TENNIS CHAMPIONS

Evening Star, Issue 21935, 23 January 1935, Page 10

TENNIS CHAMPIONS

DRW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT OPENING DAY’S PLAY [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, January 23. The dominion lawn tenuis tournament this year is especially interesting because one of the competitors the reigning Wimbledon champion, F. J. Perry. It opened to-day at the Stanley street courts, which were fast and truCj though fairly bare and erratic. Winu this morning raised dust and made the conditions unpleasant. Results: — MEN’S SINGLES. FIRST ROUND. Ewin (Victoria) beat Best (Nelson), 6-0, 6-2, 6-1. Kay (Victoria) beat W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury), 6-0, 6-2, 6-1. Porter (Auckland) beat Hooper (Manawatu), 6-0, 6-2, 6-2. _ _ Sturt (Auckland) beat A. J. Dickie (Taranaki), 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Roussell (Wellington) beat Neale (Auckland), 6-3, 9-7, 9-7. S. J. Robinson (Auckland) beat Pollock (Otago), 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. Seay (Canterbury) beat Partridge (Auckland), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. G. A. Pearce (Otago) beat Livingstone (Waikato), 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 8-6. Gunn (Auckland) beat E. A. Pearce (Otago), 6-2, 6-3, 3-0. 6-3. D. I. Robertson (Waikato) beat Orbell (Auckland), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

SECOND ROUND. France (Wellington) beat H. Bowen (Poverty Bay), 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

INTERMEDIATE SINGLES. FIRST ROUND. Allen (Auckland) beat Matthews (Auckland), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. MacDonald (Auckland) beat Renonf (Wellington), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. E. Dickie (Taranaki) beat Gumming (Auckland), 6-1, 6-0. Jenkinson (Waikato) beat Adams (Canterbury), 6-0 6-1. Mayson (Auckland) beat Chalmers (Waikato), 6-1, 6-2. Leng (Auckland) beat Vickerman (Auckland), 6-3, 6-2. Derecourt (Auckland) beat W. Hooper (Manawatu), 6-0, 7-5. D. Wilson (Auckland) beat Stichbury (Poverty Bay), 6-0, 6-1. M. F. Lees (Auckland) beat May (Auckland), 6-1, 6-1. A. D. Brown (Auckland) beat Stubbing (Auckland), 6-1, 6-1. NOTES ON THE PLAY. Chief interest centred \n the appearance of the Victorians, Eweu and Kay, who were suited by the fast courts. Revelling in hard hitting and speed, they won their matches easily, occasionally showing signs of brilliance. ■ The most interesting of (he other gamrs was that between Seay (Canterbury) and Partridge (Remuera). The latter started badly, but later struck form, and started to worry the southerner. Two sets all were called, Partridge having gone for bis shots with certainty and confidence. Seay forced the pace in the final set to win it, 6-2, Partridge tiring at the end under the sustained attack of a shrewd tactician..