Andrews Complete Master of Malfroy

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7063, 24 January 1933, Page 7

Andrews Complete Master of Malfroy

Brilliant Tennis in Championship Final

MISS DULCIE NICI-lOLLS TAKES LADIES’ TITLE

Per Press Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. The New Zealand tennis championships were concluded to-day in fine weather before a very large attendance. E. D. Andrews outplayed C. E. Malfroy im the most brilliant game seen for years to win the men’s singles.

Miss Dulcie Nicholls won the ladies’ singles title, beating Miss Marjorie Macfarlane in a long and strenuouslyfought base-line game in which the latter was mostly bohind and even had match point against her early in the second sot. It wa3 a worthy final from both.

Malfroy and Seay won the men’s doubles, beating Franco brothers in a five-set go of fluctuating fortunes, in which all four, between individual patches of brilliance, sunk to mediocrity. Malfroy’s quickness at the net was the deciding factor in the fifth set. Seay was the steadiest to then. Lcn France was outstanding of the 103ers. The wonderfully steady lobbing of Mrs. R-. P. Adams was responsible for her and Mrs. Dykes’ win in the final of tho ladies’ doubles. It made openings for Mrs. Dykes at the net and also throw one of the opposition out of the game in almost every stroke of each rally. Tho losers drove and smashed well, but were forced into mistakes at vital times. The final of the mixed doubles between Andrews and Mrs. Dykes against Malfroy and Miss Macfarlane was a brilliant encounter. Andrews’ faulty position at half-court and Malfroy’s quickness at the net were responsible for the Malfroy-Macfarlane victory. Both ladies played excellently, returning the fiercest serves and quick volleys and smashes with great accuracy. Miss Macfarlane scarcely missed anything from the back line. Results: — Men’s Singles Final E. D. Andrews (England and Manawatu) beat. C. E. Malfroy (Wellington), 6-0, 6—l, 2-6, 6—3. Ladies’ Singles Final Miss Dulcie Nicholls (Canterbury) beat Miss Marjorie Macfarlane (Auckland), 6—4, 6—B, 6—3. Men’s Doubles Final

C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) and LA. Seay (Wellington) beat A. L. G. France (Wellington), 6—4, 26, 7 5, 3—6, 6—3. * Ladies’ Doubles Final Mesdames R. P. Adams and H. M. Dykes (Wellington) beat Miss Dulcie Nicholls (Canterbury) and Mrs. W. .1Melody (Wellington), 10—12, 6—3, 6—3. Mixed Doubles Semi-finals E. D. Andrews and Mrs. H. M. Dykes beat A. L. France and Miss Dulcie Nicholls, 7 —5, 6—2. C. E. Malfroy and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane beat N. E, C. Wilson and Mrs, N. McNair Thomson, 6-2,- 7—5Final C. E. .Malfroy (Wellington) and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane (Auckland) beat E. D. Andrews (England) ana Mrs. H. M. Dykes (Wellington), 6—4. 6—3. Junior Mixed Doubles Final N. F. N. Bedford and Vera Burns (Wellington) beat N. A. Morrison and Jessie Burns (Wellington), 6—2. 5—6, o—4.

Andrews’ Accuracy and Pace The huge gallery marvelled at the accuracy of Andrews combined with his pace when playing against Malfrov in the singles final. For the first nine games Malfroy never looked liko winning a game. Driving to the corners, cross-court or down tho side-lines, backhand and forehand, Andrews kept Malfroy away from the net, thus robbing his opponent of the greatest part of his strength. If Malfroy did como in Andrews lobbed deep to his backhand, compelling Malfroy to play safe, or passed him on either hand with wellconcealed drives.

Andrews fell and wrenched his ankle when loading three-love in the second set. This disturbed his concentration, so that Malfroy gained a slight ascendency. Malfroy won the third set with a concentrated attack from the not which forced Andrews into errors, mainlv in the net.

In the fourth set Andrews found himself again and reduced Malfroy to impotence with infinitely superior strokes both in speed and accuracy. Malfroy was glued to the backline while Andrews drove with variation of length and pace much as ho chose, or took the net where his low volleys were a revelation, so accurate were they. He was also deadly overhead. Ho was always in a position to meet the best Malfroy could give. Tho game was fought at a fast pace throughout. Malfroy handled Andrews’ fast-sliced backhand well, but ho could not hit winners off it. Length and Strongth Miss Nicholls always had an advantage of Miss Macfarlane in the final of the ladies’ singles, but in being beaten Miss Macfarlane was not disgraced. She fought a losing battle gallantly. The rallies were long, but Miss Nicholls had the greater strength which, with her depth of hitting and placements to the corners, gave her greater command of tho court, forcing Miss Macfarlane more on the defensive. But Miss Macfarlane tried for every point, and her staving off tho match point to win tho second set was a great achievement. Miss Nicholls had a four-lovo lead in the first set and led five-two with match point in the second. Miss

Nicholls won numerous points with a heavy chop off high-bounding balls. It was a baseline game throughout. Mediocre Men’s Doubles The men’s doubles was not a brilliant match. All four were too patchy for that. Ono member of tho combination would win a point in a brilliant rally and then the other partner would lose tho next point through falling down on an easy shot. Malfroy played in spasms, so that Seay was the steadier of tho combination for four sets. Malfroy came to light in the fifth set with brilliant interceptions and smashes, which turned the tide in his favour. Lcn. Franco tried all ho knew of volleying, lobbing, serving and cutting grimly. Don France was off form, driving when lie ought to have lobbed and lobbing when ho ought to have smashed. Tho France's did their best when they took tho net after driving their opponents back with deep lobs. Long Fight in Ladies’ Doubles The final of the ladies’ doubles was a. long fight and the first set was lost by the ultimate winners of the match because Mrs. Adams hovered about tho service lino and netted volleys, or was smashed at the feet by the opposition, who were excellent overhead, especially Mrs. Melody. Mrs. Dykes was netting many drives. The second amt third sets told different stories. Mrs. Adams went to the back line and from there maintained persistently accurate lobbing, which rendered Mrs. Melody at the net almost helpless and loft Miss Nicholls to hold the back line and created numerous openings for Mrs Dykes, who cut off the hardest drives to big openings with winning volleys, or smashed decisively. Mrs. Adams also served strongly. From the back court she scarcely made a mistake. In tho final set the losers lost accuracy and with it their confidence. Tho match was notable for tho fact that all four players wore cx-Ncw Zealand champions. Brilliant Mixed Doubles The crowd were greatly excited with the final of the mixed doubles in which all four players, particularly Mrs. Dykes and Miss Macfarlane, were brilliant. Andrews’ position in mid-court, was mado the centre of Malfroy's attack. Andrews inclined to run himself out of position, going for angled volleys at the net. This, against the remarkably quick Malfroy, was fatal. Malfroy’s interceptions at tho net were the main factor in tho victory, but he could not have done it without Miss Macfarlane’s splendid driving when she handled Andrews’ fiercest drives and twist services fearlessly and with the greatest consistency. If Mrs. Dykes was brilliant at times in volleying she also mado many mistakes. Often the losers got mixed up in their combination-