LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 707, 5 January 1910, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

.;. THE AUCKLAND. TOTONAMENT. ' /a win fm fishee'ajnd/peacock; '.;■!. (By Telegraph—Press Association.).. ; : V :'■'■' ■■■ 'V"Auckland, January i- r ■■' The Auckland lawn. tenuis -tournament was continued l to-day. ..' ".•■..' . •vln. the final of the men's championship doubles, F. JI. B. Fisher and J. C. Peacock (Wellington) again lieat F. 'Wilding and' Av '0?. Wilding ■ (Christchurch), 3-0, C—2, 1-6,6-3, GH). ." •- In the final of the ladies' championship singles, l Miss. Nunneley heat. Miss Ruby Wellwood, 6-3,. 4-6,. 6—3; Miss. Powdrell did- not compete, in this.event; ', .'.-.' In the semi-final of the .men's championship singles, Pencoek'heat Fisher, 6-3, 3-6, 8-0; and Harold Brown beat Grigsqn, ■β-i;- G—4.".■■■■•

,;,(By.Telegraph.-SDecial OorresDondont.) .V- !/;' ■■■■■'.;-.'.■ Auckland,. January 4. The.-Auckland, Provincial Lawn Tennis Association's, meeting was continued totfaiy. in. beautiful weather. - A large number .of, spectators viewed the:play.:■ 7 ln the men ? s singles, Fisher and'.Peacock provided a. brilliant exhibition. Peacock, won the- , first set after a ,very'close go;;and Fisher won the second.! The last set was -evenly contested-up ."to four all.. Fiyo all was' called, and"Peacock, secured the nest-game, and had 40 love in his favour. .Fisher. then made a wonderful recovery,-: winning., six 'points on 'end.. Peacock, however,. won the -next two games,;.and will now-meet Brown in the final... Brown ibeat Grigson comfortably.: .' In- the men's doubles a , splendid ganio was. , .witnessed;''-between. ;Wilding , and Wilding andßrown and. Blair. The first, set -went to the; -Wellington pair, and the ;. .second was taken at; '6-ri by the Wildings. '■••■ Blair, and Brown ran to 4—2 in .tho i third;-se.t,' ; but '■/. Brown : -" missed several smashes, and the score was ovened up, i all. Wilding:. and eyeutually won , the set.7-5. In!the final, "iilisher.and Peacock beat Wilding and Wilding by; 3 sets to 2, ; winning the last .set. 6.V games/;-to . nil. 'Fisher". played a remarkably steady game,'.' and' his twisty serve: .seemed -to-give a lot -of trouble Peacock's■••:smashing was.- the feature of the match., Wilding, sen.,' ; did' not play os well as usual.. -..- .'■,■•.■•.'■

:■ln thp ladies'. singles, ■ Miss Nunneley and.-Miss- \Vellwpod- reached the final. The .game fcet\reen> these 'two players was asplendid one. The first set went to Miss jShinneley.at 6-—1: . Miss Wellwood drove beautifully in-the second, and, won: it at 6-4.. only :to be teatcn. 6-3.. hi the final set. .Miss .-NunneleyV-played- up: to- her old -form, and Miss Weftwood -is to" he congratulated on -puttie; up: a ;,plendid iighfc ■ ■ v;. V:■■•:.■.;■';■• ■~■''" -,"■■'-;' : ■■■ :'

; In- the combined ; doubles,; Miss Williams,, and-.8l iir reached the■ • semi-final, and mil play Hiss Braithwaite' and Peacock. ■ The winners -will meet -the winners of Miss Travers and Fisher and Miss Kiinueley .and! Wilding .in the' final. ■ ' , '■ ."-•-'■-•■"•'.■•.■: :'- I>, ■ ''"■■' ■' ■•■■•: -• '■ - ; ,-■•.-■( '■;.■■