TENNIS NOTES.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 4, 9 April 1920, Page 10

TENNIS NOTES.

THE EASTER T OU RX AMEN T. The Easter tournament at Dunedin was a huge snccess, and every player who travelled from Southland has nothing but preise for the officials carried out their duties. j As for the play at the tournament the etaindard shown was exceedingly high, and many of the apparently easy victories were not by any means anything but freely contested struggles. Some of the Southlanders did very well nearly all managing to retain an interest until the third day. On the moming of the last day however only one Southlander turned up with hi3 flannels — Gilmour who toget-her with his lady partner Miss G. Scott had to fight out the semi-final of the mixed doubles with Clark and Miss Black. The combination of the latter pair however proved too formidable and the rnatch ended 9 — 4 in favour of the Otago players. 1 D. R-. McDonald played exceedingly well and should have won his single in the second round, losing by 9—8, after leading 8 — 6 and 40 love. Gilmour also had Sheppherd 8 all and 40 love, but could not get the extra point, , Hamilton also lost by a small margin. 1 Walker from Winton played very well and gave tho Ofcagoites a great deal of trouble with his famous "push" stroke. Cowie played very well and reached the semi-finals in the "B" grade single. Miss Welsh and Miss O'Connell in tlie Ladies' Doubles had their opponents 8 — 3 and yet lost the mat-ch 9 — 8. Somehow the Southlanders could not take the one point that would have won them the game and match, but with a little more experience perhaps this failing will disappear. O'Connell and Dobie both played exceptionally well also Henderson from Wyndham and with just a little luck throvvp in one or . evon more of the

trophies might have found their ti! south (Held Over from Last Issue). I Tennis for this season is 1101? -.J| to be drawn to a good finish by q|| is anticipatd to be the most succesiB Easter Tournament ever yet held 9 Dunedin. Our Southland team played exceediJ well in Dunedin last week against m Dunedin team, and gave their opponaffl a great deal of worry — many of ■ matches .being fought out to the lif; game of the third set. Tlie local players were exceedingly ?.jfl entertained during their prolonged r|| in Dunedin, and liave nothing but pti|| for the Northern Assocition's manip ment. I The loss of Miss Tucker was dinfe felt by the whole team, and her abstm certainly made a difference in the fc' ' result. However. the Northerners expect E same team with another year's play| be a much stiffer proposition with vl| to contend, and look forward to a >1 contest in Invercargill next season. | The Southlanders had the good fortJ to witness the Englishmen matel against New Zealand's best. and tv| greatly struck with their apparent ll of effort to obtain such speed ■ accuracy.