EXHIBITION TENNIS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 1 November 1933, Page 3

EXHIBITION TENNIS

ENGLISHMEN' AT WANGANUI. BRILLIANT DOUBLES PLAY. (By T&Jegr-nr»T>—tress Association.) WANGANUI, Oct. 31. Exhibition tennis matches _ were played here to-day, the participants being Perry, Lee and Wilde (England) and Malfroy (New Zealand). Play was of a high order, dazzling at times in its pace and accuracy, and brought spectators to an appreciation of tennis of rin international standard. There were times when. the play in the singles was not quite in keeping with what was expected, but the doubles wris of an exceptionally high order. It was tennis of a type never before seen in Wanganui.

Results were: Lee beat Malfroy, 7—5, 6—4. Perry beat Wilde, 2—6, 6—3, 6 —2. Lee and Malfroy beat Perry and Wilde, 2—6, 6—2, 5—7, €—3, 6-4.. All the singles were played mainly from the baselines. Malfroy le<l in the first set against Lee. 3—2. The New Zealander kept playing to the Englishman’s backhand, rind Lee defended- well against a good l service. Malfroy still led at 4—-3. Lee and he then each won their service games, and the Englishman took the lead at 6 —5, winning the last game and set 7 5. In the second set Lee led at 5—4. and, with the last game at 30—15. the Englishman used his service effectively to win 6 —4. Malfroy had difficulty in placing his drives in the court, nearly always reaching beyond the baseline or wide of the sides. Perry and W T ilde olaved an interesting game. Perry had difficulty -in keeping his footing and opCried poorly, Wilde keening him guessing with brilliant sideline drives. Wilde won tire first set fairly easily. Tn the second set the seventh and ninth games went to deuce. Perry gradually worked up to form and won. Tiie doubles was really a triumph for Malfroy. The New Zealander still displayed a tendency to find the conrt too small for driving; but llis service was deadly, despite tile fact .that he almost invariably missed with the first hall. Lee opened poorly, but; as» he came to form, he gave Malfrdy the snnport required to win. Perry was brilliant- at times, but there were shots which he missed hndly at others. Several games went to deuce and zig-zagged before the deciding point could he . obtained. In one . eight smashes followed one another in succession, all four plovers participating with great combination on both sides. The matches left the impression that Perrv and Lea could do better, and that. Malfroy is deservedly in the first flight to-day.

EGMONT SHIELD MATCH

•OK AI AAV A DEFEAT MATAPU

Tn the first match of the season for the Egmoift Association. Shield, Okaiawa won from Matapii by nine sets to seven. The match was played at Matapu on Saturday. Results were as follow, Matapu players being mentioned first: Ladies’ singles.—Miss 1. Reid lost to Delia Good I—6;1 —6; Miss- I. O’Sullivrin lost to Miss J. Joyce Miss M. Guy beat Miss M. Joyce 6—5; Miss W. Gatenbv beat Miss D. Hemsley 6—4.

Men’s singles.—T. Guy lost to D. Johnston .3—6; D. AlcCallunt lost to G. Barclay 2—6; H. AVillis beat E. Oldfield 6—l; E. Guv lost to L. Newman 2—6. Ladies’ doubles.— Misses O’Sullivan and Reid lost to Misses Delia Good a”d J. Joyce 2 —6; Misses M. Guy and W. Gatenby lost to Misses M. Joyce and D. Hemslev 5 —G. Men’s doubles. —T. Guy and D. MeCailum lost to D. Johiiston and G. Barclay 5—6; H. AVillis and E. Guy beat C. Oldfield and L. Newman 6—4. Combined doubles. —T. Guy and Miss J. Reid lost to D. Johnston and Miss Delia Good 4—6; D. McCollum and Miss I. O’Sullivan beat G. Barclay and Miss J. Joyce 6—5: H. AV ill is and Miss M. Guv beat E. Oldfield and Mi,sen M. Joyce fi—3: E. Guy and Miss AA . Gatenby beat It. Newman and Miss D. Hemsley 6 —2.

Total's. —Matapu 7 sets, 89 games; Okaiawa 9 sets, 89 games.