BELOW FORM

Southland Times, Issue 22728, 2 November 1935, Page 5

BELOW FORM

WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM NEW SOUTH WALES WIN ALL MATCHES NEW ZEALANDERS SHORT OF PRACTICE (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 9.15 p.m.) Sydney, November 1. A tennis match between New South Wales and New Zealand women was commenced at the White City courts to-day in warm weather. Results: — • Singles. Miss Menzies (N.S.W.) defeated Miss T. Poole (N.Z.) 6-3, 6-0. Miss Selwyn (N.S.W.) defeated Miss I. Poole (N.Z.) 6-0, 7—5. Miss Coyne (N.S.W.) defeated Miss D. Miller (N.Z.) 6—3, 6—l. Miss Vickery (N.S.W.) defeated Miss E. Rudkin (N.Z.), 2—6, 6—4, 6—l. Miss Hattersley (N.S.W.) defeated Miss D. Nicholls (N.Z), 6-4, 6-4. Doubles. Misses Coyne and Menzies defeated Misses Poole and Poole, 6—l, 6—4. Misses Hattersley and Selwyn defeated Misses Nicholls and Miller, 6—4, 6—3. Finding the conditions strange the New Zealanders failed to win a match. Their form was below their best. Practice since their arrival in Sydney has been curtailed owing to rain. Miss Menzies was too accurate for Miss T. Poole in a hard-hitting match. Miss I. Poole, after a very weak start, played soundly in the second set. Miss Miller struggled gamely, but was no match for the classical play of Miss Coyne, who repeatedly smashed and volleyed for winners. Miss Rudkin kept a good length early and cleverly interspersed her play with drop shots. She appeared to have the match in hand when leading 4—3 in the second set, but tired and offered little resistance in the final set. Miss Nicholls scored many forehand cross-court winners, but Miss Hattersley played a good length ball to the New Zealander’s backhand and scored with volleys. The New Zealanders were outclassed in the doubles. They played a baseline game, allowing the New South Wales girls to make repeated interceptions at the net. PERRY’S PLANS “THE GAME AS A SPORT.” (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, November 1. F. J. Peny, lawn tennis champion of the world, was among the passengers by the Lurline which reached Auckland to-day. Perry is on his way to Sydney where he has accepted a business appointment. “I am more or less finished with tennis and shall now be able to play it as a sport/ said Perry. “By that I mean that the game does not now count so much with me. My ambition is to leam the business in which I have entered. Of course, I shall continue playing in the interests of my firm.” Perry said that doctors had ordered him a three months’ rest, but he would be playing again well within that period as he intended participating in the Australian championships. He would be leaving Australia again for England in February and that would afford him another opportunity for rest. The champion stated he would assist England in next year’s contest for the Davis Cup which he thought his country should hold for the next few ,years. THE DAVIS CUP ZONE SCHEME. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, November 1. A scheme of great interest to New Zealand and Australia, so far as the Davis Cup competition is concerned, was outlined by Mr Norman Brookes, of Melbourne, manager of the Australian team which took part in the last series of matches. Mr Brookes is returning home by the Lurline which arrived in Auckland this afternoon. Mr Brookes said he had had negotiations with the Lawn Tennis Federation upon which were representatives of all the tennis nations and he had made the proposal that a new zone to be known as the Eastern or Pacific zone should be formed. .The matter was sympathetically received and a committee was' set up to consider the question. This committee had since met and had unanimously agreed to the new Pacific zone with the northern and southern section. The matter had not been finalized, but there was no doubt the federation would accept the recommendation. The northern section i ill comprise all nations on the eastern side north of the equator, these being Japan, China, Philippines, Java, Indo-China, Malay States and India. The southern section would embrace Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The winners of the two sections would playoff and the successful team would then meet the winner of the American zone.