QUIST DEFEATS CRAWFORD.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 November 1935, Page 2

QUIST DEFEATS CRAWFORD.

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW SOUAH WALES. MISS NICHOLLS BEATEN BY MISS HARTIGAN. (By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) Received Friday, ]0.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 15. A high, gusty wind made play very difficult in the New South Wales tennis championships to-day. The results included: — Men's Singles Semi-finals. Quist defeated Crawford, 4 —G, 6 — i, ,11—9. Hopmau defeated Tonkin, 4 —o, G—--4, G—4, 10—8. Women's Singles Semi-finals. Miss Hartigan defeated Miss D. Nicholls, G —3, 6-^-3. Miss Coyne defeated Mrs Hopman. 4—G, G—4, G—4. Mixed Doubles Second Round. Lindo and Mrs Betts- defeated Donohoe and Miss Nicholls G—3, 2 —l (retired). Men's Doubles Semi-finals. Crawford and McGrath defeated Ferguson and Chrystal, G—3, B—6, 9 7. Quist and Thompson defeated Hopman and Kay, 11 —9, 7 —5, 7—5. Miss Nicholls started well against Miss Hartigan, the Australian and New Zealand champion, and led 3—l before Miss Hartigan got her famous forehand working smoothly. Miss Hartigan won five games in a row to win the set. Miss Nicholls was unabie to gauge the pace of the Australian's shots in the second set, outing her returns. Miss Nicholls was not playing confidently .enough to test Miss Hartigan's backhand. The Australian's forehand drives repeatedly found the sidelines, with Miss Nicholls out of position. Quist proved steadier than Crawford in the singles championship. Quist took the net and forced Crawford into errors.