Lawn Tennis for Ladies by Mrs. Lambert Chambers
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second, against the late Miss Robb, I just lost, after one of the
closest matches I have ever played. Miss Robb won the championship this year. It was a great fight; and though of course it is hard to judge, I always feel I played in that game as well as I have ever played. The score in Miss Robb's favour was 6/4, 2/5, 9/7. Thus we both won seventeen games. This year I paid my first visit to Newcastle, a tournament which I always look forward to and enjoy as much as any meeting. The management is all one can desire, the people so keen and hospitable. I had a good hard fight with Mrs. Sterry, losing 7/5, 7/5, and winning with her the Ladies' Doubles cups. At Brighton I was again beaten by Mrs. Sterry, although managing this time to get a set. At Eastbourne the following week I won my first match against Mrs. Sterry in Open Singles, the score being 5/7, 6/2, 6/3. I was simply delighted, after so many reverses, to win a match against this player. I had been beaten so often by her, and sometimes felt as though I never should be rewarded by a victory to my credit. The classification of players for 1902 was as follows: Miss Robb Scratch Mrs. Sterry Scratch Miss D.K. Douglass 1/6 Miss L. Martin 1/6 Miss Longhurst 1/6 Mrs. Hillyard 2/6 Miss H. Lane 2/6 Miss A.M. Morton 3/6 Miss Greville 3/6 Miss Steedman 3/6 |
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