LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2409, 15 March 1915, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

' INTER-CLUB CONTESTS. The Wellington Lawn Tennis Association s ■ ; contests were continued on, Saturday In tie men's senior championship the Brougham Hill representatives defeated Wellington by four rubbers to two. The scores were as follow, the.names of the Brougham . iiill. players being mentioned first in every instance: —Singles:. Reeves and Brown, 0-6, 3-6; Butcher v. Grant, . 6—2, 6—4; H.. V. Howe v. Henley, ■ f~i' 6— l J, Warsaw v. Crombie, fr-3, 6—3. Doubles: Butcher and Howe v. Brown and Grant, 4—6; 1-—6 j AVarsaw and Reeves v. Henley and Crombia, 6—o, 5—6, 6—4. Victoria College ' juniors defeated •Brougham Hill, juniors by. two: games,, after an exciting contest,- Victoria College won three rubbers, seven sets, and 71 games against three rußbers, 6even t?M'- 69 , gg a les won fV Brougham Hill. • The detailed scores are as follow, the Viotoria College players being mentioned first in every instance:— Singles: Clayton v. Edwards, 6—6,' 5—6; Taylor v. R. Grace, &—2, 6—3: ] Foden v. Morison, 3—6, 6—3 6—5 • Melody v. Rout, 4-6, 5-6. Doubles: ' Clayton and Foden v. Edwards and Monson, 4—6, 6-5, 3-6; Melody and : iaylor v. Grace and Rout, 6—4, 6—5 Hie Brougham Hill third-class team | defeated Victoria College third-class ' team by six rubbers to nil. Ln the fol- ; lowing scores ■ the names of the ; Brougham Hill representatives are given ■ first:—Singles: G. Grace v. Barr, 9—l: Caverhill V. Dolph, 9—B ; Sim v. O'Hal- ! loran, 9—3; W. E. Howe v. Ward, 9—o- Doubles: Grace and Caverhill v. i Bah- and Dolph, 9—2; Sim and Howe , v. O'Halloran .and Ward, 9—5. ■ BROUGHAM HILL CLUB EVENTS. , Progress results in connection with 1 the Brougham Sill Lawn Tennis Club's : Championship events are as follow: — < Men's 1 Singles.—Butcher defeated i Kean, 6—2, 6—2; J. A. B. Howe do- J feated Instone, 7—5, 6 —o; Reeves defeated H. Y- Howe, 6—l 4—6, 6—3. Men's Doubles.—J. A'. B. and H. V. Howe defeated ■ Instone and Schaab', 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Combined Doubles: Miss Davis and J. ' A. B. Howe defeated Miss Stevenß aid Penlington, 6—4, 6—4.