TENNIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 93, 30 January 1934, Page 2

TENNIS.

INTERMEDIATE COMPETITION. DRAW FOR SECOND POUND. The draw for the second round of the Mid-Canterbury Lawn Tennis SubAssociation's intermediate competition, which will begin next Saturday, is as follows: — February . 3—To Marao A v. Te Mara© B, at Te Marao; Ashburton A v. Ashburton B, at Ashburton- Eiffelton, y. Fairton, at Eiffelton. February 10—Te Marae Av. Fairton, at Fairton; Eiffelton v. Ashburton B, at Ashburton; Ashburton A v. Te Marae B, at Te Marae. February 17 —Te Marae A v. Ashburton A, at Te Marae; Ashburton B v. Fairton, at Fairton; Eiffelton v. Te Marae B, at Eiffelton. February 24 —Fairton v. Ashburton A, at Ashburton; Ashburton B v. Te' Marae B, at Te Marae; Te Marao A v. Eiffelton, at Te Marae. March 3—Fairton v. Te Marae B, at Fairton; Ashburton v. Eiffelton, at Eiffelton; Te Marae A v. Ashburton B, at Ashburton. AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT. AUCKLAND, Jan. 29. The Auckland lawn tennis championships were continued to-day in fine weather. A large anniversary day holiday crowd was present. E. D. Andrews, former New Zealand champion, now of England, played right up to his best form to beat C. E. Malfroy, the present Dominion champion, in the final of the men's singles, 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. hi the singles final MissD. Nicholls (Wellington) proved too good all round for Miss Marjorie Macfarlane (Auckland), winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Andrews and N. G. Sturt (Auckland) defeated the title-cholders, E. L. Bartleet (Auckland) and Malfroy, in the final of the men's doubles. The winners' combination and good understanding and their consistently fine all-round play enabled them to secure a clear-cut victor}',' 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. Misses N. Beverley (Matamata) and D. Nicholls Avon the women's doubles, defeating Misses J. Ramsay and D. Newton (Auckland), 6-3, 6-1. The semi-finals and final of the mixed double's will bo decided tomorrow. . ,

PERRY CONGRATULATED. LONDON, Jan. 29. Tho "Daily Telegraph," in a leading articles entitled "Our Tennis Prestige," declares that the congratulations which are being sho.Vered on F. J. Perry are well deserved. "We would be less than human," says the article, "if we did not welcome a break in the long years when a British victory in international tennis seemed a most forlorn hope. Piquancy is added to the victory because Perry, in straight sets, beat the winner at Wimbledon."