LAWN TENNIS AT HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20072, 9 October 1928, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS AT HOME.

SUCCESS OF E. D. ANDREWS. WINS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. [I'ROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON, Sept. 7. E. p. Andrews, the Xow Zealand tennis champion, finished tho North of England championships at Scarborough as winner of the men's ■ singles. and joint winner, with C. H. Kingsley, of the men's doubles. J. S. Olliff and Andrews reached the final stage in the men's singles. Olliff triumphed over H. K. Lester by 7—5, 6—3, but it was not the brilliant, hardhitting match that was expected. Olliff came out ot what is to him a foreign game with great credit. It proved that ho is versatile and, being only 19, ho is easily Britain's most promising player. Andrews' match with C. 11. Kingsley provided a magnificent struggle, in which fortune fluctuated from one to the other. Andrews won, 2—6, 7—5, 6 —4. Kingsley knows tho art of dealing with Andrews' sorvicc. Ho stood well inside tho court and hit tho ball before the spin had tune to work. Andrews soon found out that it was useless to advance to tho net on his service, as he usually does, because Kingsley passed him very easily down tho line or cross-courted him. Andrews' length was the better and his had mora power. On the Saturday, after a comparatively fine, morning, a heavy storm prevented tho finals of the level singles going into court at tho scheduled tinio, and when at last they did start more rain fell atid caused a cessation of play early in the first sets of both the men's and the ladies' singles. Fortunately when play could bo resumed the singles wore continued without further interruption. Anch-ews scored a good win, improving as the match went on. Ho had quite a elnnf call after establishing a 5—3 lead in tho first set, for Olliff, playing a plucky game, pulled up to five all! This moral advantage, however, ho threw away by losing his service game to love, ami lie only got one point in (he next, Andrews thus securing tho first set at 7—5. In tho second set the leader got well away, but Olliff led 4—3. Then Andrews really got going, and continuing a fine attacking game, notable for some exceptionally good volleying and smashing, only allowed Olliff ono more gamo in tho match, taking nine out of the next 10 games—a remarkable sequence considering how level tho play had been up to that point. The scores woro: Andrews beat Olliff, 7—5 6—4, 6—l. Andrews and 0. FT. Kingsley won a scintillating match in the finals of (he men's doubles, beating R. Lvcett and Olliff by 6—l. 6—<l. There were many volleying rallies that equalled anything ever witnessed at Wimbledon.