LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1049, 11 February 1911, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

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.]" : \ ..■''•!,'• FisTiißE.'":-.; ' Mana'wntu Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament, at.l'almerstqn North. Entries' close to-day. --■: - ■' ■'-~■.: Day's : Bay; Courts Allotted, " Meii's'..'B grade—Brougham 1 . Hill II v. Victoria College 11, on Courts' 7 and 8. Hen's C grade—Muritai v. Trinity, on Court 5; Victoria .College v.. Brougham Uill 11, on Court 10. . , ,' ... ' Men's D grade—Trinity., v. .Oriental, on .Court 9. "\ ■ ■, ;' Ladies! C grade—Brougham Hill v. Victoria College,' on' Court 11. "';i, .Last Saturday's. Matches. ,„: ;,,,: "The senior gfa'do "matches "finished by the defeat of' Brougham' Uill by Thorndon. Tho other match—Wellington ■■ v. Muritai—wns not played, tho latter team defaulting.' Tho. Thotndon team did not have any great difficulty in disposing of their opponents, and so completing. an unbroken record for the season. J. A. B. ; Howe-was tho only Brougham Hill player to tako a set, -ami Carter mado him play for it. Tho results in the A grade aro as-follow, for tho wholo round:—

''Thorhdoh won ono match' by' default from Wollington 11. ' ' -(-Wellington II won one match by default from" Muritai. • The B grade fixtures were decisivo in their results. Hutt winning by G rubbers io none. These figures wero helped by two defaults. Tho two Brougham Hill teams fought it out well, and tho' first tenm proved its position, winning with i rubbers to spare If tho Brougham Hill I team keeps its form, it" should go through this round unbeaten. Sampson did well in beating Townsond in two straight sets, tho second being in,favour of Townsend nt s—l, but Sampson won the next two safely. .Lawrence lost his first set to Barton, but:by.vo'ry strong driving won the succeeding two',,.tho Inst set reading 25 aces to 11. This match has created somo interest as bolli teams were cousidored in-tho running. Townsend and Barton- won' their- double from tho winners of tho Christmas tournament at Day's Bay,, for which they descrvq full credit." '■-,•„■ In tho-C grado tho Brougham Hill team—strengthened by tho inclusion of Veen—by winning from Khandnllah, are promising to carry off tho rest of tho matches in that grade. Johnsonvillo promises to repeat its performance ' in tho first round of tho D grado;"Trinity gavo them a good run, howover, and mado sets even, tho match bcin" decided on games—4B to 37, ; In th'o ladies' matches, Potono, still in a winning mood, ran away with a score of 42' games to" 5,' Victoria.' Cqllege' did

best in the first double, Misses Saxon and M'Kellar taking (Into very hard-fought gnmos. Brougham Hill I were too strong for tho tecond team, .Miss' -Mock taking the only set for Hie latter at 7-0. On present 'form tho l'etono ladies should win in thia grade. After n clinkinj nflcrnoons play, ht. John'K ladies just managed to secure the match from Khandnlloh in the C grade. Although winniub' by 5 rubbers to 1, St. John's were only one game to tho good at tho end. This match should decido the C grade. The other matches played went safelv to the winners, l'etono and Jolinsonvillo being on top in their respective events. . . Should tho fonson warrant it, it is to bo hoped thai the iirst four teams in tho C grade will bo played against each other at the end of the round. Postponements, Tho rain that fell up' till last Saturday morning so completely flooded tho courts at Day'* Bay (lint all matches to bo played there.had to bo held over. These will, bo played at the end of their respective rounds.

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