LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1979, 9 February 1914, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

INTSR-CLUB, CHALI.ENGES. ! ■Oil Saturday a number of intor-c'iub challenge matciies wero played. "At'Vic- ■ toria College .cflurts-' Wellington Club suffered detent at the hatids of Victoria College, by aw sets, to four, Good con, .tests.'' : wero,-witn©se'd in sevpral, games. Henderson (Victoria College) defeated Harper (Wellington Club), 6 —4, 6—5; fstaiiiton (Victoria College) defeated Grant (WcHington Club), 6—6, 6 —2, 6—3 : Beore (Wellington Club) defeated Brown (Victorih. College), 6—l, 6--0; Fathers (Victoria College) defeated Jeffries (Wellington Club), C—3, 6—3; Heiidetsoh and Fathers (Victoria College) defeated Grant and Harper (Wei, lington Club), (j—2, 6—o. Tho Brougiiam Hill third team played ono gaftve with Lower H;utt. on tho jat-tc-r's courts, and secured a win by six sets to' one. ,' At. tho Brougham Hill Club a numbnr of games wefts played in tlie cliatapionship singles series. Results were: A. Quinuell bent R. Grace, 7—i>,.3—fi, (i—2; JI. Sim beat G. Graco, 6 —o, G—l; Butcher beat Chilman, 6—2, 5—7, 6—2 ; H. iy.. Howo beat H. B. Morisoii, 6-+O, 6—4 ; Kciiu beat Ward, 6 —3, ID—8; Aniistronsj beat Ross, 9 —ll, 6—4, 7—5; IIan:or beat Laishley, 6—-0, 6—'l: Reeves bent Hurley, 6 —l; 6 —3; J. A. B. Howo beat Edwards, 6—3, B—6;8 —6; Sim beat fciamer, C—4, 6—4: Rout beat Quiuilell, 6—2, 3—6, 6-4. Tho Wellingtoix Club's ladies played the Unit ladies for tho senior championships, of which the former wero ilte holders. Tho challengers wero successful, winning by 9 games to 5. The results wero as follow, tho "Wellington Cliib players being mentioned first in cftoh caso:—-Misa Trovers v. Miss C. Slovens, 6—4; Miss Webb v. Miss Calendar, I—6, o—6; Mrs- Grady and Miss Hannah v. Miss Callondar and Miss F. Stevens, 6—5, • 6—4; Miss Travers and. Miss Webb v. Mrs. Wagg and Miss Stev'tsns, 3—6, I—6;1 —6; Miss Hannah v. Miss F, .Stevens, 6—l, 2—6, I—6. The final was bot<vcen Mm Grady and Miss Wagg. ,Wheii tlio score was reading 2-1 in the first game, Mrs. Wugg strained her foot, and had to retire, and tho game went by . default. 'riio Hntt- ladies will be playing Victoria College ladies next .Saturday. AUCKLAND CHAMPION FINALS. i'.B-y Ttolcgraph.-.Fresa \Vanganui, Febrviary 7, The following are the finals of the Auckland tennis championships, played -during "tho • week;— Singles; Dtrthie beat M'Culchcon, 6--4, B—lo, G—% 6—2. . Men's Doubles-*-M'Cvt-choon and Abbott beat Goldsmith and liiekson, 6 —4, 6—3. 6—B, Ladies' Singles—Miss -A. Gray beat Miss G. Oonic. 6 —-1, .6—2. Doubles—Misses Gray and Gofrio beat Mrs. Cooper and Miss Harvey, 6—l, o—4. Combined Doubles—Duthio and Miss Gray beat Robsou and Mrs. Cooper, 7—5, 6—l.