LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1922, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS, the semi-finals reached. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hastings, Last Night. The New Zealand tennis championship tournament was continued to-day in fine but overeast weather. The semi-finals were reached in all events except the men’s doubles, and aii the finals ‘will be. played to-morrow. Details of to-day’s play are: MEN'S SINGLES. Fifth Round.—Laurenson beat Robson 7—5, 6 2, 6—3 :L. France beat Peacock, 2—6, 6—4, 7 5, 2—6, 6—l: Ofllvier beat Page, 6—2. 6—3, 6—3 : Sims beat Young, 6—o, 6—o, 6—2. Semi-final.—Olllvier beat Sims 6—3, I—6, I—6, 6—4, 7—5 ; Laurenson beat L. France, 6 I—6, 6—2, 6—l. LADIES’ SINGLES. Fourth Round—Mrs. Lascelles beat Miss Payton 6—o, 6—l; Mrs. Scott Watson beat Miss Lloyd 6 —4, 6—3. Semi-final.—Miss Lance beat Miss Gray, 4—6. 7 5, 6—3; Mrs. Lascelles beat Mrs. Scott Watson 6—o, 6—2. .Miss Lance and Mrs. Lascelles meet in the final to-morrow. MEN’S DOUBLES. Third Round.—France and France beat Pearse and Edmundson 6—2, 6—2, 6—4; Griffiths and Robson beat Denton and Field 6—l, 6—o, 7—5. Fourth Round.—Griffiths and Robson beat Page and Moir 6—2, B—6, 5—7, 6—2; Goss and Greenwood beat Powdrel and Lawler 2—6, 7—5, 6—3, 10—8. LADIES' DOUBLES. Third Round.—Mrs. Hodges and Miss Macfarlane beat Mrs. Hetley and Miss Snow Clark 6—3, 13—11; Mrs, Lascelles and Miss Gray beat Mrs. Melody and Mrs. Green 6—3, 6—2. Semi-final.—Misses Lance and Lloyd beat Mrs. Hodges and Miss Macfarlane 6—3, 5—7, 6—3; Mrs. Lascelles and Miss Gray beat Mrs. Scott Watson and Miss Payton 6—l, 6—4. Mrs. Lascelles and Miss Gray meet Misses Lance and Lloyd in the final to-morrow. COMBINED DOUBLES. Fourth Round.—Miss Gray and Griffiths beat Mrs. Green and Walker, 4—6, 6—3, 6—2: Mrs. Melody and Wallace beat Miss Lloyd and Allison B—6, 6—4; Miss Lance and Sims beat Mrs. Hodges and Goss B—lo, 6—4, 6—o. BOYS’ SINGLES. Final.—Andrews beat. Rhodes Williams, 6—4, 6—l. GIRLS’ JUNIOR SINGLES. Semi-final.—Miss East beat Miss Johnson, 6—l, 6—o. Final.—Miss I. Hart (Dunedin) beat Miss H. M. East (Wellington) 6—5, 6—l. MEETING OF DELEGATES. Hastings, Dec. 29. In a formal meeting of tennis delegatds of the various associations held last evening the following resolutions were passed: (1) That the meeting recommend to the management committee of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association that the rules be altered to provide a general meting of delegates during the progress of each annual tournament; (2) that it is desirable that annual championships be held in one centre only in each of the North and South Islands, alternating annually.

The chairman (Mr. Goss) pointed out that the resolutions passed must be dealt with by the local associations, and if approved, then forwarded to the governing body.