LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 44, 22 February 1940, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN VISIT TO CITY TO-DAY EXHIBITION GAMES ARRANGED The Australian women’s tennis team which will play in Wanganui this afternoon, will be the first women’s combination to pay a visit for eight years. Misses T. Wynne, T. C. Coyne and Hardcastle will be accompanied by Miss T. Poole, the Canterbury representative, and will play in exhibition matches on the Wanganui Lawn Tennis Club’s courts. The week before leaving Austral: ? for New Zealand to play in the Centennial championships, Miss Wynne regained the women's singles title, which she first held in 1937. Her opponent in the final was Miss Coyne, who showed in this match that she is not far behind Miss Wynne, Miss Coyne took the first sei and ltd 3-0 in the second, when Miss Wynne recovered and went on to win. The match was played in nasty, moist heat, and it was marked by fluctuations of fortune and form. Miss Coyne tired badly when in a winning position in the second set. Miss Wynne gave a typical display of wonderful shots, mixed with some seemingly careless strokes. To win the match she took the final 12 games for the loss of only one. Miss Wynne, who is 23 years of age, first came into prominence in 1935, when she won both the Victorian and Australian junior championships. In 1936 she reached the final of tne Australian title, and won the women's doubles title with Miss Coyne. The following year she won the Australian singles and doubles titles. In 1938 she toured Europe and the United States of America as a member of the Australian team. Miss Wynne is the most impressive ! of the women visitors. Her shots carry such speed that they are practically unreturnabie. Miss Theima Coyne is 22 years of age, and first showed promise when 11 years old. She won tne New South Wales junior title in 1935, anti in the same year, when only 17 years ol age, beat Miss Hartigan in the final ot the New South Wales singles championships. Miss Coyne was ranked No. 2 in Australia in 1936 and No. 1 with Miss Haitigan in 1937. Miss Hardcastle, the other member of the team, won the New Zealand singles title last year, and she is the Australian hardcourt champion and also champion of Queensland. She has victories to her credit over both Miss Wynne and Miss Coyne. Miss Poole is first on the Canterburyranking list. In 1938-39 she was beaten in the New Zealand championship by Miss Hardcastle, and with her sister, beat Misses Hardcastle and Rice in the doubles final. She is the holder of the South Island singles, doubles and combined doubles titles. The visiting players will arrive at Wanganui at mid-day and will leave after dinner at night for Taranaki. EXHIBITION TENNIS AUSTRALIAN WOMEN GAMES AT MASTERTON I I’er Frees Association ] MASTERTON, Feb. 21. The Australian women tennis players gave exhibition displays at Masterton this afternoon. Results were:— Misses Coyne and Hardcastle beat Misses Wynne and Pool, 6-3, 6-2. Miss Hardcastle beat Miss Poole, 6-0, 6-2. Miss Wynne beat Miss Coyne, 6-1, 6-3. Miss Wynne and Hawksworth beat Miss Coyne and Macpherson, 9-7, 6-5