TENNIS IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21792, 5 May 1934, Page 11

TENNIS IN ENGLAND

HARD-COURT TITLES NEW ZEALANDERS' SUCCESS WINS IN MIXED DOUBLES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 4, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. May 3 The quarter-finals of the men's singles in the British hard-court championships at Bournemouth resulted: —• Crawford (Australia) beat Boussus (France), I—6, 6—4, I—6, 6—2, 6—4. Kirby (South Africa), beat McGrath (Australia), 6—4, 6—l, 6—l. Perry (Britain) beat Miki (Japan), 6—2, 6—l, 6—2. Quist (Australia) beat Prenn (Germany), 5—7, 2—6, B—6,8 —6, 6—4, 7—5. Other results are:— Women's Singles.—Fourth round: Miss D. E. Round beat Mrs. E. F. Wliittingstall, 6—3, 4—6. 6 —3; Miss K. Stammers beat Miss E. M. Dearman, 7—9, 7 —5, 6 —2. Men's Doubles.—Third round: Perry and Lee beat Kirby and Miki, 6 —2, 6—4, 2 —6, 4—6, 6 —3; Boussus and Merlin beat Nishimura and Yamagishi, 7—5, 6—4, 6—2. Mixed Doubles.—Second round: Stedman (New Zealand) and Miss McAlpine beat Kirby and Miss Heeley, 2—6, 7 —5, 6—3; Malfroy (New Zealand) and Miss Stammers beat Peters and Mrs. Peters, B—6, 6 —3; Sharpe and Miss Dearman beat 11. O. and Mrs. Hopman, B—6,8 —6, 3—6, 6—3; Hardwick and Mrs. Hopman beat Hobson and Miss Crichton, 6—4, o—6, 6—3. McGrath never settled down against Kirby's top spin drives. McGrath's backhand was bad. Kirby said he had never played better. Everything went right. Boussus was very steady against Crawford, but the Australian was superior in the last two sets. The match between Quist and Prenn set a new endurance record. The game lasted 3 hours 20 minutes. Prenn had two match points in the final set and Quist seven before the Australian finally won.