TENNIS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 24 February 1913, Page 7

TENNIS.

WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY Wellington, February 24. The heavy rain which fell on Friday night greatly interfered with the success of the interprovineial tennis match—hetween Canterbury and Wellington, and the match had finally to he played on the asphalt courts. C Oilivier heat W. Swanston, 6—4, 6—l W. Fisher heat Goss, 2—C, 7—5, 6—3 W. Peacock heat Pearse, 6—l, 6—3 Brown heat W. Greenwood, 6—3, 6 4; Sheppard heat C. White-Parsons, 6 3, 3—6, 6—l; Smyth© heat W. Seay,' 7—5, 6—3. Men’s Doubles.—Peacock and Fisher beat Oilivier and Goss, 9—7, 6—3; Swanston and Brown heat Pearse and Greenwood, 6—4, 6—3; White-Pars-ons and Smythe heat Sheppard and Seay, 6—3, 6-—4. Summary.—Wellington 7 rubbers, 15 sets. Canterbury 2 rubbers, o sets. Miss Travers (W heat Miss Cotton, 6—2, 6—o; Miss Nunelly beat Mrs Ballantyne 6—l, 6—l; Miss \ austraven (W); beat Miss Bloxham, 6—5, 4 6,, 6—2; Miss McDougall beat Mrs Goldie, 4—6, 6—l, 6—2. Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss Travers ana Mrs Goldie beat Miss Cotton and Mrs Ballantyne, 6—4, 6—l; Miss Nunelly and Miss Van Stevern heat Miss Bloxham and Miss McDougall, 6—5, 6—2. Ladies’ summary.—Wellington, 5 rubbers, 11 sets. Canterbury, 1 rubber, 3 sets.