LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8362, 24 February 1913, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS

INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. The heavy rain which fell in Wellington on Friday night, after a fairly long spell of dry weatfier, greatly interfered with the success of the intorprovincial match between Canterbury and Wellington. All arrangements were complete for playing- tlio games on the I'horndon courts, but these had been rendered unfit for play, and so the Brougham Hill asphalt courts had to bo utilised. The Canterbury team was much weaker than usual, and, with the added disadvantage of having to play on asphalt, went under. The teams were: Canterbury.—Messrs OlHvier, Gosa, Pearse, Greenwood, Sheppard, and Seay, Mrs Ballantyne, Misses Bloxam, Cotton, and McDougall. Wellington.—Messrs Swanston, Fisher, Peacock, Brown, White-Parsons, and Smythe, Misses Travers, Nunneloy, V r an Staveren, and Mrs Goldie. A notable feature of the day’s play was Swanstou’s defeat by Ollivier, the New Zealand champion being beaten in two straight sets. White-Parsons was the only other Wellington player to lost his match, being defeated by Sheppard. Tho scores were: Men’s Singles. * G. Ollivier (Canterbury) defeated R. N. K. Swapston (Wellington), 6—4, 6—l. W. Goss (Canterbury) lost to F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington), 6—2, 5—7, 3—6. W. Pearse (Canterbury) lost to J. C. Peacock (Wellington), I—6, B—6. Greenwood (Canterbury) lost to H. W. Brown (Wellington), 3—6, 4—6. W. Sheppard (Canterbury) defeated H. White-Parsons (Wellington), 6—2, 3—6, 6—4. Seay (Canterbury) lost to G. Smythe (Wellington), 3—6, 6—-7. Men’s Doubles. Ollivier and Goss (Canterbury) lost to Peacock and Fisher (Wellington), 7—9, 3 Pearse and Greenwood (Canterbury) lost to Swanston and Brown (Wellington), 4,—6, 3—6. Sheppard and Seay (Canterbury) lost to White-Parsons and Smyth© (Wellington), 3—6, 4—6. Summary. W’gton. Cant’b’y. Rubbers 7 2 Bets 15 5 Ladies’ Singles. Miss Travers (Wellington) defeated Miss Cotton (Canterbury), 6-—2, 6—o. Miss Nunueley (Wellington) defeated Mrs Ballantyne (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—l. Miss Van Staveren (Wellington) defeated Miss Bloxam (Canterbury), 6—5, 4 6—2. Mrs Goldie (Wellington) lost to Miss McDougall (Canterbury), 6—4, 4—6, 2—6. Ladies’ Doubles.

Miss Travers and Mrs Goldie (Wellington) defeated Miss Cotton and Mrs Ballantyne (Canterbury), 6—4, 6—l. Miss Nunnoley and Miss Van Staveren (Wellington) defeated Miss Bloxam and Miss McDougall (Canterbury), 6—5, 6—2. Ladies' Summary. W’gton. Cant’b’y. Rubbers : 6 1 Sets U 3