TENNIS

Inangahua Times, 25 January 1934, Page 3

TENNIS

WAIRARAPA TOURNAMENT. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Urilted Press Assn.) ■ jjr t * MASTERTON, Last Night. {Wairarapa Tennis Tournament almost concluded to-day, the finals resulting: Championship "Men’s Singles:—D. C. Coom.be (Wellington) beat E. Dickie (Waverley) 6/1, 6/3, 1/6, 6/3. Ladies’ Singles:—Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) beat Miss D. Haggitt (Wellington) 6/1, 6/4. Men’s Doubles:—E. A. Pearce and D. C. Coombe (Wellington), beat K. Dyer and E. Page (Wellington) 6/1, 4/6. 6/3. Ladies’ Doubles:—Misses L. and M Rutherford (Feilding), beat Mrs McM aster (triartilriborough) and Miss Bams Graham (Gisborne) 7/5, 6/3. (United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. INTERESTING STAGE. SYDNEY, Last Night. The Australian Tennis Championships continued in sweltering heat. In the Men’s Singles, quarter finals, Quist defeataed Moon 6/3, 6/3, 6/1; Perry defeated Hopman 6/3, 6/4, 6/3,; McGrath defeated Hughes 6/4, 6/4, 6/4; Crawford defeated Lee 6/2, 7/5, 3/6, 6/2. In the Women’s Singles’ quarter finals, Miss Hart'igan defeated Miss Valkenburg 6/1, 6/3; Mrs Molesworth defeated Miss Hall 6/4, 6/1; Miss Bick„erton defeated Miss Hattersley 6/3, 6/1. Quist staged a net attack agaipst Moon, who was unable to cope with the South Australians’ severe volleys and smashes. Perry’s strong forehand drive was the match Warning factor against Hopman. Fighting a losing battle from the baseline, Hopman tried taking the net but Perry passed him with fine side line drives. Perry lost only one service in the first game of the match. •I McGrath was at his best against i Hughes, playing all to the court in the game and he had Hughes running from ■ side t 6 side. Hughes was the victim > of several bad decisions 1 at the beginning of the third set and thereafter went to pieces. McGrath’s volleying was as good as anything he has shown. > 1 The Crawford-Lee match was a poor ! affair. Lee’s strong forehand won him many points, but Crawford’s superior courtcraft carried him through.