TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1923, Page 1

TENNIS .

I ACS I IMI.IAN ASII S.E. t'Aln.l: ASSOt lAT I OS". I X.Z. V. N.SAY. SYDNEY. April 12. j j In the New Zealand v. New Sonia : i Wale* leimi* matches, on Wedne-day. j ! three single- and one double* were da- j | eided. each side winning two. making ! like |i 11 igt i**s totals: Now South Wales j ! nine t libbers 22 -c, *. 191 games: New j i Zeal! ml. six rubber*. 17 set*. 175 I games. j Wallace beat Dive 2-d, (id!: t Baker heat 1-Yaw. o 0-1. 0-.".: I! loon j beat 11 a tliet na at e i -■>. i ->. j rleiin uger and Kirkpatrick beat Sim.* j and Fran: e 2-0. 8-6. O-.'b Owing to c'-tninncd rain the resump- ; i jit of tbo l"iini* mat eke* wa* delay-: ed a couple of hoar-. The court* were | sloppy when a start v. as made. Several ! plnvei* discarded their shoe.* in order to ; obtain u heller foot In.l i - Then then J it was practically impossible to move iff the mark smartly, or to turn to elnise the returns. ’lee New Zealanders appeared to I e ] moro at homo on tin wet court*, and j ti. in a scientific standi oint provided! the best lentil*, but they were unable , to v. re*t the lauri'l* from ilieir keen ; 1 cfsisti-iil opiion.-ut*. v.lio "on thirteen j rubbews again -1 S. Permak’* play was j a foal tiro of the eo tries. Ecerv shot j was stanipetl with the hall mark of an { artist. Ollivier wa* imperturhaKlo in *un*jiino and rain, 110 invariably found In* length early, but at times ho lost- I point* by Ol ratio returns. Sim* proved ! an outstanding player. The lomniiulcr of the New ZeMaml team impressed the fillies by their all round play and tine temperament. In the single* l’eacoek heat Kirkpatrick 6-0. B-2>. the former losing only three shot* in the first five games. | Oliivier beat Sieler (5-2. 11-9. lhe j loser fought hard in the twentieth j game, hut the visitor succeeded in win- j iiing the game, the set and the mat h. j t'leiuenger beat Sim* 0-3. 2-9. 0-1. j Smi* met hi* master in ( lemengor, who ; relied chiefly nu his services for victory, j Sieler and Raker beat Peacock and J Oliivier 6-3. 2-0. (5-3- The visitors had I their opponents at, sea in the first sot, sttnerior court generalship enabling j them to win. The \\ olshmeu weie all over the slippeiv court. Meier moved | about with catlike agility in the -oc- | ond *et. and accomplished brilliant net ; p]av. Baker's form tluetuated till near j the end of the third set, when he mo- j meiitarily eclipsed the visiting tetoi-j

o ns. | Dive and Hnthernance ' cat l’encock j and Ollivior 8-0. G-3. I’eaceok ox.-e Mod in overhead work. Ollivior exorcised | hi, usual judgment. but appeared list- j |o-, at times. |live was kept Imsy by the Now Zealander.,, especially as hi- ; partner showed weak back-hand stiokes. [„ the second set. the seventh game was love-forty, in favour of New Zealand. but Hiuliernnnce excelled himself in speedy services and returns and won the game. Kirkpatrick and Clemenger beat Wallace and Hobson G-3. G-l- The winners proved their superiority in volleying and net play. Peacock when asked to explain the defeat said: “We just lost; that is all. Wo have had a splendid time notwithstanding our Orange experience.