TENNIS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 January 1932, Page 5

TENNIS

DAVIS CUF. AUSTRALIAN CIIALLENGE. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The Laivn Tennis Association has decided to issue a challenge in the American zone of the DaA r is Cup this year. The council will not decide Avhcther to send a team until after the Australian championships at Adelaide in February. NEW ZEALAND TOURNEY. TO-DAY’S PLAY. AUCKLAND, This Day. Although the third round in the men’s singles of the NeAV Zealand tennis championships is being played today there has so far been no unexpected" defeat, and all leading players remain in. The same may be said of the Avomen’s singles, in which the NeAV South Wales visitors arc prominent. In tiie top half of the men’s draw Stedman (Auckland), Barnett (Canterbury), Wilson (Wellington) have reached the fourth round, in Avliich they Avill probably be joined by Bartleet (Auckland), Laurenson (Waikato), France Brothers (Wellington) and either Aligns (Canterbury) or Sturt (Auckland). The tourney continues in perfect weather, but some of the competitors are feeling the heat.—(P.A.) GAWITH SHIELD COMPETITION. MASTERTON PARK TEAM. The following is the Masterton Park tennis team to play Carterton on the Park courts on Saturday, commencing at 1.30 p.m.:—Misses D. Allan, I. Reader, M. Reader, F. Selby, W. Bennington and ,S. Poison, Messrs P. L. ■Person, L. T. Wylie, J. Wallace, A. V. Dixon, G. R. Joy and F. G. Mills. C GRADE COMPETITION. The following is the Park team to play St. Matthew’s, on the St. Matthew’s Club’s courts, at 3.30 P.m.: Misses M. Rayne, .T. Hatch, J. Vincent, Z. Ackerman Mrs Mulvancv and Miss R. Brown, Messrs F. Candv. D. McLeod. W. Wise, W. Batty, 11. Adcock and F. Pinkney.