LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 155, 29 December 1911, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. ] By Telegraph—Press Association. ' Christchurch, Last Night. The New Zealand championship meeting was continued to-day. The following are the results: — MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Best of five sets; advantage sets; Present champion, J. C. Peacock (Wellington). Third Round. O'Ham Wood beat F. M. B. Fisher, 6—4, 6—2, 6—l. G. Ollivier beat Kidston, 4—G, B—6, 6—B, 6—l. Semi Final. J. C. Peacock beat T. R. Quill, B—6, 6-3, 6—3. Ollivier beat O'Hara Wood, 6—3, 6—2, «—2. LADIES' SINGLES CHAiMPIONSHTP. Best of three sets; advantage sets* Pre-' sent champion, Miss Eva Travers (Wellington). Third Round. Miss N. Hartgill beat Miss E. Scott, 6—2, 6—l. Semi Final. Miss P. A. Stewart beat Miss E. Travers, 'o—2, 7—5. Miss A. Gray beat Miss N. Hartgill, 2-6, 6—o, 7—5. Final. Miss P. A. Stewart (Sydney) beat Miss A. Gray (Auckland), 6—4, B—6. LADIES' DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Best of three sets; advantage sets. Present champions, Misses Eva Travers (Wellington) and R. Wellwood (Hawke's Bay). Second Round. Misses E. M. Baird and K. M. Nunneley beat Mesdames Chisnall and Lord, 6—4, 6—o. Semi Final. ' Misses E. Travers and A. Gray beat Misses P. A. Stewart and D. Wellwood, 6—2, 6—l. Misses E. M. Baird and K. M. Nunneley beat Misses Butterworth and Simpson, .6—3, 6—2. COMBINED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Best of three sets; advantage sets. Present champions, Miss R. Wellwood (Hawke's Bay) and H. A. Parker (New South Wales). Second Round. F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Travers bea.t C. C. Cox and Miss Hartgill, 6—2, 5—7. 6—2. Third Round. J. C. Peacock and Miss Simpson beat E. •). Ross and Miss L. Van Staveren, fi—2, B—6. H. Rice and Miss L. Williams beat Jennings and Miss B. Cross, 6—3, 6—3.