TENNIS STARS
ENGLISH TEAM MATCHES AT AUCKLAND HIGH STANDARD OF PLAY (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, November 5. The members of the English lawn tennis team made their farewell appearance in Auckland when they played in exhibition games. Rain overnight and early this morning made the court heavy and shortly after the first match commenced drizzling rain set in and continued until the last half-hour. Under the conditions the standard of tennis was exceptionally high and the crowd, almost as large as on Saturday, spent an enjoyable afternoon watching the various games. Finding the slower conditions more to his liking than did Perry, whose speed was greatly diminished on the slippery surface, Hughes created a mild surprise by defeating the champion in two straight sets. France and Sturt improved upon their performance of Saturday by taking the first set of the men’s doubles from Perry and Hughes who, however, were definitely on top throughout the deciding set. The ladies’ doubles was interesting from the fact that Misses Lyle and Dearman, who defeated Misses Round and Macfarlane, recently defeated the American ladies in the Wightman Cup contest, and so their play was followed very closely. All four played well, but the winning pair, who adopted the formation of one at the net and the other at the baseline, displayed better combination. Miss Dearman’s powerful work at close range was an important factor. The only singles match was that between Misses Round and Lyle in which the champion won in straight sets. Miss Lyle offered stout resistance, but could not cope with the persistent and varied attack of her brilliant opponent. The following were the results of the matches: —
C. P. Hughes beat F. J. Perry 6—2, B—6. Hughes and Perry beat D. G. France and N. G. Sturt 5—7, 6 —4, 6—l. Miss D. Round beat Miss N. M. Lyle g 3 g 4. Misses Lyle and E. M. Dearman beat Misses Round and M. Macfarlane B—6, 7—5.
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Southland Times, Issue 22471, 6 November 1934, Page 8
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