TENNIS TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 166, 3 April 1918, Page 7

TENNIS TOURNEY

STILL UNCOMPLETED RESULTS TO DATE The tennis tournament, interrupted on Monday by the bad weather on that day, was continued on tho Brougham Hill courts yesterday. Good progress was made ' with the undecided events, but there were too many of them to be got through in the time, and most of the classes are still unfinished. It is intended that the remaining matches will bo played next Saturday afternoon, ami competitors who are still interested will , bo notified by advertisement where the tournament will be concluded. Following are the complete results o? the tourney to date;— CHAMPIONSHIPS. Men's Singles. First Round.—Drummond beat L. Inch, 9—l; D. M'Leod beat A. Wiren by default; G. F. Wilson beat J. H. Mitchell, 6-2, 6-1; H. L, Mitchell beat W. I. Melody, I—6, 6—2, 6—5; Sampson beat Aitken by default; Shephard beat M. Smith, I—6, 6—l, 6—l; W. Leicester beat C. Bowen, 6—3, 6—5; L. France beat It. A. Howie, 6—5, 6—3. Second Round. — Drummond beat M'Leod, 9—l; Mitchell heat AVilson, 9—7; Shephard beat Sampson, 9—7; France beat Leicester, 9—3. Men's Doubles. First Bound.—Shephard and Sampson beat Instono and Haigh, 6-5, 6—4; Howie and Smith beat Drummond and J. H. Mitchell, I—6, fi—l, 6—4; Wilson and Mitchell beat Rout and Murdoch, 6—l, 6—l; Melody and Leicester beat France and Reeves by default. Sami-flnal.—Shephard and Sampson beat Howie and Smith, 6—2, 6—2; Wilson and Mitchell beat Melody and Leicester, 2—6, 6-5, 6-3. Ladies'' Singles. First Round.—Mrs. Evison beat Miss Conway, 4—6, C—3, 6—l; Miss Walters beat Mrs. Sampson, 6—4, 6—l. Second Round.—Mrs. N. Whitcombe beat Miss C. Stevens, 9—G; Mrs. Melody beat Mrs. Evison, 6—l, 6—l; Miss Walters beat Mis 9 M. Smith, 9—l; Miss Bennett beat Miss M. Sievwright, G—3, 6—5. Ladies' Doubles. First Round—Mrs. Melody and Miss Sievwright beat Misses Sinclair and Conway, G —2, G—i; Mrs. Sampson and Miss Carrick beat Mrs. Evison and Miss Walters, 6—l, 6—l. ' Semi-ffnal.—Misses Bennett and F. Stevens beat Mrs. Melody and Miss Sievwright, 6—4, 6—2; Mrs. Whitcombe and Miss C. Stevens boat Mrs. Sampson and Miss Carrick, 6—3, G—3. ' Combined Doubles. JTirst Round—Miss Sinclair and Instono beat Miss Smith and Smith, 6—o, 6—2. Second Round.—Miss Stevens and Shephard beat Miss M'Donnell and Haigh, G—2, 6—2; Miss Waldie and DrumnAond beat Miss Walters and Rout, G—3, 3—6, G—3; Mrs. Melody and Melody beat Mrs. Sampson and Sampson, G—l, 6—2; Miss Sievwright ami Leicester boat Miss Sinclair and Instone, 6—5, 2—6, 6—5. Semi-final—Miss Waldie and Drummond beat Mrs. Melody and Melody, 6—l, 2-6, 6-4. HANDICAPS, Men's Singles. - First Round. —M. Smith (14) beat R. Wilson (21)) by default; J. Bristed (1G) beat M. F. Instono (14), 60—48; G. H. C. Best (8) beat Evison (16), 60—38; Shophard (owo 8) beat Boden (26)-Bowden reI tired; L. Franco (4) beat J. H. Mitchell (12), 60-44; Sampson (ocr.) boat H. L. Mitchell (14), 60-10; W. Leicestor (14) beat G. F. Wilson (10), GO—sl; D. M'Leod: (28) beat Aitken (22) by default. Second Round.-L. Inch (18) beat D. Drummond (owe G), 60 —31; C. Bowen (1-.) beat A. Wiren (22) by default; Smith beat Bristed by default; Best beat Shephard by default; France boat Sampson, 60—SO; Leicester beat M'Leod, 60-50; Haigh 22 beat H. Burns (26), 60-57; Howie (12) beat Melody (12), 60—46. Third Round.—Bowen beat Inch, 60—5b; Best beat Smith, 62—GO; Howio beat Haigh, 60 —57. . , Semi-final—Best beat Bowen, 60-57. Men's Doubles. First Round—Melody and Leicester (14) beat Burns and M'Leod (32) by default; Howie and Smith (14) beat Evison and Inch by default; Best and Wilson (16) beat Haigh and Boden by default; Wilson and Mitchell (14) beat Franco and Reeves (16) by default; Shephard and Sampson (owe 6) beat Instone and Bowen (14), 70—53; Drummond and Mitchell (scr.) beat Aitken and Wiren by default. Second Round. —Melody and Leicoster beat Bristed and Simpson (22) by .default; Howie and Smith beat Best and Wilson by default'; Shephard and Sampson beat Wilson 1 and Mitchell, 70-G4; Drummond and Mitchell beat Rout "and Murdoch (22) 70—67. Ladies' Singles. ! First Round.—Miss Carrick (10) beat Miss Ward (14) by default I Second Round-Mrs. Whitcombe 26) I beat Miss T. Conway (26), 50-45; Miss Walters (scr.) beat Mrs. R. W\lson (2b) by default; Miss'Carrick beat Miss lair (20) by default; Miss Waldie (10) beat Mrs. Evison (G), 50-32; Miss Lauienson (10) beat Mrs. Sampson (10), 50 —42; Miss Smith (6) beat Miss C. Q/nway <V)I by default; Miss Sinclair (owe }) beat Mrs. N. Whitcombe (5), 50—37; Miss M Donald (18) beat Miss Shakloton (18), 50-47. Third Round-Mrs. Whitcombe beat ! Miss M'Donnell by default; Miss Carrick I beat Miss Walters, 50—14. j Ladies' Doubles. I First Round.—Mrs. Melody and Miss Sievwright (8) beat Mrs. AVilson and Mrs. i Wliitcombo (30), 60—43. . . j Second Round- Mipsw binclair and ! Conway (14) beat Misses Bennett and D. Stevens, 60-42; Mrs. Evison and Miss Walters (1G) beat Misses Carrick and Laurenson (18); Misses Smith and Shakleton beat Misses Ward and Fair. _ Semi-final.—Mrs. Lvison and Miss Walters beat Misses Smith and bhakleton, 60 43 Q om kj ne( j DonWes. First Round.—Miss Sinclair and Instono (14) beat Miss M'Donnoll and Haigh, C °S*econd Round-Miss Bennett and G. F. AVilson (2) beat Miss Conway and Murdock (18), GO—s4; Mrs. Whitcombe and Best (18) beat Miss Carrick and (26), 60-56; Miss Walters and beat Miss Laurenson and Bower. UG), 60 51; Miss Sinclair and Instono beat Mbs ' Sievwright and "Wiren by default; Miss 1 Waldie and Drummond (f cr -)^ ea J. M S s . M. Sievwright and Leicester fl«. 1 Mrs. Wilson and Wilson (26) bent: Mi-s C. Stevens and Shepnnril (owo 10), 60 al, Mrs. Melody and Melody IS) bent Mrs. 1 Brison and Evison (18), 60-33; Miss Stevens and Mitchell (8) boat Mips Smith and Smith (16). GO—s4. . T Third Round.—Miss Sinclair and In- ' Rtone beat. Miss AValtei-s nnd Howie, fifl--1 56; Mrs. Melody and Melody beat Miss Stevens and Mitchell, GO—4G.