TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 27 February 1928, Page 6

TENNIS.

INTER-PROVINCIAL MATCH. WELLINGTON DEFEATS CANTERBURY. Lby telegraph—press association.] WELLINGTON, Feb. 25. Wellington to-day defeated Canterbury' in inter-provincial tennis matches by 17 games to 7. Results are 1 , Canterbury 'players being mentioned first:' — Men’s Singles.—l. D. Seay beat D. G. France, 6—o, 4—6, 6—4; C. Angas lost to C. E. Afalfroy, 4—6, o—6;0 —6; K. J. Walker lost to N. R. C. Wilson, 4 —6, 4 —6; D F. G'ianville beat G. N. T. Goldie 3—6, 6—2, 6—l: T- W. Patterson beat J. McGill 2—6, 6—2, 6—2; li. Browning lost to A. E. Sandral, 2—6, 5 —7. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss M. Speirs bent Miss (M. Sidey 6—4, 6 —4; Misis Af. Wake lost to Mrs R. P. Adams, 7—9, 2—6; Mrs M. Beale lost to Miss MEast, 6—2. 7—9, 3—6, Miss E. Partridge lost to Mis& F. Worth, I—6. 6—4, 8—10; Miss M. Andrew boat Miss D. Howe, 6—3, 6—4; Miss E: Johnston beat Mrs G. Penlington, 5—7, 6 —2, 6—3-

Men’s Doubles. —Walker and Angas , lost tft France and Malfrdy, 3—6, 2—6 ; Seay and Glanville lost to Wilson and Goldie, 4—6,' 2—6; Browning and Patterson lost to McGill and Sandral, 2—6, 6—l. I—6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Speirs and Partridge lost to Airs Adams and Miss ‘.Tracy, 2—6, 6—o, 3 —6; Misses. Wake and Andrew loist to Mrs Penlington and Miss East, 3—6, 2—6; Alps Beale and Miss Johnstone lost to Misses North and Howe, 4—6, 4—6. Alixed Doubles. —Mies' Speirs and Angas lost to Aiiss Tracy and Wearn, 6—3, 3 —6, 5 —7; Aiiss Wake and Seay lost to Airs Adams and Alalfroy, 6 —B, 4—-6; Aiiss Andrew and Walker lost to Aiiss North and France, 6 —l, I—6, 3—6; Mrs Beale and Glanville beat Aiiss Fast and Goldie, 6 —3, I—6,1 —6, 6—2 ; Miss Pprtridge and Paterson lost to Mbs Penlington and McGill, 6—B, L —6; Miss Johnston and Browning lost to Aiiss Howe and Sandral,, 3—6, 2—6.

TOUR OF FRENCH PRAYERS'

VICTORIA WINS TEST MATCH

BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. MEL BOURNIC. Feb.'26V Tennis matches with the touring Frenchmen resulted: — Singles.—Borotra (France) defeated Patterson, G — 2, 9 —7. Borotra's agility oounter-Jralaneed Patterson’s position play. ‘He’ returned* Patterson’s service with ease at the net. Borotra was unbeatable. Mixed Doubles. —Hawkes and Miss Boyd beat Brugnon (France) and Miss Harper, 2 —6, 6—2, 6 —3. Hawkes played splendidly and was deadly at the net and in position play. He and Miss Boyd made a strong pair. Men’s Doubles. —Patterson and McInnes (Victoria) beat Borotra and Boussons (France), B—6,8 —6, B—6, 6 —4. A magnificent game saw Patterson at the top of his form. Victoria won the test against France by one game. This was the Frenchmen’s first defeat in Australia in a test match.