LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 21628, 25 January 1934, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, January 24. The Australian championships Were continued in sweltering heat. In the men’s singles quarter-finals Quist defeated Moon, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1; Perry defeated Houman, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3; M‘Grath defeated Hughes, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4; Crawford defeated Lee, 6-2. 7-5, 3-6, 6-K. Jn the women’s singles quarter-finals Miss Hartigan defeated Miss Valkenhurg, 6-1, 6-3; Mrs Molesworth defeated Miss Hall, 6-4, 6-1; Miss Biekerton defeated Miss Hattersley, 6-3, 6-1. Quist staged a net attack against Moon, who was unable to cope with the South Australian’s severe volleys and smashes. Peny’s strong forehand drive was the match-winning factor against Hopmart. Fighting a losing battle from the baseline Hopman tried taking the net, but Perry passed him with fine side-line drives. Perry lost only one service, in the first game of the match. M'Grath was at his best against Hughes. Playing an all-court he had Hughes running from side to. side. Hughes was the victim of several bad decisions at the beginning of the third set and thereafter went to pieces. M'Grath’s volleying was ns good as anything he has shown. The Crawford-Lee match was a poor affair. Lee’s strong forehand won him many points, but Crawford’s superior cour'tcraft carried him through.