TENNIS

Grey River Argus, 14 February 1940, Page 8

TENNIS

N.Z. Championships THE FINALS. ■ LPer Press Association.] I WELLINGTON, February 13. At the ILZ. tennis tourney, to-day's complete results are as follows: — Men’s singles—Bromwich (Australia beat Crawford (Australia) 7(6, 6/3. 6/3. Men’s doubles—Bromwich and Crawford beat Angas (Canterbury) and Brown (Canterbury) 6/2, 6/2, 6/2. I Women’s singles—Miss WyTine (Australia) beat Miss Coyne (Autrai lia) 6/4, 6/1. ! Women’s doubles—Misses Wynne and Coyne beat Mrs Gallagher (Wellington? and Miss Hardcastle (Austral.a) 6/1, 6/2. Men’s Plate final—M. Ferkins (Wellington) beat Hamilton (Wellington) 6/4, 7/5. The Australians will play at Christchurch to-morrow in exhibition matches. Crawford and Bromw ch will return, via. Wellington, to Australia, but the women will play at Timaru, and later at Masterton, Wanganui, Hawera, and Rotorua. They should leave Auckland about the end of February.

I WELLINGTON. February 13. :! As expected, the Australians have annexed every title in the New Z:a■I land Centennial tennis championships. ■J Wellington’s notorious northerly wind 'i has done much to mar play, but, even so, the visitors have shown immeasurably superior form throughout the tournament.. New Zealand’s only hopes in to-day’s finals were Angas and Brown in the men’s doubles and Mrs Gallagher (formerly Miss Dulce Nicholls) with Miss Hardcastle in the women’s doubles, but. as the results show,, the Australians were never seriously threatened, and won almost as they liked. Although not being extended in the early matches, Bromwich, on h’s wonderful form against Crawford in the final of the men’s singles, emerged as the outstanding player of the tournament, Crawford, with his artistry and grace, was always the favourite of ths spectators, and, if only on account of his personality, he dominated every match in which he played. Miss Wynne showed supreme dominance over the other women players, winning both the singles and the doubles with Miss Coyne. The New Zealand players did not go down to the vis tors without a stern fight, and among the hardest battlers were Angas, of Canterbury, and Howe, of Wellington.