LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11142, 31 December 1903, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

(Per United Press Association;)

NAPIER, December 30.

The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association's championship meeting was concluded to-day, «nd has been on the whole on© of the moat successful meeting's yet held unde> the auspices of the-' Association'. The' weather was fine, though very. warm. There was a lftrge attendaace pf spectators'. , The championship finals 'jM-Qdiiced nothing verys serisationaf, tho results being in. every 'instance •Jttticipated. . '; ,In the Ladies' Championship Singles, , Miss ' Nunnelly. won the, final from Miss Goie by' 6—2, 6-^4. ' "H. A. Parker 'again annexed' the. Men's Championbhip Singles, beating^' Peacock by 6^-3, 6—2, 6—2. " ' - Laishley and ,. Parker won the Men's Championship' Doubles after a really good g^ime with Cox asnd Gore, the scores being B*7-6, 3— 6,6— 2, 6— 4. = , T „ . . , . In the Combined ChampipnHhip Double^, Parker and Mis^NunHeley' defeated Adams anji Miss Powdiell" in the fourth' round, Gf>Bs and Mrs Ballantyno winning from Fenwicke, and 35^rs -slannexuur,^and theifinal i eU to • Parker and' Miss - NunneUy, who beat Gobs and Mrs. Ballantyne .by 6—3,6 — 3, 6-^o. -'.•;-. ... ] - ,Ih . the, Ladies' , Championship Doubles, the Misses (Jorrie (2) won after ar^reryrexciting game with Mrs March banks and Miss Gore, whom, they defeated' by 3— -6, "6 — 1, 8-^6. - \■ .' • . „- • In • the Men's Handicap Singles,' . first grade, Brown and Redward won-, in --the third round, Tyser and Redward in the fourth, round, , and Tyser beat Redward in th^ final. - . - . - .-,,.,- In. the Men's Handicap Singles j second , gride, Swaiiison 1 beat Coates in the final.