LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1707, 26 March 1913, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

UNIVERSITY PLAYERS. AUCKLAND WINS THE CI.T. Several interesting tennis games were seen on tlio Wellington Cub's courts yesterday, when the finals of (lie University championships were.decided. The weather was excellent, and there was a large attendance both morning and afternoon. Auckland University annexed four of the live events set down and easily won tha Challenge Cup, which hid last year been held by Canterbury College, 'i'his year the only event Canterbury could win was the ladies' doubles. The Victoria College representatives did not succeed in gaining aiiy championship, but reached the filial in four out of five events. - The final of the men's singles provided most interest. Duthie (Auckland) took the first set B—(i, but Cleghorn (Victoria College; raised, high hopes when he Raptured the second set' li—l. The concluding set was two all, but Duthie, by splendid play, won the next four games and tile set and match. There was also some capital tennis in the men's doubles, and anothbr good match was the final of the combined doubles. D. K. Dutliio was the star performer at the meeting, and it Was mainly his splendid all-round play which secured for Auckland tho easy victory of tlio cup contest.

Men's Champion Singles. .Semi-finals: G. Jl. Clegliorn (V.C.) beat U. Partridge (0.U.), 10-12; (i-1, o—3; I). K. Duthie (A.U.C.) beat T. I). Smith (C.C.), 3—o, 0-1, (i-3. Final: Duthie (A.U.C.) heat Clegliorn (V «'C.), B—o,8 —0, I—G, o—2.0 —2. Men's Champion Doubles. Final: D. K. Duthie and N. A. Campbell (A.U.C.) beat (li i[. Clegliorn and .1. U. I'arker (V.C.), o—l, 7—5. Ladies' Champion Singles. Second- round: Miss I. Tennant (V.C.) beat Miss W. Hunt (0.U.), !)—3; Miss A. Miller (C.C.) heat Miss T. Tompkins (A.U.C.), 9—2; Mi>s B. Tiitton (C.C.) beat Miss 'M'Loughlin (A.U.C.), o—2; Miss E. Cumming (A.U.C.) beat Miss F. Cooko (V.C.), 9-0. Final: Miss Cumming (AIU.C.) beat Miss Tennanl (V.C.), 9—l. , Ladies' Champion Doubles. Somi-iiuals: Misses Miller and Tuttftn (C.C.) beat Misses Hunt and Hodges (0.U.), 9—l; Misses Tennant and Lawry (V.C.) beat. Misses Welsh and Taylor (0.U.), 9-3. Final: Misses' Miller and Tutton (C.C.) beat Misses Tenuant and Lowry (V.C.),' 9—o. ' Combined Doubles. 1 Semi-finals: Miss A." AVelsh and W. D. Hart (0.U.) beat Miss M'Laughlin and A. Campbell (A.U.C.), 3-0, C—l, B-t; Miss E. Cumming and I). K. .Dutliio (A.U.C.) beat Miss I. Tennant and G. M. Clegliorn. l (V.C.), fi—l, 11—13, 7—5. Final: Miss Cumming and Duthie (■A.U.C.) beat Miss Welsh and Hart (0.U.).-G—2, o—l.

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. , The Wellington provincial tennis championships.were continued, at Palmerstmi oil, Monday. Following ana the results of the matches played:— , . . . Men's championship' singles—Ollivier beat Dnice, 6—l, o—3; Swamson boat Collins, o—2, 6—l. Men's championship doubles —Druce and Swainson beat Sim and Poananga, 10—8, 5—7, G—o; Ollivier and Collins teat Addison .anil Dunlop,' 6—2, o—o. Combined championship doubles—Miss llartgill. and Ollivier beat Miss Stevens and Power, ,G —1, 6—2; Miss Hughes and, Swainson Iwat Miss Baird and Reeves, fi—2, J—G, 6—l. ' Final: Miss Ilartgill and Ollivier beat Miss Hughes mid Swaiuson, 6-1,6-0. • Men's handicap singles (A grade)—Addison Cent Martin, 60—57. ' Men's handicap singles. (B grade)— Tingcy beat Fisher, 60—51); Morrah beat Ihv llctt, 60-50. Filial—Morraii beat Tingcy, 60—57. Men's- handicap doubles—Reeves and Rout (10) beat Brown and Itolmwood (10), (10—58; Ollivier and Collins beat Martin and Mason," ] ■. Ladies' handicap singles—Miss Baird beat Miss Stevens, 50—It;..Miss Hughes 1 b?at Miss Baird, scr., 50—38. Combined handicap doubles—Miss Baird and Curtis beat Miss Morrah and Morrah, 1 60—18. Semi-final—Miss Baird and Curtis beat-Miss Porry and Reeves, CO—3s; Miss Hughes and Swainson beat Miss Hartgill and Greer, 60—58; Miss Stevens, and Power beat Miss Baird and Coates, 60—57.

OTAGO TOURNAMENT. (By Telegrapn.—Press Association.) Dunedin, March 25. The Otago Easter lawn tenuis . championships wore concluded to-day in wintry weather. The results are as follow:— Men's Championship Doubles.—Third round: E. S. and S. N. Brown heat 0. and A. Nicholson, G—2, 6—3; M'Kerrow and Osbourno beat J. SV Nicolson and Hamilton, 6—4, G—4. Semi-final: M'Dougall and Black beat Cramond and Anderson, 6—4, (i—3; E. S.'and S. N. Brown beat M'Kerrow and Osbourne, 6—l, 6—4. Final: E. S. Brown and S. N. Brown beat IPDougall and Black, C—o, G—3, G—l. Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Miss J. Campbell (owe s—Gthsj beat Miss E. Bagley (owe 5— Ofhs); 9 —6. Ladies' Handicap Doubles.—Misses Meenan and. Sinclair (owe 2—Cths), beat Misses Duthie and Cameron (owe 4r-Gths), 9-3. ■■■ ' , Men's A Grado Handicap Singles—S. G. M'Dougall (owe 15 4—Gtlis) Ixjat G. J. Black (owe 15 I—Cth), 9—2. Tho finals of the combined handicap doubles and men's handicap doubles will bo played on Saturday afternoon. WANGANUI MATCHES. (Br Telezranh.—Press Association.) ' Wanganui, March 25. W'th the exception of tho ladies' singles tho Wanganui tennis championships concluded to-day. The number'of entries constituted a record, and the class of play was tho 'highest yet seen in Wanganui, many noted players taking part. The ; men's championslmp singles went to Jennings, who beat Butterworth G—2, 8-10, G—l. Mrs. Whitehead and Mrs. Pearco carried off tho ladies' championship doubles. Dickio and Wallaco defeated Butterworth and Jennings in the final for tho men's championship doubles. Miss Cavo. and Miss Brewster play off in tho final for the ladies' .singles.