LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, 10 April 1926, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

NEW ZEALAND TEAM BEATEN ANDREWS DEFEATS N.S.W. jCHAMPION FRANCE ALSO WINS By Telegraph.—tress Assn. —Copyright. (Received April 9, 8.25 p.m.) ' SYDNEY, April 9. The first serious game in which the New Zealand tennis team has participated took place to-day, when the visitors met a New South Wales .team which, except that* J. 0. Anderson was absent, was the best aavilable. The weather was ideal, there being no wind. The bright sunshine caused little trouble. The New Zealanders, although beaten, gave a very creditable display, especially, Wallace and Smyth, who, in Ahe doubles beat Kalms and Willard, the strongest combination iff New South Wales. In the 'singles France and Andrews gained victories against Cummings and Peach, respectively. Cummings' appeared not to exert himself too much, and France cleverly placed the ball well away from him. . Wallace and Baker provided the best singles exhibition of the day. Baker’s hack-hand play is on the weak side, and Wallace took full advantage of the fact. Baker, however, Is a tall map with a long reach,, and he gained points at the net. SEAY BEATEN BY KALMS

Seay commenced well against Kalms, hut tired in the second and third sets. i Andrews, driving forcefully, kept Peach, the State champion, on the run. ' In the. doubles the New Zealanders’ combination was . not all it should he. This, doubtless, was due in a large measure to their lack'of practice, owing to recent wet weather. 'ln the .first set of their maten against Kalms and Willard, Wallace and Smyth kept to the. hack line, and consequently lost. » In the second and third sets they came forward to the net; volleyed their opponents’ strokes, and wen. RESULTS IN DETAIJL * Singles. ~ North beat Wilson, 6—4, 7—5. Baker beat Wallace, 6—4, 4—o, 6—4. Cummings lost to France, 6 —4, 6—3, • Willard heat Smyth, 6—4, 6—l. Peach lost to Andrews, 6—2, 6—4. Kalms heat Seay, 6—B, 6—2, 6—3. New South Wales. —Four rubbers,, 8 sets, 72 games. Nfew Zealand. —Two rubbers, 6 sets, 65 games. Doubles. • Wilson and France lost to Cummings and North, 6 —2, 6—o. Wallace and Smyth beat Kalms and Willard, A-6, 6—l, 6—4. Andrews and Seay lost to Baker and Peach, 6—3, 6—4. Smyth and Wallace lest to Baker and Peach, 6—2, 3—6, 6—2. , New South Wales. —Three rubbers, 7 sets, 50 games. New Zealand. —One rubber, 3 sets, 35 games. -• The matoh will be continued tomorrow. The New Zealanders were tired after to-day’s contestß.