Mesdames McCracken J and. Atkins (30), 9—2. Combined Handicap. Final: Stevenson and Miss G. Cloveley (15) beat Johns and Miss Knight (40), 9—4. ; , ■ Cambridge Competitors, 'vf A ..number of. Cambridge competitors did nemarkstbly well at the- tournament, though not succeeding :in winning any finals. Miss.. Molly Armstrong played, consistently well in rthei -ladies ’ handicap singles; winning through to the finals, (when shir:succumbed?tb Miss- McPherson, after a splendid game. ;/ Mrs F. Swayne and Miss M. Armstrong got into the semi-final for the ladies’ handicap doubles, being by the winners of this section. H. Armstrong and F.i Swavnc also competed in. several sections, doing fairly well. L ... THE CAMBRIDGE TOURNEY. JUNIOR HANDICAP COMPETITION . Results of the junior handicap competition are. as follows: ' ' Boys. • *• First Round.—Byrne Ser v. Speight owe loi fi—3, 6—2;-E, Nolan owe ~3/C •v. Hav owe 15, .6—3, 5—6, 6 —4i\ ; Second Round.—T. Gutry v. A. Clow owe 15, 6—.1, 6—ser v. R. Gibbons owe 15 1/6, 6—l, 6—o; N. Gascoigne owe 15, 4/6 v. R. Nolan, 56, 6—5, 6 —5; E. Cox 15 v. D. McCathie owe 15, ’6—l, 6—l. i Semi-final. —Byrne beat Gutry, 6—4, 6 Gascoigne beat Cox, .5 —0,: 6-^-2, (s—l; . , Girls. First Round.—E. Feisst 2/6 v. V. Rowland 2/6, 3 —6, 6—4, ,0 —2; J. Feisst owe 40 v. M. Giles fve 4/6, 6—2, 6—-0; G. Brittain ow.c 2/6 v. I>. Nolan owe 2/6, 6—3, 6—2; K.-Arm-strong owe 15 v. B. Lee owe 1/6, 3 —6, fi-r-3, th-tf. • •• • •/- Semi-final. —G. Brittain v. K. Armstrong, 6—o, 6—4, ’