TENNIS
AUSTRALIAN TITLES
QUIST IN FINE FORM (Klee. 'l'd. Copyright—United Press Assu.) MELBOURNE, Jyu. 3. The • championships were continued, including tlio tingles. Quitt defeated Walton.' 6—l. 6—2, 6—3; Stcfani defeated Frankcnbuvg, 6—l, 6—l, 6 —l; McGrath defeated jMueKenzie, 6—o, 6—4, In the women's tingles, Miss Round defeated Miss Stevenson, 6 6—o. In the mixed doubles Boussus and Miss Bickertou defeated Vroland and Miss MeCrae, 6—l, 6—o; Malcolm and Mrs. Malcolm defeated Brugnoii and Miss Bellamy, 6—4, B—6. Quit! was in line form when lie defeated Walton,- attacking on almost every point. Miss Btevensou gave a. good, display against Iho world's greatest woman player, but a. tendency to net her returns cost her points. Miss Round played mainly from the back of the court.
Stcfani had all his own way against Frankenburg, whom he virtually swept off the court.
SOUTH ISLAND TOURNEY
PLAY IN SEMI-FINALS
The semi-finals in most sections of the South Island tennis championships were reached at Timaru on Wednesday. 'I he play was rf a high order. Results arc as -follow:
—Men's Singles — Semi-final. —W. Renton (Timaru) heat I. J. Corich (Christchurch), 6—l, 6—4; C. Angus (Christchurch) heat G. Reid (Timaru), 6 —l, 6—l.
■—Men’s Doubles — Scmi-'iinuls.—W. Robertson (J imam) and C. Angas beat J. Sattcrtirwaile (Timaru), 6—o, 6—4; W. Renton and 11. Dvmond (Christchurch) lieat C. Minifie (Timaru) and V. McLachlan (Ashburton), 3—5, 6 —l, 6—2. —Women’s Singles—
Semi-finals. —-Miss E. Rudkin (Christchurch) heat Miss D. Smythe (Timaru). 6- 4, 6—l; Miss N. Sullivan (Timaru) beat Mrs. Barker (North Canterbury), 6 —4, 6—4. —Women’s Doubles— Semi-finals. —Mesdames G. Hannan (Southland) and D. Barker heat Mesdames Beale (Christchurch) and S. 11. Sullivan (Timaru), 6—5, 6—4; Misses D. Smythe and N. Sullivan (Timaru) heat Mesdames. Smith (Christchurch) ami Black (Christchurch), 6-— 5, 6—3. —Junior Boys’ Singles—
Scmi-iinais. —I’. Battinson (West Coast) heat N. Gartner (Christchurch), 9—o; C. Pcnfold (Christchurch) beat L. McDonald, 9 —3.. —Junior Girls’ Singles—
Semi-finals. —M, Richardson heat M Jefferson, 9 —2; J. Eaton beat K Smythe, 9—4.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18595, 4 January 1935, Page 10
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