LAWN TENNIS

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20484, 10 December 1934, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

Results of Competition Matches. CANTERBURY COLLEGE WIN. The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Associa- ! tion'* competition gamey on Saturday resulted;— Senior grade—Cashmere beat Cathedral by 4 matches to 2; United HI. i beat United 11. by 4 sets to 2; Canterbury College beat Linwood by o matches to nil. tirade A-—Fen da I ton beat St Marys by 11 sets to 5; Edgeware I. beat Beckenham I. by 9 sets to 7; \Vaimairi beat, Ifedciiffs by I*l set*s to »»; Cashmere beat Avonside by 9 sets to t ; Upawa beat Woolston by 13 sets to 3; Sumner beat Linwood I. by 11 s*ets to 5; Lees-! ton beat Belfast by S 4 games to 74 (sets i even); Cathedral 1. beat Elmwood I. by 10 sets to 6. B grade (Section I.)—Addington beat St Mary's by 93 games to 85; Fendalton drew with Avonside, g sets (86 gainvs) all; St Martins beat St Albans by H eets to f»; Shirley beat Linwood by 10 , sets to 6. C grade (Section I.) —St Mary s beat , Ecigeware by 13 sets to 3; Elmwood beat Barrington by 10 sets to 6. U grade—Mount Pleasant beat St Philip s by 10 sets to 6. Play at Newcastle and Brisbane. SYDNEY, December 9. At Newcastle exhibition lawn tennis matches resulted: Singles—C. Boussus (France' defeated R. Dunlop, 6-3, 6-1 ; D. Chrystal defeated J. Brugnon, 4-6, 6-1. 6-3. Doubles—Boussus and Brugnon defeated Chrystal and Dunlop. 6-3, 6-1, 7-5. International Matches. At Brisbane, in the international lawn tennis matches, V. Mtlrath was unable to take further part in the match and was replaced by J. Grinstead. Results:— v Singles—F. Moon (Australia), defeated Maier (Spain), 6-4, 6-4; J. Grlnstead (Australia) lost to Menzel (Czech). 2-6. 2-6; Cummings (Aust.) lost to Kirby (South Africa), 7-5, 1-6, 4-6. Doubles—Moon and Cummings v. Menzel and Maier, 4-6, 4-4 7-5, 7-5, unfinished. At Melbourne the Victorian lawn tennis championships were begun. The principal matches resulted: Singles—Crawford defeated Purcell by default: Bromwich defeated We«ton, 6-4, 6-1. 6-3; Perry defeated M'Kenzie. 6-4, 6-1, 6-2; G. P. Hughes defeated Cleme-nger, 10-8. 7-5. (forfeit); R. Malcolm defeated J. Walton, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7. 6-3. Women’s singles—Miss Dearman defeated Miss Rigby. 6-2. 6-1; Miss Round defeated Miss L. Smith. 6-4, 6-0; Miss Lyle defeated Miss Chittick, 6-0, 6-1. Combined doubles-,—Perry and Miss Round defeated Fitcliett and Miss Maugher. 6-1. 6-1. Great interest was taken in the appearance of the overseas visitors. Miss Round was fully extended by Miss Smith, who. although nervous at first, quickly settled down and made the champion use every care. CJemenger made a strong beginning against Hughes, but Hughes, obtaining his length, took full charge.