LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 274, 28 December 1909, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

By Tetagraph.—Prass Aswwiation. Auckland, Last Night. Following are the details of the New Zealand lawn tennis' championships, which began to-day:— Men's Championship Singles. First round: Webber beat Duthie 6-4, 9—7,

3—B, 6—2; Peacock beat Shiriffs, 6—3, 6—2, 3—6, 6—3; Robson beat Maddison. 6—2 6—l, 6—o; Blair beat Mowbray, 6—j) 6—2, 6—2; A. F. Wilding beat W. A. Brown, 6—2, 6—o, 6—o; Hanna bent Smith, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, Ji-4; H. W. Brown beat Hicffson, 7—5, 6—l, 6—2j Grossman beat F. Wilding, senr., 6—2, 6—3, 6-6; F. M. B. Fisher beat T. U. Grey son, 6—o, 6—2, 3—6, 6—l; S. Upton beat G. Prouse, 6-4, 6-4, I— i, 2—6, 6—2; Hawkins beat Hunt, 6—l, 6—3, 6—l; Henderson a bye from Quill; Ebbel beat Black, 6-0, B—4, 6-2. Ladies Championship Singles—First round: Miss Travers beat Miss G. Gorrie, 6—2, 6—4; Miss Williams beat Miss Dimant, 6—3, 6—l; Miss Nunneley beat Miss M. Cooper, 6—o, 6—l; Miss Powdrell beat Miss P. Gorrie, 6—o, 6—l; Miss Tkird beat Miss B. Cock, .B—4, 4_6, 6—3; Miss A. Gray beat Miss R. Wellmond, 4—6, 6—4, 6-4; Miss Batham beat Miss K. Braithwait-;, 6—2, 6—3; Miss E. Wellwood beat Mrs. Cooper, B—6, 6—4. Second round: Miss Nunneley beat Miss E. Wellwood, 6—l 6—2. Miss Nunneley is now in the semi-finals of this event. Men's Championship Doubles—First round: Moody and Robson beat Baker and Black, 6—3, B—6, 7—5; Harman and Collins beat Hanna and Hunt, 7—5, 6—3, 6—4; Mowbrav and Duthie beat Kbbefl and Webber, 6—3. 7—9, 6—.1, 6—7, 6—l; Dr. Keith and Heather bent •W. A. Brown and Upton, 6—4, 6—2, 6—4; F. Wilding and A. F. Wilding beat H. Henderson and Maddison, 6—o, 6—o, 6—3; Fisher and Peacock beat Shirrids and Smith. 6-0, 6—o, 6—l; Grig<on and Alan Brown beat Morpeth and Hawkins, 6—4, 4—6, 6—2, 6—3; H. W. Brown and Blair beat Hickson and Grossman, 10—8, 6—4, 6—3. Second round: F. Wilding and A. F. Wilding beat Dr. Keith and Heather, 9—7, 6—4, 6—l; Moodv and Robson beat Herm'.n and Collins.' 6-3. 6-2. G-2.

Ladies' Championship Doubles—First round: Misses Gray and Powdrell beat Hisses P. Gorry and XI. Cooper. 6—o, 6—l; Miss Nunneley nnd Braithwaile beat Misses Baird and E. Wellwooil, 7—5, 6—3; Mrs. Cooper and Miss Williams beat Misses Eva Wellwood and E. Irvine 6—4, 6—l. Combined Championship Doubles— First round; Miss Braithwaite and Pericock beat Miss M. Cooper and Hunt, 6—l, 6—3; Miss Travers and Fish?r beat Miss P. Gorrie and Heather, 6—4, 6—l. Second round: Miss Gray and Dr. Keith beat Miss R. XVellwood and H. W. Brown, 6—4, 6—B. 6—2; Miss Powdrell and Hickson beat Miss E. Martin and Hanna, 6—l, 6—o; Miss Nunneley and A. F. Wilding beat "Miss G. Gorrie and S. Upton, 6—o, 6—2; Miss Williams ■nd Blair beat Miss Neville and Shirriffs 6—l, 6—2; Miss Biss and Henderson beat Miss E. Wellwood and Maddison, 6-3, 7-5.