TENNIS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 46, 6 February 1928, Page 3

TENNIS

zsORSTRA AND BRUGNON WIN. AUSTRALIANS TITLES GO TO FRANCE, Sydney, Feb. 4. The finals of the 'Australian championships resulted:— Men’s singles: Borotra beat Cummings (N.S.W.), 6—4, 6—l. 5—7, 6—3. Borotra showed wonderful speed, and volleyed and smashed perfectly. Cummings’ tennis improved greatly during the latter part of tho game, but he was unable to beat the agile Frenchman. Borotra in the early part of the match, played further back than usual to' counter Cummings’ cross-court strokes. He made several errors off Cummings’ slow shots, and his foothold was somewhat insecure. This hindered him considerably. Cummings played very gamely. Doubles: Brugnon and Borotra beat Willard (N.S.W. and Goon (Queensland), 6—2, 4—6, 6—4, 7 —5. Borotra made many wonderful interceptions but sometimes failed in the returns’ Willard played magnificently, making winner after winner, seldom missing a volley or a smash, and carrying the attack to his opponents throughout. Moon was disappointing. He appeared nervy frequently letting the ball pass. Brugnon played in » style -far away ahead of any exhibition yet given here, and the Frenchmen won a well earned doubles title of Australia. Footfaults were frequently called against them, and the action of tho umpire puzzled the spectators, in view of the Lawn Tennis Association’s management decision not to enforce a rigid interpretation of the footfault rule in any matches in which tho French were engaged. The frequent calling upset both Borotra and Brugnon, but they took the decisions in a sporting spirit.—(A. and N.Z.)

NEAL AND CLOSE CUP. NAPIER THIRD GRADE FINALS. The final for the Napier section in tho third grade of the Neal and Close Cup competifoln was played in tho Hawke’s Bay Club’s courts on Satur day between Hawke’s Bay and Nelson Park Clubs. The result was a win for the fdrmer club by twelve games to four. The results are as under, the winning club’s names being mentioned fir si:— Men’s Singles.—Amner beat Quarrie, 9—6; Haines lost to McGlashan, 9—6; McDonald beat Henderson, 9— 5; Barnby beat McKenzie. 9—4. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Kelly beat Miss McCimbc, 10—8; Miss Simpson beat Miss Williamson, 9 —l; Miss Weber beat Miss Bain, 9 —6; Mrs Cane Cane beat Miss Hannay, 9—3. Men’s Doubles.—Amner and Haines lost to Quarrie and McGlashan. 9—11; Barnby and McDonald beat Henderson and McKenzie. 9—6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss Kelly and Weber heat Misses McCombe and Williams, 9—6; Miss Simpson and Mrs Cane beat Miss Bain and Miss Hannay. 9—2. Mixed Doubles.—Amner and Miss Kelly lost to Quarrie and Miss Williams, 9—3; Haines and Miss Simpson lost to McGlashan and Miss MeCoombe. 9—11; McDonald and Miss Weber beat Handerson and Miss Han nay( 9—3; Barnby and Mrs Cane beat McKenzie and Miss Bain, 9—3. MATCH AT HASTINGS. A match played at Hastings on Saturday between Hastings B team and Hawke’s Bay Club B (2) resulted in each winning eight matches, the latter being the victors by 11 games—--122 to 111. Following are the details. Hawke's Bay names mentioned first in each case:— Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Freedman beat Miss Morrison, 9—5; Miss Howell beat Mrs Averill, 9—l; Mrs Mawson beat Miss Curlett, 9—l; Miss Wanklyn lost to Mrs Rigby, 6—9. Men’s Singles.—Goldsmith lost to Rigby, I—9; Mackay lost to Brown, 5—9: Marshbanks lost to Sturm, 6--9; Mawson lost to Averill 7—9. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Freedmiln and Howell beat Miss Morrison and Mrs Rigby, 9—2; Mrs Mawson and Miss Wanklyn beat Mrs Averill and Miss Curlett, 9 —14. Men’s Doubles.—Goldsmith and Averill. 4—9; Marshbanks and Mawson lost to Sturm and Rigby, 12—14. Combined Doubles.—Miss Freedman and Goldsmith beat Mrs Rigby and Rigby, 9 —4; Miss Howell and Mackay lost to Miss Morrison and Brown, 5 — 9; Miss Wanklyn and Marchbanks beat Mrs Averill and Averill, 9—6; Mrs Mawson and Mawson beat Miss Curlett and Sturm. 13—11. Hastings were unlucky, as in the last match Sturm and Miss Curlett had Mr and Mrs Mawson, 11—10 and 40—love, and even then lost.