TENNIS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10313, 24 January 1927, Page 5

TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT (Reoeived Jan. 23. 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 23. The commencement of the Australian tennis championship tournament was made the occasion oi the opening of the Victorian Tennis Association’s splendid new ground at Ivooyong in fine weather. There -was a big crowd. The early stages of the championship matches produced some splendid struggles between the leading piavers —U.P.A. '

HUNGARY CHALLENGES FOR DAVIS CUR. (.Received Jan. 32, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Hungary lias challenged for the Davis Cup, This is the sixth European national challenge for the cup. —A.N.Z.C.A. CANTERB URY CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 22. The Canterbury tennis championship tournament concluded to-day in hot weather. Following are the results : _ Hus —Men’s Singles.— Fourth Round.—C. Brewster (N.S.W.) beat A. L. North (N.S.W.) 6—2, 6— 5: G. Oilivier heat D. F. Glanville 5—7, 6—o, 7-—5. Semi-final.—N. Reach (N.SAN ) beat C. Brewster (N.S.W.' B—6,8 —6, 6 —2, G. Olliver beat 1. A. Seay 6—2, 6—2. Final.—G. Oilivier (Canterbury! beat N. Peach (N.S.W.) 6—4, 6—o, 6—3. It was a close game in the first set, although Olliver might have won by a bigger margin. In the second set lie was unplayable and in the third he was always comfortable, returning everything that Peach sent down, and displaying far greater court cralt. Throughout the match he always had a little bit in reserve to finish off ;>. rallv in his favor.

—(Ladies’ Singles.— Semi-final. —Miss M. Wake beat Miss M. Macfarlanc (Auckland). 6— -1, 6 —2; Miss M. Spiers beat Miss E. Partridge 6 —o, 6 —2. . Final—Miss Spiers beat Miss Wake 6—3, 6—2. —Men’s Doubles.— Fourth Round.—A. L. North and J. McCausland (N.S.W.) beat F. Peach and N. F'cach (N.S.W .) C>—o, 6 —3. Semi-final. —J. Fitzgerald and C. Brewster (.N.S.W.) beat J. H. W. Sheppard and C. Angus (Canterbury) Q 3 Q 4. ■ ‘ Final.—A. L. North (N.S.W.) and J. McCausland (N.S.W.) beat C. Brewster (N.S.W.) and J. Fitzgerald (N.S.W.) 6—l, I—6, 6—l, 6—3. —Ladies’ Doubles.— Fourth Round.—Miss M. Spiers and Y. Ferrier beat Misses M. Macfarlane and B. Cotterill 6 —l, < — 6; Miss M. Wake and E. Partridge beat Misses N. and L. Saunders 6 —l, 9 7. Final. —Spiers and Ferrier Jmat Wake and Partridge B — 6, 6 —o. —Mixed Doubles. — , Semi-finals.—Patterson and Miss M. Spiers beat F. Peach and Miss MacFarlane 6 —l, 4 — 6, 7 —5; A. L. North and Airs M. Beale beat iV Pencil and Aliss Al. Wake 6 —3, B — 6. Final. —Patterson and Spiers boat North and Beale 6—o. 6—l, 6—o. P.A.