LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17116, 11 April 1921, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

• ~_* ■ B. GRADE COMPETITION. Tho final round of the inter-club B .grade competition wag played on Saturday uiternoon in a gale of wind. Three clu&s now tie, Linwood, Opawa, and St. Albans, and will have to play off to decide which will head the competition. Saturday's results were as follows, the names of the winning teams being mentioned first:— Linwood beat Addington A, 43- to 41, scores —Singles: Denton 8 beat Potter 2; Jenkin 8 lost to Austin 9; Hall 9 beat iiovell 7; Wood 3, beat Cooper 6. Doubles; Denton and Jenkin 5 lost to Potter and Austin 9; Hall and Wood 9 beat Lovell.and Cooper 2. Opawa beat Addington B, 61 to 27, scores— Singles: K. Hounsell 9, Earnshaw 3; W. , Hobinson 9, L. Ell 4; Willis 9. Thomas 4; Steeds 9, Richmond. 3. Doubles: Hounsell and Willis 9, Ell and Thomas 5; llobinson and Steeds 9, Earnshaw and Kichmond 8. ; Ascot defaulted --to. New Brighton. Canterbury College defaulted io St. Albans. CANTERBURY COLLEGE COURTS. The Canterbury College Club opened the winter season on Saturday afternoon, there being a large gathering of players present, and a few visitors. The club is now in possession of jis hard courts, situated in Hagley Park, near Victoria Lake. Four of ike courts are oriented, according- to orthodox lines, but two lie east and w«6t. Expert opinion, based on experience is that courts so laid out are practically useless. These two courts were not in -Use on Saturday. Th» opening was quite informal. The names of the players present were taken, and a lankeo tournament airanged, mixed doubles being played. Tho courts bein,? unsheltered lost nothing of the force of the gale which rag«d throughout the afternoon, and precision in play was a matter of difficulty. During the afternoon Dr. Hight declared tho £easan open, and the Ladies' Singles Champion Cup was presented to All ss, G. Willcox.