LAWN TENNIS.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16712, 30 January 1926, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Saturday. The Auckland tennis championships were continued yesterday with the following results: — '< MEN'S SINGLES Third Round.—-Lampe beat Watson, G—2, 6—2. Fourth Round. —Griffiths beat Watkins,' 7—9, 11—9, 6—o; Robson beat Sims, I—6,1 —6, 6—l, 6—2; Larnpe beat Sturt, 6—4, G—4; Smyth beat Bartleet, o—2, 6—4. Semi-finals. —Robson beat Griffiths, 6 { t 6 —2, 6 —3; Smyth beat Lampe, Semi-finals. —Miss Knight beat Miss G_o, 6—2, 6—o. LADIES' SINGLES. McPherson, 6—3, 4—6, 6—l; Miss Macfarlanc beat Miss Nicholls, 6—l, 6—4. MEN'S DOUBLES. Semi-final. —Bartleet and Robson beat A. C. Johns and V. R. Johns, 7—5. LADIES' DOUBLES Semi-final. —Misses Macfarlane beat Misses Miller, 6—3, 6—2. MIXED DOUBLES. . - In the mixed doubles Robson and Miss Marjoric MacFarlane beat A. C. Johns and Miss Dulcie Nichol, 6—2, 6—i. Fourth Round: Robson and Miss Marjory Macfarlane beat Watson and Miss Coibrook, o—2,0 —2, 6 — L Serniirnal: Brinsden and Mrs Scott Wilson beat V. R. Johns and Miss Knight,

HAWKE'S BAY TOURNEY. DANNEVIRKE, Friday. Boys' Championship Singles.—Final: MaJfroy defeated Cato, 6 —2, 6 —4. Championship Men's Doubles.— Semi-final: Powdrcll and Powdrell defeated Shirley and L. Drummond, 6 3 > 6—9; Andrews and Lowry defeated Green and D. Drummond, 6—l, 6—3. Combined Championship Doubles.— Semi-final: Powdrcll and Mrs lietloy defeated Martin and Miss Morrison, 6 —l, 6—o. Championship Ladies' Doubles. — Semi-finals. Misses Cato and Cotterill defeated Mrs Green and Miss Hartgill, o—o,0 —o, 6—l; Mrs Hetley and Miss Bennett defeated Mrs Thompson and Miss Grant, 6—2, 6—2. WELLINGTON PLAY. WELLINGTON, Saturday. The tennis championships were continued in fine, weather. In the men's doubles semi-final Smythe (Wellington) and Lampe (Wanganui) beat Griffiths and Brinsden (Auckland),. 6—l, 6—-4 , 6—3. They meet Bartleet and Robson, of Auckland, in the final this afternoon.