LAWN TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 232, 20 December 1927, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS

SEEDED PLAYERS DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Special to THE SUN.) WELLINGTON, To-day. The following are the seeded players in the New Zealand lawn tennis championships at Christchurch: Men’s Singles.—G. Ollivier, D. G. France, N. R. C. Wilson, I. Seay, E. Bartleet, O. E. Malfroy, A. L. France, J. T. Laurenson. T. W. Patterson, J. C. Peacock. Women’s Singles.—Misses M. Spiers, M. Tracy, M. Macfarlane, M. Pattison, B. Knight, M. Wake. Mesdames Adams and Melody. Men’s Doubles.—Bartleet and Laurenson, Peacock and Wilson, Ollivier and Seay, Knott and Sturt, France and France, Lanipe and Milfroy. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Macfarlane and Knight, Misses Spiers and Partridge, Mrs. Melody and Miss Ramsay, Mrs. Adams and Miss Tracy. Mixed Doubles.—Wilson and Miss Tracy, S. G. MeDougall and Miss Pattison, Knott and Miss Knight, D. G. France and Miss Spiers, L. France and Mrs. Adams, Sturt and Miss Macfarlane. Inter-School Gaines The following are the results of an inter-school tennis match played yesterday, between teams representing the sixth standards of the Otahuhu and Manurew'a Public Schools, played at the Otahuhu School courts; Manurewa names first: Boys’ Singles.—Mclnnes lost to Hedge, I—6; Hawthorn lost to Cochrane, 2—6; J. Murray lost to Stokes, 4 6. Girls’ Singles.—Miss Harris lost to Miss Reeves, 2 —6; Miss Lowther beat Miss Watkins, 6—4. Boys’ Doubles.—Mclnnes and Hawthorne lost to Cochrane and Hedge, 56; Murray and Murray lost to Stokes and Burman, o—6; Cross and Wood lost to Bennett and Clements, I—6.1 — 6. Girls’ Doubles.—Misses Harris and Lowther beat Misses Reeves and Watkins, 6—5; Misses Smith, and Harrison beat Misses Pearce and Rule, 6—l; Misses Lodge and Robertson beat Alisses Fleet and Phillips, 6—4. Mixed Doubles.—Mclnnes -and Miss Harris lost to Hedge and Miss Reeves,

5—6; Hawthorn and Miss Lowther lost to Cochrane and Miss Watkins, 4 —6; J. Murray and Miss Smith beat Stokes and Miss Pearce, 6 —5; H. Murray and Miss Harrison lost to Barman and Miss Rule, 4 —6. Otahuhu won by 10 sets to 5. Waiuku Events (From Our Oxen Correspondent) WAIUKU, Monday. The Waiuku Tennis Club’s events are almost completed. Results: Meh’s Singles.—Semi-finals: Ashworth beat Ohlson, 51 —35; Waters beat Porritt, 51 —32. Final: Waters beat Ashworth, 51—39.. Women’s Singles.—Semi-finals: Miss Ashworth beat Miss Arkle, 41—37; Miss Zinzan beat Miss Meiklejohn. Final: Miss Ashworth beat Miss Zinzan, 41—34. Women’s Doubles. Semi-finals: Misses Meiklejohn and Arkle beat Misses Zinzan and Care, 41—32; Misses Brigliouse and Christianson beat Misses Muir and Aldred, 41 —34. Final: Misses Meiklejohn and Arkle beat Misses Brighouse and Christianson, 41—37. Men’s Doubles.—Semi-finals: Messrs. F. Barriball and Naysmith beat Messrs. Smith and Munro, 51 —43; Messrs. Ohlson and Porritt beat Blackler and Waters, 51 —46. Mixed Doubles.—Semi-finals: Miss Jones and Arkle beat Miss Care and Fulton, .Mrs. Ohlson and Ohlson beat Miss Arkle and Munro.

Tauranga Mixed Tourney (From Our Oxen Correspondent) TAURANGA, Monday. The results of the mixed doubles tourney held by the Tauranga Club are:—First round: Baker and Miss C. Mountfort beat R. H. Phelan and Miss C. ITall; Bryan and Miss J. Hall beat Ilea Id and Mrs. ITeald; Broad and Miss I. Mountfort beat Tilby and Miss E. Goodyear; Turner and Miss Turner beat Schischka and Miss Baker. Semifinal: Baker and Miss C. Mountfort beat Bryan and Miss J. Hall; Broad and Miss P. Mountfort beat Turner and Miss Turner. Final: Broad and Miss P. Mountfort beat Baker and Miss C. Mountfort.