LAWN TENNIS.

Gisborne Times, 3 April 1907, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

Press Association. WELLINGTON, yesterday. The Wellington provincial tennis championship meeting was continued to- v. 1.1 tlie men s championship singles,* second round, Wallace beat limy the, 6—l, 8-6; Cox beat A\ utUins (i— 2, o—2; Cooke - beat llinik s 7—5 2—6, 6—3. Third round: Wall'lloo bent FJ.bott (retired) ; lieat Greene, o—4, o—4. In. G l ' 1 ' dies’ championship singles Mis* Nmindly beat Miss Ward, 0-0,, o—l. Ladies’ championship doubles : Misses Powdroll and Travers beat Misses Ward and Williams, Misses Nunuellv and Wellwood beat, Mrs. Grady and Miss Robinson. Me" s cl'inn.'piomtlup doulilos: ' ; C°X' nn( ‘ * beat Oliver and White-Parsons; 6—o, o —j. Combined championship UoiiD)os : Miss Nunnelly and Adams won from Mrs. Hogg and Hawkins by default. The following won sets in the handicaps.: Ladies’ handicap doubles. .Misses Daws and A. Williams; combined handicap doubles. Miss \\ ellwood and Ebbett. Miss Travers and Brown, Mrs. Grady and Powell. Miss Jackson and Smytlio; men’s handicap doubles. Flibctt and . Adams; and Quitiiic.il and Howe. -\ WELLINGTON, last night. In the Wellington .--provincial lawn tennis tournament all the. games were finished with flic exception of the combined championship clouh os, and men’s championship -doubles, the finish of which will be decided to-morrow morning.--The results of to-day’s play arc as follows: Finals, Men’s Championship Singles: Cox beat Lnishlc.y, 6—3, 6—t. Jyiihes Championship Singles: Miss Muunolev "boat Miss Wellwood, 6—l, 6—Ladies’ Championship/ Doubles: Misses Powdroll and /Travers heat Misses, Niinnelley amV Wellwood, 4—6. (>- —3, 6—3. Men’s Handicap Singles, first grade: 111 Brown (8) bent Tied ward (181, 160—50. Men’s Handicap Doubles: Mali ace end Dickie (scr.) beat .Ebbett and '•dams (15). 70—63. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles: Misses Davis and ■Williams (3) beat Misses Ward and W. Williams (5), 50—-17]" "Combined Handicap Doubles Mug . Travers and Brown (3) beat Miss Will fains and Chirk. .50—48. In the. morning the winners Of the semi-finals of the Combined Championship Doubles between Miss Ward and Cox and Miss Travers and Brown have to meet Miss Nunneley and Adams in the final. Smyth and Slomnn have, to moot Cox and Fisher in tlie finals of tlio-Men's Cliampioushin Doubles. AUCKLAND, yesterday.

At tlie University tennis tournament the ' combined championship doubles resulted: Miss Scott juid Prouse (Wellington) boat Miss Taylor and Wyman (Auckland). 6-1, p—3; Miss Cox and Bogle (Wellington) beat Miss Newman and Fried lander (Canterbury), (>r~3, 6— 4. Bogle leaves by steamer to-dav. and it Tv as decided to pla.v tile final in Wellington. Much interest was shown in the final oi the doubles ;hampionship between Frou.se and Bogle, of Wellington, and Oliphant and Wyman, of Auckland.: The local men won the first set, Wellington won the second and third, the scores being o —7, o—3, 6—o. fn the. combined championship doubles Miss Newman and Friedlander (Otago) beat Miss Grace and Bain (Canterbury) 6—4, 6 —2. Ladies! championship singles, semi-final. Miss J. Scott (Wellington) beat Miss Ward (Otago) 9—o

AUCKLAND. List right. The tennis competition in connection with the University tournament was concluded to-day. All events were won by the Victoria College. Men’s singles were won by Prouse (Vic): Men’s f Doubles by Prouse and Bogle (Vic.); Ladies’ Singles by'Miss Scott (Vic.); Ladies' Doubles by Misses Scott and Cox (Vic.); in Combined Doubles, Prousc and M iss Scott and Boyle and Miss Cox (all of Victoria) won their events and will play o!f ; the final in Wellington. LVVJfRC Alt GILL, iast night. The tennis tournament concluded to-day iu lino weather. It. A. Broun (Dunedin), won the Championship Singles of Otago, and with liis brother, S. N. Brown won the' Champion Doubles. The -Men’s Handicap Singles was won l>y Salinond (Dunedin)/ and tile Handicap Doubles by Brickell and Moore (Dunedin). The Combined Doubles, were won by S. T. Brown and Miss Campbell; Ladies’ Handicap Single by Miss Jleslop, and Ladies’ Handicap Doubles by Misses Mi.slop and Jackson, all of Dunedin.