LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20151, 21 May 1928, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

INTERNATIONAL MATCH FRENCH AND BRITISH WOMEN [ Australian J'ress Assn. • Received May 20, 5.5 p.m. PARIS, May 19. In the tennis match between British women and French Miss Betty Nuthall beat Mme. Vanssard 6-3, 6-3; Miss Joan Fry beat Mme. Bordes 6-1, 6-1; Miss Eileen Bennett beat Mme. Lafaurie 6-4, 6-3; Mrs Watson beat Mdlle. Deve 6-1, 6-1; Misses Fry and Colyer beat Mme. Bordes and Mlle. Bourgeois 6-0, 6- Mme. Lafaurie and ?llle Deve beat Miss Nuthall and Mrs Lycett 6-3, 6-4. THE DAVIS CUP THE ELIMINATING ROUNDS [ Australian Press Assn. ] Received May 20, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 19. In tljo Davis Cup second round at Rome, Italy eliminated Rumania. De Morpurgo and Gaslini beat Luppu and Domer, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4. Italy will meet India in the third round. At Helsingfors, Gregory (England) beat Grahn (Finland) 6-0, 1-6, 6-1. 6-1. Higgs beat Grotenfell 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0. j\t Berlin Flaquer and Moral.es (Spain) beat Bergmann and Kelinschroth, 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-8, 6-1. Germany eliminated Spain, Prenn beating Flaquer 4-6, 6-3. 6-2, 6-4. Gcnjiany meets the winner of the Anglo-Finland match. At Amsterdam, Timmer (Holland) beat Tackals (Hungary), 6-2, 6-0, 6-1. Kehrling (Hungary) beat Diemerkool (Holland) 7-5, 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, Diemerkool retiring. Timmer and Koopman beat Kehrling and Peteri 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5. At Romo Italy eliminated Rumania, Stefani beating Luppu §-6, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 9-7. De Morpurgo scratched against Dormer. At Stockholm Czechoslovakia defeated Sw.edei), Eaozeluh and Macenauel beating Malmstrom and Winnergesen 6-0, 6-2, 6-4. Meuzel (Czechoslovakia) beat Garell 6-2, 6-0, 5-7, 8-5. 'Malmstrom beat Macenauel 10-8, 1-6, 7- 8-6.