INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 142, 18 June 1934, Page 14

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.

AMERICA VICTORIOUS. BEATS BRITAIN IN WIGHTMAN CUP. LONDON, June 17. 4mcrica yesterday won the Wightman Cup tennis contest. In the singles Miss Helen Jacobs (United States) beat Miss Dorothy Round, 6-4, 0-4; Muss Betty Nuthall (England) defeated Miss Babcock, 5-7 (i-3, 6-4; ami Miss Palfrey (United States) defeated Miss Scriven, 4r-6, o—2, Miasee Jacobs and Palfrey defeated Mrs. Godfree and Miss Nuthall in the doubles, 5-7, 6-3, 0-2. In the previous rounds on Friday Miss Palfrey had defeated Miss Round, 6-3, 3__o 8— 0; and Miss Jacobs defeated Mies Scriven, o—l,0 —1, o—l. In the doubles Misses Dearnian' and Lyle (England) defeated Misses Babcock and Cruickshank, 7—5, Miss Round was leading 6 —5 in the final set against Miss Palfrey on Friday, and serving well when the umpire interrupted, ordering new balls. With these Miss Round double-faulted and then lost three sanies. Miss Jacobs' chopped drives troubled Miss Scriven. AUSTIN BEATS YAMAGISHI. LONDON, June 17. In the final of the Beckenham tennis tournament on Saturday Austin (England) defeated Yampgishi (Japan), o—3, o—o. ]n the semi-finals Austin had defeated Fujikiira, fr—o, and Yamagishi had defeated Nigel Sfiarpe, 4—o, 7—5, o—B. In the women's singles Miss Hartigan (Australia) defeated Miss Yorkc, o—3, C— 4; and Mrs. King defeated Mrs. Andrus (United States), 7—5, o—3. In the filial of the women's singles, Mrs. King defeated Miss Hartigan, o—2, o—3.