LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1922, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

THE TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. "■’£ LARGE ENTRIES RECEIVED. The Taranaki Tennis Association tas received encouraging support for the tournament, which is to open, at New Plymouth on Thursday. There are about 180 entries, including representatives from Napier, Wellington, Wanganui, Waverley and all Taranaki clubs. The draw is as follows: — CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. Men’s Singles.—Wynyard v. Wallace; Craigie v. Pownell; Shearer v. Griffiths; Kururangi v. Archer; Wybourne v. Merron; Hine v. Kuch; Grant v. CUrtls; Nicholson v. Reader. Byes: Dr. Fookes. Dr. Allison, C. B. Webster, C. G. Head, L. Berg, C. J. Dickie, S. B. Williams, L. J. Edmondson. Men’s Doubles.—Tate and Grant v. Boon and Berg; Southwell and Bennett v. Nicholson and Webster; Pownell and Kururangi v. Edmondson and Wybourne; Dickie and Wallace v. Reader and Merron; Griffiths and Hine v. Fookes and Papps. Byes: Allison and Archer, Boon and Broadmore, Head and Craigie. Ladies* Singles.—Miss Simpson v. Mrs. Weston ; Mrs. W. Smith v. Miss Brewster; Miss Ballantyne v. Miss Rundle. Byes: Miss Rutherford, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. L. Smith, Miss Boon, Miss Greatbatch. Ladles’ Doubles. —Mrs. Brewster and Miss Rundle v. Mrs. Grant and Mrs. W. Smith; Mrs. L. Smith and Miss L. Thomson v. Mrs. Dickie and Miss Rutherford; Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Graham v. Misses Greatbatch and Simpson; Misses Ballantyne and Valentine v. Miss Boon and Mrs. Weston. Combined Doubles.—Wybourne and Miss Rutherford v. Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Grant; Nicholson and Miss Brewster v. Boon and Miss Malcolm; Hine and Miss Valentine v. Kururangi and Miss Simpson. Byes: Webster and Miss Rundle; Head and Miss Ballantyne; Shearer and Miss Therkleson; Mr. and Mrs. Dickie; Fookes and Miss Winfield; Edmonson and Mrs. Graham; Craigie and Miss L. Thomson ; Reader and Miss Ludlow; Berg and Miss Boon; Wallace and Mrs. Wallace; Merron and Miss Frethey; Pownell and Mrs. L. Smith; Wilson and Miss V. Johns. HANDICAP EVENTS. Men’s Singles (A grade).—Kuch v. Curtis; Southwell v. Wybourne; King v. Balharry; Craigie v. Papps; Dickie v. Grant; Hine v. Berg. Byes: Edmondson v. Pownell; Fookes v. Kururangi; Bennett; Turner; Tate v. Render; Head v. Griffiths-

Men’s Singles (B grade).—C. Nicholls v. A. L. Little. Byes: J. Stephenson, L. Etherington, E. Colson, S. B. Williams, W. Boon. L. Reader, P. F. Atkinson (plays winner of first round), G. S. Crimp, F. J. Shearer, W. H. Armstrong, W. M. Valentine, H. E. Jacks, C. H. Wynyard, J. B. Wilson, F. F. Merron. Men's Doubles.—Turner and Shearer v. Little and Atkinson; Tate and Grant v. Tookes and Papps; Wilson and Valentine v. Boon and Broadmore; Dickie and Wallace v. Edmondson and Wybourne. Byes: Pownau and Kururangi, Wynyard and Colson, King and Baltarry, Kuch and Reader, Armstrong anti Nicholls, Craigie and Head (play winners of Turner and Little), Boon and Berg, Griffiths and Hine, Reader and Merron, Williams and Dickie, Jacka and Stephenson. Southwell *and Bennett. Ladles' Singles.—Mrs. Weston .v. Mrs. Dickie; Mrs. L. Smith v. Miss S. Thomson; Miss Brewster v. Miss Rutherford; Miss Bailantyne v. Miss Lile; Miss Armstrong v. Mrs. W. Smith; Miss Griffin v. Mrs. Grant; Miss Barnett v. Miss Greatbatch; Miss Winfiela v. Mrs. Williams. Byes: Miss I. Boon v. Miss Therkleson; Mrs. R. Brewster; Miss Nutting; Miss Valentine v. Miss Frethey; Miss Park v. Miss Hamerton.

Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Hamerton and Nutting v. Misses Ludlow and Malcolm; Mrs Grant and Mrs. W. Smith v. Misses Griffin and Barnett; MA. Nicholson and Miss Winfield v. Mrs. L. Smith and Miss Kirkby; Miss Lile and Mrs. Armstrong v. Misses Bundle and Simpson; Misses Frethey and Therkleson v. Mrs. Graham and Mrs, Wallace; Miss Boon and Mrs. Weston v. Misses L. and S. Thomson ; Mrs. Balharry and Mrs. Williams v. (Mrs. Dickie and Miss Rutherford; Misses Ballantyne and Valentine v. Mrs. R. Brewster and Miss Brewster.