LADIES AT TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 490, 24 April 1909, Page 5

LADIES AT TENNIS.

MATCHES AT SYDNEY. PLAY OF THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. ~;.;.,;■ HONOURS EVEN. (Dt i«t.Ean«pn—i'kes" association—corxninnt.) (Reo. April' 24, a.m.) Sydney, April 28. Tlio lawn tennis championship meeting was continued to-day in fine, weather. The matches" between; tho New South -Wales ladios (who had defeated Victoria) and tho Now Zealand ladies produced some excclloiit and exciting play. Results:— ' Ladios' Singles. Mrs. Doylo (Now South Wales) boat Miee Ward (New Zealand), 6—B, 6—2, 6—2, Miss Wellwood (Now Zealand) beat Mise Gardiner (New South Wales), 7—5, , 3r-«,'

Miss Baker (New South Wales) boat Miea Powdrell (New Zealand), o—2, 6—3. ' Miss Nunneley (Now Zealand) beat Mrs. Colquhoun (Now South Wales), 6—o, 6—2. Miss Jones (Now South Wales) beat Miea Gray (New Zealand), 6-4, 9—7. Hiss Travers (Now Zealand) beat Mies Leo (Now South Walos), 6—l, 6—o, Ladles' Doubles. lliesos Leo and Jonos (New South Wales) boat Miescs Gray and Travere (New Zealand), 7-6. Mieses Powdroll and Nunneloy (New Zea-' land) boat Mrs. Colquhoun and Miss Baker, 6-3. 7—5.: ■ ■ '. ■■..'' :,■:•/ '. ;.;.;. ■ Tho matches' will , be . continued to-mor-row. ..'• '■■'■, ... ■'.'..'■. ' ■':';■■' • '"

' MISS BAKER'S PERFORMANCES. Of the six singles matches, the Dominion and the State have each won three; and ot the two' doubles playod, thoy havo secured ono e&clii' so the competition is evidently keen, Mies Baker (New South Wnlcs) visited Now Zealand in 190G nnd 11)07. Sho has now avenged a defeat which sho received at the.hnnds of Miss Powdrell in the final of tho Taranald ■championship of 1007, when, after leading five—lovo in the first cot, ehe was boaten by Sliss Powdroll two sots straight. In the. semifinal of the same chamtiionship, Miss Bnlcer had beaten Hiss Nunnelcyi but in the New Zealand championship of tho eamo year the Wellington lady beat Hiss Baker somewhat easily. In 19n<f <V Mni beaten by Ifws Nimneley in this country. To-day's play m f V ..,.,._, should provide Eomo excitement.