LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1921, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

DOMINION CHAMIfIoNSHIPS. THIRD DAY’S RESULTS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Dec. 29. The third day of the New Zealand lawn tennis championship meeting was favored with perfect weather. Results: Men’s Singles.—Second round: Wallace (Taranaki) beat Andrews (Palmerston N.), 6—l, 6—4, 6—2; L. Ollivier (Canterbury) beat Hardy (Hawke’s Bay), 6—l, 6 —3, 6 —2; Robson (Auckland) bea. Wheeler (Otago), 6—2, 6—l, B—6; Bartlett (Auckland) beat Seay (Canterbury), 7 —9, 6 —2, 6—3, 6—4. Ladies’ Singles.—Second round: Miss MacFarlane (Auckland) beat Miss Lord (Canterbury), 6 —l, 6—4; Miss Howe (Wellington) beat Miss Dorman (Canterbury), 6—2, 6—4; Miss Bain (Canterbury) beat Miss Wales (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—2,; Miss Green (South Canterbury) beat Mis§ Partridge (Canterbury), 6—4, 3 —6, 7 —5. Men’s Doubles.—Sims (Waikato) and Griffiths (Auckland) beat Longuet and Clark (Auckland), 6—o, 6—4, 6 —o. Combined Doubles.—Second round: Miss Ormond and Walker (Hawke’s Bay) beat Mrs. Wake and Sheppard (Canterbury), 2—6, 6 —3, 7 —5. Third round: Mrs. Melody (Wellington) and Lampe (Wanganui) beat Miss Pay ton (Auckland) and Salmond (Wellington), 6 —4, 4 —6, 6—4. THIRD ROUND. Men’s Singles.—Third round: Aitken (Canterbury) beat Harrop (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—4, 6—2. Ladies’ Singles.—Third round: Miss Macfarlane beat Miss Howe, 6 —3, 6— l. Combined Doubles.—Miss Howe and France (Wellington) beat Miss Dorman and Browning (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—2. Girls’ Singles.—Third round: Miss Reeves (Canterbury) beat Miss Nichols (Otago), 6—5, 6—o. Boys’ Singles.—Second round: McFadden (Canterbury) won from Dunster (Canterbury) by default. Third round: Nixon (Canterbury) beat Tait (Canterbury), 5 —6, 6 —l, 6 —l; Temple beat McFadden, 6—4, 6—5. The match between Auckland and Canterbury for the Wilding Memorial Shield will be played on January 2 and 3.

FURTHER RESULTS. NEARING THE SEMI-FINALS. Christchurch, Last Night. Further results in the New Zealand tennis championships are: Men’s Singles. —Second round: Quill defeated Lampe 4 —G, 7 —5, 11—9, 6—4. Third round: Griffiths def -ated Wallace u —s. 6—-2, 2—6, G—3; Peacock defeated Quill 6—-2, 3—G. 6—o. 4—o. Quill retired in the fourth set. Fourth round: ’Ollivier defeated Robson 6—2, 7 —5, 9 7; Bartlett defeated Aitken 4—G, 3—o, 6—4, 9—7. 6—2. Ladies’ Singles.—Second round: Miss Fenwick defeated Miss Onnond 6 —l, 6—2. Third round: Miss Curtis defeated Miss Green 6—■'!. 6—l ; Miss Bain defeated Miss Hoy 6—2, B—'6. Men’s Doubles. —Second round: Bray and Clark defeated Hardy and Milburn G— 2, 6—4, 6—3; France and France de feated Pearse and Wheeler 6—l. 7—5. 6—4: Loughnan and Holford defeated Berry and Earle 3—6, G—3, 4—6, 6—2, 6—l, not Longuet and Clark as reported yesterday. Third round: Goss and Greenwood defeated Browning and Dawson u —3. 7 —5. G—2; Bray and Clark defeated Loughnan and Holford 6—3, 6—2, 3—G. B—6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Third round: Mrs. Wake and Mrs. Goodman defeated Mrs. Sheldon and Miss Bloxam G —3, 7 —5; Misses Ormond and Fenwick defeated Misses Craig and Laing 6—3, G —l. Semi-final: Mrs. Melody and Miss Curtis defeated Misses Ormond and Fenwick 6—4, 6—2; Mrs. Marshall and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane defeated Mrs. Wake and Miss Goodman 6—4, 2 —G, 6—l. Combined Doubles. —Secund round: Mrs. Marshall and Bartleet defeated Miss Fenwick and Hardy 6—l. IK-9 Third round: Miss Bain and Clark defeated Miss Ormond and Walker 6 —3, 3—6. 6—2; Mrs. Marshall and Bartleet defeated Mrs. Lord and Dawson 6—3, ii—4; Miss Marion Macfarlane and Clark defeated Miss Anderson and Robinson 6 3, G—o; Mrs. Watson and Griffiths defeated Miss Bloxam and Hale 2—6, 7 5. 6—3. Fourth round: Mrs. Marshall and Bartleet defeated Miss Marion Macfarlane and Clark 6 —l. 6 —2; Miss Curtis and Ollivier defeated Mrs. Melody and Lampe 6—l. 6 —l; Miss Bam and Clark defeated Mrs. Watson and Griffiths 9—7, 7—5; Miss Marjorie Macfarlane and Robson defeated Miss Howe and France 3 —6, 6—l, 6—2. Girls’ Junior Singles. —Third round: Miss Howe defeated Miss Columbus 6 Boys* Junior Singles —Third round: Robinson defeated Lusk G—4, G —l; Andrews defeated Watson G—3. 6—o Semi-final: Andrews defeated Temple G—o. 6—2; Robinson defeated Nix.'on 6—l. 6—4. Following are the players remaining in the various events: Men’s Singles. —Denton, Griffiths. Bartleet,' Laurensen, Peacock. Ollivier. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Bain. Miss Marjorie Macfarlane, Miss Fenwick,' Mrs. Scott Watson. Miss ' urtis. Men’s Doubles. —Goss and Greenwood, Bray and Clark. Sims and Griffiths. L. and D. G. France, Robson and Bartleet, Peacock and Salmond. Ladies’ Doubles. —Mrs. Melody and Miss Curtis, Mrs. Marshal] and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane. Combined Doubles. —Miss Macfarlane and Robson. Miss Curtis and Ollivier, Mrs. Marshall and Bartleet, Miss Bain and Boys’ Singles. —Robinson and Andrews. ! Girls’ Singles. —Miss Reeves and Miss ’ I owe. i ~,