LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2429, 7 April 1915, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

SWANSTON IN FINE FORM

Somo capital play was scon on the Day's Bay courts yesterday, ivhen the finals of the Wellington Provincial Lawn Tennis Championships were decided. The weather was fine, though the day was dull and cold at intervals. The outstanding feature of the tournament was the fine form shown by tho ex-New Zealand champion, R. N. JL Swanston, who was successful in the three events for which he entered, On Monday Swanston won the men's championship doubles with J. 0. Peacock, wliilo yesterday he won the championship singles from Peacock, and was afterwards victorious with Miss Travers in tho combined championship doubles. In the final of tho championship singles Swanston won all three sets, but his opponent contest, ed every game in a manner which proved both interesting and exciting to the spectators. At the fifth game of tho tliird set the score was 4—l, Peacock leads, but Swanston made it four all, and though Peacock led again, 7—6, iio was beaten for the set and the championship at 9—7. Miss R. Hushes (Pahiatua) showed really good form in the ladies' championship singles, and was too versatile for Miss C. Stevens (metropolitan' champion), though lihe latter was scarcely seen at her best. There were several other interesting finishes, notably in the ladies' handicap doubles, which was only won by Mrs. Burton and Miss Sullivan at 61 —59. Details of the day's play are ss follow :— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. Men's Championship Singles, Butcher won from Fathers by default. Buteher defeated Ward, G—2, 6—o; E. Reeves defeated Clayton, 6—4, 6—2; E. Reeves defeated R. Grace,-6—3, 5—6, 6-1 Semi-Finals: Poacook defeated Butcher, 6—l, 6—4; Swanston defeated E. Reeves, 6—4, 6—4. Final: R. N. K. Swanston defeated J. C. Peacock, 7—5, 6—3, 9—7. Ladies' Championship Singles. Semi-Final: Miss It. Hughes defeated Mrs. Nagle, 6—3, 6—2. Final: Miss R. Hughes defeated Miss C. Stevens, 6—l, 6—4. Combined .Championship Doubles. Miss Travers and Swanston defeated Mrs. Goldie and Butcher, 6—2, 6—B. Final: Miss Travers and Swanston defeated Miss C. Stevens and Salmond, 6-4, 6-3. HANDICAP EVENTS. Men's Handicap Singles. G. Grace (20) defeated W. H. Lees (16), 60 —53; R. Graco (14) defeated Grant (scr.), 60 —58; Andrews (30) defeated Leicester (22), 60—58,; W. Duncan (30) defeated Ballantyne (24), 60— 45; Horton (14) defeated G. Grace (20), 60—54; Parkinson* (owes 6) defeated It. Graco (14), 60—44; Parkinson (owes 6) defeated Ward (20), 60—56; W. Duncan (30) defeated Andrews (30), 60—54. Men's Handicap Doubles. Ballantyne Bros. (30) defeated Lind and Leicester (36), 70—66; Graco Bros. (24) defeated Parkinson and • Austin (owe 4), 70-41. Semi-Finals: Grant and Bodding (10) defeated Ballantyne Bros. (30), 70—68; Smellie and Kembje (40) defeated Grace Bros. (24), 70-65. Final: Smellio and Kembla (40) defeated Grant and Bodding (10), 70—48. Ladies' Handicap Singles. Mrs. Bell won from Miss Plimmer by default; Mrs. Bell won from Miss Bennett by default; Mrs. Bell (12) defeated Miss Smith (20), 50—41: Mrs. Nagle (owes 10) defeated Miss Shearer (24), 50—47; Miss Hunt' (18) defeated Mrs. Nagle _ (owes 10), 40—18, retired. Semi-Finals: Miss Andrews (22) defeated Mrs. Bell (12), 50—36; Miss Hunt (18) defeated Miss Archer (12), 50—44. Final: Miss Hunt (18) dofeated Miss Andrews (22), 50^-43. Ladies' Handicap Doubles.' Semi-Final: Mrs.. Hulme and Miss Hunt (24) defeated Misses J. and H. Shearer (20), 60—53. Filial:' Mrs. Burton and Miss Sullivan (24) defeated Mrs. Hulino and Miss Hunt (24), 61-59. Combiuod Handicap Doubles. Miss Robinson and Rout (14) defeated Miss Sullivan and CaverhiU (24), 60—44; Miss Speedy and G. A. Duncan won from Miss_ Bennett and Parkinson by default j t Miss Travers and Salmond won from Miss L. D. Hughes and Howden by. default; Miss Speedy and G. A. Duncan (14) defeated Miss Fossette and G. Ballantyne (30), 60 —54; Miss Hayes and Lees (20) defeated Mrs. Grady and Grant (4), 60-50. Somi-Finals; Miss Robinson and Rout (14) defeated Miss Hayes and Lees (20), 60—50; Miss Speedy and G. A. Duncan (14) defeated Miss Travers and Salmond (owe 40), 60—35. Final: Miss Robinson and Rout (14) defeated Miss Speedy and G. A. Duncan (14), 60-44. ROTORUA TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph— Press Association.) Rotorua, April 6. A very successful tournament concluded this afternoon. There were large entries. The results were as follow:— Men's Championship Singles.—S. E. Clarke (Auckland) beat L. Curtis (Stratford), 6—3, 4—6, 6—3, 7—5. lien's Handicap Singles.—A grade: F. Moginnie (Auckland), owe : 5, beat M. llobb (Onehunga), owe S, 70—60. Men's Handicap Singles.—B grade: F. J. Burt (Matata), owe 6, beat M. R. Gabriel (Rotorua), receive 10, 70—59. Men's Handicap Doubles.—Bertram and C. L. Smith (Rotorua), owe 15, beat F. J. Burt and P. Campbell (Matata), receive 10, 70—65.

Ladies' Champion Singles.—Mrs. Cooper (Auckland) beat Mrs. Scott Watson (fiotorua), 6—2, 4—6, G—2. Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Miss Burt (Matata), receive 15, beat Miss Kerr Taylor (Auckland), owe 10, 60—42. Ladies' Handicap Doubles. —Misses Burt and Campbell (Matata), receive 15, beat Miss N. and R. Benner (Kotorua), receivo 15, 60—49. Combined Handicap Doubles. —P. Campbell and Miss Campbell (Matata), receive 20, boat C. 0. Pratt and Miss Hurt (Matata), receivo 20, 72—70. OTAGO EASTER TOURNEY. Dunedin, April 6. The Otago Association's Easter Tourney was continued to-day under idoal weather conditions. There was a large attendance of spectators. The final of the Men's Championship Doubles was won by Ollivicr and Slieppard (Christ? church) who defeated Bray and Sinclair (Dunedin) by three sets to one, after a fairly even contest. Miss F. Campboll won llio Ladies' Championship Singles for the seventeenth time in 18 years. She did not, compete in 1913. Ollivior played a splendid game in the semi-final of the Championship Singes ngainst Bray, and showed some of his best form. Ho will now be matched against AVarne Pearse in the final. All the other ovents will bo completed on Saturday afternoon. Fallowing arc the results of the day's play:— Men's Championship Singles.—Semifinal: Oliivier beat Bray, 6 —l, 6—3. Pearse bent Kollott. 6—2, 13—3. Men's Chanmioiishin Doubles. —Filial;

Ollivier and Shoppard (Christcliurch) boat Bray and Sinclair (Dunediiri, 6 —4, (i —2, 3-6, 6—2. Ladies' Championship Singles.—Miss F. Campbell (Dunedin) beat Miss J. Campbell (Dunedin), 6—l, (i—2. Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Final: Mrs. Buchanan (Dunedin) beat Miss Cook (Dunedin), 9—6.