LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 75, 24 April 1909, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

INTERSTATE LADIES' MATCHES. Received 2-1. 0.40 a.m. Sydney, April 23. The tennis rhatnpioiiship meeting was continued in fine weather. The liiatc'lies between the New Zealand and New South Wales ladies produced some excellent and exciting play. In the ladies' singles, Mrs. Doyle (New South Writ*) beat Miss Ward (New Zealand), o—B, o—2, C—2; jjiss Welfwood (New Zealand) beat Miss Gardiner (New South Wales). 7—j, •i ti, B—-li; .Miss Baker (New South Wales) beat Miss I'owdrell (New Zealand), (i—2, li—;i; Miss Nunnelev (New Zealand) beat Mrs t'ol<|uhoiii (New South Wales). <i~o. (1-2: Miss Jones (New South Wales) beat Miss (irev (New Zealand), li—4, fl—Miss Travel's (New Zealand) beat Miss Lee (New South Wales), li— l. fl—o.

lu the doubles. Misses her nnd Jones (New 'South Wale-) beat Misses (Irev and Travers (New Zealand). (1-4, 7-5". Misses l'mvdrell mid Nunneley (New Zealand) beat .Mrs. Colquhoun-and Miss Baker iNevv South Wales), 7—5, ihe matches Mill be continued tomorrow. NEXT ( lIAMI'IUXSHIP TOURNAMENT. By Telegraph.— Press Association Auckland. Last i\'»ht. ... At meeting Ol' the Auckland Lawn leuiiis Association this evening, it was decided to accept the offer of the New Zealand Association to holil the next New Zealand championships in Auckland, the dates fixed being Boxing Dov and wio .siu-emlin«r (lavs, I