LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1367, 19 February 1912, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

'. , ....'♦ r— ■' SATURDAY PENNANT GAMES. '. i ' —: The following are the results nf tennis pennant matches played on Saturday ih and around the city:— .A[eii's Competition. Kilbirnie defeated Brougham Hill by 1 rubbers to 2, and 4G games to 4.1—11. L. Mitchell y ti jlty:l£ r Jfcs: -Worboys v. ltecvetv. 9—B; Gibliii 'v. 'Smith, 9—7; Pihcknej vv Qiiiniicll, 7—.0; Mitchell and Worboys v.' Jack and Smith, 9—7; l'inckney and Giblin v. Reeves and Qiiiniicll, ,'J—9. Oriental defeated Petone 1$ by 5 vnb'oers to 1 and 52 games to 31.—-'Wilson >. Thompson, 9—4; Norrie v. Caverhill. 9—G; Kelly v. Andrews, 9—5; Chilm'an v. Wilkinson, 9—o; \\ilson and Norrie v. Thompson and Caverhill, 7—9; Kelly and Chilraan v. Andrews and Wilkinson, B--7. Petone A defeated Jolmsonvillc by 6 rubbers to nil and 51 gamps to St.—Hope v. Moore, 9—G;.Koan v. Mills, 9—3;' Andrews, v. Orr, 3—3; Duncan v. Donovan, 9—B; Hope and Andrews v. Moore and Anils, 9—B; Kean and Duncan v. Orr and. Donovan, 9—G.

Victoria College defeated St. John's by 46 game* to,.lt,(rubbers even).—Findlav v. Loinas, 9—7; Reed v. Coady-'iMOfßob:' ertson v. Badden, 0—0; Tudhope'v. Shaw, 4—9; Heed and Robertson v. Lomas and Coad, 8-H); Findlay and Tudhope v. Badden and Shaw, 7—9. Trinity' defeated Khnndnllah by default.

Ladies' Competition. There was only one ladies' match played on Saturday, and it produced a rather remarkable result, inasmuch as the verdict had to bo decided on the aces scored, both teams being equal on rubbers and (fames. St. John's thus defeated Petone .by 186 aces to 178 (rubbers' - all and games 29 nil).—Miss Tavendnle v. Miss Cochrane, 7—3: Miss Pullman v. Miss Brooks, 7—3; Miss Clyde v. Miss Wright, 2-7; Miss Hill v. Mi&s P. Wright, 2-7; Misses Tavendale and Pullman,v. Misses Cochrane and Brooks, 7—2; Misses Clyde and Hill v. Misses Wright (2), 4-7. AT PAIAtK.BSTON.i- '.-.-' (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Palmerston N., February'lß/"' In the Palmerston North annual tennis tournament F. M. B. Fisher won the final in the singles championship- from Wyborne, of Waverley, and with Smytlie, of Wellington, defeated the Wyborne Brothers in the final of the doubles. Miss Wallace bent Miss Mason in the final bf the ladies' championship singles. Misses Wallace and M'Heth defeated Misses Wat ; son and Coombe in the final .of. the ladies doubles. OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND. (By Telecraph-Prcss Association.! Dunedin, February 18. The iiiterprovincial tennis match be- . tweeu Southland and Otago was played on Saturday on the Otago courts, and resulted in' a substantial victory for the home team, which won all the rubbers. Tho feature of the match, however, was the defeat of the local champion,.- Miss Campbell, who had not. been beaten in singles for fourteen years, by Miss Tucker. Scores, Otngo being mentioned first in each instance-.—

Ladies' Singles.—Miss Campbell lost to Miss Tucker, '8-9: Miss Marks boat Miss J. Tucker, 0-3; Miss Poyso beat. Mrs. Meare, 0-5: Miss Hislop beat Mrs. Cowie, 0—l; Miss Slevenson beat Miss Marsh, 9—4; Miss White teat Airs. Jones, 0-0.

M'n's Singles.—J. S. Sinclair boat. D. Goldsmith, 6-3, 2-fi. 6-5; C. 0. White beat, F. Tucker, fi-3, fi-1; R. S. Brown bent B. Xorrie, 6—l. 6—3; R. Bauchop lwat C. Callender, fi—3, 6-5: S. X. Brown beat F. .Tones, fi—4, 6—o; Hamilton beat Wilson, 0-2, 6-1. Ladies Doubles.—Misses Campbell and Marks beat Misses Tucker, 0-7; Misses Kovse and Hislup lost to Mesdamos Meare and Cowie, 8—0; Misses Stevenson and White beat Miss Marsh and Mrs. Jones, o—4. Men's Doubles.—!!. S. Brown and Banchop beat Goldsmith and Callender, I—6. 6-0, o—2; Hamilton and Sinclair beat Jones and Wilson, 4— fi, o—3, 0—1; White and S. N. Brown beat Tucker and Nome, 0-2, (i-2. Combined Doubles,—Sinclair .and Miss Hislop beat Junes mid Mrs. M'Cara, (I—l. 6—l; R. S. Brown and Miss Stevenson beat Goldsmith and Miss Marsh, o—3. C-.'l; Bauchop and Miss White beat Callender and Mrs. Jones, 6-3, 6—2; Hamilton and Miss Rovsc beal Wilson and Mrs. Cowie. 4—li. l'r-2, o—2; White and-Miss Campbell beat Tuckei and Miss Tucker, G-3, 0-1: SJ. X. Brown and Miss Marks beat Sonde and Miss J. Tucker, 6-4, 0-3.