LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18419, 27 June 1925, Page 17

LAWN TENNIS.

SENIOR COMPETITION. .The following ' s 'he draw for' the .fifth round of the senior inter t-lu!> competition, which takes place to-day at "Wilding Fark: — St'. Albans v. Liriwond, courts 3. 4, ">, and 6; Cashmere Hills v. Canterbury OnJleK'e. courts 7 8. 9. and KJ; N*yv Brighton v. Avonsi.de, courts J, 2, 11. and 12. The match Opawa v. Suburban will be played* at Opawa. WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. (BY. CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION'— COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN ANI> N.K. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, June 25. At Wimbledon the weather is sunny again, with a cool breeze. Owiivc Jo the interesting programme,• tli'-re were det)se crowds before, the start. The King and Queen were present part of the time. ' ' ' , ' staves beat hutcicn William?, 0-1, (5-1, 63. J. "B. Gilbert defeated Garland, 8-0, 6-1, 0-1. ' H. M. Jacob (India) beat Fothcringha-n iN Z.i, 6--:, 7-6, 0-v. . Mrs -Harper (Austia.ia) beat Mrs Watson Mile. cut' n, clejr c .path for the Seal, defeating iti=3 ltyau, G-2. 6-0. Miss Boyd (Australia) beat Mrs Pitt 6-2, 6-2. Mia* St. George beat Miss Johnson, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. „ r ,-. ~-.,, Cole and Waekett beat Melody and Nicholson, G-l. 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Nicholson let the New Zealanuers down, though both pave their opponents frequent opportunities fcr smashes. Cole ar.rl Wicket t 'jait up a-barrage at the net through which .the••'New Zealandcrs were unable to break. FbtLcringham was easy prey to.the steady Jacob, whose groundwork was exec lent. J O Anderson beat Spence (South Africa), 6-3, 8-10, 6-2, 6-3. ■- In the third round • Lacoste beat Lycett, 6-3. d-6. 7-5, 6-t i Hennessey (America) beat Croie-Rees, 8-6, 2-H, 3-6, 6-i, "'5-i. ' In the. first round. Mifsr-s Boyd and 17 tz beat, Mesdantes Clayton and Tomlinscn. In the second round, Miss Akhurst beat Mrs Craddock, 7-3, 5-7, 6-4.