LAWN TENNIS

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 865, 15 April 1903, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. In the Tennis Tournament Chumpionship Singles (third round) Wilson heal Bout, 6 —3, 6 —l; Laishley beat H. Gore ; 3 —6, 6—3, 7 —5 ;C. Gore beat Young, 57, 6—4, 6 —4 ; Swauston beat Druce, 63, 6—3 ; Dickie beat Bowley by default. Fourth round ; Adams beat Wilson, 6—l, 9-7 ; Cox beat Andrews) 6—l, 6—4; Laishley beat C. Gore, 6—2,'3—6, 6—3 ; Swanson beat Dickie, 6—3, 6—4. Fifth round : Cox beat Adams, 7 —5,6—3; Laishley beat Swanston, 6—l, retired. In the final Cox beat Laishley, 3—6, 6—3, 6—3. In the Men’s Championship Doubles final Cox and Swanston beat Dickie and Wallace, 6—4, 6—3. Ladies’ Championship Singles : Final—Miss Powdrell beat Miss Payne, 6 —4, 6—3, 6—3. Ladies’ Championship Doubles : Final, Mrs Payne and Miss Cave beat Mrs Merchant and Miss Gore, 6—4, 6—3. Third round : Gore and Miss Gore beat Lindsay and Miss Ward, 6 —l, 6—2 ; Fraser and Mias Ward beat Brown and Miss Travers, 6—4, B—6 ; Parker and Miss Kennedy beat Slowman and Mrs Marchbanks, 6—4, j 6—3. Men’s Handicap Singles : Semifinal—Williams beat Muir, 6—o, 3—3 ; I Thompson beat H. Gore, 6—o, s—l.5 —1. Ladies’ Handicap Singles—Miss Christie beat Miss Bell, 4—o, 3—4. In the Combined Handicap Doubles the final will be played between Nagle and Miss Christie and Brown and Miss Travers. Men's Handicap Doubles—Fourth round: Dickie and Wallace beat Downes and Logan, 6-0, s—o; Brown and Blundell beat Rout and McLean, 6—o. 4—B ; Nagle and Green beat Wilson and West, 6—o, 5—7 ; Muir and Wybourne beat Fraser and Lind&av, 6—o, s—o, Fifth round: Nagle and Green beat Muir and Wybourne, 60, 5—6.