PERRY v. CRAWFORD

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 297, 30 November 1934, Page 3

PERRY v. CRAWFORD

To Meet in Tennis Final

PLAY IN SEMI-FINALS

Ry Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright SYDNEY, Nov. 29. A feature of to-day’s play in the New South Wales tennis championships, which were continued in hot weather, was the elimination of the Australian women’s singles champion, Alisa Hartigan, at the hands of the tall Queenslander, Airs Westmacott. Results:—

Men’s singles.—Semi-finals: Crawford defeated Hopman B—6, o—6, 6—4, 6—3; Perry defeated Quist 6—3, 6—l’

Women’s singles.—Semi-finals: Mrs Westmacott defeated Miss Hartigan 7—5, 6—4; Miss Round defeated Miss Lyle 7—5, 6—3.

Men’s doubles.—Quarter-finals: Hopman and Maier defeated Menzel and Moon 6—3, 6—2, 8-6; Kirby and Quist defeated Dunlop and Donohoe 6—4, 6—2, 7—5; Crawford and McGrath defeated Thompson and Moore 6—4, 6—4, 6 —l; Perry and Hughes defeated Walker and Sproule 6—4, 6—4, 5—7, 6 —4.

Women’s doubles.—Quarter-finals: Mesdames Westmocott and Molesworth defeated Misses Dingle and Voyne ■f —6, 6 —3, 6 —2; Alisses Hartigan and Bickerton defeated Alisses Hattersley and Selwin 5—7, 7—6, 6—l; Miss Round and Mrs Hopman defeated Alisses Chrystal and Garlick 6 —o, B—6; Alisses Dearman and Lyle defeated Alisses Chitty and Blick 6—l, 6—l.

The Crawford-Hopman singles was a poor match and unimpressive.

Perry was in superb form, his strokes being so well concealed that he frequently left Quist standing when advancing to the net. Perry, on the other hand, was never out of position.