LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 77, 28 February 1938, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

CHRISTIE CUP. RETAINED BY MANAWATU. The Manawatu tennis team staved off the second challenge of the season for the Christie Cup on Saturday at the Linton Street courts, when they succeeded in beating a strong Hawke’s Bay side by 4 matches. Only at one stage was the cup in jeopardy. That was when, at the commencement of the mixed doubles, the home side needed one more match to decide the issue. They had had 12 wins, but lost another four matches before achieving the thirteenth. The excitement became intense. However, Boddy and Mrs MacDonald came to the rescue, beating Lowry and Miss Milbura after a, hard struggle. The Manawatu players annexed the first set fairly easily, 6—2, but the second was anyone’s game. Boddy lost several match points through smashing out. Finally, with Boddy serving, Lowry hit the ball into the net to give the set, match and cup to the local players. Ip the preceding play N. R. C. Wilson showed a glimpse of his old form in the mixed doubles. His display was outstanding. It is worth recording that Mrs Adams (an ex-New Zealand junior champion) with Livingstone, was opposing her sister Miss Howe, partnered by Wilson when they met in the mixed doubles, and it was a contest which produced some excellent tennis. The .match ended with Manawatu (14 matches, 30 sets) beating Hawke’s Bay (10 matches, 26 sets). Results are as follow, -JManawatu players being mentioned first iu each instance:— MEN’S SINGLES. . D. B. Livingstone beat V. R. CWilson, 6 —3, 6 —2; JR,. Chisholm beat R. J. D. Sharpe, 6—l, 9 —7; W. Boddy beat H. Elliott, 6 —o, 6 —o; V. Hobin beat J. N. Lowry, 6 —3, 6 —3; Stafford Hooper beat R. L. Dennis, 9 —7. 46. 6—3; D. O’Brien lost to W. H. Read, 4—6, 7—9. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Mrs J. Macdonald beat Mrs R. H. Milburn, 6—2, 6—5; Mrs N. P. Adams lost to Miss M. Howe, 6—5. 3—6, 4—6; Mrs V. Hobin beat Mrs G. Cotterill, 6—3, 6 —l; Mrs Lennon lost to Miss M. Evans 2 —6, o—6;0 —6; Miss J. Barnett lost to Miss B. Griffiths, 3—6, 3 —6; Mrs G. New beat Miss Z. Fryer, 6—2. 6 —5. MEN’S DOUBLES. Boddy and Chisholm lost to Wilson and Lowry, 6—l, 7—5; Livingstone and Hobin beat Sharpe and Read, 6 3, 4—6, 6—2; Hooper and O’Brien heat Elliott and Dennis, 7—5, 2—6, 9—7. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Mrs Adams and Mrs Macdonald beat Mrs Milburn and Mrs Cotterill, .4—6, 6—2, 5—7; Mrs Hobin and Mrs New lost to Miss Howe and Miss Griffiths, 6—2, o—6, 6—4; Miss J. Barnett and Mrs Lennon beat Miss Evans and Miss Fryer, 4—6, 6—3, 6—3. MIXED DOUBLES. Livingstone and Mrs Adams lost to Wilson and Miss Howe, 6—l, 6—3; Boddy and Mrs Macdonald beat Lowry and Miss Milburn, 6—2, 1£—10; Hobin and Mrs Hobin beat “harpe and Mrs Cotterill 10—8, 4—6, 6—l. Chisholm and Miss Barnett lost to Read and ,Miss Griffiths, 6—B, 3—6; Hooper and Mrs New lost to Elliott and Miss Evans, 3—6, 3—6; O’Brien and Mi's Lennon lost to Dennis and Miss Fryer 57, o—2 (retired). MANAWATU vj WELLINGTON. A friendly match between a team from 'Wellington and Manawatu resulted in a win for the visitors by 14 sets to eight. Results are as follow, Manawatu players being mentioned first:—

Men’s singles.—D. B. Livingstone lost to R. Ferkins, 6—B, 4—6; W. Boddy beat D. Pointon, 4—6, 6—2, 6—3; S. Hooper lost to M. Ferkins, 11—13, 4—6 ;W.■ W. Hooper lost to T. Lyons, 4—6, 7—9; W. Hooper lost to J. Nevitt, 4—6, o—6; A. Johns lost to S. Painter, 2—6, o—6.

Women’s singles.—Mrs Macdonald beat Miss Forme, 6—2, 6—l; Mrs Adams heat Miss J. Burns, 6—3, 6—l; Mrs New lost to Miss L. Akel. 2—6, 5—7; Mrs B. Elliott lost to Miss J. Bedford, 3—6, 2—6; Mrs Bull heat Miss N. Sinclair, 4—6, 6—2, 6—4 ; l\liss B. Macdonald lost to Miss B. Dale, o—6, o—6.

Men’s doubles.—Livingstone and Boddy beat Ferkins and For kins, 6—l, 6—o; Hooper and Hooper lost to Poin,ton and Lyons, 3—6, 5—7; Tapp and Johns lost to Painter and Nevitt, 5—7, 3—6.

Women’s doubles.—Mesdames Adams and Macdonald beat Misses Fernie and J. Burns, I—6, 6—l, 6—o; Mesdames Bull, and New lost to Misses L. Akel and J. Bedford, 3—6, 6—4, 4—6; Mrs B. Elliott and Miss B. Macdonald lost to Misses B. Dale and M. Sinclair, 5—7, 6—3, 4—6. Mixed doubles.—Livingstone and Sirs Adams lost to R. Ferkins and Miss Fernie, 3—9; Boddy and Mrs Macdonald beat Pointon and Miss Burns, 9—5; W. Hooper and Miss B. ElJiott lost to T. Lyons and Miss Bedford, 3—9; Johns and Miss B. Macdonald won ’ by default from Painter and Miss Sinclair.

. . QUIST’S EXHIBITION. EXTENDED BY ANGAS Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 26. Matched against C. Angas in a liveset exhibition tennis match at Wilding Park this afternoon, A. K. Quist, Australia’s No. 1 Davis Cup player, was fully extended. Angas led 4—l in the first set and again s—l5 —1 in the fourth set after winning, the third. Quist peppered his opponent with a stream of skidding drives and worked up to a volleying coup with masterly co-ordination. The speed and • accuracy of his service were also decidig factors in his victory. In the first set he served three clean aces. He was particularly effective also in jrunning back to a high lob and smashing it on, the rebound. Quist won 6 —4, 6—2, 6 —B, 7—5. •ANGAS’S CLAIMS. FOR DAVIS CUP TEAM. ~' Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 27. Commenting on the report from Wellington that the New Zealand Tennis Association may reverse the previous decision by sending A. D. Brown and D. C. Coombe (Wellington) to join C. E. Malfroy for the Davis Cup contest, “Crosscourt,” tennis writer of the Press, urges the Canterbury association to pressfor the inclusion of C. Angas as-having superior claims to Coombe. Angas, it is pointed out, recently beat Brown brilliantly in the Wilding Shield match, and on Saturday extended A. K. Quist (Australia) in a special match. Quist, who praises Angas’s play, strongly urges the sending of a r Davis Cup team. ¥ The Canterbury administrators are warned against having again to face a fait accompli as was the case last year when the New Zealand association sent Coombe abroad after having previously decided that no player showed form warranting inclusion'in the team.