LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2353, 8 January 1915, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

« THE DAY'S BAY TOURNAMENT SUMMARY OF THE PLAY Unfinished matohos in the Wellington Provincial Lawn Tonnis Association 8 tournament aro to bo playod at a y's Bay to-morrow. At tho ond of tlio third day's play last Saturday., sevoral of tho contests hud not;roachcd tlio somi-llnal stago, and although some honts have boon plnyod off during the Week, many niill romain to bo dccidod. Some lceon strugglos aro expcctcd in tho .Metropolitan Cliampionships. Tho presont position of affairs is indicated by tho following summary:— CHAMPIONSHIPS. Men's Singles.—Swanston (Thorndon) to play Wright (Auokland) in the final, m i' 8 ® oul) les.-—ln tho sccond round Wright and Howdan are to play R. and G. Graco, and the winnors will meet Butcher and Reeves in tho semi-final. On the ■ other side of tho draw Swanstou and Salmond (Thorndon) have already reaohod the final. Ladies' Singles.—Miss C. Stiffens (Hutt) to play Miss Davis (Brougham Hill) in tho hnal. Ladies' Doubles. — Mrs. Goldie Brougham Hill) and Miss Williams (Wellington) to play Misses Batham and Seed (Thorndon) in the final. Combined Doubles.—Thore, axe still some first and second round matches to be played, but an early start will be made with these, and the final should be reached by the evening. HANDICAPS. Men's Singles.—First Grade:. WrigM, Henderson, Howden, and Butcher have still to play off and the winner of the semi-final will moot Martin (Palmerston North), who has reached the final on tho other side of the draw. Second grade: Lind (Brougham Hill) to play Leicester (Brougham Hill) in the final. Men's Doubles.—Loughnan arid Rout to play Martin and Kean in one semifinal, but on. the other side of the draw the semi-final has not been reached.. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Seed to play Miss.Bennett in one semi-final, but, on the other side of the draw, the semifinal has not been reached. Ladies' Doubles—Misses Printzen and Jenkins (Newtown) have reached the final, but on the other side of the draw one game has yet/to be played before the semi-final is reached. Combined Doubles.—ln this ovent, no team has yet reached the final.