TO-DAY'S TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 11, 14 January 1933, Page 13

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

THE TKOPHY MATCHES

CONTESTS WITH AUCKLAND

Brilliant weather at Mirainar grounds favoured the competing Auckland and Wellington teams in the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield and Nuimeley Casket matches this afternoon. After yesterday's play Wellington was leading in the shield contest by 5 matches to 1, and in the Nunneley Casket by a similar score. A win of only two matches of the six to be played this afternoon would ensure the local team's entry to the final against Canterbury on Monday and Tuesday next.

WILDING SHIELD,

The teams are:—Wellington: C. E. Malfroy, D. G. France, N. R. C. Wilson, R. McL. Ferkins. Auckland: A. C. Stedman, N. G. Sturt, M. M. Morrison, H. C. Rowlands. . Eowlands and Ferkins played their match mostly from the base line, and the encounter opened with a series of dropped service games, all four of the first-deliveries being lost. Rowland took some time to settle down, and in the early stages was unable to counter Perkins's attack on his backhand, but in the fourth game, his useful forehands began to function at its best. He won this game with four terrific drives, and then hit his way to a 5-2 lead,, and was 5-3 and 40-15 storming the net, but losing both sot points to Ferkins's sound defence. He needed two more chances, and took the set when Ferkins netted a return of service. The second set was a great struggle, bo£h players hitting strongly, but it was apparent that Ferkins had the betr ter chance, for he was holding service wtih relative easo, and Eowlands was always striving to win his delivery to even the score. In the eighth game Bowlands failed, and Ferkins was ahead 5-3. He had' a set point in the next game, but was cleanly passed by a tremendous forehand drive,, and dropped another when the Auckla'nder took the net and volleyed for 'the ace. A third set point went the same way, and Rowlands won the game in a duel at the net, and evened .the score at 5-all. Rowlands took the next two games, the set 7-5, and the match, 6-4, 7-5. Morrison was the quicker to get going in the Morrison-Wilson encounter, and led 3-0 when Wilson, who was stroking poorly, had a run of errors. The next three games were marked by terrific hitting by both players, Wilson punching his way. From that moment the game followed service to 6-all, when Wilson broke through Morrison's delivery with a terrific passing shot, and ran to 40 on his own service to take the set 8-6. •, Morrison was playing more accurately in the second set, and took it, G-3.

NTJNNELEY CASKET.

The teams are:—Wellington: Mrs. H. M. Dykes, Miss D. Howe, Mrs. D. G. France, Miss M. Whyte. Auckland: Miss M. Macfarlane, Miss B. Knight, Misp J. Ramsay, Mrs. B. Napier. Mrs. Fiance launched a great offensive against Miss Ramsay, and was 4-1 and 5-2 in the first set, playing steady tennis against her opponent's heavy chops. Miss, Ramsay, however, settled down and ran the Wellington lacly about through long rallies, winning the next five. games, and the set, 7-5. Miss Whyto and Mrs. Napier played an attractive match. Both play the same free driving game, and both fay-! our the base line. 'Miss Whyte, slightly the more severe and more accurate, soon had her opponent's measure and won, 6-3, 6-4. ■