EXHIBITION TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 6 November 1934, Page 2

EXHIBITION TENNIS

BY ENGLISH VISITORS. HUGHES BEATS PERRY. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Nov. 5. Members of tho English lawn tennis team made their farewell appearance in A mild and when they played in exhibition games to-day. Rain overnight and early this morning made the court heavy, and shortly after the first match commenced drizzling rain set in and continued until the last half-hour. Under the conditions the standard of tennis was exceptionally high and the crowd, almost as large as on Saturday, spent an enjoyable afternoon watching the various games. Finding the slower conditions more to his liking than did Perry, whose speed was greatly diminished on the slippery surface, Hughes created a mild surprise by beating the champion in two straight sets. France and Sturt improved upon their performance of Saturday by taking the first set of the men’s doubles from Perry and Hughes, who, however, were definitely on top throughout the deciding set. The women’s doubles match was interesting from the fact that Misses Lyle and Dearman, who beat Misses Round and Macfarlane, recently beat the American women in the Wightman Cup contest, and so their play was followed very closely. All four played well, but the winning pair, who adopted a formation of one at the net and the other at the baseline, displayed better combination. Miss Dearman s powerful work at close range was an important factor. The .only singles match was that between Misses Round and Lyle, in which the champion won in straight sets. Miss Lyle offered stout resistance, hut could not cope with the persistent and varied attack of her brilliant opponent. Following are the results of the matches:

Singles. C. P. Hughes beat F. J. Perry. 6—2 8 6. . T .» r Miss D. Round beat Miss IS. M Lyle, 6—3, 6—4. Men’s Doubles.

Hughes and Perry heat D. G. France and N. G. Sturt, 5—7, 6 —4, 6 —l. Women’s Doubles. Misses Lyle and E. M. Dearman beat Misses Round and M. Macfarlane, B—6, 7—5-