The standing of the schools in the interscholastic tennis tournament, as a result of the matches played yesterday is as follows: Newton High School, 9; Volkmann, 7; Andover, 6; Wellesley High School, 6; Boston Latin School, 5; Brookline High School, 4; Dedham High School, 3; Exeter, 2; Brown and Nichols, 1.

With the exception of one match, the tournament has been brought down to the semi-finals, which will be played at 2.30 o'clock today between Whitney (W.H.S.) and Sweetser (B.L.S.), and between Niles (B.H.S.) and the winner of the Kayser (V.)--Hall (N.H.S.) match. The finals will be played tomorrow.

The individual matches played yesterday, resulted as follows:

First round--Joett (B.L.S.) defeated Adams (N.H.S.), 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.

Second round--Pratt (D.H.S.) defeated Parker (W.H.S.), 6-3, 6-3; Whitney (W.H.S.) defeated Joett (B.L.S.), 6-0, 6-0; Talbott (A.) defeated Burrison (N.H.S.), 6-1, 6-1; Day (N.H.S.) defeated Crane (B.L.S.), 6-2, 6-3; Bray (V.) defeated Wise (N.H.S.), 6-1, 5-7, 6-0; Hall (N.H.S.) defeated N. Doten (V.), 6-0, 6-3; Daly (B.L.S.) defeated Williams (D.H.S.), 6-1, 6-1; Buell (W.H.S.) defeated Warren (D.H.S.), 6-2, 6-0; Woods (N.H.S.) defeated Caldwell (A.), 6-2, 6-1; Niles (B.H.S.) defeated Hincks (A.), 6-2, 6-0.

Third round--Park (E.) defeated McGuire (B. & N.), 6-4, 6-3; Sweetser (B.L.S.) defeated Pratt (D.H.S.), 6-3, 6-2; Whitney (W.H.S.) defeated Talbott (A.), 6-2, 6-0; Bray (V.) defeated Day (N.H.S.), 6-2, 6-0; Bray (V.) defeated Day (N.H.S.), 6-2, 6-3; Hall (N.H.S.) defeated Daly (B.L.S.), 6-0, 5-7, 6-3; Kayser (V.) defeated Buell (W.H.S.), 6-1, 6-2; Niles (B.H.S.) defeated Woods (N.H.S.), 6-2, 6-0; Thurston (A.) defeated McClellan (N.H.S.), 6-3, 6-3.

Fourth round--Whitney (N.H.S.) defeated Bray (V.), 6-3, 6-1; Niles (B.H.S.) defeated Thurston (A.), 6-0, 6-2; Sweetser (B.L.S.) defeated Park (E.), 6-3, 6-8, 6-1.