LAWN TENNIS
QUIST BEATS CRAWFORD . - : IN N.S.W. CHAMPIONSHIPS ; MISS NICHOLLS ELIMINATED (United Press Association— By Electrio,’ Telegraph—Copyright) ' SYDNEY, 15th November,~ A high gusty wind made play very difficult in the New South Wales tennis championships. The results ' included: Men’s singles, semi-finals.—Quist defeated Crawford, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 11-9; - Hopman defeated Tonkin, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4,” id-8. Women’s singles, semi-finals—Miss' “ Hartigan defeated Miss Nieholls (N.Z.j 6-3, 6-3; Miss Coyne defeated Mrs Hopman, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Mixed doubles, second round—Lindo > - and Mrs Betts defeated DonoliopYand ’“ Miss Nieholls, 6-3, 2-1, retired. Men’s doubles, semi-finals--Craw- Y» ford and McGrath defeated Ferguson Y?"? and Chrystal, 0-3, 8-6; 9-7; Quist and • Thompson defeated Hopman and Kav,‘ 'A n-0,7-5,7-5. ' Miss Nieholls started well against •} Miss Hartigan, the Australian .and (New , Zealand champion and .led 3-1 before , Miss Hartigan got her famous fore- • hand working smoothly. Miss'Hartigan ,' tl won five games in a row to win the set. Miss Nieholls was unable to gauge - - the pace of the Australian’s shots,in.,., the second set, outing her returns. - Miss Nieholls was not playing confidently enough to test Miss Hartigan’s backhand. The Australian’s forehand drives repeatedly found, the sidelines , with Miss Nieholls out of position. . Donohoe developed had "cramp, in'the ’ mixed doubles and forfeited the match, Quist proved steadier, than Crawford in the singles championship. ' Quist.;; took the net and forced Crawford into * errors. V
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 16 November 1935, Page 7
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