WAIKATO TENNIS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20422, 12 February 1938, Page 9

WAIKATO TENNIS

RAIN CALLS HALT AFTERNOON’S PLAY MISS M GLENNY IMPRESSES Play in the Waikato tennis championships ceased at 4.30 p.rn. yesterJav owing to rain. The only unfinished match was the final of tlie ladies' championship doubles between Misses M. and N. Beverley Matarnata and Misses M. Glenny (Hawke* Bay w and E. Plummer (Wellington). Misses M. and N. Beverley were leading 6—3, I—o. A feature of play in the afternoon was the fine displays of Miss M. Glenny, of Hawke's Bay, in the combined doubles and ladies’ doubles. She drew frequent rounds of applause from the gallery for clever placements and a fine exhibition of positional play. Although she and Miss Plummer were one set down against Misses M. and N. Beverley in the women’s doubles final, Miss Glenny played an outstanding game, and with Miss Plummer giving good support the match up to the time of interruption was more even than the score suggests. Miss Nessie Beverley's ability at the net,

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coupled with Miss Margaret Beverley's strong forehand driving, gave the Matainata pair the lead up to the time when play ceased. D Livingstone met with strong opposition from M. Andrews in Ihe men's singles semi-final and the third set went to the twentieth game before Livingstone clinchrd the match. Andrews served well throughout and managed to keep Livingstone from the net, where the latter was always dangerous. Livingstone volleyed and drove well, and it was pleasing to see him going for his shots even when he a placing ball wide. His determination to force the play all the way undoubtedly saved the match from going further lhan the third set. D. C. Coombe displayed his best form of the tournament to date in the men's doubles semi-final, In which he. and Clow beat L. Roach and Matuschka in straight sets. The Wellington man troubled both his opponents with his high bounding service, while his overhead work was immaculate. Both Coombe and Glow smashed brilliantly and bill for the dead court this would have proved more disastrous for Roach and Matuschka. who played as well is they were allowed. Roach, however, drove consistently, but both he and Matuschka persisted with innocu(Continued In next column)

ous lobbing which gave the winning pair countless openings. Results up to the suspension l of play were: — Men’s Singles Seini-ilnals: D. Livingstone beat M. Andrews, o—3, o—2, 11 —9. Men's Doubles Semi-final: D. C. Coombe (Wellington) and D. Clow (Waikato,) beat n. Matuschka and L. Roach, C—2, G—2, G—l. Combined Doubles Semi-final: R. D. Sharpe and Miss M. Glenny (Hawke’s Bay) beat B. bold and Miss M. Beverley, 2—G, G—3, 7—5. Girls’ Singles Sbini-flnal: Miss B. Potter (Auckland) beat Miss A. Winter, G—2, 6—2. Handicap Events Ladies’ Singles.—Final: Miss L. Bishop (Auckland) won rrom Miss B. L. Bishop (Auckland) by default. Men’s Doubles. Semi-final: Haddock and T. Roach beat Seymour and McCracken, 9—B. Final: Kabltng and A. Dold beat Haddock and Roach, f,—3, 6—2. Combined Doubles.— \n irews an | U' s D. Dickey (Canterbury), beat Livingstone and Miss B. L. Bishop (Auckland), •* —