CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 22 April 1935, Page 3

CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

AUSTRALIANS PLAY AT ROME ■ ' • : • ■ .... j : AUSTIN WINS AT MELBURY j (United Vrcaa Aasoclation—By Electric Telegraph j Copy right.) j ROME, April , 20. j Australian Davis Cup tennis playcis arc. participating in tho Italian championships. They will play at Monte Carlo from April 26 to 30 and then go to Eastbourne, for the match vith New Zealand. They made a successful debut aRome.* Hopman was playing at Ins best, but Quist’s partner, Mile. Payot, was pot quite up to her usual gooo form. .. Results include: — Mixed doubles: Hopman. and Mile. Jcdrejowska defeated Brugnou and Miss Goldschmidt, 6—2. 6—2. Men’s doubles: Hopman and lalada defeated Sabbadini and Denv.nerbi 6—3, 6—4, o—6, 6—3. . Crawford, McGrath,, Turnbull ana Quist were all successful in mixed doubles. Singles: Canefele defeated Hopman 6 4, 4—6, 6—3, 3—6, 6—3. A London cable states that in ihe finals of the Melbury tennis tournament Austin defeated Rogers 6—-1,-6—2, and Miss Round defeated Miss Stammers, B—6, 6—-0. In the men s semi-final Austin beat Malfroy, 6 1, 6—o. .. ~ At Pineliurst, North Carolina, Allison won the major honours in the annual north and south tenuis championship, winning the singles ffrom Gilbert Hall, B—6, 6—2, 6—4, says a New York message. Paired with Hall lie defeated the Canadians Rainville and Watt in the doubles 6—2, 6—2, 4—-6, S—6.