TENNIS TOPICS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 15, 9 April 1892, Page 380

TENNIS TOPICS

MISS MAGGIE KENNEDY has won the Ladies’ Single Championship at the Thorndon Courts,

Wellington. In the final she played against Mis s Trimnell, and although both were well contested, Miss Kennedy managed to win the first two sets.

The Otago Lawn Tennis Association Men’s Haudicap Singles tournament has reached its final stage. Harraway beat Hogg by 11-9, and Ronaldson defeated Gillies easily by 9-1. Harraway and Ronaldson thus play off for the trophy, and I think the latter will win, as he is showing good form, and has a handicap from his opponent.

The second round of the Auckland Tennis Association Inter Club doubles was played off on Saturday, 2nd inst., Parnell being drawn against the Eden and Epsom Tennis Club, when the latter won all the events. Eden and Epsom scored a bye in the first ladies’ doubles, owing to the non-ap-pearance of one of the Parnell representatives. The most interesting match played on the Eden ground was the fixture between Messrs Carr and Morrison (E) and Messrs Robison and Tonks (P). Although the Parnellites only scored one set, the match was well-contested. Carr did not seem to be in his usual form, but his partner, by his continual bobbing, wore their opponents out. Robison played steady and careful game throughout. His partner, however, nullified this to a great extent by his erratic play.

The other double which also took place on the Eden ground between Messrs Bly th and Upfill (E) and Messrs Harrison and Tempest (P) was too close to be pleasant for the Edenites, being two sets all, and Parnell five games to three in the final set; but chiefly owing to the superhuman efforts of Upfill, who evidently made up his mind that nothing would pass him, and the careful placing of Blyth, they managed to pull up and win the final set 86. Harrison’s back band strokes were much admired, while Tempest played in a style peculiar to himself,’ equalled by few, surpassed by none.’

The other events were played on the Parnell ground. Misses E. Bull and C. Hardie represented the Edenites in the second ladies’ double against Mesdames Blair and Thomas, Miss E. Bull kindly filling Miss E. Hesketh’s place, who at the last moment was unable to play. In this event Parnell played a sure but soft game. Mrs Blair evidently did not relish balls being sent to her left. Her opponent, Miss Bull, was also weak in this respect. Mrs Thomas (P) and Miss C. Hardie (E) both played a good game, and if it had not been for the latter’s judicious placing, Parnell would have gone very near winning this event.

The first combined match between Miss M. Paton and Mr Hooper (E) and Miss Laishley and Mr Goodhue (P) was won rather easily by the former. Goodhue is not in his old champion form, but he and bis partner played a good game. Hooper, however, backed up as he was by a good lady partner, completely smothered them, giving them a taste of his quality in placing and smashing, in which department of the game his play was really brilliant. The second combined between Miss Bull and Mr Sykes (E) and Miss Rookes and Mr Tucker (P) was well contested, and after a hard struggle, in which all played well, resulted in a win for the former.