TO-DAY'S TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 26, 31 January 1930, Page 10

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS

GIRLS' SINGLES DECIDED

MISS MORRISON WINS

The ■weather for the resumption today at .Miramar of the Now Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships was tall that could be desired, except that th» wind was showing signs of being a little troublesome. His Excellency the Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson have signified their intention of being present this afternoon .to se» some of the semi-final and final matches. The chief matches of interest to-day are the -semi-finals of the men's singles, in wliich D. G. France (Wellington), plays J Seay (Canterbury), and C. K. Malfroy (Wellington) plays C. Angas (Canterbury).' The semi-final of tha ladies' singles is also on this afternoon's programme, Miss Marjorie Mac- , farlane (Auckland) .playing -Mrs. Melody . (Wellington), • and Miss D. Nicholls (Wellington) playing Miss M. ■ Myers (Wanganui). The final of the men's doubles and of the ladies' doubles is another match to be played, ; this afternoon. In the former N. 8.. C. Wilson (Wellington.) and A. Sted- '. man ■ (Auckland) will be playing D. G. i ranee and C. E. Malfroy (Welling- - ton), and in the latter Mrs. E. P. Adams ' and Mrs. N. Thomson (Wellington) will be playing agains1 the Canterbury pair, Miss M. Wake and Miss M. Andrew. Both these games should be productive of first-class >-?nnis. The final of tha boys' doubles, when R. B. and M. L. Lees (Auckland) meet W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury) and M. Ferkins (Wellington) is also set down for decision this afternoon. In the semi-finals of the men's singles championship between Malfroy (Wellington) and Angas (Canterbury), .; Angas won the first two sets, 6-4, 6-2, . and Malfroy won the third set, 7-5. , The match is the best of five sets advan- . tage. BOYS' SINGLES. The semi-final round of the. boys' single, was played this morning, the meeting of M. Heenan (Mid-Cante"r- .;; bury) and W. G. Eobertson (South. ;; Canterbury) being of particular inter-;. est. Eobertson was tho runner-up in ■ this event, last year, 'being beaten byH.A. Barnett (Canterbury), who, however, is not defending the title this year. Heenan has shown by his play in this year's tournaments to be a very promising youngster who may go far ■ iv the tennis world. Heenan took the first set very easily, Boberteou scoring only one game, aad that tluough hia , opponent's double faults. The second set saw brighter tannis, both boys . coming up to the net frequent and playing some good passing shots. This > set Kobertson just won, C-5. The de- . ciding set saw only Eobertson in the ; picture and he scored five games before Heenan got his only win. Robertson .'. won the match, 1-b', 6-5, 6-1. , Iv the other genii-final of the boys' , singles three seta were also necessary before a decision, was. reached. £* K. ■ Lees (Auckland) beat W. T. Pender , (Wellington),. 6-1, 4-6, 0-3. A CUEL CHAMPION. The final of tho girls' jpngles was played this morning between Isobcl Morrison (Canterbury) and Mavis Howe (Wellington). The Canterbury • girl showed herself possessed of the temperament of a champion player. flur shot* were always played more strongly than those of hei opponent,;. her volleying-was good, and her plac-■ ( ings skilful. Mavis Howe played wc-U . too, but she was outclassed. Final-re-sult, Isoljcl Morrison (Canterbury) beat r Mavis Howe (-Wellington), 0-2, 6-4. " ", ' MIXED DOUBLES. . lv the mixed doubles championship, ■ several interesting games were played - in the preliminary rounds. Miss D. [: Howe and A. L. France (Wellington) ; had a liar* threo sets against the f Aucklauders, Miss B. Knight and C. Johns. The first set went easily to the JWellington players, 6-0, but in the sec- * ond and final sets there was a struggle., which, however, ended in favour of the. Wellingtonians, the match score bcin" ■ 0-0, 0-8, 12-10. Another Wellington pair. Mis. X. Thomson and V. Wilson, had lifi.li .tifiiculty in winning from Miss N: \\';:ke aud E. •H. Orbell (Canterl/u.,, ~ 0-3, 6-0. Wilson and Mrs. Thomson started well, but their opponeuts evened at 2-2, aud later at 3-3. In the second set the Canterbury pair had to take see- , ond position,' the Wellington players • winning six games in succession. The match between Miss E. Brady ; and D. G. France (Wellington) and Miss N. Lloyd (New South Wales) and iV. G. Sturt "(Auckland) was a struggle, which, however, did not extend into the third set, as was expected at one stage. The Wellington players won, 7-5, 7-5. In the first set France played sit the net to advantage, and the games alter- ' nated. The second set started in fay-■ our of tho visitors, and the score at one stage was 4-3 in their favour. The ..■'.-. Wellington pair made a good uphill struggle, and eventually took the sec- ; ond set and match., NEW ZEALAND PLATE. ' In the New Zealand Plate, open to ... competitors who were defeated in the ... first or second rounds, of the' men's ; championship singles, .B. A. Barrer -. (Wairarapa) won by default from W. ,-, G. Morrison (Canterbury); J. B. Parker (Wellington) boat P. Ho well (Maori .. Association), (i-0, 6-4; aud K. Ho well (Maori Association) beat K. C. Ander- :■ son (Wellington), 6-0, 6-2.