TROPHY TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 12, 16 January 1933, Page 9

TROPHY TENNIS

FINAL MATCHES BEGIN

TO-DAY'S PLAY

There was beautiful weather for the opening of the final matches iv the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield and the Kathleen Nunncley Casket at Miramar Tennis Grounds to-day. WILDING SHIELD. The teams were:— AVcllington: C. E. Malfroy, D. G. France, N. R. C. Wilson, B. McL. Fcrkins. Canterbury: C. Angas, H. A. Barnett, W. B, Eobinson, T. EhodesWilliams. Wilson and EhoQes-Williams were in excellent form and both were hinting with great strength. Wilson was in much better fettle than he had been, before the week-end, and was swinging tremendous drives from side to side of the court, EhodesTWilliams was unable to maintain his grip on the game against such hitting, and Wilson had a chance to load 4-2 but lost his service on a double fault. The Canterbury man was quick to appreciate the- escapo, and, ( keeping up the pressure, ran ahead 5-3 on Wilson's errors. The Wellington man, steadying up, won the next game with nice placing, but was down 15-40 on service when EhbdcsWilliams won a brisk exchange on the net, and lost the set on a netted drive. In the second set Ehodes-Williams was ahead 3-0 and 4-2, and had three game points for a 5-2 lead, but Wilson evened the score at 4-all and 5-all and led 9-5. V

Wilson served strongly throughout the twelfth game, and at 30-15 'took the net, winning the set 7-5 with a nicely-timed volley for an ace, and a strong smash.

They were 3-all in the deciding set when Rhodes-Williams lost service with a double-fault at 0-40. Wilson was 40-0 and seemed to be sure of "a 5-3 lead, but served two doubles, and won. the game with a beautiful stop-volley, only after sis deuces. Rhodes-Williams won his service easily, and it was left for Wilson to do the same to win the match. He was 30-0, had a long wait for second service, and double-faulted, but made a 40-15 lead with a terrific service ball. The Canterbury man won /the next point with a fine lob, but netted during the following rally and Wilson took the match, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Perkins was much too well-equipped for Robinson, who was unablo to stand up to the attack the Wellington player launched on his backhand. Perkins, quicker in movement, and stronger in shot,' established a long lead, 5-1, and 40-15 and took the set by good driving. •Robinson, hitting the ball "very high over the net-, revealed better form when the second set began, and both settled down to a long series of exchanges for almost .every point. Robinson was ahead 3-1 in the second set, but Ferkiris, playing consistently, was ahead at 5-4. The players were now providing an attractive- match with long rallies. Robinson was concentrating on his adversary's backhand, and placing to good effect, and he was ahead 6-5, and won the set after pulling -ip from 0-40 on, service. 'Perkins beat Robinson, 6-1, 5-7) 6-0. NUNNELEY CASKET. The teams were:— Wellington: Mrs. H. M. Dykes, Miss D. Howe, Mrs. D. G. Prance, Miss M. Whytc. Canterbury: Miss D. Nicholls, Miss M. Wake, Miss T. Poole, Mtes E. Rudkin. ■ Miss Whyte met a; difficult opponent in Miss Poole, who. played her way into the Canterbury team recently, and after being ahead 3-1, the Wellington girl.lDst the set, 3 : 6.. Miss Poole, playing very coolly, and -with greafe concentration, mingled her driving with good judgment and placed her shots very close to the sidelines. She led 2-0. Miss Whyte was not able to counter the tremendous .hitting of her young opponent, who took four of the' next six games and the match, 6-3, 6-2. . " Mrs. Prance was ahead 4-0 in her match with Miss Rudkin before the Canterbury girl discovered how to counter her opponent's game. Once she settled down, however, Miss Budkin, with great versatility and showing considerable speed of foot, was even at 6-all and 7-all. The Canterbury girl's greater length proved invaluable to her. Mrs. France beat Miss Rudkin, 9-7, 6-0. ' -