LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20443, 25 June 1928, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

THE DAVIS CUP. ITALY v. BRITAIN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, June 23. In the Davis Cup Italy won four to one of the matches. Morpurgo beat Gregory, 6—o, 6—l, 6—2; Higgs beat Stefani, 6—l, 3—6, 6-—2, 5—7, 6—2. Australian Press Association. CZECHO-SLOVAKIA BEATS HOLLAND. PRAGUE, June 23. (Received June 24, at 5.5 p.m.) Czecho-Slovakia defeated Holland by three matches to two, and meets Italy in the final. In the singles Timmer (Holland) beat Kozeluh (Czecho-Slovakia), o—2, 2 —6, 6-r—2, 6—4. Macenauer (Szecho-Slova-kia) beat Van Lennep (Holland), G—2, o—2, 6—2.—Australian Press Association—United Service. INTERNATIONAL MATCH. LONDON, June 22. In international tennis Hennessey and Lott (America) beat Godfree and Collins (Britain), B—lo, 6—l, 3—6, 7—5, 7—5. Australian Press Association. June 23. (Received June 24, at 5.5 p.m.) America won the three days’ international lawn tennis tournament at Eastbourne by three events to two. the deciding tie being the match between Lott (America) and Sharpe (England), C —3, 57, 6—2, 6—3. —Australian Press Association—United Service. QUEEN’S CLUB TOURNAMENT. LONDON, June 22. In the Queen’s Club quarter-final Tilden and Hunter beat Cocbet and Lacaste, C —l, C —4; in the semi-final Tilden and Hunter beat Scroope and O’Callaghan, 4 —6, 6—3, 6—4; Crawford and Hopman beat F. Crawford and Helmorc, 6 1, 6—2; Ti.den beat Coen, 6—2, 6—2; Hunter beat Hopman, 6 —4, 7 —5. —Australian Press Association. MEN’S RESTRICTED SINGLES. LONDON, June 24. (Received June 25, at 11.25 p.m.) In the final of the Men’s Restricted Singles at the Queen’s Club tournament Ennell beat Esmond, B—6, 6—l.—Australian Press Association —United Service. June 23. Received June 24, at 5.5 p.m.) In the final of the singles at the Queen’s Club tournament Tilden beat Hunter 6—5, 6—2, 6—l. In the ladies’ singles Miss Joan Ridley beat Mrs Nicolopoulo 4—6, 6—l, 6—4). In the final of the men’s doubles Tilden and Hunter beat Crawford and Hopman 4—6, 6—l, 8-—-6, 6—B, 6—4. In the final of the ladies’ doubles Misses Eileen Bennett and E. H. Harvey beat Misses E R. Clarke and M. Thomas 6—2, 4—6, 6—2. In the mixed doubles Coen and Fraulcin Ausseni beat Norman Brookes and Baroness Reznicek 6—4, B—6.—Australian Press Association—United Service.